The fourth annual High School Forensics Showcase, presented by Sterling College was held Thursday, Sept. 12, in the Hansen Auditorium on the Kansas State fairgrounds and was hosted and organized by the Sterling College Debate and Forensics team. Over 300 audience members saw one or more of the three sessions that day.

Ellsworth High School students Jordyn Coonrod and Jordi Thornton entertained the audience with their improvised duet acting presentation. Jessica Hakoda is the forensics coach at Ellsworth.

Forensics is competitive speaking events which includes different types of speeches and different interpretation events such as poetry, solo acting and duet acting. While the forensics season for Kansas high schools is in the spring, the State Fair Showcase featured state champions and state finalists from last spring’s championship tournaments.