Big Spring High School CX Debate Team WIns 20th Consecutive District Champion Title
For the 20th year in a row, the Big Spring High School Speech and Debate Team brought home the gold at the UIL district Cross-Examination Debate competition. Sweeping the top four positions, the team defeated a contingent of Levelland teams.
Sophomores Trinity Laplante and Braxton Gonzales did not lose a round to win the outright district championship and qualify for the UIL CX Debate State Meet. They edged out the team of Senior Ella Correa and Sophomore Emily Orn, who will join them in Austin.
“I qualified for state last year as a freshman,” Laplante stated, “and my goal this year is to better my results.”
The University Interscholastic League Cross-Examination State meet is the oldest UIL activity and is held on the campus of the University of Texas in March. For the BSHS Speech and Debate team, this marks the 24th consecutive time to qualify a team for the CX State meet which is a record for any activity at the school.
Photo (L to R): Jyllian Calixto, Trinity Laplante, Keila Reyes, Braxton Gonzales, Anna Payne, Emily Orn, Kaylee McNally, and Ella Correa