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NAAMAN FOREST TOURNAMENT

CONGRATULATIONS

ON FIRST PLACE

SWEEPSTAKES!

GHS Varsity Speech & Debate @ Naaman Forest

October 25 & 26, 2013

FIRST PLACE SWEEPSTAKES!!!

FIRST PLACE

Wynston Pennybacker & Mahi Senthilkumar - Public Forum Debate

Jochebed Fekadu & Jordan Guillory - Duo Acting (Bid to Nationals)

Josh Mathew - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking

SECOND PLACE

Eric Bellew & Theo Winter - Public Forum Debate

Emily Jilson - Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate, 2nd Top Speaker VLD & Nov-

ice Extemporaneous Speaking

Josh Mathew - Novice LD Debate

Wynston Pennybacker - Impromptu Speaking

THIRD PLACE

Ashley Tsao - Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Daniel Easley - Varsity LD Debate & 3rd Top Speaker VLD

Amani Abderahman - Humorous Interpretation (Bid to Nationals)

Connie Ly - Prose Interpretation

Priscilla Samuel - Novice Extemporaneous Speaking

FOURTH PLACE

Esrael Yohannes - Humorous Interpretation (Bid to Nationals)

Jackie Sandoval - Novice Extemporaneous

Max Fritz - Impromptu

FIFTH PLACE

Connie Ly & Michael Isenberg - Duet Acting

Rachel Anthony - Impromptu

SIXTH PLACE

Mahi Senthilkumar - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Michael Isenberg - Poetry Interpretation

Vu Ly - Impromptu

QUARTER FINALIST (TOP 8)

Rohan Rereddy - Varsity LD Debate

Ashley Tsao & Hannan Ahmed - PF Debate

ARLINGTON COLT COUNTRY CLASSIC

CONGRATULATIONS

ON SECOND PLACE

SWEEPSTAKES!

Varsity Speech & Debate brought home 2nd Place Sweepstakes Sat. from

Arlington H.S.!

Individual Awards:

FIRST PLACE

Connie Ly - Dramatic Interpretation

Esrael Yohannes - Humorous Interpretation

Theo Winter - Top Speaker Public Forum Debate

SECOND PLACE

Eric Bellew - Top Speaker Public Forum Debate

THIRD PLACE

Esrael Yohannes & Michael Isenberg - Duo Acting

Vu Le - Original Oratory

Daniel Easley - Varsity LD Debate 4TH PLACE

Jochebed Fekadu & Jordan Guillory - Duo Acting

Emily Jilson - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking

Connor Fitzhugh - Humorous Interpretation

5TH PLACE

Liam McCoy - Dramatic Interpretation

Connie Ly & Michael Isenberg - Duet Acting

Connor Fitzhugh - Prose

6TH PLACE

Ashley Tsao - Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking

Connor Fitzhugh & Kathryn Owens - Duo Acting

Connie Ly - Prose & Poetry

8TH PLACE

Wynston Pennybacker - Domestic Extemporaneous

QUARTERFINALIST (Top 8)

Ashley Tsao & Hannan Ahmed - Public Forum Debate

Emily Jilson - Varsity LD Debate

OCTOFINALS (TOP 16)

Eric Bellew & Theo Winter - Public Forum Debate

Josh Mathew - Novice LD Debate

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Varsity,

This semester is flying by! Only 2 more tournaments this semester – Creek-

view & Berkner. It is amazing to look back to Grapevine and see how far

we have come! The leadership of our officers has helped this team progress

a long way in a short amount of time. We have already won 1st and 2nd Place

Sweepstakes and that is quite remarkable!

You can’t imagine how thrilling it is for me to see students staying after

school to work on cases and rehearse interp. The spirit and dedication of

this team is electrifying! I’m excited to see who the next Leanza Bethel,

Ashley Kim, Micheal Bass, Elliott Garza and Brian Wilcox will be…is it

you? Will you be a State Champion or National Qualifier?

I’m very impressed with the unity of this particular team. There is not one

single “Negative Nelly” or “Debbie Downer.” Every person shows enthusi-

asm and dedication to our common goal of domination! Even if you don’t

go to the finals, your semi-finals break and positive energy help our team to

be our best. I know that together we can continue to improve and have indi-

vidual and team success.

Thank you for your time, energy, positivity, cooperation, enthusiasm, dedi-

cation and teamwork!

I’m so proud of each and every one of you. Keep up the outstanding job!

Much respect,

Stewy

A WORD FROM OUR

WONDERFUL COACHES!

Dear Debate Team,

I am so thrilled about the way this year is going! We are making huge strides and

great successes are happening on this team. The hard work that I have been seeing

in class and after school is truly paying off, and I could not be more proud of you

all.

These last two tournaments are going to be very competitive, but if you have been

working hard in class and working hard after school, you will find out just how

much it matters. If you are rehearsing and/or debating the way you will at the

tournaments, you will be ready. If you are working and focused in class and after

school, you will be ready. If you took the advice from ballots and judges, and

worked on those critiques, you will be ready. If you watched finals and saw what

winners are doing in their pieces or debates, and applied those to your pieces/

cases, you will be ready.

I truly can’t wait to go to Creekview and Berkner, not only because I know we will

have tons of success, but also, because I get to go! I am looking forward to talking

to some of you in B3, whom I hardly ever get to see, and I can’t wait to see the in-

terpers’ performances!

Please know how proud I am to be a part of this team and how much of an honor is

it for me to work with you all.

Mrs. Martens

As always, THANK YOU to our wonderful coaches Mrs.

Lory Stewart and Mrs. Erin Martens.

Additional thanks to all of the parent judges and alumni

that volunteer their time to help the team out. You are

greatly appreciated.

Lastly, thank you to the parents who are willing to drive

us to school at six in the morning and pick us up at

midnight. We love you!