MHBS DEBATER ELECTED GOV. OF 2011 ALABAMA GIRL'S STATE

Senior Maggie McCoy was elected Governor of Alabama Girl's State for 2011. Maggie first earned the nomination of her party and then won the general election on June 9, 2011.

 

MHBS DEBATER NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALIST

Senior Andrew Pyle has earned Semi-Finalist status in the National Merit Scholarship competition. Andrew also scored a 35 on his ACT!

 

HONORS EARNED DURING THE 2011-2012 SEASON

STENNIS NOVICE at MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

• Kristen Hulsey and Garrett Pitts, Quater Finals Novice Public Forum Debate

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

• Andrew Pyle and Allison Young, Octa Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Andrew Pyle, 15th Speaker (out of 208) Varsity Public Forum Debate

GRIFFIN HIGH SCHOOL, Griffin, GA

• Will Brown and Daniel Robertson, 1st Place Duo Interpretation
• Molly Moore and Lucas Rhoden, 5th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Erin Ross and Allison Young, 5th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Julianna Waynick and Reagan Williams, 9th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Lucas Rhoden, 3rd Place Speaker, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, 4th Place Speaker, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Thomas Willingham, 6th Place Speaker, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Erin Ross, 8th Place Speaker, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Daniel Robertson, 4th Place Humorous Interpretation
• Charlie Clark, 3rd Place Prose/Poetry Interpretation
• Charlie Clark, 9th Place Impromptu Speaking

VESTAVIA HILLS NOVICE, Birmingham, AL

• Tristan Harmon and Kathryn McCoy, 1st Place Duo Interpretation
• Kristin Hulsey and Garrett Pitts, 10th Place Public Forum Debate (out of 67)
• Sidney Harmon and Jeremi Vo, 15th Place Public Forum Debate (out of 67)

 

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, PORTLAND TN

• Cheyanne Golden, 1st Place Prose/Poetry Interpretation
• Will Brown and Daniel Robertson, 4th Place Duo Interpretation
• Maggie McCoy and Andrew Pyle, 3rd Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Rachel Parker and Thomas Willingham, 5th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate

THE IOWA CAUCUS, CEDAR RAPIDS IA

• Maggie McCoy and Allison Parker, 9th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Rachel Parker and Thomas Willingham, 10th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate

MORRISTOWN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN TN

• Cheyanne Golden, 6th Place Prose Interpretation
• Maggie McCoy and Molly Moore, 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Rachel Parker and Erin Ross, 2nd Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Jessi Fox and Alisha Hovater, 4th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Will Brown and Daniel Robertson, 7th Place Duo Interpretation

SPAIN PARK HS, HOOVER, AL

• Maggie McCoy and Nick Walton, Quarter-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Rachel Parker and Thomas Willingham, Quarter-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate

THE GLENBROOKS, GLENBROOK SOUTH HS (Illinois)

• Maggie McCoy and Nick Walton, Octa-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate (9th out of 136 teams from 39 states)
• Nick Walton, 4th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate (out of 272 debaters)
• Maggie McCoy, 19th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate (out of 272 debaters)

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON, NJ

• Erin Ross and Allison Young, Triple-Octa-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate (33rd out of 161 teams from 24 states)

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

• Erin Ross and Thomas Willingham, Octa-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Kathryn McCoy and Julianna Waynick, Octa-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Molly Moore and Rachel Parker, Quarter-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy and Nick Walton, Semi-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Nick Walton, 6th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, 7th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Thomas Willingham, 8th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Erin Ross, 15th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate

MILTON HIGH SCHOOL, MILTON, GA

• Maggie McCoy and Thomas Willingham, Semi-Finals Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, 4th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Thomas Willingham, 9th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Allison Young, 20th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate

EMORY UNIVERSITY, ATLANTA, GA

• Maggie McCoy, 5th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate (out of 274)
• Nick Walton, Tied for 20th Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate (out of 274)

HONORS EARNED DURING 2010-2011

2011 NATIONAL FORENSIC LEAGUE DISTRICT/NFL NATIONALS

• The public forum debate team of Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle and original orator John Adams earned the right to represent Alabama at the National Forensic League National Tournament in Dallas in June. Andrew and Grace compiled a 7-5 mark and barely missed making the elimination rounds.  The duo interpretation team of Will Brown and Daniel Robertson finished 3rd in the competition and missed qualifying by a single rank. Will also finished 4th in dramatic interpretation. 

NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN, Houston, TX

• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle, 3rd Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Grace Nix, 2nd Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Sarah Myrick, 5th Place Humorous Interpretation

UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, Oxford, MS

• Amanda Bailey, Finalist, Novice Prose

VESTAVIA HILLS NOVICE, Birmingham, AL

• Emma Melson and Allison Young, 7th Place Public Forum Debate
• Ryan Nichols and Erin Ross, 8th Place Public Forum DebateGrace Nix, 2nd Speaker Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Amanda Bailey, 2nd Place Prose Interpretation
• Jeremy Harper and Brandon Krieger, 2nd Place Duo Interpretation

GRIFFIN HIGH SCHOOL, Griffin, GA

• Grace Nix and Maggie McCoy, 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Nick Walton and Thomas Willingham, 2nd Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Amy Chiou and Lucas Rhoden, Semifinals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Sarah Myrick, 1st Place Humorous Interpretation
• Sarah Myrick, 1st Place Prose/Poetry Interpretation
• Charlie Clark, 2nd Place Dramatic Interpretation
• Charlie Clark, 2nd Place Impromptu Speaking

PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, Portland, TN

• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle; Maggie McCoy and Nick Walton 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate (co-champions)
  Molly Moore and Rachel Parker, Semifinals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
  *Rion Golden and Allison Young, Quarterfinals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
  *met MH team in elimination round/deferred to Molly-Rachel
  Other Mars Hill teams finishing with a winning record for the day:
  Alex Wright and Max Wright; Erin Ross and Thomas Willingham; Amy Chiou and Lucas Rhoden and Will Harrison and Bradley McMurtrey
  Will Brown 5th Place Prose Interpretation
  Sarah Myrick 4th Place Humorous Interpretation
  Daniel Robertson 6th Place Humorous Interpretation

HOMEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, Birmingham, AL

• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle, 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Molly Moore and Rachel Parker, Semifinals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy and Nick Walton, Octafinals Varsity Public Forum Debate (only undefeated team in prelims, 1st seed)
  Other Mars Hill teams finishing with a winning record for the day:
  Alex Wright and Erin Ross; Thomas Willingham and Rachel Parker; Allison Young and Alisha Hovater
  Charlie Clark 2nd Place Impromptu Speaking
• Amanda Bailey, 3rd Place Prose Interpretation
  Brandon Krieger and Jeremy Harper, 3rd Place Duo Interpretation

COLLIERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, Memphis, TN

• Maggie McCoy and Andrew Pyle, 3rd Place Varsity Public Forum Debate (undefeated)
• Molly Moore and Lucas Rhoden, 7th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Thomas Willingham and Rachel Parker, 9th Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, Kathleen Beech Heart of Forensics Award
  Will Brown, 1st Place Prose Interpretation

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY, Bowling Green, KY

• Thomas Willingham and Rachel Parker, * (tie) 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Grace Nix and Andrew Pyle, * (tie) 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy and Ryan Nichols, * (tie) 1st Place Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Randall Turner, 4th Place Impromptu Speaking
• Sarah Myrick, Semi-Finalist, Humorous Interpretation

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Tuscaloosa, AL

• Molly Moore and Lucas Rhoden, Semi-Finals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Rion Golden and Erin Ross, Semi-Finals, Novice Public Forum Debate
• Emma Melson and Allison Young, Quarter-Finals, Varsity Public Forum Debate
• Jessi Fox and Cheyanne Golden, 5th Place Speakers, Novice Public Forum Debate
  John Adams, 6th Place Original Oratory
• Charlie Clark, 6th Place Impromptu Speaking

AFEA ALABAMA, Hoover, AL

• Rion Golden and Allison Young, Semi-Finals, Novice Public Forum Debate
  Amy Chiou, 3rd Place Prose Interpretation
• Sarah Myrick, 4th Place Humorous Interpretation

 

Tournaments Attended During the 2010-2011 School Term


• A-Northland Christian, Houston, TX
• B-University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
• C-Novice Vestavia Hills, AL
• D-Griffin HS, Griffin GA
• E-Portland HS, Portland, TN
• F-Homewood HS, AL
• G-Collierville HS, TN
• H-Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
• I-University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
• J-Emory University, Atlanta, GA
• K-Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• L-National Qualifying Tournament, The Montgomery Academy, Montgomery, AL
• M-State Tournament, Hoover, AL
• N-NFL Nationals, Dallas, TX

Awards were earned in Public Forum Debate, Duo Interpretation, Original Oratory, Impromptu Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Prose Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation and Humorous Interpretation.


STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010!

• Molly Moore and Lucas Rhoden, State Champions, 1st Place Novice Public Forum Debate
• Maggie McCoy, State Champion, 1st Place, Impromptu Speaking
• Maggie McCoy, 4th Place, Original Oratory
• Maggie McCoy, 6th Place, Prose Interpretation
• Tiffany Allen and Amanda Bailey, Quarter-Finals, Novice Public Forum Debate

 

AWARD WINNERS AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY



Public Forum debaters participated in the annual competition at Georgetown University in Washington. Maggie McCoy and Andrew Pyle finished second in the competition with the sophomore team of Erin Ross and Allison Young finishing in a tie for 5th. A second sophomore team of Emma Melson and Cheyanne Golden were 4-2.