Munster's Jordan Fefferman eyes national speech tourney
She competed with the Munster speech team representing Indiana at the 2025 National Individual Events Tournament of Champions May 16-18 in Kansas City, Mo.
The event drew more than 2,000 of the nation's top speech competitors from more than 300 high schools across the country.
On June 14-21, Fefferman will compete at the National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament—the world's largest academic competition—in Des Moines, Iowa.
Fefferman holds the Indiana state record with five individual state championships, a feat that places her among the elite in the state's storied speech history, Munster officials said.
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