Happy New Year! The Jesters will be quite busy over the next few months. Here is the schedule for the Spring semester: January 6-8, Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, TN.  This tournament is by specific invitation from the tournament, and is hosted by the president of the National Forensic League, Billy Tate. Congrats to Holden Choi, Ben Dean and Isabelle Taft [...]

As we head to Winter Break, The Jesters still have a packed schedule! Over the next week, all Jesters will receive their judge recruitment forms for our tournament in January. This is the first time we have had our tournament in January, and we are very pleased to host schools from all over the South on the Martin Luther King, [...]

Congrats to The Jesters and their stellar performance at the Lee County High School “Trojan Wars” Speech and Debate Tournament.  And the winners are… Policy Debate- 5th Place speaker, Zoe Hamilton Public Forum Debate- 4th Place Speaker, Becca Martin; 1st Place Speaker, Lauren Ogg; Champions,  Becca Martin & Lauren Ogg LD Debate- Semifinalists, Tiger Li and Jamie Reid; 2nd Place, [...]

OHIO VALLEY RESULTS: Congratulations to Ben Dean and Holden Choi for advancing to the double-octofinal round in Policy Debate, and also to Holden Choi for his 18th Place Speaker award at this prestigious competition.  Well done! GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY “PATRIOT GAMES” RESULTS: Congratulations to Rachel Citrin for advancing to the double-octofinal round of Lincoln-Douglas debate, and to Isabelle Taft who won the [...]

Dr. Lambert of Georgia State and Jessica Lambert, who graduated with a degree in Middle Eastern studies from Emory, lecture some of the LD and extemp squads, respectively. Thanks for your continued support (and for a wonderful guy named Lucas Bailey!)