Barefoot Debaters Dominate DUDA

The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet Debate Team had 24 different teams competing at the first Dallas Urban Debate Alliance debate tournament sponsored by Strasberger and Price. In addition, to the large number of students competing, the JBS Law Magnet also provided the largest number of student and volunteer judges.

Speaking to DISD leadership, Nicole Serrano, Executive Director of the DUDA, said "Don Gonzalez and the JBS Law Magnet debate team earned the prestigious award of being the 1st place school overall in the competition."

Please join me in congratulating the following students earning individual recognition:

Team Awards:
Varsity Debate 1st Place – Yastril Nanez and Itzel Padilla
Varsity Debate 2nd Place – Seneca Okere and Ivan Garcia
Varsity Debate 4th Place – Ismael Reyna and Ronaldo Ramirez

JV Debate 1st Place – Jose Garcia and Katia Ramirez
JV Debate 4th Place – Maria Herrera and Destiny Hernandez
JV Debate 7th Place – Kimberly Pesina and L’Aunjanee Carriere
JV Debate 9th Place – Jennifer Lopez and Liliana Tatengo

Novice Debate 1st Place – Stephen Hernandez and Taylor Huffer
Novice Debate 2nd Place – Crayton Gerst and Alejandro Baez
Novice Debate 3rd Place – Katharine Foster and Kia Jackson
Novice Debate 4th Place – Maria Avalos and Ca’Dasia Daniels
Novice Debate 5th Place – Sydney Escalante and Dino De La O
Novice Debate 6th Place – Gabriel Sanchez and Rafael Sanchez
Novice Debate 8th Place – Juan Martinez and Annete Alvarado

Individual Speaker Awards:
Varsity Debate 2nd Individual Speaker – Ivan Garcia
Varsity Debate 3rd Individual Speaker – Itzel Padilla
Varsity Debate 4th Individual Speaker – Yastril Nanez

JV Debate Top Individual Speaker – Katia Ramirez
JV Debate 4th Individual Speaker – Kimberly Pesina

Novice Debate 3rd Individual Speaker – Crayton Gerst
Novice Debate 5th Individual Speaker – Taylor Huffer
Novice Debate 6th Individual Speaker – Stephen Hernandez
Novice Debate 7th Individual Speaker – Alejandro Baez
Novice Debate 8th Individual Speaker – Ca’Dasia Daniels
Novice Debate 9th Individual Speaker – Dino De La O
Novice Debate 10th Individual Speaker – Katharine Foster

DUDA VCX City Championship

The JBS Law Magnet Debate Team will be competing at the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance City Championship this Friday and Saturday at Southern Methodist University.

The charter bus/van will be leaving Townview immediately at the end of 2nd Period. I will be requesting that you be released at the end of 1st Period.

SMU Campus Map (requires flash)

SMU Directions to Campus

SMU Map (printable)

Schedule

Friday, February 17

3pm – 3:15pm Registration

3:30pm Round 1

5:30pm Round 2

7-8pm Dinner

8pm Round 3

10pm done

Saturday, February 18

8am – 8:30am breakfast/check in

8:30am – Round 4

10am – Round 5

12-1pm Lunch

1pm – Semis

3pm Awards

3:30pm – Finals

5pm done

OVERALL Notes
Please remember that all coaches and students are expected to stay through awards.