Debate
Ruston High School Speech and Debate has won numerous state championships: Advanced Cross Examination in 2000, 2006, 2011, and 2012; Intermediate Cross Examination in 2001 and 2002; Novice Cross Examination in 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2010; Intermediate Lincoln-Douglas in 2007 and 2009; Oral Interpretation in 2006; Declamation in 2007, 2010, and 2011; and Student Congress (Senate) in 2007. The team finished in a tie for 2nd overall at the Louisiana High School Speech League state championships in 2006 and finished third overall in 2007. They also received the Novellen Price Ellis Rotating Sweepstakes Trophy in 2007.
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