Members of the Pocono Mountain East High School Speech and Debate team placed first at the Mountain Valley Conference championship tournament held at Leighton Area High School soundly defeating opponents.  Coming into the qualifying match in third place, debaters from EHS overcame the second place debate team from Pocono Mountain West High School before challenging and decisively defeating East Stroudsburg North, the first place team coming into the tournament.  Team member efforts gave EHS students the first place championship title and the first place trophy for the 2007 Mountain Valley Conference season.