Prattville Forensics

Prattville Program is Nationally Recognized

2011-09-23T07:12:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-19T08:59:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-14T09:02:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-14T08:27:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-14T08:19:00.000-07:00

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!

2011-09-14T06:37:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-14T06:32:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-04T12:41:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-04T12:27:00.000-07:00

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

2010-10-04T12:24:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Prattville's National Qualifiers.

Lindsey Yessick - Dramatic Interpretation

Blake Sowers - Original Oratory

Individual Events First Place Sweepstakes Winners!

2010-03-02T10:20:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-03T09:19:00.000-08:00

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

2010-02-03T09:16:00.000-08:00

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

2009-12-17T09:07:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-28T07:29:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-30T08:55:00.000-07:00

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

PHS Sweeps St. James Tournament 2009

2009-09-30T06:35:00.000-07:00

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!

St. James Tournament Departure Times

2009-09-23T09:11:00.000-07:00

Come to school dressed in your suits and ready to go. Do not forget your black binders and your cases for the public forum debates. All students will be released from class Friday, September 25, at 11:30 am to go to first lunch. After lunch, students need to meet in the bus lane for a 12:30pm sharp departure. Do not be late! We will be debating, most likely, late into the evening - 10:00pm to 11:00pm. Students will call their parents on the way back home. Pick up Friday night is at the high school. We will meet Saturday morning at Chick-Fil-A. Departure time is 7:00 am. Awards cermony is set for 7:00pm that day. If time allows, we will stop on the way home to eat. Get your beauty rest because it's going to be a long weekend!

Novice Winners

2009-09-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the winners from the Vestavia Novice Tournament this past weekend in Birmingham.

1st place in Prose/Poetry - Jarvonda Davis
3rd place in Prose/Poetry - Paige Hughes
5th place in Prose/Poetry - Shelby Little

1st place in Dramatic Interpretation - Mike Cleary

1st place in Humorous Interpretation - Deanna Kitchen
2nd place in Humorous Interpretation - Noah Crossfield

1st place in Duo Interpretation - Chance Crabtree & Matt Parker

4th place in Original Oratory - Lucas Perry

3rd place in Extemp - Lucas Perry
4th place in Extemp - Tony Cogansi

Congratulations! What a fantastic beginning.

2009-09-15T10:16:00.000-07:00

Departure Time for Vestavia Tournament, Sept. 19, 2009
We will meet at the Prattville Chick-Fil-A Saturday morning. The bus will leave promptly at 6:45am. Don't be late!! We have to be in Birmingham by 8:00 am. The tournament is scheduled to be over around 5:00pm. We will bring everyone back to Chick-Fil-A that evening for parents to pick up. Please remember spending money for lunch.

2009-09-15T10:07:00.000-07:00

Saint James Tournament in Montgomery, Sept. 25-26, 2009
The deadline for signing up is Wednesday Sept. 16.
The deadline to turn in fee money is Friday Sept 18.

Individual Events $15.00 per event
Public Forum Debate $30.00 per team
Lincoln Douglas $25.00
Gas $5.00

2009-08-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Prattville High School Debate for 2009/2010. Our first tournament is the Novice Tournament at Vestavia HighSchool Sept.19. The cost is seven dollars per event and five dollars for gas.

Vestavia Hills Deadlines
Dues for the team - Due by Wed. Sept 2
Signups for Vestavia - Due by Wed, Sept. 9
Fees for the Vestavia - Due by Wed. 16

U of A Tourney

2009-01-05T17:09:00.000-08:00

Money for the Alabama Tournament is due ASAP. Also, the Wednesday Jan. 7 debate meeting after school is mandatory for students planning to attend the Alabama tournament. Plan to stay about 20 minutes.

University of Alabama Tourney Jan. 16 and 17

2008-12-28T15:37:00.000-08:00

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

2008-12-03T13:11:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-30T22:12:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-19T10:27:00.000-08:00

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!!!

2008-11-10T16:04:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-04T06:49:00.000-08:00

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

2008-10-28T10:22:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-24T12:08:00.000-07:00

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

Homewood Tournament Schedule

2008-10-24T12:04:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-24T11:44:00.000-07:00

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

2008-10-24T11:13:00.000-07:00

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.