Despite taking a small group of students, the PHS speech and debate team performed very well at the Lee's Summit High School varsity tournament Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10.

Here are the results:

Tournament Champion:

• John Butler - Congress

Tournament Runner-Up

• Katrina Zhao - Congress

Finalists

• United States Extemporaneous Speaking - Pallavi Jonnalagdda (3rd place)
• Congress - Mulan Jiang (4th place), Dajung Chung (5th place)
• Lincoln Douglas Debate - Janna Withrow (4th place)
• Public Forum Debate - Jackson Letts and Nick Letts (4th place) 
• Policy Debate - Lily Jiang and Mulan Jiang (4th place)

• International Extemporaneous Speaking - Jackson Letts
• United States Extemporaneous Speaking - Ethan Lane
• Congress - Janna Withrow