Pictured back row, from left, are CHS Assistant Speech and Debate Coach Alison Hibbard, Samantha Berg, Kevin Stuart, Brantley Walker, West Yancey, Tanya Aggarwal, Brady Pace, Eliana Neill, Christian Long, Hudson Hooton, and CHS Speech and Debate Coach Richard Bracknell. Pictured front row, from left, are Aaron Ashlock, Sameeha Aremu, Nelson Quinonez, Nathan Corbett, and Mae Brodsky.
Carrollton High School’s junior varsity speech and debate team captured top honors at the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association First and Second Year State Championships on Jan. 17-18. CHS students Brady Pace, Tanya Aggarwal, West Yancey and Brantley Walker earned the GFCA Junior Varsity State Championship title.
Teammates Christian Long and Eliana Neill advanced to the semifinals, with Kevin Stuart and Samantha Berg finishing as quarterfinalists. In the Junior Varsity Original Oratory competition, Blythe Browning placed third, and Marian Roenigk placed fifth. In the Novice Division, Hudson Hooton secured second place. Further highlighting the young team’s success, individual speakers won awards: Brady Pace was named Top Speaker of the Tournament, followed by West Yancey (third), Tonya Aggarwal (sixth), Brantley Walker (ninth), and Christian Long (11th).
CHS Speech and Debate Coach Richard Bracknell shared that he is impressed with the strengths of this next generation of debaters.
“Despite being a very young team, these debaters have demonstrated remarkable promise and potential for future success,” Bracknell said.
The Carrollton High School varsity speech and debate team will compete for another state championship title Feb. 7-8.
