Honors Earned During the 2009-2010 School Term

MH debaters and forensics students have earned honors at every tournament in which they have competed this year:

• 1-Vestavia Hills, AL
• 2-Novice, Stennis Debates at Mississippi State University, MS
• 3-Novice, Laurel Christian, MS
• 4-St. James School Montgomery, AL
• 5-Collierville High School, TN
• 6-Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
• 7-University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• 8-National Qualifying Tournament, The Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL

Awards have been received in Public Forum Debate, Duo Interpretation, Original Oratory, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation and Humorous Interpretation. Jonathan Bigham also claimed top honors in the county Voice of Democracy competition. The following students placed in the top three during this year's competitions:

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

• Tiffany Allen and Bradley McMurtrey, 2nd Public Forum Debate

VESTAVIA HILLS

• Charlie Clark and Lucas Rhoden, 1st Public Forum Debate
• Lucas Rhoden, 1st speaker Public Forum Debate
• Charlie Clark, 2nd speaker Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, 1st place oratory
• Hannah Rose, 2nd place oratory
• Charlotte Muse, 3rd place oratory
• John Adams, 2nd place dramatic interp
• Maggie McCoy, 2nd place prose/poetry
• Drew Rutland, 3rd place dramatic interp
• Tiffany Allen and Hannah Balentine, 2nd place duo interp
• Grayson Brown and Austin Swinea, 3rd place duo interp

LAUREL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (MS)

• Thomas Swinea and Mary Beth Wilkerson, 2nd place public forum

ST. JAMES SCHOOL (Montgomery, AL) 

• Rachel Berry and Maggie McCoy, 2nd place public forum
• Hannah Rose, 1st place oratory
• Charlotte Muse, 2nd place oratory
• Will Brown and Josh Davis, 2nd place duo interp
• Maggie McCoy, 2nd place impromptu

FAYETTE COUNTY HS (Fayetteville, GA) 

• Rachel Berry, 1st place speaker public forum
• Charlie Clark, 2nd place impromptu
• Charlotte Muse, 2nd place oratory
• Josh Davis, 2nd place humorous interp
• Jessica Ly, 2nd place prose/poetry
• John Adams, 3rd place prose/poetry
• Will Brown and Josh Davis, 3rd place duo interp

COLLIERVILLE HS (Collierville, TN)      

Hannah Rose, 3rd place oratory

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY        

• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle, 1st place public forum
• Randall Turner, 1st place impromptu
• Randall Turner, 1st place prose
• Charlotte Muse, 4th place oratory
• Charlie Clark, 5th place impromptu

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA    

• 3rd Place Overall Sweepstakes; 3rd Place Debate Sweepstakes; 3rd Place IE Sweepstakes
• Rachel Berry and Maggie McCoy, 2nd place varsity public forum
• Aubrey Brown and Lucas Rhoden, Semis varsity public forum
• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle, Quarters varsity public forum
• Molly Moore and Rachel Parker, Semis novice public forum
• Amanda Bailey and Thomas Willingham, 5th place novice public forum
• TOP SPEAKERS PUBLIC FORUM (Varsity): Rachel Berry 4th; Grace Nix 8th
• TOP SPEAKERS PUBLIC FORUM (Novice): Rachel Parker 4th; Thomas Willingham 8th
• Jessica Ly, 1st place poetry
• Sarah Myrick, 3rd place poetry
• Amy Chiou, 3rd place prose
• Victoria Snell, 5th place prose
• Charlie Clark, 3rd place impromptu
• Charlotte Muse, 4th place oratory

NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE DISTRICT/NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

• Connor Lyons and Amy Chiou are the champion duo interpretation team for Alabama and earned a berth in the National Forensic League National Tournament in Kansas City in June.  The duo interpretation team of Will Brown and Josh Davis finished 4th. John Adams finished 4th in dramatic interpretation and Josh Davis was 5th in humorous interpretation.  The freshman public forum team of Rachel Parker and Molly Moore finished in a tie for 8th (out of 50 entries).

AWARD WINNERS AT VESTAVIA NOVICE

A busload of first-year forensics students earned multiple awards at the Vestavia Hills HS Novice Tournament in September. See the list of awards above.