Garcia-Velasquez Finish First at Naaman Forest

The policy (CX) team of Ivan  Garica and Rolando Velasquez continued their hot streak (3 consecutive weeks of top 3 finishes) by winning the VCX division of the Naaman Forest TFA Tournament. Ivan Garcia also won his second 1st Place Best Speaker award and Rolando won the 2nd Place Best Speaker.

In the Novice LD division Maria Herrera became the first novice this year to break into elimination rounds.  She made it to Quarter Finals in only her second NLD tournament!

This weekend the squad will be split.  LD'rs will be competing at Hockaday while the CX teams compete at the DUDA tournament hosted by Woodrow Wilson.

Go West Get Points!

The JBS Law Magnet once again finished the weekend with two Top 3 finishes.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman took top honors for the team by winning 2nd Place in Varsity LD, earning 6 additional TFA points and qualifying to state.  Emilio Lozano broke to Quarters and earned his first 2 TFA qualifying points.

Top honors in Varsity CX Debate go to Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez who finished the weekend in 3rd Place and earned 4 TFA points. They too qualified to state with the weekend performance.

Kelsey, Ivan and Rolando are the first JBS Law Magnet debate team members of the to qualify to TFA State this year. Alex Delgado and Emilio Lozano both have 2 points in VLD.

The team will next compete at Naaman Forrest in Garland.