May 2-3, the Arkansas Communication & Theatre Arts Association (ACTAA) hosted the 106th Arkansas Forensics and Debate State Championships at Fayetteville High School.
In addition to recognizing of Episcopal Collegiate School as the 2025 Academic State Champion, the state tournament included competition in thirty-one separate events, where students qualified for state competition through advancing to select elimination rounds in previous sanctioned invitational tournaments hosted throughout the 2024-2025 season.
The 2025 Arkansas State team championships are:
- Mount St. Mary Academy in Music and Words
- Cabot High School in Reader’s Theatre
The 2025 Arkansas State individual champions are:
- Adam Stanisor & Chase Gwynne Cabot High School in Varsity Public Forum Debate
- Allision Frazier of Russellville High School in Extemporaneous Speaking
- Ameya Nambiar of Bentonville West High School in Dramatic Interpretation
- Annabelle Owen of Mount St. Mary Academy in Solo Acting
- Anthony Kong of Fayetteville High School in Informative Speaking
- Ayati Rana & Kaavya Rathod of Bentonville High School in Novice Public Forum Debate
- Beatrix Drewyor & Reagan Hall of Bentonville West High School in Duo Interpretation
- Cache Tucker of Cabot High School in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Cameron Simmons of Little Rock Central High School in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Christopher Goshen of Cabot High School in Solo Musical Acting
- Elyse Ortega of Conway High School in Program of Oral Interpretation
- Elyse Ortega of Conway High School in Storytelling
- Harper Ware & Razik Wilkerson of of Little Rock Central High School in Novice Policy Debate
- Isabella Nguyen & Maya Johnson of Mount St. Mary Academy in Duet Musical Acting
- Jack Liu & Alvin Wu of Little Rock Central High School in Varsity Policy Debate
- Jeremy Jackson, Jr. of Cabot High School in Song Lyrics Interpretation
- Kaden Buckner of Cabot High School in Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Karly Elliott & Brinkley Hill of Cabot High School in Improvised Duet Acting
- Karly Elliott of Cabot High School in Humorous Interpretation
- Liliana Pirani of Fayetteville High School in Big Questions Debate
- Maddy Gorman of Russellville High School in Novice Public Debate
- Matthew Collins of Episcopal Collegiate School in Varsity Congressional Debate
- Max Murray of Episcopal Collegiate School in Novice Congressional Debate
- Nyasa Lovely of Russellville High School in Varsity Public Debate
- Olivia Patterson of Bentonville West High School in Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
- Rachael McCall of Cabot High School in Original Oratory
- Samuel Monroe of Cabot High School in Poetry Interpretation
- Sean Landers of Cabot High School in Prose Interpretation
- Sydney Kersey of Mount St. Mary Academy in Impromptu Speaking
The Arkansas Communication and Theatre Arts Association (ACTAA) is a non-profit professional organization serving educators. Its purpose is to promote communication, debate, forensics and theatre as an essential discipline, life skill, and art form. Additionally, ACTAA is the official sanctioning organization authorized by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) and National Federation of State High Schools Association (NFHS) to govern interscholastic speech and debate competition in Arkansas.
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