JAYEL GANT TAKES FIRST PLACE IN SPEECH

O'Hara freshman Jayel Gant won FIRST PLACE in Poetry Interpretation at the Raytown High School Speech Tournament on Saturday, December 11th. ______ The competition at the tournament was from twenty participating schools with over 500 contestants. _____ O'Hara students earning some excellent ballots were Austin Stockard, Kierra Jackson, Nalley Saavedra, Hailey Jordan, and Cynthia Ononye. _____ Among the debate teams, the team of Austin Yancy & Natalie Berigan won three rounds, and the team of Payton Hannahs & James Campo won one round.