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Show - -t i v y,fi Debate Club shines at j Region meet By JON HOLDAWAY ' In stiff and rugged competition, the Pleasant Grove High School Debate Club held their own against ,$ome of the best teams in the state at Lehi High School last Saturday . ; Sending one person to state, I Michael Maloney, and having two others come close, the Debate Team competed against teams from Carbon, Lehi, Payson, Springville, and Spanish Fork. Michael took top honors in Lincoln-Douglas class debate. Carol MacFarlane came close to going to state in Impromptu speaking but was edged out because of a state rule on eligibility, although she placed in the top 10 in Region. In Student Congress, Jon Holdaway also came close to going to state but was also not allowed I because of the eligibility rule. He J scored a 9 on a scale of 1 to 30. I Ben Thompson took second in the school with a score of 12. David Liddle and Jackie Groo each received a 23. Three debaters, Jon Holdaway, Ben Thompson and David Liddle represented PGIIS in the Region Debate Meet. Not shown, Jackie Groo, Carol McFarlane and Michael Maloney. |