{"id":100284,"date":"2025-07-28T20:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100284\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T20:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:45:11","slug":"students-of-the-week-abigail-and-madison-vandiver-of-eagle-mountain-saginaw-isds-saginaw-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/100284\/","title":{"rendered":"Students of the week: Abigail and Madison Vandiver of Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD’s Saginaw High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saginaw High School sophomores Abigail and Madison Vandiver, who are twins, competed in the UIL State Cross-Examination Debate Tournament.<\/p>\n

It was their first year competing. Their first year in debate. It was their first representing their school in the contest at the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n

\u201cI joined debate because I thought it would be fun to do something with my sister,\u201d Madison said. \u201cI didn\u2019t really know what CX [Cross-Examination] was at first, but the more I learned, the more I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a sister as a partner can be a challenge,\u201d Abigail said with a smile. \u201cWe argue and bicker like siblings do, but I love being with someone who knows me so well. We can just look at each other after a round and laugh about it. You don\u2019t always get that with someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

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