
April 24, 2026
Sims Middle School Speech & Debate competed at the FFL State Tournament. We are proud to bring home 4 State Championships and 16 total top awards. Here’s a look at our incredible success:
State Champions Include:
Humorous Interpretation: Ronin Navarrette
Prose: Bryson Bowlan
Program Oral Interpretation: Allison Hawkins
Storytelling: Brooklyn Allen
Other top awards:
3rd Place Impromptu: Berkleigh Atkinson
5th Place Original Oratory: Berkleigh Atkinson
3rd Place Declamation: Allison Hawkins
2nd Place Program Oral Interpretation: Wyatt Remmington
2rd Place Program Oral Interpretation: Bryson Bowlan
2nd Place Storytelling: Ronin Navarrete
5th Place Storytelling: Wyatt Remmington
5th Place Prose: Gracey Longhurst
6th Place Prose: Kylie Casal
7th Place Prose: Charlotte Ross
6th Place Extemporaneous Speaking: Derek McDiarmid
7th Place Poetry: Brooklynn Barnhardt
State Champions Include:
Humorous Interpretation: Ronin Navarrette
Prose: Bryson Bowlan
Program Oral Interpretation: Allison Hawkins
Storytelling: Brooklyn Allen
Other top awards:
3rd Place Impromptu: Berkleigh Atkinson
5th Place Original Oratory: Berkleigh Atkinson
3rd Place Declamation: Allison Hawkins
2nd Place Program Oral Interpretation: Wyatt Remmington
2rd Place Program Oral Interpretation: Bryson Bowlan
2nd Place Storytelling: Ronin Navarrete
5th Place Storytelling: Wyatt Remmington
5th Place Prose: Gracey Longhurst
6th Place Prose: Kylie Casal
7th Place Prose: Charlotte Ross
6th Place Extemporaneous Speaking: Derek McDiarmid
7th Place Poetry: Brooklynn Barnhardt
