Yesterday Brenna and Amanda began their tournament season with our club, SOAR Speech & Debate. This first tournament is about 3 hours away from home in Siloam Springs, AR. I’m getting a bit sentimental as this begins some of Brenna’s ‘first lasts’ of her senior year. Speech has been such a large part of Brenna’s high school life, it is bittersweet to watch it end. One of my favorite things to have watched is she and Amanda working on their Duo Interp together. They did one last year, and have a cute one this year on Rumplestilskin. Amanda is also back at debate this year, after taking last year off. She is enjoying a new partner and ready to take on the world! Nationals is in Texas this year, so we are hoping that they will qualify (maybe in Duo or any other speeches) and give Brenna a great end to her senior year. 