The Concordia forensics team qualified three students, in two different events, to the National Catholic Forensics League’s Grand National Tournament on Saturday. Conner Thrash qualified in Extemporaneous Speaking, an event where competitors answer current event questions, with limited preparation time. Moyra Barnes and Justice Alexander qualified in Duo Interpretation, a partnered event, where the duo

The Concordia forensics team has competed virtually the past two weeks. On Saturday, February 13, the forensics team competed in Coffeyville-Field Kindley’s virtual tournament. Roman Hay and Sam Jeardoe both competed in Impromptu Speaking and Original Oration. Jeardoe placed seventh in Impromptu Speaking. On Saturday, February 20, the forensics team competed in Lyons’s online tournament.

The Concordia Forensics team competed in it’s first competition of the year on Saturday, when they traveled to Republic County High School. This weekend was the first weekend for forensics competition. Students competing were Moyra Barnes, Justice Alexander, Haley Daines, Conner Thrash, and Roman Hay. Hay placed sixth in Original Oration and fifth in Impromptu

This Saturday, May 2, was to be the KSHSAA State Forensics Championship Tournament. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, it and all other KSHSAA activities were canceled. Students from Concordia who had qualified to compete were Conner Thrash, Astoria Kindel, Ye Gang Lee, Moyra Barnes, and Justice Alexander. Concordia would likely have had more qualify, but the season

The high school Forensics meet scheduled for Saturday, February 29 at Minneapolis has been cancelled due to illness at their school. It will not be re-scheduled. Stay healthy!

The Concordia forensics team competed at Salina Central on Saturday. Roman Hay competed in Impromptu Speaking and Original Oration, placing sixth in OO. Ye Gang Lee competed in Extemporaneous Speaking and Impromptu, placing fifth in Extemp and third in Impromptu. Astoria Kindel competed in Prose, placing fourth Conner Thrash competed in OO, placing fourth. Kindel

The Concordia forensics tram competed at Beloit High School on Saturday. Conner Thrash and Astoria Kindel competed in Duet Acting, placing third. Kindel also competed in Program of Oral Interpretation, placing third, and Thrash also competed in Original Oration, placing first. Thrash’s first place finish qualifies him to compete at the 3A State Championship tournament

The Concordia forensics team traveled to Abilene on Saturday for competition. Despite traveling with just two novices, Concordia managed qualify another event to the state championship tournament in May. Novices Moyra Barnes and Justice Alexander placed second in duet acting qualifying to the state championship tournament in Wichita in May. Alexander also placed fifth Informative

Concordia Forensics competed at Chapman high school on Saturday. Conner Thrash and Astoria Kindel placed second in duet acting. Ye Gang Lee placed second in serious solo acting. Kindel also placed second in prose, and Thrash placed first in impromptu speaking. All four of those events qualified to the class 3A state championship tournament in