Prattville Program is Nationally Recognized

The Prattville High School speech and debate program has earned significant recognition by the National Forensic League. Because our chapter received 100 degrees or more last year, it has been placed in the top 10% of NFL chapters nationwide and earned membership in the NFL's prestigious 100 Club.

Congratulations to all involved!!!

St. James Tournament October 7-8

Fees for the St. James tourney are due on or before Friday, September 30.

Also, the last day to drop an entry is Friday, September 30. Any student dropping an entry after that date will be charged a $50.00 drop fee per event by the tournament administrators. It is considered a nuisance fee.

Results From Vestavia Novice 2011

Charlotte Boles - First Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Jacie Levens - Second Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Madison Darling - Third Place Extemporaneous Speaking
Noah Crossfield - First Place Original Oratory
Hayden Burns - First Place Humorous Interpretation
Taylor McKibben - First Place Dramatic Interpretation
Garrett Wilson - Second Place Prose Interpretation
Matt Dickerson and Troy Ferguson - Second Place Duo Interpretation
Steven Tice and Danielle Bailey - Seventh Place Public Forum Debate

Vestavia Novice Tournament 2011 - Sept. 17

The team will meet Saturday morning, September 17 at Chick-Fil-A in Prattville. We will leave promptly from there at 6:45am. We should return around 7pm; however, if the tournament runs long, we could be later. All permission slips must be turned in prior to leaving for the tournament.

Prattville Student Named the AFEA Student of the Year

Congratulations to Rebecca Carroll who was named the AFEA Student of the Year. The award was based on Rebecca's performance in four events at the state championship. The four events were Congress (state champion), Junior Varsity Public Forum (runner up), Impromptu (top six) and Duo Interpretation (top six).

Rebecca will be attending the University of Alabama in fall of 2011 on an academic scholarship.

Congratulations Rebecca and Roll Tide!!

Prattville National Qualifiers

The Prattville national qualifiers for the 2011 season are:

Jarvonda Davis in Dramatic Interpretation
Blake Sowers in Original Oratory
Andrew Edwards and Lindsey Yessick in Duo Interpretation

Prattville Wins the Individual Events State Champioship!

April 2011
Prattville Wins the Individual Events State Championship!!!

Individual State Champions are:

Andrew Edwards and Lindsey Yessick - Duo Interpretation
Blake Sowers - Original Oratory and After Dinner Speaking
Rebecca Carroll - Congress

A special congratulations to Charlotte Boles and Jacie Levens for making it to the Varsity Public Forum finals and to Rebecca Carroll and Madison Darling for making it to the Junior Varsity Public Forum finals!

Prattville Places Second Overall at the University of Alabama Hall of Fame Tourney

January 2011 - A special congratulations to A.C. Mitchell for receiving a full tuition scholarship to the University of Alabama as a member of the school's award winning debate team.

St. James Raymond B. Furlong Tournament Results

Congrats to the PHS Debate Team for their superb performance at the St. James Tournament September 25-26. The team competed against teams from all over the Southeast and brought home the Overall Individual Events Sweepstakes first place trophy as well as the Overall Sweepstakes second place trophy. The team finished behind Montgomery Academy and in front of Vestavia High School. Individual winners are the following:

Blake Sowers - 1st place Original Oratory
A.C. Mitchell - 2nd place Original Oratory
Chris Crum - 3rd place Original Oratory
Myron Thomas - 5th place Original Oratory
Andrew Edwards - 1st place Humorous Interpretation
Nick Armand - 5th place Humorous Interpretation
Lindsey Yessick - 2nd place Prose/Poetry
Alex Ramirez - 3rd place Prose/Poetry
Shelby Little - 5th place Prose/Poetry
Chris Crum - 6th place Prose/Poetry
Lindse Yessick - 1st place Dramatic Interpretation
Jarvonda Davis - 2nd place Dramatic Interpretation
Cody Thompson - 3rd place Impromptu
Blake Sowers - 4th place Impromptu
Andrew Edwards and Alex Ramirez - 3rd place Duo Interpretation
Lindsey Yessick and Connor Hopkins - 4th place Duo Interpretation
Cody Thompson - 4th place Extemporaneous Speaking

Congratulations!!!

Vestavia Novice Tournament Sept. 2010 Results

A.C. Mitchell - Original Oratory 1st place
Andrew Edwards - Humorous Interpretation 1st place
Alycia Jackson - Humorous Interpretation 2nd place
Madison Newberry and Mikayla Carruth -Duo Interpretation 1st place
Andrew Edwards and Alex Ramirez - Duo Interpretation 3rd place

Prattville Places Third in the State 2009-2010

Congratulations to the Prattville Debate Team for placing third in the State Championship.

Individual champions are:

Jarvonda Davis - State Champion in Prose Interpretation
Rachel Porterfield - State Champion in Poetry Interpretation

National Qualifiers

Congratulations to Prattville's National Qualifiers.

Lindsey Yessick - Dramatic Interpretation

Blake Sowers - Original Oratory

Individual Events First Place Sweepstakes Winners!

The Prattville Debate Team is Awarded the First Place IE Sweepstakes trophy from the Vestavia Over the Mountain Tournament. Congratulations to the following students:

Jarvonda Davis - 1st place Prose Interp and 3rd place D.I.
Lindsey Yessick and Sam Collie - 2nd place Duo
Lindsey Yessick - 2nd place DI and 5th place Poetry Interp
Rachel Porterfield - 2nd place Poetry Interp
Chris Crum - 1st place H.I. and 5th place O.O.
Deanna Kitchen - 2nd place H.I. and 5th place D.I.
Blake Sowers - 4th place O.O.
Matt Parker - 3rd place H.I.
Lucas Perry - 4th place H.I.

Congratulations!!

Vestavia Tournament, February 19-20

Fees for the tournament are due February 12.

Individual Events - $10.00
Public Forum - $30.00 per team
Hotel - $35.00


PROJECTED DEBATE SCHEDULE


Friday, February 19

1:00-3:00 Registration (coach only)

3:45-5:30pm Round 1, Policy, PF, and Lincoln Douglas Debate
5:30-7:30pm Round 2, Policy, PF, and Lincoln Douglas Debate
8:30-10:30pm Round 3, Policy, PF, and Lincoln Douglas Debate

Saturday, February 20
7:45-9:30am Round 4, Policy, PF, and Lincoln Douglas Debate
11:00-1:00pm Round 5, Policy, PF, and Lincoln Douglas Debate
2:00-3:30pm Round 6, Policy, PF, and Lincoln-Douglas Debate
4 pm Awards
4:30-6:00pm Elimination Rounds, All Debate Divisions
6:30-8:00pm Elimination Rounds, All Debate Divisions
8:30-10:00pm Elimination Rounds, All Debate Divisions
The final rounds in most division will be completed before the end of the night. However, if late both teams may opt for a Sunday morning round. This applies primarily to policy debate.

Please note that this schedule is subject to change;
We will tighten the schedule to end competition
earlier if possible.

Projected Individual Events Schedule

Friday, February 19
1:00-3:00 PM
Registration (coach only)

3:15pm
Assembly in auditorium (Please do not allow your students to enter the classroom section of the building until after 2:20 dismissal. Restrooms are available near the auditorium.)

3:45-4:45pm
Round 1, Individual Events A

5:00-6:00
Round 2, Individual Events A

7:00-8:00
Round 3, Individual Events A

8:30-9:30
Round 4, Individual Events A

Saturday, February 20
8:00-9:00am
Finals, Individual Events A

9:30am
Extemp Draw

10:00-11:00am
Round 1, Individual Events B

11:30am
Extemp Draw

12:00-1:00pm
Round 2, Individual Events B

1:30pm
Extemp Draw

2:00-3:00pm
Round 3, Individual Events B

3:30pm
Extemp Draw

4:00-5:00pm
Round 4, Individual Events B

5:30pm
Extemp Draw

6:00-7:00pm
Finals, Individual Events B

8:30pm
Awards Assembly

Please note that this schedule is subject to change; we will tighten the schedule to end competition earlier if possible.

Hall of Fame Tournament

Congratulations Tyler Thompson for being named "Top Speaker" in public forum at the University of Alabama Hall of Fame Tournament.

University of Alabama Tournament Jan. 15-16, 2010

We will leave from PHS Friday, January 15 at 11:00am. We should return around 9:00pm Saturday night.


TENTATIVE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, January 15, 2010
1:00-2:00 p.m. Registration, Lobby Phifer Hall, College /Communication
3:00 p.m. Opening Assembly -216 Phifer Hall
3:30-4:00 p.m. Alabama Scholarship Meeting

Debate Schedule I.E. Schedule
4:00-5:30 Rd 1 L-D/Public Forum 4:00-5:00 Rd 1 Group A Events
5:00-6:00 Rd 2 Group A Events
5:30-7:00 Rd 2 L-D/Public Forum 6:00-7:00 Rd 3 Group A Events

7:30-9:00 Rd 3 L-D/Public Forum 7:00 -- Extemp Draw (222 Phifer)
7:30-8:30 Rd 1 Group B Events

Saturday, January 16, 2010
8:00-9:30 am Rd 4 L-D/Public Forum 8:00-9:00am Semis/Finals of Group A Events
9:00 -- Extemp Draw (222 Phifer)
9:30-10:30 Rd 2 Group B Events
10:00-11:30 Rd 5 L-D/Public Forum
10:30 -- Extemp Draw (222 Phifer)
11:00-12:00 Rd 3 Group B Events
12:00-1:30 Lunch
12:30-2:00 Quarters L-D/Public Forum 1:30 -- Semis Group B and Finals of Group A
2:00-3:30 Semis L-D/Public Forum
2:30 -- Extemp Draw Finals (222 Phifer)
3:00-4:00 Finals Group B Events
3:30-5:00 Finals L-D/Public Forum 4:30 – Showcase of Alabama I.E. Team

Members 6:00 pm Awards Assembly (216 Phifer) 6:00 p.m. Awards Assembly (216 Phifer)

Prattville Wins Individual Events Overall Sweepstakes at Homewood Classic

Congratulations to all those who placed at the Homewood Classic November 6 and 7.

1st place Dramatic Interp - Paige Hughes
3rd place Dramatic Interp - Deanna Kitchen

1st place Duo Interp - Lindsey Yessick/Sam Collie
2nd place Duo Interp - Paige Hughes/Chris Crum

1st place Poetry Interp - Lindsey Yessick
2nd place Poetry Interp - Jarvonda Davis
3rd place Poetry Interp - Kierra Simpson
5th place Poetry Interp - Rachael Porterfield

2nd place Humorous Interp - Lucas Perry

2nd place Prose Interp - Jarvonda Davis
5th place Prose Interp - Sam Collie

4th place Original Oratory - Chris Crum

5th place Impromptu Speaking - Chance Crabtree

Homewood Classic Nov. 6 and 7

Our next tournament is the Homewood Classic in Birmingham November 6 and 7. The Prattville team has attended this tournament for the past three years, and we would like to continue the tradition. Having said that, the entry fees for the tournament have risen significantly; however, there is a fair reason for the increase. Unlike other tournaments, the Homewood Classic will provide free food for your child throughout the weekend. This includes dinner Friday night, breakfast Saturday morning, lunch Saturday afternoon, and fruit and cookie snacks in between meals. Essentially, your child will not need spending money. I feel this more than compensates for the increase in fees. There will also be additional snack choices that the students can purchase if they desire but that shouldn’t be necessary. The following is a breakdown of the tournament costs:

Public Forum Teams - $70.00 (cost split between the two team members)
Individual Events - $30.00 per event
Hotel - $35.00 per student

The deadline for tournament fees is Friday, October 30.

Also, the Homewood tournament is our first overnight tournament of the year. All students and parents should review the rules for overnight trips in the student handbook.

Spirit of the Lion Recipients

Congratulations Sarah Hill and Alex Rice on your Spirit of the Lion recognitions.

PHS Sweeps St. James Tournament 2009

The PHS Debate Team participated in the Raymond B. Furlong Forensic Tournament Sept. 25th and 26th. Having competed against teams from all over the southeast as well as the state, the PHS team won the Individual Events Sweepstakes 1st place and the Overall Sweepstakes 1st place.

Individual winners
1st place Duo - Chance Crabtree/Matt Parker
3rd place Duo - Chris Crum/Paige Hughes
4th place Duo - Aya Al-Najjar/Brooks Archer

1st place Poetry - Rachael Porterfield
2nd place Poetry - Lindsey Yessick
3rd place Poetry - Kierra Simpson
5th place Poetry - Chance Crabtree

2nd place Dramatic Interp - Mike Cleary
4th place Dramatic Interp - Sam Collie

2nd place Humorous Interp - Deanna Kitchen
4th place Humorous Interp - Kyrie Butler

4th place Original Oratory - Chris Crum
5th place Origianl Oratory - Lucas Perry

2nd place Prose - Jarvonda Davis
4th place Prose - Paige Hughes
5th place Prose - Sam Collie

3rd place Impromptu Speaking - Ashley Richey

5th place Public Forum Debate - Tyler Thompson/Rebecca Carroll
9th place Public Forum Debate - Jaileen Turner/Rob Holden

Congratulations!