To whom it may concern, I am writing on behalf of the Edna High School debate team to ask for our community’s support. This year, with the help of our administration and school board, we attended a number of tournaments and achieved major success, including placing at the UIL Congress Debate State Meet and ranking in the top 16 in UIL CX Debate.
Just before our NSDA District Tournament, we were told there were no remaining UIL funds.
Initially, we were unable to compete until our parents contributed $1,000.
With that opportunity, we exceeded expectations, qualifying for nationals and earning top placements.
Despite this, we have been informed we would not be able to attend nationals. We were told this was not a budgeted item and too late in the year, and even with donors ready to help, concerns were raised about financial strain on the community.
We are simply asking for the chance to represent Edna at a competition we have worked hard to reach.
We respectfully ask our community to support us in encouraging the school board and superintendent to reconsider.
Sincerely, Kyrstin Nieto
