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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Tournament Results - Harvard University

Harvard University - February 2010

The debate team went to Harvard University last weekend. Chattahoochee had five teams in the elimination rounds, two more than any other school in the country this year, and a record that stretches back at least a decade. That means that Chattahoochee had fifteen percent of the top-ranked teams in a two hundred person tournament. We also had five debaters ranked among the top twenty speakers.

Megan Cambre and Kaavya Ramesh - Quarterfinalists
Jeff Zhang and Matt Rosenthal - Octofinalists
Kaitlyn Walker and Cara Venezia - Double Octofinalists
Sean Robinson and Adam Kostrinsky - Double Octofinalists
Maggie Davis and Mustafa Inamullah - Double Octofinalists

Speaker Awards:
24th - Megan Cambre
23rd - Jeff Zhang
22nd - Maggie Davis
15th - Mustafa Inamullah
6th - Kaavya Ramesh

This earns Ramesh and Cambre and Zhang and Rosenthal their 5th bids to the Tournament of Champions in May 2010.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Chattahoochee is #1 in the Nation!

According to Bluetub Debate, which ranks teams and squads using the National Debate Coaches Association formula, Chattahoochee high school is now the highest-ranked squad in the nation, public or private! This is particularly impressive as it shows the breadth and depth of the squad compared to other teams.

Rankings can be viewed at: http://toc.bluetubd.com/rankings/

Congrats to the Cougars!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

State Champs!

After two days of debates, Chattahoochee has been declared the AAAA/AAAAA state champion. Congratulations to the Cougars!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

GHSA State this weekend!

Wish the Cougars good luck as we head off to the GHSA State Tournament this weekend!

Students participating will be:

Jeff Zhang and Matt Rosenthal (on the Affirmative)
Megan Cambre and Kaavya Ramesh (on the Negative)

Juniors Kaitlyn Walker and Cara Venezia are alternates.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Debate Calendar - Spring 2010

Date

Days

Tournament

Location

1/8-10

Fri-Mon

MBA

Nashville, TN

1/9

Sat

Lincoln County

Lincoln County, GA

1/15-16

Fri-Sat

Milton

Alpharetta, GA

1/15-18

Fri-Mon

Lexington

Boston, MA

1/27-28

Wed-Th

Pace Round Robin

Atlanta, GA

1/29-31

Fri-Sun

Barkley Forum

Atlanta, GA

2/5-6

Fri-Sat

GHSA State

Marist (Atlanta)

2/10-12

Wed-Fri

Harvard RR

Boston, MA

2/13-15

Fri-Mon

Harvard

Boston, MA

2/19-20

Fri-Sat

Novice/JV State

Carrollton, GA

2/26-27

Fri-Sat

Vestavia Hills

Birmingham, AL

3/5-7

Fri-Sun

UGA

Athens, GA

3/26-28

Fri-Sun

Woodward N/JV Nationals

Atlanta, GA

4/17-19

Sat-Mon

NDCA

Washington, DC

4/23-24

Fri-Sat

All-State Debate

Atlanta, GA

4/30-5/3

Fri-Mon

TOC

Lexington, KY

Chattahoochee has the most teams qualified to TOC 2010!

Chattahoochee has four teams fully qualified to the Tournament of Champions 2010, more than any other school in the nation. This is a testament to the overall strength of the team. You can see the results here: http://toc.bluetubd.com/bid-list-2009-2010/.

Teams Fully Qualified:
Kaavya Ramesh and Megan Cambre
Jeff Zhang and Matt Rosenthal
Cara Venezia and Kaitlyn Walker
Sean Robinson and Adam Kostrinsky

Teams Partially Qualified:
Maggie Davis and Mustafa Inamullah

Tournament Results - Barkley Forum

Barkley Forum at Emory University - January 2010
Jeff Zhang and Matt Rosenthal - Semifinalists
Megan Cambre and Kaavya Ramesh - Double-Octofinalists
Sean Robinson and Adam Kostrinsky - Double Octofinalists
Maggie Davis and Mustafa Inamullah - Double Octofinalists


This earns Rosenthal-Zhang their fourth bid to the Tournament of Champions, 2010.

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Welcome to the Blog of the Chattahoochee High School Debate Team. This is the temporary location for updates, announcements and results as we move to a new website.

Please email Coach Berthiaume at berthiaumem@fultonschools.org if you have questions about the team!