NFL Districts

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!

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State Champs and Grand Nats!

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!

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OFF TO STATE!!

February 18, 2010

The Jesters are off to Evans HS for the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association State Speech and Debate Tournament.  This is the State Tournament for all events other than varsity policy debate.  48 students from Grady HS will compete at Evans HS in Evans, Georgia (in the Augusta area).  JV policy debaters and Student Congress entries [...]

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NOTICE: Practice at Agnes Scott Cancelled

February 13, 2010

Hey everyone, the practice at Agnes Scott is cancelled due to the really bad weather and the roads being a mess this morning.  Safety is most important for all of our Speech and Debate team, so please be careful today and with the rest of your weekend. Contact Mr. Herrera is you have questions or [...]

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Workshop at Agnes Scott

February 12, 2010

Meg Beyer is a student I worked with when I coached at the CDE Camp and is a former state champion LD debater.  She has arranged the workshop for tomorrow at Agnes Scott.  PLEASE NOTE:  The workshop on Saturday is NOT mandatory.  If roads are bad or if your child to not attend due to [...]

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