Los Alamos Hilltalkers Bake Sale 3-6 P.M. Friday

LAHS News:

The Los Alamos Hilltalkers Speech and Debate team will holdi its bake sale fundraiser 3-6 p.m., Friday in the lobby of Los Alamos National Bank at 1200 Trinity Dr.

The high school speech and debate team will be accepting donations in exchange for homemade treats including spanakopita, red bean paste buns, macaroons, caramels, brownies, cookies, breads and cakes. Baked goods will be available in small portions, as well as whole cakes and loaves.

The speech and debate team is raising money to hold the New Mexico State Speech and Debate Tournament Feb. 26-28 at Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High from  In addition, the Hilltalkers have attended six tournaments in New Mexico and two national tournaments in Austin, Texas and Tempe, Ariz., during this school year, creating a need for additional funding for transportation and tournament fees.

Following the state tournament in Los Alamos, the Hilltalkers are aspiring to compete at the National Speech and Debate Tournament this June in Dallas, Texas.

The Los Alamos Hilltalkers, with some 60 members, placed 5th out of 137 schools in the debate category in December at the University of Texas Longhorn Classic national tournament. In January, the Hilltalkers placed 10th out of 87 schools in speech and debate categories at the Southwest Championship national tournament at Arizona State University. This year, the Hilltalkers have won individual speech and debate titles at many tournaments held in New Mexico.

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