Major speech, debate tourney set at high school

During a rehearsal Jan. 18, Alyssa Smith and Joann King bring to life several characters from the Disney animated movie, "Hercules." Smith and King are among the dozens of students from Mountain Home High School that will compete against their counterparts from schools across southern Idaho during the upcoming U-Bus-2-Us Speech and Debate Tournament here. Photo by Brian S. Orban

With two weeks remaining before its first events begin, Mountain Home High School expects near-record crowds when it hosts its yearly gathering of motivational speakers.

To date, more than 260 students representing six schools have already signed up for the high school's annual U-Bus-To-Us speech and debate tournament, which begins here Feb. 3.

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