Check Out Mean Green Workshops

Most of you who will be attending a debate institute ("camp") this summer will be attending the Mean Green Workshops at UNT.

Go to their website to learn about dates, cost, etc.

UIL SPRING MEET RESULTS

The following is a list of Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet students who qualified to UIL regionals in Waco (Baylor University), April 25th:

Kelsey Annu-Essuman - 1st Place Ready Writing
Brittany Williams - 3rd Place Poetry Interp
Mark Smith - 3rd Place Current Events
Rolando Velasquez - 3rd Place Headline Writing
Lorena Nanez - 4th Place Informative Speaking (alternate)

Other students who placed:

Harvey Luna, Quarter Finalist, LD Debate
Rolando Velasquez, 6h Place Ready Writing
Francisco Gonzales, 10th Place, Computer Applications

For full results go to the UIL Link

Congrats to Debaters Who Made it Into National Honor Society

The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet Debate team would like to congratulate and recognize its members who will be inducted into this year's National Honor Society class:

Kelsey Annu-Essuman

Queztabel Benavides

Emilio Lozano

Harvey Luna

Rolando Velasquez

David Webb

Please remember that you can be eligible as late as your senior year to become a National Honor Society member.  So if you are close to the overall 90 GPA standard, keep working hard and you can make it.

UIL ACADEMIC AND LD DEBATE 3/27 @ SKYLINE

The Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet UIL team will be competing at Skyline this coming Saturday, March 27th.

MAP TO SKYLINE

UIL District 9-5A Champions: 11 Years in Row

Dropping only one ballot throughout the whole tournament, Lucero Pina and Colton Donica won the UIL District tournament (DP).  DP defeated an upstart UDL team from W. T. White in the semi's.  They then trounced Bernker in the finals on a 3-0 decision.  DP advances to UIL State at the University of Texas, March 11th - 14th.

THANKS to Ms. Rojas and Ms. Taylor for helping.  A special thanks to Mr. Perez and Skills USA for the awesome breakfast tacos and other food.  Finally, thanks to Townview's security and custodial staff for helping us make this a successful UIL tournament.  

UIL State Schedule

Williams & Wingham Climb to the Top at Flower Mound

After getting lost in a first round loss, Brittany Williams and Zavier Wingham cleared through their remaining rounds to capture the VCX title at the Flower Mound debate tournament.

Also breaking at the tournament were Efrain Vera and David Webb.  The "super-novice" team earned their first two points towards TFA State.  While a long shot, they still have a serious chance of qualifying.

This marked the second local TFA tournament in the three weeks a Law Magnet team wins.  It's also the third VCX championship for the squad.

Forget the NFL Let's Talk TOC - Camacho-Stephens Qualify for TOC

Eddie Camacho and Charlie Stephens etched themselves a place in Law Magnet history by becoming the first debaters to ever qualify to the TOC.  They did it by winning 3 out rounds and finishing 3rd at the Golden Desert Tournament hosted by UNLV.

The picture on the left is similar to the "trophy" they received for their Final Four finish.    We're still thinking whether to hang it in the debate room or the courtroom.  We might even hang it in Mr. Palagonia's offiee.

Great job CS.  I am proud of you and so is the staff of the Law Magnet.