{"id":44314,"date":"2026-10-28T15:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/?p=44314"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:57:45","slug":"berkner-speech-debate-kicks-off-season-with-success-at-midway-uil-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/berkner-speech-debate-kicks-off-season-with-success-at-midway-uil-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkner Speech &amp; Debate Kicks Off Season with Success at Midway UIL Invitational","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Berkner High School Speech &amp; Debate Team kicked off their school year with impressive individual performances and strong team spirit at the Midway UIL Invitational in Waco on Saturday, October 24. Competing against standout programs from across the region, Berkner students demonstrated remarkable dedication, professionalism, and sportsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes their achievements even more compelling is the perseverance of these student-athletes\u2014several team members participated in band performances late into Friday night before waking up early Saturday morning to make the trip to Waco. Despite tight schedules and competing commitments, the team showed up ready to excel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please join us in celebrating our individual placement award winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lilian Aldiwan<\/strong> \u2013 3rd Place, Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Owen Trammell<\/strong> \u2013 4th Place, Informative Extemporaneous Speaking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lola Martone<\/strong> \u2013 4th Place, Prose Interpretation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seth Durell<\/strong> \u2013 6th Place, Lincoln-Douglas Debate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nadia Aziz<\/strong> \u2013 6th Place, Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to all our competitors on an outstanding start to what promises to be a memorable and successful season. Be sure to celebrate these incredible Rams when you see them around campus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go Rams!<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Berkner Speech &amp; Debate Team kicked off their season with high honors at the Midway UIL Invitational in Waco, showcasing incredible dedication and student excellence across multiple competition categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":328,"featured_media":44315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate.png",1200,630,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate-300x158.png",300,158,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate-768x403.png",768,403,true],"large":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate-1024x538.png",1024,538,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate.png",1200,630,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/10\/Speech-Debate.png",1200,630,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"danifouser","author_link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/author\/danifouser\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Berkner Speech &amp; 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