January 18, 2024 - On January 9-10, Shelbyville Speech and Debate students Maddie Lout and Travis Caporali competed in the U.I.L. state congress competition held at the University of Texas in Austin and the Texas Capitol Building. Both students advanced to the finals with Travis Caporali finishing in the top 10 and Maddie Lout placing 4th in division AA.
While the actual competition takes place over the span of two days with fourteen hours of speaking, students spend months preparing their speeches to be delivered in a mock legislative process of democracy.
Shelbyville Speech and Debate is coached by Emily Sowell and Crystal Harrison. Both competitors and coaches would like to thank Shelbyville I.S.D. for its continued support.
