Ladue Speech, Debate, Forensic Students Qualify for State, National Competition

First-year coach Molly Beck has students revved up and ready to go.

Not all points at Ladue-Horton Watkins High School are scored by athletes, music or drama students. The students in the speech, debate and forensic’s after-school program are bringing great distinction to the school as well. A whole host of students have advanced to state and national competition under the watchful eye of first-year teacher/coach Molly Beck. Beck is simply amazed at the performances of her highly-motivated students. This weekend in Columbia (April 20-21) three students will participate in speech and debate competition at the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) headquarters in Columbia. Beck will escort seniors Sarah Allen, Sarah Fee and Sayli Sant to this competition. These three students qualified …

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A Hometown Hero Makes National News

Former St. Louis Rams running back, Marshall Faulk, gets kudos from across the country with Pro Football Hall of Fame induction.

While we would like to claim former St. Louis Rams running back, Marshall Faulk, as our own, he has shared his special brand of eliteness with other teams. His induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame brought kudos from admirers throughout the U.S. Not only was he inducted, he got into the Hall in his first year of eligibility, a special feat, indeed. He came from the mean streets of New Orleans where he attended G.W. Carver High School. Coach Wayne Reese saw the athletic potential in Faulk, and the rest, as they say, is history. www.goaztecs.cstv.com, the sports website of San Diego State University where Faulk was a three time All-American for the Aztecs, quoted Faulk as saying during his speech, “To the red and black Aztec Nation. …

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