Debate


2009-2010 Debate Rules and Procedures

Debate rules and procedures extracted from the 2009-2010 GHSA Constitution and By-Laws.

2009-2010 National High School Debate Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

Congratulations to the 2008-2009 GHSA State Debate Champions!

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Milton Aff: Meredith McKay
Austin Layton
Neg: Farson Lotfi
Ken Bailey
2nd Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Matthew Rosenthal
Jeff Zhang
Neg: Chetan Hebbale
Richie Choy
3rd Place
Alpharetta Aff: Riana Ilango
David Lee
Neg: Neil Sethi
Ricardo Saenz
4th Place
Northview Aff: Amit Pujari
Ryan Yan
Neg: Jeffery Wang
Daniel Sung
Top Affirmative Speaker: Austin Layton - Milton
Top Negative Speaker: Ken Bailey - Milton


Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Pace Academy Aff: Derek Leung
Jennifer Armstrong
Neg: Alec Seco
Peyton Lee
2nd Place
Calhoun Aff: Ben Jordon
Kaitlin DeFoor
Neg: Kate Leggett
Joe Bearden
3rd Place
Greater Atlanta Christian Aff: Josh Douglass
Andrew Kim
Neg: Getenesh Yilma
Fayzan Rab
4th Place
Grady Aff: Lauren Scott
Ngoc Vu
Neg: Ben Dean
Holden Choi
Top Affirmative Speaker: Jennifer Armstrong - Pace
Top Negative Speaker: Peyton Lee - Pace

Congratulations to the 2007-2008 GHSA State Debate Champions!

Class AAAAA/AAAA

1st Place
Chattahoochee Aff: Kaavya Ramesh
Matthew Foretich
Neg: Richard Choy
Michael Lacy
2nd Place
Milton Aff: Meredith McKay
Austin Layton
Neg: Farson Lotfi
Ken Bailey
3rd Place
Woodward Academy Aff: Aman Sharma
Pooja Druv
Neg: Matthew Pesce
Evan Matthews
4th Place
Northview Aff: Bowen Niu
Ryan Yan
Neg: Francis Jin
Tony Huang
Top Affirmative Speaker: Matthew Foretich - Chattahoochee
Top Negative Speaker: Michael Lacy - Chattahoochee


Class A/AA/AAA

1st Place
Pace Academy Aff: Alec Seco
Peyton Lee
Neg: Clay Cook
Jennifer Armstong
2nd Place
Calhoun Aff: Ben Jordon
Leah Smith
Neg: Dana Higgins
Joe Bearden
3rd Place
Grady Aff: Bree Gray-Jordan
Neg: John Holland
Alexis Armand
4th Place
Trion Aff: Amber Rabun
Season Helms
Neg: Joseph McWhorter
Cameron Kunzelman
Top Affirmative Speaker: Jennifer Armstrong - Pace
Top Negative Speaker: Peyton Lee - Pace

NFHS Debate Information

The NFHS maintains a web site that contains information for speech, debate and theatre directors. Visit their site at www.nfhs.org for information regarding the national high school debate topic, products, NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre association membership and awards program, links to other sites, and information related to the current debate topic. Additional resource materials are available for debate analysis and tournament management.

The NFHS continues to publish the Forensic Quarterly, an excellent resource for policy debaters. You may order the Forensic Quarterly by calling the order department at 1-800-776-3462 or by visiting www.nfhs.org.


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