Forensic Coaches Association

3rd Annual Varsity State Championships University of North Georgia Oakwood, GA March 8-9, 2013

Jeffrey Miller, Tournament Director Tom Preston, Tournament Host Richard Bracknell, Individual Events Tab Room Director John McClellan, Public Forum/Lincoln Douglas Debate Tab Room Director Maggie Berthiaume, Policy Debate Tab Room Director

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Friday, March 8th CX PF LD IE's 10:00 AM Phone Registration 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Round 1 & 2 Released Online 12:00 PM 12:30 PM Round 1 Round 1 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM Round 2 3:00 PM Round 2 Round 1 Released 3:30 PM Online

4:00 PM Extemp Prep 4:30 PM Round 3 5:00 PM Round 1 (High/Low) 5:30 PM 6:00 PM Round 3 6:30 PM (H/L) Dinner Break 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Dinner Extemp Prep 8:00 PM Break Round 4 (High/Low) 8:30 PM Round 2 9:00 PM Round 4 9:30 PM (High/Low)

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Saturday March 9 CX PF LD IE's Extemp 7:30 AM Prep 8:00 AM 8:30 AM Round 3 Round 5 Released Online 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Extemp Round 5 10:00 AM Round 5 Prep 10:30 AM 11:00 AM Round 4

11:30 AM 12:00 PM Lunch Break/HOF Induction Ceremony 12:30 PM Extemp 1:00 PM Quarters Quarters Prep 1:30 PM 2:00 PM Round 5 2:30 PM Quarterfinals 3:00 PM Semis Semis Extemp 3:30 PM Prep 4:00 PM Finals 4:30 PM IM Semis 5:00 PM Finals DI Semis Semifinals 5:30 PM 6:00 PM IM Finals 6:30 PM DI Finals 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Finals 8:00 PM 8:30 PM Awards Ceremony 9:00 PM

2013 GFCA Coach of the Year

Debate Coach of the Year Nominees

Maggie Berthiaume, Woodward Shunta Jordan, Pace John McClellan, Warner Robins

Speech Coach of the Year Nominees

Mario Herrera, Grady HS David Gay, Alpharetta HS Past Winners

1983 Sandra Worthington Silvers Calhoun High School 1984 Martha Dye Lee County High School 1985 Bruce Rogers Northside High School 1986 Eric Brannen Westminster Schools 1987 Paula Nettles 1988 Chuck Spurlock 1989 Richard Bracknell Carrollton High School 1990 Ted Carter Lee County High School 1991 Lionel Clark Pickens County High School 1992 John McClellan Warner Robins High School 1993 Leslie Watkins Brookwood High School 1994 Chris Wheatley Pace Academy 1995 Barbara Wilson Rome High School 1996 Phillip Wertz Thomas County Central High School 1997 Medgar Roberts Hart County High School 1998 Donald Rhodes Houston County High School 1999 Martha Kelley Dublin High School 2000 Chuck Heywood Lakeside High School 2001 Kenneth Grodd St. Pius X Catholic School 2002 Allan Hayes Trion High School 2003 Frank Seaver Woodward Academy 2004 Lisa Willoughby Henry W. Grady High School 2005 Adam Smiley Chattahoochee High School 2006 James Holt Camden County High School 2007 Lee Robinson Lincoln County High School 2008 Beth McMahon Milton High School 2009 Beverly Kelly Fayette County High School 2010 Jenny Heidt Westminster Schools 2011 Debate: Matt Bartula Sequoyah High School Speech: Mario Herrera Henry W. Grady High School 2012 Debate: Jeffrey Miller Marist School Speech: Bill Swafford Lee County High School Georgia Forensic Coaches Association Coaches Hall of Fame

Inducted 1994 Inducted 1999 Inducted 2004 Chester Gibson Thomas Glenn Pelham Eric Brannen Helen McClellan Sandra Worthington Silvers Ted Carter Gail Ingram Inducted 2006 Inducted 1995 Philip Wertz Anne Duke Martha Dye Inducted 2000 Jackson Farabee Inducted 2007 Ted Wolfe Betty Maddox Larry Moss John McClellan Inducted 1996 Carlton Thomas Mary “Lisa” Willoughby

Elizabeth Hall-Vickery Inducted 2001 Inducted 2010 Bruce Rogers Paul Slappey Richard Bracknell Charles Heywood Rich Edwards Lenalee Robinson Inducted 1997 Leslie Watkins Inducted 2011 Charles Clark Inducted 2002 Mickey Foreman Jim Wade Chris Wheatley Inducted 1998 Inducted 2013 Inducted 2003 George Mengert Jenny Heidt Paula Nettles Sarah Finger Steven Stein Melissa Maxcy Wade Bill Swafford

Congratulations to Jenny Heidt, Steven Stein and Bill Swafford for their induction into the GFCA Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame Inductees, Class of 2013 Jenny Heidt, Westminster Schools

In her time at Pace and Westminster, Jenny Heidt has helped increase the prestige and quality of policy debate in the state of Georgia. On the National circuit, teams coached by Jenny have won the National Tournament of Champions 5 times, the Baker Award 3 times, and a number of Georgia State Championships. In 2012, Jenny was inducted in the National Tournament of Champions Hall of Fame for Coaches. In addition to her success on the local and national circuit, she has done a great deal to support the development of debate in Georgia. First, she hosts the first novice debate tournament of the year every year. At this tournament, she helps promote a great educational environment that helps introduce and retain students in the activity. She also provides a beginner workshop for students and coaches. Second, she has been a contributor to the novice evidence packet produced for policy debate. Third, she has provided a number of wonderful power points and resources to help coaches teach novice debaters. Finally, she has been very supportive and instrumental in the development of the middle school debate circuit.

Steven Stein, Chattahoochee High School

Steve Stein coached at Chattahoochee from 1999 to 2004, where he began a tradition of excellence in policy debate in a community. Steve helped begin several educational institutions in the area before departing to the Boston Urban Debate League. In 2002, Steve, alongside Lisa Willoughby of Grady, created the GFCA 1st & 2nd Year State Championships to honor young debaters for their achievements. Along with this tournament, Steve co-founded the Atlanta Urban Middle School Debate League. This league continues to feed strong middle school debaters into high school programs today. Not only did Steve help the state and community but he built Chattahoochee High School into a local and national powerhouse. He qualified six teams to the Tournament of Champions, and won two Varsity State championships, 3 JV State Championships, and 3 Novice State Championships. Steve was the first coach to ever win all three levels of Policy Debate in the same year back to back.

Bill Swafford, Lee County High School

Bill Swafford certainly has enough years of service. For 44 years, Bill Swafford has coached programs all over the , including Colorado, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgia. Bill began in Georgia coaching Albany High School, where he was able to coach to his oldest son to many successful tournaments. He later moved to Lee County High School, where he was able to achieve many successes including the 2013 GFCA Varsity Congressional Debate State Championship, and many NFL, NCFL and TOC qualifiers in speech. It can be said that Bill Swafford is the reason why debate still exists today in the Albany area. One of his former students has this to say, “Aside from my father, no other man has had such a significant impact in my life as Mr. Swafford. He has worked with me for countless hours after school, on weekends, and even over multiple summer breaks. Without his help and critiques, I would be nowhere near the public speaker I am today. Instead, I would still be the stumbling and bumbling freshman who had a propensity to talk too much. For having such an impact, I can never thank him enough. And even though he’s retiring this year, he still will remain committed to coaching the team and, hopefully, continuing to lead them to more victories across the state and country.”

Georgia Forensic Coaches Association Schools of Excellence Recipients

The Schools of Excellence Awards are given to the school in each size classification who qualified the most number of students to the State Championships. Each award is named after a GFCA Hall of Fame coach. This tradition was started in 2011 by Claude Robinson of Lincoln County High School. Congratulations to the winners!

Year School Name City Head Coach

Helen McClellan Division (500 or fewer students)

2011 Lincoln County High School Lincolnton Lee Robinson 2012 Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan 2013 Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan

Sandra Silvers Division (500 – 1000 students)

2011 Atlanta Ann Swartz 2012 Marist School Atlanta Jeffrey Miller 2013 Carrollton High School Carrollton Richard Bracknell

Ted Wolf Division (1000 – 1500 students)

2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2013 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera

Philip Wertz Division (1500 – 2000 students)

2011 Fayette County High School Fayetteville Jeffrey Miller 2012 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Hickey 2013 Alpharetta Speech Team Alpharetta David Gay

Leslie Watkins Division (2000 or more students)

2011 Alpharetta Amy Waldman 2012 Alpharetta Speech Team Alpharetta David Gay 2013 Central Gwinnett High School Lawrenceville Keith Haber

Georgia Forensic Coaches Association N. Bruce Rogers President’s Cup

The N. Bruce Roger’s Presidents Cup is a traveling Trophy Award given to the school with the highest number of rounds at the State Tournament. Each year your school’s total number of rounds rolls over to the next year. A school can only win the trophy once in five years.

Here are the standings entering the 2013 State Championship:

1st Lee County High School 210 2nd Fayette County High School 169 3rd Starr’s Mill High School 151 4th Henry W. Grady High School (2011) 156 5th Sequoyah High School 109 6th Carrollton High School 111 7th Central Gwinnett High School 80 8th 72 9th North Hall High School 60 10th Warner Robins High School 50 11th Pace Academy 49 12th Marist School 66 13th St. Pius X Catholic School 42 14th Gwinnett School 41 15th Chattahoochee High School 40 16th Houston County High School 39 17th Jackson High School 38 18th Lincoln County High School 33 19th Westminster Schools 32 20th Rockdale Magnet School 29 21st Northview High School 27 22nd Woodward Academy 24 23rd Dunwoody High School 22 24th McEachern High School 19 25th Lakeview Academy 18 26th 17 27th Jasper County High School 16 27th Roswell High School 16 29th RW Johnson High School 15 29th Walton High School 15 31st Wheeler High School 12 31st Greater Atlanta Christian Schools 12 33rd Pope High School 11 33rd Evans High School 11 33rd Parkview High School 11 36th Cairo High School 10 37th 7 37th Walker School 7 37th Milton High School 7 37th SW Dekalb High School 7 41st North Cobb High School 6 42nd Tift County High School 5 42nd Lakeside Evans High School 5 42nd Griffin High School 5 42nd Riverside Military Academy 5 46th Scholars Academy 4 47th Alpharetta High School (2012) 0

2011 Champion: Henry W. Grady High School 2012 Champion: Alpharetta High School 2013 GFCA State Championship Tournament Sponsors

Richard B. Russell Foundation Proud Sponsor of the Policy Debate Divisions at the GFCA State Championships

Georgia Debate Institutes, June 16-29, 2013 Proud Sponsor of the First & Second Year Championship Trophies in Policy Debate and Public Forum Debate

All American Specialties Official Trophy Vendor for all State Championship tournaments 2013 Participating Schools and Coaches

Allatoona High School Coach: Tyler Gwynn Alpharetta Debate Team Coach: Adam Smiley, Muhammed Al-Ahmar Alpharetta Speech Team Coach: David Gay Cairo High School Coach: Hank Smith Carrollton High School Coach: Richard Bracknell Central Gwinnett High School Coach: Keith Haber, Lee Tucciarone Chamblee Charter High School Coach: Chattahoochee High School Coach: Garrett Abelkop, Rebecca Rivera Columbus High School Coach: Sandra Shorey Dunwoody High School Coach: Kevin Travis Fayette County High School Coach: Kahlilah Pagan Grovetown High School Coach: Jonathan Waters Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology Coach: Ryan Vamplew Henry W. Grady High School Coach: Mario Herrera, Lisa Willoughby Houston County High School Coach: James Brock, Ken Cavanaugh Jackson High School Coach: Laura LaChappelle Johns Creek High School Coach: Jeremy Spiegel Lakeside High School Coach: Elaine Griswell Lassiter High School Coach: Walter Cotter Lee County High School Coach: Bill Swafford Marist School Coach: Jeffrey Miller, Craig Skelton Milton High School Coach: Lee Redding North Cobb High School Coach: Quandus Patterson North Hall High School Coach: Steven Wang Northview High School Coach: Ashley Ulrich Pace Academy Coach: Shunta Jordan, Jordana Sternberg R.W. Johnson High School Coach: Charity Wang Rockdale Magnet School Coach: Cherri Ullo Roswell High School Coach: Ned Granville Sequoyah High School Coach: Matt Bartula, Jamie Wills St. Pius X Catholic High School Coach: Sean Hiland Starr’s Mill High School Coach: Sean Hickey, Brandon Kendall The Walker School Coach: Clay Stewart Warner Robins High School Coach: John McClellan Wheeler High School Coach: Laura Astorian, Stephanie Miller Woodward Academy Coach: Maggie Berthiaume, Bill Batterman

THE WARM ROOM FIND PAIRINGS/RESULTS ONLINE LIVE THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.

Visit http://thegfca.org/warmroom The GFCA State Championship Historical Archive

Since 2002, the GFCA has awarded 155 State Championships. Every year, 31 additional State Champions are added. The concept of a state championship awarded by the coaches association originated from Steve Stein, former coach at Chattahoochee High School, and Lisa Willoughby, coach at Henry W. Grady High School.

Year School Name City Coach(es)

Varsity Policy Debate (GFCA started to recognize in 2005) 2005 Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek Adam Smiley, James Herndon McIntosh High School Peachtree City Gwin Jordan Westminster Schools Atlanta Jenny Heidt Pace Academy Atlanta Chris Wheatley, Shunta Jordan Trion High School Trion Kevin Trobaugh 2006 Brookwood High School Snellville Leslie Watkins Chamblee High School Chamblee Susan Mistretta Westminster Schools Atlanta Jenny Heidt Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan Trion High School Trion Kevin Trobaugh 2007 Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek James Herndon, Luke Hill Woodward Academy College Park Frank Seaver, Avery Dale Chamblee High School Chamblee Susan Mistretta Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan, Mike Greenstein Trion High School Trion Kevin Trobaugh 2008 Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek James Herndon, Luke Hill Woodward Academy College Park Roy Levkovitz, Whit Whitmore Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Lisa Willoughby Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan, Scott Phillips Trion High School Trion Kevin Trobaugh 2009 Milton High School Alpharetta Jeremy Spiegel Fayette County High School Fayetteville Jeffrey Miller Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Lisa Willoughby Calhoun High School Calhoun J. Lane Bearden Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan, Jordana Sternberg 2010 Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek Maggie Berthiaume, Lauren Vevoda Marist School Atlanta Cheryl Stanga Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Lisa Willoughby Westminster Schools Atlanta Jenny Heidt Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan, Jordana Sternberg 2011 Woodward Academy College Park Roy Levkovitz, Bill Batterman 2012 Woodward Academy College Park Maggie Berthiaume, Bill Batterman

Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate (Began in 2002)

2002 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Lisa Willoughby 2003 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2004 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Lisa Willoughby 2005 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2006 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2007 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2008 Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan 2009 Fayette County High School Fayetteville Beverly Kelly, Jeffrey Miller 2010 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Brandon Kendall, Sean Hickey

Varsity Public Forum Debate (Began in 2006)

2006 St. Pius X Catholic School Atlanta Sean Hiland 2007 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2008 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2009 Pope High School Marietta Betty Whitlock 2010 Carrollton High School Carrollton Richard Bracknell 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Marist School Atlanta Jeffrey Miller

Varsity Extemporaneous Commentary (Began in 2005)

2005 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2006 Centennial High School Alpharetta Kelly Parker Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2007 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2008 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2009 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Hickey 2010 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera

Varsity Impromptu Speaking (Began in 2004)

2004 Centennial High School Alpharetta Kelly Parker 2005 2006 Brunswick High School Brunswick James Holt 2007 Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan 2008 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay 2009 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Hickey 2010 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera

Varsity Humorous Interpretation (Began in 2004)

2004 Centennial High School Alpharetta Kelly Parker 2005 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2006 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2007 Pace Academy Atlanta Shunta Jordan 2008 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay 2009 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay 2010 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta Mary Kay Swartz 2011 Evans High School Evans Steven Hahn, Elizabeth Hahn 2012 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay

Varsity Dramatic Interpretation (Began in 2008)

2008 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2009 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2010 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay

Varsity Duo Interpretation (Began in 2004)

2004 Cherokee High School Canton Matt Gantz 2005 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Bennett 2006 Centennial High School Alpharetta Kelly Parker 2007 Lassiter High School Marietta David Childree 2008 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay 2009 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay 2010 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta Mary Kay Swartz 2011 Starr’s Mill High School Fayetteville Sean Hickey, Juliana Wright 2012 Alpharetta High School Alpharetta David Gay

Varsity Original Oratory (Began in 2004)

2004 Cherokee High School Canton Matt Gantz 2005 2006 Lovett School Alpharetta Ann Swartz 2007 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2008 Northview High School Alpharetta Ashley Ulrich 2009 2010 Warner Robins High School Warner Robins John McClellan 2011 Sequoyah High School Canton Jamie Wills 2012 Rockdale Magnet School Conyers Cherie Ullo

Varsity Prose & Poetry (Began in 2010)

2010 Jackson High School Jackson Laura LaChappelle 2011 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera 2012 Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta Mario Herrera

Some statistics regarding the GFCA Varsity State Championships

Most GFCA Varsity State Championships by Most GFCA Championships by Coach School Mario Herrera 20 Henry W. Grady HS 25 Sean Bennett 9 Starr’s Mill HS 13 David Gay 8 Alpharetta HS 10 Shunta Jordan 8 Pace Academy 9 Lisa Willoughby 5

29 different schools have won a GFCA Varsity State Championship.

The GFCA would like to especially thank the following individuals and institutions

Richard Bracknell Robinson Rewards University of North Georgia

2012-2013 GFCA Executive Committee

President Jeffrey Miller, Marist School Vice-President Richard Bracknell, Carrollton HS Secretary Maggie Berthiaume, Woodward Academy Treasurer John McClellan, Warner Robins HS

Area 1 Coordinator Adam Smiley, Alpharetta HS Area 2 Coordinator Jeremy Spiegel, Johns Creek HS Area 3 Coordinator Jenny Heidt, Westminster Schools Area 4 Coordinator Lee Robinson, Lincoln County HS Area 5 Coordinator James Brock, Houston County HS