Dunbar’s Speech Team 4th in State

The speech team from Paul Laurence Dunbar placed fourth in the 2025 state tournament sponsored by the Kentucky High School Speech League. The March 7-8 competition was on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Dunbar also received the Sustained Excellence Award for outstanding performances over time. 

Top Results from FCPS

• Broadcasting – 1. Dunbar’s Eden Potterton
• Declamation – 4. Dunbar’s Amay Xu; 5. Dunbar’s Angie Chen
• Extemporaneous Speaking – 3. Dunbar’s Anthony Zhang
• Improvisational Duo – 3. Dunbar’s Nina Tay and Bei Bei Sheng
• Oratory – 4. Dunbar’s Grace Sun
• Program Oral Interpretation – 6. Dunbar’s Anika Agrawal
• Prose – 6. Dunbar’s Sarah Ratner
• Storytelling – 6. Lafayette’s Katelyn Knox