The Grain Valley Mock Trial Team has advanced to the Semi Finals at State for the first time in school history! They defeated the #2 seed Francis Howell North 3-0 and will face #3 Clayton HS at 8:30am Sunday morning. Good luck!!

The Grain Valley Mock Trial Team finishes 3rd in the State after falling to Clayton HS by a decision of 2-1. These students repped GV with class and competed well. Congrats to: Mia Powell, Gracie Havard, Forest Kruse, Carmen Myers, Brayden Stolle, Gabby Holman, and Maddux Hughes

Congrats to our Parli Debaters who crushed it last night!! Varsity: 1st- Carmen Myers/Gabby Holman Novice: 2nd- Jenna DeWeese/Andrew Gottman Middle School: 1st- Carter Cygan/Lincoln Jacobson 2nd- Lincoln Smith/Jack Turner 3rd- Bella Turner/Mila Bond

Congratulations to Brayden Stolle and Carmen Myers for both breaking at the NSDA BQ National Qualifying Tournament! Both have advanced to the elimination rounds. Good luck!!

Congratulations to all of our Big Questions Debaters, and a special congratulations to our newest NSDA National Qualifier, junior Brayden Stolle!!! Brayden finishes 2nd in BQ, while Carmen Myers finishes 4th (previously qualified in Policy Debate). Great job!!!

Congratulations to all of our Congress Kids who competed well at National Qualifying! A HUGE Congrats to our newest National Qualifier, Gabby Holman!!! House: 7th- Carmen Myers (qualified in Debate) 10th- Holman (NQ) 13th- Brayden Stolle Senate: 3rd Gracie Havard

Congratulations to senior Mia Powell and junior Carmen Myers for qualifying to Quarterfinals of the MSHSAA State Tournament in Policy Debate!! They are debating against Neosho HS now, results ASAP! Good Luck, Girls!!

Congratulations to our State Finalists in IEs at the MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Tournament!! Original Oratory- Senior Mia Powell DUO- Juniors Hannah Copple and Maddux Hughes Placings will be announced at Awards around 3:45pm.

Great weekend at the MSHSAA State Speech and Debate Tournament!! Every kid who competed earned “All State” honors!! Great job everyone!! OO: 3rd Mia Powell Policy Debate: 4th Mia Powell and Carmen Myers DUO: 5th Hannah Copple and Maddux Hughes

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Leadership Cabinet as selected by new coach, Coach Bowers! Debate President: Carmen Myers Speech President: Gabby Holman Cabinet Members: Grace Brotherton, Kiera Miller, Brayden Stolle, Isabella Wells

Louisville here we come!!! NSDA Nationals, 2022!!

Good luck to our 3 National Qualifiers who begin their journey in Louisville today!! Policy Debate: Mia Powell and Carmen Myers Big Questions Debate: Brayden Stolle

Congratulations to senior Mia Powell and junior Carmen Myers for breaking to Rounds 7 and 8 of Policy Debate at the NSDA National Tournament!! They are the first GV Debaters to ever break in a main debate event at a National Tournament! Good luck, ladies!! 💪💪

Junior Brayden Stolle joins the Debate Breaking Party at NSDA Nationals!! Brayden will move on to Wednesday in Big Questions Debate!! Good luck, Brayden!! 💪💪

The GV Policy Debate Team of Powell and Myers move on to Round 9 on Wednesday of the NSDA National Tournament!! Good luck, girls!!!

Sophomore Kayden Sinn begins her first NSDA National Tournament journey today in Prose and Poetry Competition. Good luck, Kayden!!!!

Congratulations to Mia Powell and Carmen Myers for making it 9 Rounds in Policy Debate at the NSDA National Tournament!! They will be given awards tomorrow for being top 32 in the Nation!! So proud of both you!!!

Junior Brayden Stolle finishes NSDA Nationals in BQ Debate in the top 35 in the country! Congrats and great job, Brayden!!!

So great sharing the final journey at GVHS w/these 4 kids at NSDA Nationals! 2 of them finished top 32 in the nation, 1 top 35 in the nation, & the other learned lessons that’ll make her a force in the future!! 9 years of amazing memories, will always be an Eagle at heart!!💙🦅

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