Novices Land Treasure at DeSoto

The novice CX team of Haley Estrada and Tyffany Robles volunteered to debate varsity at DeSoto to help build the numbers to help one of the VCX get qualified to state.  They did more than show up; they broke to Quarters, earned the 5th Place spot and earned their first two TFA points!

Ana Giron also broke to Quarters in Novice LD.

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UIL SPRING MEET INFO

Our Spring Meet is March 26th at Richardson High School.  Please help me recruit other appropriate non-debate Law & CJ students.  You can share this link.

We currently have old study packets.  You can ask Rolando where they are.  The new packets have been ordered and should arrive in a week.

Overview of Events

It's Official: Kelsey Annu-Essuman Is Going to Scranton

After a day of being iced out of two tournaments, we needed some good news. We received confirmation from the National Debate Coaches Association that Kelsey Annu-Essuman has qualified for the Championships. The tournament will take place in mid April in Scranton, PA.

Congrats to Kelsey and the entire squad, for when one of us wins, we all win. This is the third year in a row we qualify someone to the NDCA Champs. This is Kelsey's second time qualifying.

VLD Squad Charges Flower Mound

After a two week period in which the LD squad had failed to have a single debater break into the out rounds, the VLD squad charged Flower Mound with a vengeance. Three VLD debaters broke and earned TFA points, matching a record recently set at Creekview.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman may have solidified her NDCA invitation this weekend by finishing 3rd in VLD. She leads the team with 25 TFA points.

Quetzabel Benavides keeps scratching out points towards TFA qualification. She now has a total of five points with two tournaments remaining.

Katia Ramirez added another TFA point to her stellar first year of debating. If she earns two more points, it will be the most ever by a first year LD debater. She needs a total of five to match the all time freshman mark set by Eddie Camacho and Charlie Stephens in their first year.

Jasper Marks Great Day for Velasquez Brothers

The Velasquez brothers - Rodolfo and Rolando - both leaped into contention at the Jasper Debate tournament. Rodolfo and his partner David Webb finished in 5th Place and earned their first two TFA points. Rolando and Ivan Garcia continue to maintain momentum towards an NDCA invitation by finishing 3rd.

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.