JBS Debaters Hang Record # TFA Points on Christmas Tree

The JBS Law Magnet Debate team closed out the first half of the debate season with eleven debaters having one or more TFA State qualifying points. This is the most number of students possessing points at this stage in the year.  

Five members of the LD squad accumulated points. Law Magnet has never had more than three LD'rs with TFA points at all.

Congrats to all for fruits of all the hard effort. Get some well deserved rest during the break. Come back refreshed and refortified to make the push to get TFA qualified. 

The team is still on pace to reach its goal of two CX teams and two LD'rs getting qualified for state.

BREAKING NEWS: All 3 VLD get 1 TFA Point

According to the entry totals reported on the TFA website, Creekview was a larger tournament than we anticipated.  All Octo-Finalists will earn a TFA point. 

CONGRATS to Glyneisha Johnson, David Webb and Katia Ramirez

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VLD'rs Crest at Creekview

The JBS Law Magnet debate team had three VLD debaters break to Octo-Finals at Creekview. Glyneisha Johnson, Katia Ramirez and David Webb all finished the preliminary rounds undefeated.  This marks the first time this year with three VLD debaters in out rounds.  Additionally, it marks Katia's first break as a varsity debater.  This is significant since she is only a freshman.

Joe Behm earned the 4th Place Best Speaker in VCX, while Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez finished as the 10th Seed, but failed to break on speaker points.

This ends the debate season for the Fall Semester and for 2010.  The team will next debate at Coppell High School on January 7-8, 2011.  

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Debaters need to provide their own transportation TO AND FROM the tournament.  It is a SATURDAY ONLY tournament.

Garcia & Velasquez Win 2nd Place in VCX

Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez beat Berkner and Grapevine on their way to claiming 2nd Place in Varsity CX at South Garland  High School. GV earned 6 TFA qualifying points for their performance.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman led the VLD squad with another Top 10 performance. She finished in 5th Placed and stocked up on two more TFA points, taking her to 15 total. Katia Ramirez (Freshman) debated in her first varsity tournament and held her own by winning rounds.

Alex Delgado became the latest NLD to break.  He finished in 9th place. Zaida Rosas came close to breaking, only missing by one speaker point.

Next week is an all varsity tournament at Creekview High School.

Mean Green Debate Camp

The majority of you will be attending the Mean Green Debate Workshops this summer. The dates and prices have already been released.

Go to this link to learn more about the camp:

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