Columbia Falls has built top Class A speech and debate program
The Quiet Dynasty
COLUMBIA FALLS – In the last decade, Columbia Falls High School has quietly built a dynasty. It has done so without hundreds of cheering fans, without the sounds of bouncing basketballs or crashing football pads. In speech and debate, you don’t need those things to win eight championships in 10 years.
Last year, the Wildcats won their fourth straight Class A speech and debate state championship to tie their own record. From 2000-2003, the team also won four in a row. Not that dynasties can be predicted, but coach Michael Christensen said the blue-collar town of Columbia Falls probably isn’t most people’s top candidate to be the best speech and debate program in Class A.
