Sumner Academy brought home its first-ever state championship trophy in 4-Speaker Debate recently.
The Class 4A state tournament was held Jan. 16-17 in El Dorado, Kan.
The 4-Speaker team from Sumner Academy included seniors Mylan Gray, LaTara Demery, Dasia Graves, Camree Mills-Gladney, Sondra Radcliff, and a junior, Alexander Trobough.
The 2-Speaker team, which finished third at state, included sophomores Aliyah Shaw and Michael Franklin.
Jamelle Brown is the head Sumner Academy debate and forensics coach.
Sumner Academy has won the state forensics (competitive speech) championship tournament in 2012, 2013 and 2014. This is the first time it has won the state debate championship tournament, Brown said.
