The official site of the nationally ranked, award-winning Henry W. Grady Speech and Debate Team

Click here for the parent permission form for NFL Nationals, June 14-20.

Birmingham Skyline

As we get ready to attend the National Forensic League National Speech and Debate Tournament next week in Birmingham, Alabama, we are practicing at Grady HS to make sure we are as prepared as possible!  For those attending, click here for information about the tournament.  Parent permission form to be online soon!

Mike Robinson with Grady HS principal Dr. Vincent Murray during the "Jesters" Living Wax Museum event

Congratulations to Mike Robinson, “Jesters” president and member of the Class of ‘09, for being selected as one of six national finalists for “Student of the Year” of the National Forensic League.  Mike, along with five other wonderful students, was chosen from over 30,000 graduating seniors as a model speech and debate student and representative of the NFL.  We are very proud of him and wish him well in his interview to determine the National Student of the Year.  The winner will be announced during the Awards Ceremony at the NFL National Speech and Debate Tournament and National Student Congress on June 19.  To read more about the honor, go to http://www.nflonline.org/Main/SOYFinalists09.

Stephanie, John, Mr. James Holt- Atlanta Dioscean Director, Barlow and Hannah

Congratulations to the “Jesters” fantastic performance at the Grand National CFL Tournament in Albany, NY.  A special shout-out to Stephanie Styles, Octofinalist in LD Debate; John Holland and Michael Barlow, Octofinalists in Policy Debate; and Hannah Mitchell, Quarter-finalist in Dramatic Performance.  We had a great time at the tournament and have wonderful memories of our time in NJ and NY (although rumor has it that Mr. Campbell and his car enjoyed the streets of NYC).   Good luck to the team at NFL Nationals June 14-20!

The team in Albany, NY

The Grady Jesters won 16 of 27 available Georgia slots to the Speech &
Debate Nationals! The Jesters rank in the top 5% of speech &
debate teams in the country. Grady is the only high school in
Georgia performing at this level.

We have the opportunity to send 16 talented students to the National
competitions in Albany, NY and Birmingham, Alabama. As a leader in
our community, you are invited to support this historic opportunity.
To enable all qualifying Grady students to compete, we need to raise
$8,000.

To raise the funds, the nonprofit Grady H.S. Forensics Booster Club will
host a Speech & Debate Showcase event on April 21, 2009,
dinner starting at 6pm, program at 7:30. Over 300 parents,
students and community leaders are expected to attend. The
award-winning Jesters will demonstrate various speech and debate
disciplines.

The Showcase will raise money through food sales and tickets ($8 donation
for adults, $5 for students and staff), but we are relying
on generous donations to see that these hard working, deserving
students get to represent the State of Georgia at the National Debate
tournaments.

We invite you to support this winning team. Let’s give our Grady
students a chance to compete on the national stage!