6th grader Carter Knuesel attends his speech practice in preparation for his first meet on February 20.

He will be competing virtually this year, along with the rest of the team. Carter is in the category Informative Speaking and his speech is about the history and evolution of video games.

He practices with coach, Grace Miller, every Wednesday over zoom. This is Carter’s second year as a member of the Cotter middle school team (formerly the St. Stan’s team). Carter and other talented young speakers point to a bright future for Cotter Speech.