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Barker secures first Speech and Debate medal in over 2 decades

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LHS sophomore Alia Barker has become the Lebanon School District’s first State Medalist in Speech and Debate since 1999.
Barker placed 3rd in the State speech and debate Storytelling competition, and is a national qualifier in Dramatic Interpretation.
For the competition, students must select a published story to relay to the audience with high energy and an animated performance.

For more on this story see Wednesday's LCR.