State Speech
The following seniors all qualified for State and received National Individual Events Tournament of Champions bids, which qualifies them to compete in a nationwide competition.
Gracie Kerr:
Extemporaneous
Callaghan Cavanaugh: Entertainment
Katherine McGill: Original Oratory, Informative Speaker
Cavanaugh placed sixth at State and was also recognized in a Voice for
Democracy speech contest for the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Debate Awards
Omaima Lado won the Ethos Pathos Logos award, an honor that only goes to one debate student in Nebraska each year. “Ethos Pathos Logos is an award given to a student in their last year of debate who embodied these rhetorical appeals and is an excellent representative of the Nebraska debate community,” Lado said. Omaima Lado and Malerie Birkle won the Lincoln High Public Forum Debate and made it to the Quarterfinals at State.
Scholastic Art Awards
Scholastics is an annual art and writing competition that allows students to express their creative abilities. With 28 categories to submit to, students spend hours upon hours on completing their pieces.
Gold Key: Emma Gunn, Rachel Achola, Katie, Hedrick, Lydia Rose and Maddie Genoways
Silver Key: Ellie Kripal, Rachel Achola
Kerr (top left), McGill (top right) and Cavanugh (bottom) posing for picture at Marian speech event. 
Lado poses with one of her many awards. 
“Quantum” Tory Roubidoux
Marian Network Student Newspaper 