Recent Grain Valley High School graduate Tristian Jackson won his final round of expository speaking at the National Speech and Debate Associations national tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, to finish second in the nation overall. That is the highest finish in the history of the Eagles program. Photo Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF GRAIN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH AND DEBATE PROGRAM
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net Grain Valley High School senior Tristian Jackson had a harrowing experience while trying to qualify for the recent National Speech and…
