Georgia Forensic Coaches Association http://thegfca.org Georgia's Advocate for Speech & Debate Tue, 28 May 2013 23:24:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Atlanta Hawks Speech & Debate Night http://thegfca.org/2013/05/atlanta-hawks-speech-debate-night/ http://thegfca.org/2013/05/atlanta-hawks-speech-debate-night/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:41:14 +0000 Jeffrey Miller http://thegfca.org/?p=1399

The Atlanta Hawks will be honoring speech and debate students, coaches, parents and alum at a game next season.  The Georgia Forensic Coaches Association will hold an competition event prior to the game in Philips Arena.  Tickets will be discounted and include unlimited drink and popcorn. More details will be released in August. 


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Debate Across the Curriculum Workshop 2013
Date: June 13-15, 2013
Location: Emory University
Cost: $200/16 hours
Georgia PLU accredited

Engage in a unique professional development experience this summer. Debate Across the Curriculum is an initiative that satisfies common core standards and is dedicated to making classroom learning more interactive and enjoyable for everyone. Offering PLUs and a two-track forum for educators to share new ideas, DAC is committed to enhancing the critical thinking experience in the classroom.

Modify your professional learning by selecting one of two tracks below:

  • Debate and the Common Core
  • Debate: The Ultimate Extracurricular – Teaching and Coaching Debate

Watch the Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbxnflr_hIU&list=UUn8y9-4C2Ehpz8oNnowitrA&index=6
To register, click HERE.

For more information, please contact:

James Roland, Director

JRoland@atlantadebate.org

404.727.6189

Thank you!

 

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Thank you to everyone who joined us at Woodward for the Spring GFCA Meeting. Download the Spring Meetings here.  There were lots of good discussions!
Highlights include:
  • Ensuring Positive Conduct at GFCA Tournaments
  • State Tournament Logistics
  • Congress Sweepstakes
  • Individual Events at 1st/2nd Year State
  • Middle School Eligibility
  • Rookie Division of Debate
  • Memorial for Billy Tate
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Maggie Berthiaume
Secretary, GFCA
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Meeting Location:
Woodward Academy
1662 Rugby Avenue
College Park, GA 30337
Meeting Time:
9:30-3:30pm
Please RSVP to this email if you are planning to attend. A big thank you to Maggie Berthiaume and Bill Batterman for volunteering to host.
2013 Spring Meeting Final Agenda - Updated 4-20, 9:29am
 
Parking:
Parking is available in the cafeteria lot at the corner of Rugby Avenue and Lee Street. If you are coming from I-85, take Virginia Avenue West to Lee Street and turn right. Lee is just past the sign for Azar & Co and immediately past The Manchester Arms restaurant. Take Lee north for three blocks and turn right on Rugby Avenue. The parking lot is on your right.
Where To Go When At Woodward:
The meeting will be held in the McKay Computer Lab (adjacent to Brewster Hall) on Woodward’s Upper School campus. If you have attended the Woodward tournament, McKay is attached to the building where the policy tab room was located. From the parking lot, walk toward and past the front gate; the Library will be on your left, the Richardson Amphitheater will be on your right, and the Brewster/McKay building will be directly in front of you. Veer a little right and you will see a glass door on the right side of the front of the Brewster/McKay building (not the doors for the room that we used for policy tab; farther right). Enter through that door and take the steps up to the Computer Lab.
Thank you,
Jeffrey Miller
GFCA President
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Viveth Karthikeyan and Andrew Lockwood
Chattahoochee High School – Johns Creek, GA
Coach: Garrett Abelkop

Congressional Debate – Senate
Hugh Slaton
Lee County High School – Leesburg, GA
Coach: Bill Swafford

Congressional Debate – House
Salome Kakalashvili
Henry W. Grady High School – Atlanta, GA
Coach: Mario Herrera

Public Forum Debate
Salome Kakalashvili and Katherine Zakharova
Henry W. Grady High School – Atlanta, GA
Coach: Mario Herrera

Lincoln Douglas Debate
Mohini Chakravorty
The Walker School – Marietta, GA
Coach: Clay Stewart

Extemporaneous Speaking
Isabelle Taft
Henry W. Grady High School – Atlanta, GA
Coach: Mario Herrera

Impromptu Speaking
Isabelle Taft
Henry W. Grady High School – Atlanta, GA
Coach: Mario Herrera

Dramatic Performance
Tyara Hooks
Alpharetta High School – Alpharetta, GA
Coach: David Gay

Duo Intepretation
Saxony Rehklau and Tate Rehklau
Alpharetta High School – Alpharetta, GA
Coach: David Gay

Humorous Interpretation
Tyara Hooks
Alpharetta High School – Alpharetta, GA
Coach: David Gay

Original Oratory
Nadia Hussein
Central Gwinnett – Lawrenceville, GA
Coach: Keith Haber

Prose & Poetry
Qri Montague
Henry W. Grady High School – Atlanta, GA
Coach: Mario Herrera

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Policy Debate:
Johns Creek – Marcus Azimi & Chelsea Thorpe
Henry W. Grady – Nicholas Pittman & Sam Heller

Public Forum Debate:
Jackson – Craig Harwell & DJ Mayfield
Carrollton – Bri Wharton & Heath Calas
Marist School – Fred Torpy & Matthew Murphy
Marist School – Noh Mengisteab & Jackie Chung

Lincoln Douglas Debate:
Grovetown – Laura Youngquist
Starr’s Mill – Aasim Noorali

Prose & Poetry:
North Hall – Stephanie Armour

Duo Interpretation:
Marist School – Brandon Fountain & Elizabeth Kelly
North Hall – Anna Williams & Jennilee Steinmann

Dramatic Intepretation:
Morgan Brown – Fayette County

Impromptu Speaking:
Marist School – Brandon Fountain
North Hall – Christopher Bellows
RW Johnson – Ben Delgado
RW Johnson – Charles Olsen
RW Johnson – Nick Ward

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 I hope everyone is enjoying the beginning of February!  Download the GFCA Newsletter for February here.  It includes:
  • State Qualification for Grady, Trion, Milton, Jackson, and the BFHS at Emory
  • Hall of Fame Nomination Information
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Varsity State Qualification and Registration
  • Reminders for 1st/2nd Year State at Chattahoochee
Good luck to all at the remaining tournaments!
Maggie Berthiaume
Secretary, GFCA
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You can download the January 2013 GFCA Newsletter.
Contents include:
  • Registration information for GFCA 1st/2nd Year State Championship
  • Capitalism K Released for Novice Packet!
  • 1st Year State Extemporaneous Topics Submission
  • GFCA Hall of Fame Nominations
Thank you,

Jeffrey Miller
President, Georgia Forensic Coaches Association
Director of Speech & Debate, Marist School

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Contents Include:

  • Varsity State Tournament Information
  • January LD and Public Forum Topics Announced
  • GFCA State Qualifications for Carrollton and Sequoyah
  • Policy Topic Voting Results
  • Congratulations to Jonathan Waters!

Thank you!
Maggie Berthiaume
Secretary, GFCA
Director of Debate, Woodward Academy

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The GFCA will be meeting with All American Specialties after the Thanksgiving holiday to come up with final designs. Our goal is to have a replica trophy available for the membership to see at January tournaments in the State.

If you are interested in using All American Specialties, feel free to contact Michael Killbride at 770-904-2250 or by email at michaelk@allamericanspecialties.com.

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