Ryan Chandler ‘17 earned three first-place distinctions as St. Thomas captured second place at the TAPPS Academic, Speech and Debate competition in Waco.

Chandler was recognized in Ready Writing, Persuasive Speaking and Original Oratory.

Twenty-nine Eagle scholars led by faculty member Laura Thornton competed along with acclaimed students from Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart. Among the notable St. Thomas results …

  • Tyler McStravick ‘19 … 2nd place Social Studies, 8th place Current Events
  • Kenny Dang ‘18 … 3rd place Science, 3rd place Math
  • Nate Belcher ‘18 … 3rd place Current Events
  • Chris Thomas ‘18 … 4th place Number Sense
  • Davis Burns ‘17 … 4th place Persuasive Speaking
  • Juan Castillo ‘18 … 4th place Advanced Math, 6th place Spanish
  • Ben Muniz ‘18 … 4th place Original Oratory
  • Carson Rau ‘19 … 5th place Original Oratory
  • Jacob Lara ‘19 … 5th place Poetry
  • Kristoph Sayavedra ‘19 … 5th place Lincoln-Douglas Debate
  • Jean-Pierre Nguyen ‘17  … 6th place Literary Criticism
  • Michael Heinz  ‘17 … 6th place Persuasive Speaking

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