Archive for February, 2009

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Chattahoochee wins JV State; Marist wins Novice State

There were two policy divisions at the GFCA – Junior Varsity and Novice.
The Junior Varsity division was won by Chattahoochee High School’s Chloe Foster-Jones and Shreya Seth.  This is Chattahoochee’s 7th JV Title in 8 years.  They defeated Dunwoody High School’s Elidih Geddes and Chelsey Shin in finals.  Hooch is coached by Lauren Vevoda and [...]


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Fayette County wins LD State Championship; Pope wins PF State Championship!

This past weekend the GFCA held their State Championships for all divisions but Varsity Policy.  We are here  to report the results for the debate divisions.

In Lincoln Douglas, Fayette County’s Eric Bogert defeated Alpharetta’s Jeff Simard on a 2-1 decision to be named the 2009 LD State Champion.  He was the 2008 State Runner Up.  [...]


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Colleyville wins Harvard Round Robin!

The Harvard Round Robin has concluded and the seniors from Colleyville, Andrew Murray and Alex Nasr, went undefeated and were named champions.  They are coached by Dave Huston. Andrew Murray was also named the top speaker!
Woodward Academy debaters Brittany Nehman and Matthew Pesce were runner ups at 4-2.  They’re coached by Roy Lefkovitz and Whit [...]


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Chatttahoochee HS Debate Team on CBS!

The Chattahoochee debate team was featured this morning on CBS Better Mornings Atlanta.  Debaters featured in the presentation are Chloe Foster-Jones, Kevin Kim, Adam Kostrinsky, and Kaavya Ramesh.  The team is coached by Maggie Berthiaume and Lauren Vevoda.


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Announcing the Emory Debate Institutes!

James Herndon, Emory Debate Coach and former Chattahoochee HS debate coach, is pleased to announce the 2009 Emory Debate Institutes
The 2 week ENDI is June 14-27, 2009 and the “The ESDI” – Emory 4 week Sophomore Debate Institute is June 28-July 25, 2009.
For more information regarding both camps, email James Herndon or visit the website.


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2009 GHSA Policy State Championship Results

The 2009 Varsity State Championship has concluded at Pace Academy.  The winners are as follows:
AAAAA State Champion – Milton High School [First Title Since 2002]
Aff Team – Meredith McKay and Austin Layton
Neg Team – Farzon Lotfi and Ken Bailey
Coaches: Jeremy Spiegel and Adam Grellinger.
AAAA State Champion – Fayette County High School [First Title Ever]
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Registration for Woodward Now Open!

Registration for the 2009 Woodward First and Second Year National Championships is now open on Joy of Tournaments. The 2009 event will be held on March 27th-29th. We hope you and your students attend the end of the year championship.
You can find a full schedule, hotel information and other misc facts about the tournament on [...]