Congratulations are in order for the Speech & Debate Team as they finished as State Runner-Up in the 2023 State Championship hosted by the University of Alabama. In the team awards, MA won the Betty S. Gunn Championship for Congressional Debate, second in Individual Events, and second Overall.

Individual awards were earned by:

• Charlie Hill was named Student of the Year
• Varsity Congress
  • Charlie Hill - State Champion
  • Holden Habermacher - 4th place
  • Elizabeth Ray - 5th place
  • John Alford - 6th place
• Novice Congress
  • Andrew Hosein - 4th place
  • Mason Kim - 6th place
• Big Questions Debate
  • Kareena Singh - State Champion
  • Elizabeth Ray - 5th place
• Varsity Lincoln/Douglas Debate
  • Charlie Hill - State Champion
• Junior Varsity Lincoln/Douglas Debate
  • John Alford - 5th place
• Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
  • Knox Wingate - 5th place
• After-Dinner Speaking
  • Charlie Hill - 5th place
  • Andrew Hosein - 6th place
• Dramatic Interpretation
  • Norah Desautels - 2nd place
  • Mere Morrison - 3rd place
• Duo Interpretation
  • Allie Fitzpatrick & Holden Habermacher - State Champion
  • Mere Morrison & Norah Desautels - 4th place
• Humorous Interpretation
  • Mary Beth Arrington - State Champion
  • Brett Westhauser - 5th place
• Impromptu Speaking
  • Charlie Hill - 6th place
• Informative Speaking
  • Claire Gary - 3rd place
  • Elizabeth Ray - 4th place
• International Extemporaneous Speaking
  • John Alford - 5th place
• Original Oratory
  • Ron Sharma - 6th place
• Poetry Interpretation
  • Elizabeth Ray - 6th place
• Program Oral Interpretation
  • Holden Habermacher - 5th place
• Prose Interpretation
  • Holden Habermacher - State Champion
  • Norah Desautels - 5th place
• United States Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Charlie Hill - State Champion
  • Price McLemore - 5th place