Saint Mary’s Hall Speech and Debate Score Big at the Barkley Forum!

Members of Saint Mary’s Hall’s esteemed Speech and Debate team recently traveled to Emory University for the Barkley Forum, where they scored some big wins in a field of over 1,000 students.

Ana Cruz ‘25 and San Ono ‘25 both placed in the Top 12 in Duo Interpretation, while Sawyer Beach ‘26 placed in the Top 12 of Dramatic Interpretation.

Also for the first time in SMH history, they had a tournament champion AND runner-up in one of the hardest events, Original Oratory. Out of 110 students from across the country who participated in that event, San placed 2nd, securing the title of runner-up, and Sawyer placed 1st for the championship!

Congratulations to all three of these amazing students, as well as their dedicated speech and debate coaches!