Celebrating 95 Years: Volume 2, Issue 2| November 2014
Garland Speech and Debate 2014 - 2015 “N O FEA R!”
“NO REGRETS!”
“ G O F O R I T !”
A Word from Your Co-Historian: Theodora Winter Hello everyone, from your fellow Co-Historian! These past couple of months on the team have been hectic, but fun to say the least! I hope you all have enjoyed being apart of the Garland High School Speech and Debate Team this year, whether you are a friend, parent, sponsor or sibling. We appreciate all of your effort and support put into making this team great! We’ve had some great accomplishments this month, especially with NIETOC bids and qualifiers-which is really exciting! To my fellow team members, I hope you all keep working hard and I can’t wait to see how much progress we’ve made by the end of this year! To all of the parents and supporters, thanks for all of your contributions and please continue to track the successes of this wonderful team. Good luck this season everyone!
2014 – 2015 S&D Officers President: Ashley Tsao
Vice Presidents: Amani Abderahman, Hannan Ahmed and Emily Jilson
Treasurer: Rohan Rereddy
Co-Historian: Michael Isenburg
Secretary: Louise Nisperos Liam McCoy: Spirit Leader
GREATER TUNA On October 10th and 11, the Garland Speech and Debate Team put the play Greater Tuna for a Fundraiser. Thank you all who came out to support out team!
Questionable Photos of the Month??? This segment of the newsletter is in attempt to better understand the vastly unique personalities on our team through lense.
Chuk and Audrey looking at yo girl.
Liam and Jochebed contemplate Jack Schlosser,
Debaters and interpers gather around Jack Schlosser, literal trashcan.
Wynston and Ashley try out an experimental new way of attracting boys. They found it in the extemp files, so it must be real.
Sweepstakes: Namaan Forest
Memories
GHS SPEECH & DEBATE @ Namaan Forest October 24th & 25th Congratulations to our NIETOC Qualifiers who will be traveling to Nebraska in May! Dramatic Interpretation: Sarah Zender DUO Acting: Liam McCoy and Michael Isenburg Original Oratory: Wynston Pennybacker
Congratulations to TFA State Qualifier in Varsity Lincoln-‐Douglas Debate Emily Jilson!
FIRST PLACE Emily Jilson -‐ VLD Debate Wynston Pennybacker -‐ Original Oratory Sarah Zender & Connor Fitzhugh -‐ Duet Acting Amani Abderahman -‐ Poetry Bethany Bass -‐ Top Speaker Novice LD Debate SECOND PLACE Mahi Senthilkumar -‐ Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking Amani Abderahman -‐ Humorous Interp Liam McCoy & Michael Isenberg -‐ Duo Acting Esther Thomas -‐ Novice LD Debate Emily Jilson -‐ Top Speaker VLD Debate Mahi Senthilkumar & Wynston Pennybacker -‐ Public Forum Debate THIRD PLACE Sarah Zender -‐ Dramatic Interp Eric Bellew -‐ Original Oratory Michael Isenberg -‐ Humorous Interp Wynston Pennybacker -‐ Domestic Extemp Dave Baychoo & Amani Abderahman -‐ Duo Acting Bethany Bass -‐ Novice LD Debate FOURTH PLACE Theo Winter -‐ Foreign Extemp Alexis Maldonado -‐ Impromptu Speaking FIFTH PLACE Emily Jilson -‐ Domestic Extemp Liam McCoy & Amani Abderahman -‐ Duet Acting SIXTH PLACE Mahi Senthilkumar -‐ Original Oratory SEVENTH PLACE Faith Lavaee & Sonia Mohanlal -‐ Duet Acting QUARTER-‐FINALIST (Top 8) Audrey Ngo & A'rora Dixon -‐ PF Debate Major Grant -‐ Novice LD Debate Saketh Venattu -‐ Novice LD Debate OCTA-‐FINALIST (Top 16) Rohan Rereddy -‐ Varsity LD Debate Nia Carter -‐ Varsity LD Debate
Thanks for reading! Garland Speech and Debate Newsletter | November Edition Volume 2 Issue 2| 2014 – 2015