Avery is my mini-me and decided to take on Speech and Debate (aka Forensics) this year at her Middle School. For her first tournament she compete in Original Oratory where she wrote a speech on Beauty Standard over the decades and how it impacts girls/teens. This one had to be memorized. She also competed in Prose where you have a script and she performed All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury. She placed 4th in Oratory out of 9 competitors - She felt less confident after these rounds as she forgot her place sometimes and had more nerves. In Prose she placed 1st out of 33 competitors. It was the most competitive event in the WHOLE tournament and she took straight 1's!! It was SOOOO exciting and I was beaming with pride. Not only did she kill her categories, she had a blast competing, chatting with friends in the cafeteria, cheering on her friends in their categories and just being a part of it all. G and I both judged the tournament which took us back in time to our Roeper days. It was exhausting and amazing. Couldn't be prouder of this talented and brave girl of mine!
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