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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.

Newsmakers

Mario Herrera — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:53:54 +0000

I hope you have caught some of the Grady HS Speech and Debate Team on “CNN Newsroom,” Monday through Friday, 11:00am- 1:00pm on CNN. We are featured in a six-part series showcasing high school students and their views on issues facing the US and the world. So far, the two topics have included “Paying for College” and how “Our Generation Will Have to Clean Up This Economic Mess” (I made up those titles, but you get the idea). Mike Robinson, DJ Walker, John Holland, Stephanie Styles, Ben Power, Taylor Walker, Michael Barlow, Holden Choi and Lauren Scott are featured on the program, and eloquently share their thoughts on current events. We will keep you updated on future air times.

Life, Peachy-Results, Sweet

Mario Herrera — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:20:59 +0000

The Peach has never been sweeter...

Hello to all! This weekend, we will be attending the largest speech and debate invitational in Georgia. Carrollton High School/Carrollton Middle School will co-host the Peach State Classic this Friday and Saturday, November 21-22, 2008. We are taking 86 students to the tournament! Policy debaters will leave from Grady HS at 2:30pm on Friday. Those students in Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Duo Interp, Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Impromptu, Prose/Poetry, Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Public Forum Debate will leave from the Eighth Street parking lot at 6:30am. Students should arrive at 6:15am. Cost is $10.00. This information is also on the parent permission forms. If you child is in policy debate, then you want download the permission form by clicking here. If your child is any other event, click here for that permission form. Let’s go get ‘em!

Rather than have a long list that goes on forever, results are listed as a normal post, with events in caps and in bold. POLICY DEBATE: Kenny Cochran and Sharon Moore, Octofinalists in Novice; John Holland and Michael Barlow, Quarterfinalists in Varsity; Lauren Scott and Jasmine Burnett, Semi-finalists in JV; Ben Dean and Holden Choi, Finalists in JV; Ngoc Vu, 5th place Speaker in JV. PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE: Jonathan Patterson and Grayson Blake, Quarterfinalists; Ben Power and Nick Miller, Quarterfinalists; Kaylin Morton and Erin Dabbs, Co-Champions; Mike Robinson and Lucas Bailey, Co-Champions. LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE: Zak Fields, Co-Champion in Nov

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