The Prairie View Debate Team competed in the LSU Alexandria Tournament over spring break.
Novice debaters Nancy Buckner and Ivory Townsel won three of six rounds in the Individual Debate Novice Division of the tournament. Contestants needed four wins to break into elimination rounds.
Buckner and Townsel teamed up to compete in the open division against varsity debaters, winning one round of debate. In that round, Buckner received 40 speaker points and was ranked top debater.
Graduating senior Latoya Crain competed in the varsity division of individual debate, winning two rounds of six. Crain was a 2006 semi-finalist in the National Email Debate Tournament. Prairie View was the national champion in email debate that year.
The students enjoyed the competition and the chance to learn leadership skills.