Plano ISD’s three senior high school speech and debate teams competed in major tournaments last weekend, with students qualifying for state and national championships.
At the 6A Region 1 UIL Academic Tournament April 25-26, Plano West Senior High School’s speech team won the regional team sweepstakes championship. The school finished second overall in team sweepstakes.
Five Plano West students qualified for the state championship tournament in Austin. Giovanni Munthali and Kaitlyn Fan won regional championships in poetry interpretation and persuasive speaking, respectively. Anika Cherukuri claimed the regional championship in prose interpretation. Both Fan and Cherukuri also won district championships…