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Congratulations to the 2009-2010 GHSA State Debate Champions!

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 4:02pm.

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Matthew Rosenthal
Jeff Zhang
Neg: Kaavya Ramesh
Megan Cambrie
2nd Place
Alpharetta Aff: Neil Sethi
Ricardo Saenz
Neg: David Lee
Riana Ilango
3rd Place
Northview Aff: John Fu
Jeffery Wang
Neg: David Sung
Francis Jin
4th Place
Milton Aff: Danny Qin
Shaun Verma
Neg: Howie Akumiah
Bruce Li
Top Affirmative Speaker: Robert Walker - Warner Robins
Top Negative Speaker: Megan Cambrie - Chattahoochee

Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Grady Aff: Ben Dean
Michael Barlow
Neg: Ngoc Vu
Holden Choi
2nd Place
Johns Creek Aff: Nick Jean
Michael Printz
Neg: Kelly Tieu
Chetan Habbale
3rd Place
Westminster Aff: Lauren Sukin
Robel Worku
Neg: Rahul Patel
Andrew Block
4th Place
Calhoun Aff: Thomas Kendrick
Kate Leggett
Neg: Ralem Eohmd
Lloyd Bearden
Top Affirmative Speaker: Michael Barlow - Grady
Top Negative Speaker: Chetan Habbale - Johns Creek

2009-2010 GHSA State Debate Competition

Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 2:40pm.

The State Debate competition will be held on February 5-6, 2010, at Marist Schools, Atlanta.

Location
3790 Ashford Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA
Map and Directions

Meet Schedule

Friday, Feb. 5 2:30-3:45 pm Registration
4:00 pm Assembly
4:30 pm Round 1
6:30 pm Round 2
8:30 pm Round 3
 
Saturday, Feb. 6 8:30 am Round 4
10:30 am Round 5
12:00 noon Lunch
12:30 pm Round 6
4:00 pm Awards (both Classifications)

Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

Contact Person
Richard Bracknell - Richard.Bracknell@carrolltoncityschools.net

2009-2010 GHSA State Debate Championship

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 3:04pm.

The 2009-2010 GHSA State Debate Championship will be held at Marist School, Atlanta, on February 5-6, 2010.

2009-2010 Debate Rules and Procedures

Submitted by webmaster on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 1:17pm.
Debate rules and procedures extracted from the 2009-2010 GHSA Constitution and By-Laws.
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2009-2010 National High School Debate Topic

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 2:12pm.

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

Congratulations to the 2008-2009 GHSA State Debate Champions!

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 2:23pm.

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Milton Aff: Meredith McKay
Austin Layton
Neg: Farson Lotfi
Ken Bailey
2nd Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Matthew Rosenthal
Jeff Zhang
Neg: Chetan Hebbale
Richie Choy
3rd Place
Alpharetta Aff: Riana Ilango
David Lee
Neg: Neil Sethi
Ricardo Saenz
4th Place
Northview Aff: Amit Pujari
Ryan Yan
Neg: Jeffery Wang
Daniel Sung
Top Affirmative Speaker: Austin Layton - Milton
Top Negative Speaker: Ken Bailey - Milton

Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Pace Academy Aff: Derek Leung
Jennifer Armstrong
Neg: Alec Seco
Peyton Lee
2nd Place
Calhoun Aff: Ben Jordon
Kaitlin DeFoor
Neg: Kate Leggett
Joe Bearden
3rd Place
Greater Atlanta Christian Aff: Josh Douglass
Andrew Kim
Neg: Getenesh Yilma
Fayzan Rab
4th Place
Grady Aff: Lauren Scott
Ngoc Vu
Neg: Ben Dean
Holden Choi
Top Affirmative Speaker: Jennifer Armstrong - Pace
Top Negative Speaker: Peyton Lee - Pace

Congratulations to the 2007-2008 GHSA State Debate Champions!

Submitted by webmaster on Tue, 02/12/2008 - 10:39am.

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Kaavya Ramesh
Matthew Foretich
Neg: Richard Choy
Michael Lacy
2nd Place
Milton Aff: Meredith McKay
Austin Layton
Neg: Farson Lotfi
Ken Bailey
3rd Place
Woodward Academy Aff: Aman Sharma
Pooja Druv
Neg: Matthew Pesce
Evan Matthews
4th Place
Northview Aff: Bowen Niu
Ryan Yan
Neg: Francis Jin
Tony Huang
Top Affirmative Speaker: Matthew Foretich - Chattahoochee
Top Negative Speaker: Michael Lacy - Chattahoochee

Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Pace Academy Aff: Alec Seco
Peyton Lee
Neg: Clay Cook
Jennifer Armstong
2nd Place
Calhoun Aff: Ben Jordon
Leah Smith
Neg: Dana Higgins
Joe Bearden
3rd Place
Grady Aff: Bree Gray-Jordan
Neg: John Holland
Alexis Armand
4th Place
Trion Aff: Amber Rabun
Season Helms
Neg: Joseph McWhorter
Cameron Kunzelman
Top Affirmative Speaker: Jennifer Armstrong - Pace
Top Negative Speaker: Peyton Lee - Pace

NFHS Debate Information

Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 03/29/2007 - 12:00am.

The NFHS maintains a web site that contains information for speech, debate and theatre directors. Visit their site at www.nfhs.org for information regarding the national high school debate topic, products, NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre association membership and awards program, links to other sites, and information related to the current debate topic. Additional resource materials are available for debate analysis and tournament management.

The NFHS continues to publish the Forensic Quarterly, an excellent resource for policy debaters. You may order the Forensic Quarterly by calling the order department at 1-800-776-3462 or by visiting www.nfhs.org.

Congratulations to the 2006-2007 GHSA State Debate Champions

Submitted by webmaster on Mon, 02/05/2007 - 6:08pm.

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Ben Mehling
Michael Lacy
Neg: Joshua Grace
Thomas Beyer
2nd Place
Milton Aff: David Elkind
Ken Bailey
Neg: Kevin Bottoms
Austin Layton
3rd Place
Brookwood Aff: Morgan Miller
Thomas Mahoney
Neg: Kristen Blanchard
Anna Maria DiPalma
4th Place
Northview Aff: Sean Li
Harry Li
Neg: Gene Kim
Mimi Li
Top Affirmative Speaker: Benjamin Mehling
Top Negative Speaker: Kevin Bottoms

Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Pace Academy Aff: Simi Chaudry
Brian Abrams
Neg: Michael Fields
Peyton Lee
2nd Place
Calhoun Aff: Leah Poole
Ben Jordon
Neg: Dana Higgins
Kayla Jarrett
3rd Place
Chamblee Aff: Duncan Lien
Phillip Gobin
Neg: Kathryn Wright
Daniel Sok
4th Place
Grady Aff: Bree Gray-Jordan
Minh Lam
Neg: John Holland
Alexis Armand
Top Affirmative Speaker: Bree Gray-Jordan
Top Negative Speaker: Michael Fields

Congratulations to the 2005-2006 GHSA Debate Champions!

Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 02/09/2006 - 1:00am.

CLASSIFICATION – AAAAA / AAAA

FIRST PLACE: Brookwood

Aff: Kristen Blanchard, Devin Goure
Neg: Danielle San Filippo, Kirk Gibson

SECOND PLACE: Chattahoochee

Aff: Brittany Cambre, Maggy Warden
Neg: Rajat Dhir, Chen Ni

THIRD PLACE: Fayette County

Aff: Jeffery Miller, Jaklyn Edelstein
Neg: Brittany Edmonds, Rafig Raziuddin

FOURTH PLACE: Chamblee

Aff: Kathryn Wright, Elliot Lefkovitz
Neg: Daniel Sok, Duncan Lien

TOP AFFIRMATIVE SPEAKER: Devin Goure – Brookwood
TOP NEGATIVE SPEAKER: Chen Ni – Chattahoochee

CLASSIFICATION – A / AA / AAA

FIRST PLACE: Pace Academy

Aff: Brian Abrams, David Goldblatt
Neg: Simran Chaudhry, Michael Fields

SECOND PLACE: Westminster

Aff: Sameena Hague, Josh McLaurin
Neg: Anshu Sathian, Tejas Sathian

THIRD PLACE: Carrollton

Aff: Jonathan Icaza, Ernest Hasbun
Neg: Kevin Swatek, Alex Branham

FOURTH PLACE: Grady

Aff: Jeffery Thomas, JerMeen Sherman
Neg: Robinson Levin, Ramika Gourdine

TOP AFFIRMATIVE SPEAKER: David Goldblatt – Pace Academy
TOP NEGATIVE SPEAKER: Michael Fields – Pace Academy