th and Monday April 19
th select students from the Valley City High School Hi-Liner speech team participated in the ND Roughrider District Tournament for their chance to qualify for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in June.
The Hi-Liners had a very successful tournament series. Altogether, the Hi-Liners qualified 12 speakers for the National Tournament.
Students can only qualify in one event for the National Tournament and the number of qualifiers depend on the size of the event. Valley City’s 12 students is the most of any North Dakota school. It is also the most VCHS has ever qualified.
The district tournament for speech represents some of the most competitive students in both Class A and Class B. It is open to freshman-senior members of the National Speech and Debate Association. Qualifiers are: