University of Alabama Tourney Jan. 16 and 17

Fees

Lincoln Douglas $40.00
Public Forum $40.00 per team
Individual Events $8.00
Hotel $35.00
Gas $8.00

Deadline for entries is Thursday Jan. 8. Drop fees will be applied after that date.

Oak Mountain Departure

We will leave Friday at 12:30 for the O.M. tournament Friday. Meet on the side of the school at the bus lanes. Please make sure to eat lunch before we leave.

State Championship Game

Students planning to leave the Oak Mountain Tournament before the awards in order to attend the football state championship game must be escorted by a parent. There will be no exceptions. Go Lions!!!

Oak Mountain Tournament Dec. 5th and 6th

Deadline for fee money is Dec. 2nd.

Public Forum $15.00 per team member
Individual Events $10.oo per event
Gas $10.00
Hotel $35.00


OAK MOUNTAIN HOLIDAY CLASSIC
FORENSICS TOURNAMENT

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Friday December 5th, 2008

Registration (Commons Area) 3:30-4:30 PM
Extemp Draw 4:30 P.M.
Opening Assembly 4:30-4:45 PM
Round 1 All Events 5:00 PM
Extemp Draw 6:30 PM
Round 2 All Events 7:00 PM
Extemp Draw 8:30 PM
Round 3 All Events 9:00 PM

Saturday December 6th, 2008

Extemp Draw 8:00 AM
Round 4 All Events 8:30 AM
Extemp Draw 10:00 AM
Round 5 All Events 10:30 AM
Elimination Rounds Begin 1:00 PM

Awards will be held as soon as all final rounds are completed.

Prattville Wins Second Tournament of the Year!!!

The PHS Debate Team blitzed the competition November 7th and 8th at the annual Homewood Patriot Forensics Classic. Bringing home the Individual Events Sweepstakes Award and the Overall Sweepstakes Award, Prattville once again proved they can compete with any team in the State of Alabama.

Departure Time For Homewood

The Debate Team will leave Friday Nov. 7th at 12:30 for the Homewood Tournament. Students need to meet in the bus lane between 12:00 and 12:30. We will not stop for lunch, so students need to eat at school. Students will be dismissed from class at 11:30 giving them ample time to eat in the lunchroom. Remember spending money for dinner at the tournament. Breakfast will be provided by the hotel.

Club Picture Day

Debate Team pictures will be taken Monday November 3 at 12:25 in the school gym. Please show up a few minutes early.

Homewood Tournament Costs

I.E. Events $15.00
Public Forum $35.00
Gas $10.00
Hotel $35.00
Spending Money for Food !!!

Homewood Tournament Schedule

Projected Schedule for the Homewood Patriot Forensic Classic
November 7-8, 2008

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
3:30-4:00 pm REGISTRATION (Coaches only)
4:00-4:30 pm OPENING ASSEMBLY; Alabama Coaches' Hall of Fame (Large Auditorium)
5:00-5:30 pm Extemp Draw: U.S. topic
5:30-6:00 pm Events, Round 1
5:00-6:30 pm Debate (Policy, LD, Public Forum), Round 1
6:30-7:00 pm Extemp draw: World topic
7:00-8:00 pm Events, Round 2
7:00-8:30 pm Debate, Round 2
9:00-10:30 pm Debate, Round 3

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
7:30-8:00 am Extemp Draw: U.S. topic
8:00-9:00 am Events, Round 3
8:00-9:30 am Debate, Round 4
10:00-10:30 am Extemp Draw: World topic
10:30-11:30 am Events, Round 4
10:30-12:00 pm Debate, Round 5
12:30-1:00 pm Extemp Draw: Mixed topic
1:00-2:00 pm Events, Finals
1:00-6:00 pm STUDENT CONGRESS (One hour break between 3:00 and 4:00)
1:00-2:30 pm Debate, Quarterfinals
3:00-4:30 pm Debate, Semifinals
5:00-6:30 pm Debate, FINALS
6:30 pm AWARDS ASSEMBLY (Large Auditorium)

Prattville Sweeps St. James Tournament

The Prattville High School Speech and Debate team participated in the Saint James Raymond B. Furlong Forensic Tournament in Montgomery October 3 and 4. Competing against seventeen other schools from across the Southeast, the Prattville team won the Individual Events Overall Sweepstakes Award and placed first in the tournament with the Overall Sweepstakes Award. Taylor McDonald and Micah Rector placed first in Duo Interpretation, Hans Goss and Shania Boles were second, Taylor Patrick and Connor Hopkins were fourth, and Sam Collie and Sanja Gulati were fifth. Andrew Young placed first in Original Oratory, Aya Al-Najjar was second, Sierra Allen-Galusha was third, and R.J. Noriega was fourth. Julia Olienyk was first in Humorous Interpretation and Mallory Manuel was second. Demarius Brown was first in Poetry interpretation, Nicole Rodriguez was fourth, and Taylor Patrick was fifth. Demarius Brown also placed first in Prose Interpretation. Hans Goss placed first in Impromptu Speaking, Ashley Richey was second, Scott Ferguson was fourth, and Sam Collie was fifth. Taylor McDonald finished third in Dramatic Interpretation, Mallory Manuel was fourth, and Julia Olienyk was fifth.
Placing first in Public Forum debate was Scott Ferguson and Grace Cannon. Advancing to the top eight debaters was the team of Alex Rice and Sarah Hill and the team of Tyler Thompson and Ashley Richey.

Prattville Forensics Honored by the NFL

The Prattville Forensics Team was recognized by the National Forensic League as the Leading Chapter in the Deep South District for the 2008/2009 school year. This coveted award, based upon student participation, is the highest honor the NFL can bestow upon a chapter. Only one school in each district attains this honor yearly and it must wait at least five years before being eligible for the award again. This year, out of over 2900 NFL member schools nationwide, Prattville is only one of only 104 teams to receive the Leading Chapter Award.