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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!

A Fayette County Fracas

As 82 of us head to the Fayette County Classic Speech and Debate Tournament, I wanted to thank all parents and alum who agreed to judge this weekend!  In total, there will 96 people representing The Jesters this weekend!  For a copy of the Fayette County permission form if your child is in policy debate, click here for the permission form. If your child is any other event (Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Prose/Poetry, Extemporaneous Speaking, Duo Interp, Original Oratory, Impromptu, Lincoln-Douglas Debate or Public Forum Debate), this is where you need to click! Of course, feel free to contact me or Lisa should you have any questions.

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.

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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

So, we went to ze Vaffle House, and there was this scary guy who came around and offered everyone candy. Granted, it was Halloween, but still… All will be happy to know that we arrived back at the hotel safely, exhausted after a day of competition. But… who is that masked man?

After five long hours of Lucas’ and Tyler’s foot fiasco, we’re all safe and sound (besides our noses) In Florida. We are at the tournament, it’s round one, and we will continue to update on what we know in this post throughout the weekend.

GO DAWGS (and Grey Knights)!!

(Yes, we realize the irony.)

And here are the results!!

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Double-Octofinalist- Tyler Olson

Octofinalist- Demarius Walker

Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Semi-Finalist- Emily Atkinson

Duo Interpretation

Semi-Finalists- Hannah Mitchell and Wesley Powell

Congrats to all!!