GFCA State

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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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Dunwoody wins Packet Novice State Championship!

The other novice division was very competitive and used the GFCA Novice packet to debate.  In the Championship round, Dunwoody GG defeated Lakeside Atlanta HR.
Congratulations to both teams – who are very young [both less than 3 years old - I believe].  The team of Eilidh Geddes and June Gu from Dunwoody are coached by [...]


Chattahoochee wins JV and Open Novice State Championships!

Big congralations to Luke Hill and James Herndon for winning Novice, JV, and Varsity State championships!
The JV team of Kaavya Ramesh and Joshua Lee were the first seed and eventual State champions!  However, Chattahoochee had the other three semifinalists – closing out the tournament in semis.
The Open Novice team of Mustafa Inamullah and Kaitlyn Walker [...]


Pope and Grady share State Championship in PF!

Pope High School and Grady High School have been dominant this year on the Public Forum circuit and they will both walk away with GFCA State Championships. 
The team of Jordon Jampol and Ryan Waye (Pope) are coached by Betty Whitlock.  The team of DJ Walker and Mike Robinson are coached by Mario Herrera, Matt Johnson, [...]


GFCA State: Pace Academy wins LD State Championship!

Pace Academy’s Michael Melia definitely took out the competition this weekend by not dropping a single ballot all weekend.  In the final round, he defeated the 7th seed Fayette County EB [Eric Bogert] on a 3-0 decision.
He’s coached by Shunta Jordan.  Eric is coached by Jeffrey Miller.
Full elimination rounds coming shortly.