Havre High speech and debate has meetings next week

Havre Daily News staff

With Montana’s high school speech and debate season starting Oct. 1, the Havre High School team is holding two organizational meetings next week.

Students interested in competing can come to the Havre High library after school Wednesday to find out more about the events and the season.

A meeting for parents is set for Thursday at 6 p.m. in the library.

The competition starts for Havre High when it hosts an invitational tournament Saturday, Oct. 27.

The regular season ends in January, with a divisional qualifier preceding the Class A state tournament, this year in Belgrade Jan. 25-26.

The team finishes its season with a national qualifier tournament, this year in Billings Feb. 8-9.

Speech practice is held after school weekdays, with debate practice held in the evenings Tuesdays and Thursdays.