Throughout this weekend we will periodically post pictures of our travels. Check back to follow the adventure!

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 Patriot Games National Round Robin in Extemporaneous Speaking AND won the tournament!  Good job, Jesters!

Best of luck to The Jesters as the team attends two different national invitational tournaments this weekend.

Host of the Ohio Valley Debate Tournament

Holden Choi and Ben Dean are off to the University of Kentucky for the Ohio Valley Debate Tournament- Go get ‘em!

Host of the GMU "Patriot Games"

While the policy team is headed to Kentucky, other Jesters are headed to the George Mason University “Patriot Games” Tournament in Fairfax, VA. Good luck to Zak Fields, Rachel Citrin, Cheyn Shah, Jenny Moody, Isabelle Taft, Lauren Ogg, Grace Power, Lukas Olson and Rex Petersen. The parent permission form with all details and monies due is found here: CLICK HERE FOR GMU PARENT PERMISSION FORM.

Richard Bracknell, coach of Carrollton HS

The Jesters are off to Peach State- over 50 of us! For the Parent Permission form, CLICK HERE!

RESULTS:

Varsity LD- Quarterfinalist, Jamie Reid; Semi-finalist, Rachel Citrin; CHAMPION, Zak Fields. Speaker Awards- 3rd Place, Zak Fields; 1st Place, Rachel Citrin

Novice LD- Quarterfinalists, Tiger Li and Damian Weaver. Speaker Awards- 7th Place, Damian Weaver; 1st Place, Tiger Li

Varsity Public Forum- Quarterfinalists, Cheyn Shah and Jenny Moody. Speaker Award- 4th Place, Cheyn Shah

Novice Public Forum- CO-CHAMPIONS, Quinn Mulholland & Olivia Volkert and Riley Erickson & Carson Shadwell.  Speaker Awards- 7th Place, Carson Shadwell; 4th Place, Quinn Mullholland; 3rd Place, Olivia Volkert

Extemporaneous Speaking- 3rd Place, Mallory Akard; 2nd Place, Isabelle Taft

Impromptu Speaking- 6th Place, Rex Petersen; 2nd Place, Isabelle Taft

Duo Interp- 4th Place, Marius Jackson and Jahra Gholston

Dramatic Interp- CHAMPION, Maya Grandoit

Prose/Poetry- Semi-Finalists, Raven Ford and Sarah Dillard; 6th Place, Khadijah Brown; 2nd Place, Marius Jackson; CHAMPION, Jahra Gholston

The Jesters are headed to the Northview HS Tournament this weekend in Alpharetta, GA. Parents are driving and carpooling to and from the tournament. Any parent having questions about the carpool should contact the coaches. All information is found on the parent permission form. To access that form, please CLICK HERE!

Northview results for The Jesters:

Dramatic Interp- 4th Place, Rex Petersen; Champion, Quameeha Grandoit

Extemporaneous Speaking- 4th Place, Ben Simmonds-Malamud; 2nd Place, Mallory Akard; Champion, Isabelle Taft

Policy Debate- Quarterfinalists, Ben Dean and Holden Choi

Public Forum Debate- 2nd Place Speaker, Grace Power

Impromptu Speaking- Champion, Isabelle Taft

Lincoln-Douglas Debate- 3rd Place, Tiger Li; 2nd Place, Zak Fields; Champion, Rachel Citrin

Thanks to all parents for your help with transportation. We couldn’t do it without you- you complete us!

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!)