Congratulations to the Bettendorf Speech and Debate Team for their placements in the Iowa Forensic League All-State tournament. They had 13 entries in the competition. 11 advanced into the semifinal round of the state tournament. Eight of the 11 entries advanced to the final round of competition for their respective events at the state tournament.

• Max Rantilla – 1st Place in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking and Senior of the Year Finalist
• Zach Adams – 2nd Place in International Extemporaneous Speaking and 4th Place in Spontaneous Speaking
• Charlie Silver – 2nd Place in Spontaneous Speaking and 6th in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
• Ava Holmes – 3rd Place in U.S. Extemporaneous Speaking
• Hailey Koch – 6th Place in Humorous Interpretation

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Sean Leary is an author, director, artist, musician, producer and entrepreneur who has been writing professionally since debuting at age 11 in the pages of the Comics Buyers Guide. An honors graduate of the University of Southern California masters program, he has written over 50 books including the best-sellers The Arimathean, Every Number is Lucky to Someone and We Are All Characters.