Who am I to judge?

I feel a slight sense of trepidation as I approach East Helena Valley Middle School on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 13.  

As I walk through the red doors and towards the table where coaches sit shuffling the papers that will assign me my fate, my thoughts race. Will everyone be able to tell that I still feel like I have no idea what I am doing?

Nearly 250 high school students are set to descend upon East Helena, which is hosting one of Montana’s largest annual Speech, Debate, and Drama meets. Every weekend from October to February, kids from around the state pile into buses, sometimes as early as 5 a.m., to compete.