Lindale High School Debate Team, State Champions

LINDALE – The Lindale High School Speech and Debate Team won first and second at the State UIL Debate Meet this past weekend. All four students that competed at the Meet placed in the final four round. Both Alec Ramsey (Senior) and Jonas Thrasher Evers (Junior) won gold. Sophomores Ronak Desai and Anthony Wyatt won silver. Jonas and Alec, who were undefeated for the entire tournament, are the first two-time debate state champions in Lindale history. Jonas is also the first two-time golden gavel winner in Lindale history. Jonas even stayed behind to help clean the debate auditorium after preliminary results were posted this past Friday.