Mar 07, 2023

Congratulations to the Bettendorf Speech and Debate Team for their placements in the Iowa Forensic League All-State tournament. They had 13 entries in the competition. 11 advanced into the Semifinals round of the state tournament. Eight of the 11 entries advanced to the Final round of competition for their respective events at the state tournament.

• Max Rantilla - 1st Place in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking and Senior of the Year Finalist
• Zach Adams - 2nd Place in International Extemporaneous Speaking and 4th Place in Spontaneous Speaking
• Charlie Silver - 2nd Place in Spontaneous Speaking and 6th in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
• Ava Holmes - 3rd Place in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
• Hailey Koch - 6th Place in Humorous Interpretation

This year, Simpson College was the host of the IFL All-State tournament for the first time and awarded scholarships to the top performers. Each student above was awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Simpson College for making it to the final round of competition at the IFL State tournament. 1st Place finishers were given a $3,000 scholarship.