The Bolles Upper/Middle School Speech Team kicked off its interscholastic competitive season with a tournament held September 10-11 in Trenton, Florida.
Aarav Gandhi ’26 captured first place in both oratorical declamation and impromptu speaking, with Sohan Patel ’27 earning second place in impromptu speaking. Gandhi and Patel had tied for first place in impromptu speaking, but Gandhi ultimately clenched the top score with speaker points as the deciding factor. Unsh Majithia ’25 brought home first place in extemporaneous speaking.
With only three members in attendance at this tournament, the Bulldogs still took second place in team sweepstakes points – an achievement that impressed team coach Bob Hutchings, who is also a history teacher on the Bolles Middle School Bartram Campus.
Hutchings said the Bolles Speech Team consists of about 25 middle school and 10 upper school students at this time. The team will compete in numerous tournaments this year throughout Florida and the Southeast.
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