UIL Spring Meet Results

UIL Spring Meet Results for the JBS Law Magnet in alphabetical order of the event.  1st-3rd Place winners received a medal and advance to compete in Regionals at Baylor University.  4th-5th Place alternates also get to travel to Waco as possible substitutes.

Computer Applications - 4th Place, Margarita Sanchez

Current Issues & Events - 8th Place, Reuben Howard

Headline Writing - 1st Place, Rolando Velasquez

Informative Speaking - 6th Place, Reuben Howard

Lincoln Douglas Debate - 2nd Place, Katia Ramirez

Poetry Interpretation - 1st Place, Lucero Pina
                                   4th Place, Quetzabel Benavides

Prose Interpretation - 3rd Place, Kelsey Annu-Essuman
                                  5th Place, Glyneisha Johnson

Ready Writing - 1st Place, Rolando Velasquez

PESH: 2 Top 10 Finishes in VCX

The JBS Law Magnet Debate Team had two VCX teams finish in the top ten at the Plano East Debate Tournament.  

Colton Donica and Lucero Pina returned to the debate scene after a long hiatus to earn two more points towards TFA state. They now have 6 of the 10 required to qualify.

Continuing their hot streak, Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez also finished in the out rounds with two additional TFA points. They have already qualified for TFA State and are now building a portfolio of top finishes to earn an invitation to the National Debate Coaches' Association Championships in April.

JBS Debaters Gopher The Points

The Judge Barefoot Debaters had several members earn TFA points at the Grand Prairie tournament this weekend.

Colton Donica and Lucero Pina had a break out tournament.  They finished the prelims undefeated and as the number one seed.  They advanced to semi finals, finished in 3rd Place and Colton won 1st Place Best Speaker.  As a result DP earned 4 TFA points.

Also earning their first two TFA points of the season in VCX were Emilio Lozano and Rolando Velasquez who broke to Quarters and finished in 5th Place.  Mike Garcia and Reuben Howard finished in 10th Place with a 3-1 record.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman continued her streak of breaking at every TFA tournament this year.  She broke to Octos and earned an additional TFA state point.  This brings her total to six.  Queztabel Benavides also broke to Octos in VLD and earned her first TFA point of the season.

Haley Estrada and Tyffany Robles, debating in only their second tournament, finished in 2nd Place in Novice CX on a narrow 2-1 split decision.  Several of the Novice LD debaters finished with winning records this weekend.

This was a very successful weekend and it would not have been possible without the support of the parents who chaperoned this weekend.  In particular, we would like to recognize and thank Ms. Adams (Joe's mom), Ms. Howard (Reuben's mom) and Ms. Velasquez (the Twins' mom) for volunteering to help this weekend.

Heard Through the Grapevine: Kelsey Breaks at TOC Qualifier & Wins 4th Best Speaker

Kelsey Annu Essuman became the first junior debater to ever break at a TOC tournament and the first JBS debater to win a top speaker award at a TOC tournament.  

Kelsey had a solid 4-1 prelim performance which garnered her the 6th seed in the tournament. Her Double Octo's appearance also earned her an additional TFA point.

The CX squad helped make this the most successful Law Magnet weekend at Grapevine in ten years.  All three policy teams debated in break rounds. Rolando Velasquez and Emilio Lozano finished with a 3-2 record and earned the 24th spot.  Rolando also placed 38th best speaker.  Colton Donica and Lucero Pina also finished 3-2.   Normally, a 3-2 record is enough to clear at Grapevine, but this year even a 4-1 team did not break since the tournament decided to only break to Octo's

The full squad next debates at Newman Smith where the novices will debate for the first time.