South Medford sophomore heading to nationals for speech and debate

Aaron Nilsson April 4, 2021

Last Updated: April 4, 2021

MEDFORD, Ore. — A South Medford High School sophomore is heading to a national tournament in a couple months.

Sam Thompson will compete in the national speech and debate tournament June 13th through 19th.

It is being held online this year.

He placed first in program oral interpretation at the national qualifier last month.

Sam is also an alternate in the finals of congressional debate.

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NBC5 News reporter/weather forecaster Aaron Nilsson is a Southern California native, but most recently lived in Seattle. He's also lived in Sweden and Utah. He graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Scandinavian Studies. While at BYU, he covered sports for BYUtv. Aaron is not new to the Medford/Klamath Falls market. He was a local TV journalist from 2013-2017. Outside the station, Aaron enjoys music, traveling, sports, movies, and cooking. His favorite sport is soccer.