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Barkley Forum Information

Mario Herrera — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:00:34 +0000

This weekend we will be attending The Barkley Forum. The tournament is quite different from other Georgia tournaments, so I want to make sure details are known. Student attending include: Stephanie Styles, Tyler Olson, Emily Atkinson, Scott Bremer, Matt Ward, Taylor Walker, Hannah Snowden, Hannah Mitchell, James Holland, John Holland, Michael Barlow, Erin Dabbs, Kaylin Morton, JP Patterson, Grayson Blake, Lucas Bailey and Mike Robinson. This is a TWO DAY tournament (at miminum), meaning students will need to get to the tournament on Friday. WE WILL NEED PARENTS FOR DROP-OFF AND PICK UP!! Here is a break-down of event locations: Policy Debate will be held at Georgia State. Public Forum will be held at Druid Hills HS. All IE’s, Duo, Congress and LD will be on the Emory University Campus. Here are directions to the BF, Georgia State parking instructions and the parking letter and pass for Emory University. Here is the parent permission form If you would like to see the schedule, go to www.joyoftournaments.com and look for January 23-25 and then “Barkley Forum.” You will see a link that says “Schedules.” Click on this and look for the appropriate event. And, as always, call if you have any questions.

An Autumn Argument- The Results

Mario Herrera — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:47:52 +0000

Sequoyah Stars

This weekend we are attending the “Autumn Argument” at Sequoyah High School in Canton, GA. We have 30 students attending, and I know someone is bound to forget it, so here is the Sequoyah permission slip. Pertinent information regarding the tournament can be found if you scroll down a little bit more.

Mario

Results from the tournament:

Varsity Policy Debate-

9th place Speaker- Ngoc Vu

Lincoln-Douglas Debate-

3rd place: Markeith Conley

2nd place: Tyler Olson

1st place: Lucas Bailey

Public Forum-

1st place: Jonathan Patterson/Grayson Blake

Duo Interp-

2nd place: Laquitta Pearson/Kourtney Outlaw

1st place: Wesley Powell/Hannah Mitchell

Humorous Interp:

3rd place: Wesley Powell

2nd place: Matt Ward

1st place: Hannah Snowden

Dramatic Interp-

3rd place: Marius Jackson

2nd place: Taylor Walker

1st place: Hannah Mitchell

Original Oratory-

2nd place: Jake Simonds-Malamud

1st place: Scott Bremer

Extemporaneous Speaking-

3rd place: Leith Meador

2nd place: James Holland

1st place: Emily Atkinson

Impromptu-

2nd place: Emily Atkinson

1st place: Scott Bremer

Grady Sweeps Debate and Speech Divisions at Northside!

Brandon Sheats — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:45:37 +0000

Winner of Individual Events and Debate Sweepstakes

Extemp

3rd – James Holland
2nd – Emily Atkinson
1st – Scott Bremer

Dramatic Interpretation

2nd – Matt Ward
1st – Laura King

Original Oratory

2nd – Willamae Bolling
1st – Scott Bremer

Impromptu Speaking

3rd – James Holland

Lincoln-Douglas

3rd – Stephanie Styles
2nd – Tyler Olson
1st – Demarius Walker

Public Forum Speaker Awards

9th – Ben Power
8th – Nick Miller
7th – Zoe Hamilton
6th – Jonathan Patterson
4th – Lucas Bailey
2nd – Mike Robinson

Public Forum Team Awards

3rd – Nick Miller & Ben Power
2nd – Mike Robinson & Lucas Bailey

Policy Debate Speaker Awards

Junior Varsity Speakers

2nd – Ben Dean

Varsity Speakers

8th – Jasmine Burnett
5th – Lauren Scott
2nd – John Holland
1st – Michael Barlow

Varsity Team Awards

Quarterfinalists- Lauren Scott and Jasmine Bennett

Quarterfinalists- Michael Barlow and Ngoc Vu

Semi-finalists and Richard B. Russell All State Bid winners- John Holland and Holden Choi

Novice Team Awards

Semi-Finalists- Samantha Chiang and Maragh Girvan