The forensics team of James River High won the VHSL class 5 state championship. The Bird High team finished third in class 5, and Cosby High finished in second place in class 6. These Chesterfield County Public Schools students were the top finishers in their categories in Virginia High School League statewide competition:
Extemporaneous speaking
James River High student Lily Waehner won first in class 5.
Cosby High student Pita Das won third in class 6.
Impromptu speaking
James River High student Rowan Milton-Benoit placed second in class 5.
James River High student Sophie Jones placed third in class 5.
Original oratory
Bird High student Kylie Springfield won first in class 5.
Clover Hill High student Matthew Wang won second in class 5.
Cosby High student Cebastian Blot won first in class 6.
Humorous dramatic interpretation
James River High student Lilli Brown won first in class 5.
Serious dramatic interpretation
Clover Hill High student Julia Herald won second in class 5.
Cosby High student Reagan Goldsmith won second in class 6.
Prose interpretation
James River High student Molly Gorman won third in class 5.
Poetry interpretation
Bird High student Tatyana Hayes won first in class 5.
Bird High student Henry Price won second in class 5.
Cosby High student Ellora Houchins won first in class 6.
Manchester High student Jun Cogshell won second in class 6.
Humorous duo interpretation
James River High students Kennedy Coffin and Emily Acuto won first in class 5.
James River High students Giovanna Finley Brook and August Peterson won second in class 5.
Cosby High students Jalen Jefferson and Jayla Terry won third in class 6.
Serious duo interpretation
James River High students Mary Pepper and Adelina Babbit won second in class 5.
Cosby High students Kezra Adonis and Majestic Henderson won third in class 6.