by Mario Herrera on February 25, 2010

This is going to be a short posting… We are off to Georgia Tech! If you would like to see the schedule, click here. If you would like directions, they can be found here. Additionally, click and you will find the parent permission form. Good luck to all! Oh, and we are all meeting at THE COLLEGE OF COMPUTING!
by Mario Herrera on February 22, 2010
Freddie Mercury perfmoming "We Are The Champions"
The Speech and Debate Team, also known as “The Jesters” competed at the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association State Championships this past weekend at Evans HS. This tournament is for championships in all speech and debate events EXCEPT Varsity Policy Debate (which Grady won two weeks ago!). Here are the results:
Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Co-Champions- Rachel Citrin and Tatiana Johnson
Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Champion- Lucas Bailey; Semi-finalist- Noah Johnson
Public Forum Debate: Runners-up- Tyler Olson and Ashley Brown
Prose/Poetry: Third Place- Jahra Gholston
Duo Interpretation: Second Place- Taylor Walker/Laura King; Third Place- Quameeha Grandiot/Lukas Olson; Fifth Place- Marius Jackson/Jahra Gholston
Original Oratory: Sixth Place- Laura King
Dramatic Interpretation: Champion- Taylor Walker
Impromptu Speaking: Champion- Micah Plott; Second Place- Daniel Gilstrap; Fourth Place- James Holland; Fifth Place- Leith Meador
Extemporaneous Speaking: Champion- Leith Meador; Second Place- Isabelle Taft; Fourth Place- Emily Atkinson; Fifth Place- Cole Bagley
JV Policy Debate: Octofinalists- Holden Choi/Ben Dean
Overall, Grady HS won the State Speech and Debate Championship!!
Additionally, the following students have qualified for the Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament on Memorial Day weekend in Omaha, Nebraska:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Stephanie Styles, Lucas Bailey and Noah Johnson
Dramatic Performance: Taylor Walker
Original Oratory: Willamae Boling
Duo Interpretation: Quameeha Grandoit/Lukas Olson and Marius Jackson/Jahra Gholston
Extemporaneous Speaking: Leith Meador, Isabelle Taft, James Holland and Cole Bagley
Declamation: Daniel Gilstrap
Policy Debate: Michael Barlow/Holden Choi
Prose/Poetry: Sarah Dillard
Public Forum Debate: Tyler Olson/Ashley Brown
Our next tournament is the NFL National Qualifier at Georgia Tech next Friday and Saturday. Thanks to everyone for their continued support!