OHS Congress Debate Team Attends State Prelim in Austin

The Olney High School Congress team went to state prelims held at the University of Texas at Austin. Ava Stewart and Will Caffey had advanced from the Prelims to attend Super Congress and compete on Wednesday, Jan. 7.

“Super Congress takes place in the State Capitol Building, which is pretty cool,” OHS debate coach Lani Caffey said. “Students get to debate legislation in rooms where actual congressmen and women debate real legislation. They were among the top 18 out of 51 congressional debaters who advanced to the state meet in 2A.”

Morgan Simmons is a senior who advanced in her sophomore and junior years and was only one spot away from advancing this year. Huge congratulations to everyone who competed and to the coach for helping get them to state!