*April 7th, 2011* CHS Elective Fair

Welcome! If you're seeing this post then you picked up a flyer from the CHS Elective Fair. I hope you take the time to browse through our pictures in this blog and take some time to learn about Speech & Debate. This is an excellent organization to be a member of for multiple reasons.
1) It helps with stage fright
2) You learn to think on your feet
3) You will learn about current local and global issues
4) You learn to be a good public speaker
5) You meet friends and make memories for a life time

The list can go on. The bottom line is I hope you consider being in Debate next year for the 2011-2012 school year. We have a lot of good things planned and I hope you can be a part of it!

If you're ready to learn how to argue your way through any conversation and sound good (and look good) doing it, then this is where you belong! You can't be afraid of a little hard work and a lot of time and hours. Also, everyone looks good in a black suit! :)

If you have any questions feel free to email me at lindsay.mcgill@channelview.isd.esc4.net or come by my classroom, Room 153 at CHS.

Have a great day,

Ms. Lindsay McGill

*April 1-2nd, 2011* UIL Academic/Speech Districts

WOW!!!!!!! WHAT A WEEKEND! Channelview Speech & Debate team had an amazing UIL Speech & Academics District Tournament this weekend at North Shore High School. Every student I took placed in the top 3 of the event they entered in...that means EVERY MEMBER of CHS Varsity Speech & Debate team is headed to the Regional Tournament on April 15th & 16th at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, TX!

Not only that, but Channelview also took home THREE District Championships! If you see any of these students please congratulate them on a job well done.
It has been a long year of Monday - Thursday practices until 5:30pm and tons and tons of weekends of tournaments ending at midnight, only to start up again at 6:00am the next morning.
But it's not over yet!!!! GO FALCON DEBATE!

Results:
Amanda Hernandez - District Champion in Poetry Interpretation, 2nd Place in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking
Summer Stanforth - District Champion in Prose Interpretation, District Champion in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking (YES! TWO District Championships!)
Jordan Settles - 3rd Place in Poetry Interpretation
Nikolas Morgan - 2nd Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Alex Tran - 3rd Place in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking
Ulysses Soto - 2nd Place in Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking

This is on top of our Cross-Examination results from earlier this year where we also took 2nd & 3rd in the District Debate Tournament which sent 2 teams to CX-State in Austin!

Absolutely AMAZING!!


L-R: Nikolas Morgan, Amanda Hernandez (District Champion), Jordan Settles, Summer Stanforth (District Champion) on Friday
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L-R: Alex Tran, Ulysses Soto, Amanda Hernandez, Summer Stanforth (District Champion) on Saturday
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*March 17-19th, 2011* UIL CX State in Austin, TX

Channelview High School took 2 Debate teams to UIL CX State. The team of Rachel Clark & Alexis Holland (whom had won 2nd place in District) and the team of Alex Tran & Ulysses Soto (3rd place at Districts, state alternates). This was the Freshman team's first year going to UIL State, and hopefully not the last!

*March 10-13th* TFA State in Dallas, TX

We had three students travel to Dallas, Texas to compete at the Texas Forensic Association State debate tournament. The debate team of Alex Tran & Ulysses Soto (both Juniors) competed in CX Debate and Senior, Amanda Hernandez, represented CHS in Prose Interpretation. While we did not place in the top 6, all competitors had a blast at TFA State and witnessed some awesome competition.

Needville UIL Invitational *February 19th, 2011*

We had a very successful tournament this weekend in Needville, TX. Every single person on the Channelview Speech & Debate team won at least one event. It was a good day to be a coach (and probably a better day to be a competitor!)

Amanda: 1st first in Poetry, 3rd in informative, 3rd in group, & 6th in storytelling.
Nik: 3rd in LD & 3rd in group.
Summer: 2nd in storytelling, and 3rd in group.
Alex: 6th in persuasive, & 3rd in group.
Ulysses: 2nd in persuasive, and 3rd in group.
Idalys: 1st in group, 4th in storytelling, & 7th in extemp.
Rachel: 1st in group, & 5th in storytelling.
Sarah, Alexis, & Vanessa: 1st in group.
Travis, Trevor, Treivion, & Diego: 4th in group.


School code: 7
*lucky 7s all over the place!!*






Falcon Varsity Debate Team (below)
Everyone won at least one medal

Novice Girls Group Improve Team, "The Navi Girls," won 1st place overall in Group Improv!

The full Falcon Speech & Debate team: Everyone won at least 1 event. SO AWESOME!

February 10th & 15th *UIL CX District Tournament*

Rachel Clark and Alexis Holland placed 2nd overall in the Region 21-5A District UIL CX Tournament. They will be representing Channelview High School at UIL CX State competition in Austin, TX on March 12th-13th, 2011!

January 21st-22nd, 2011 *Mayde Creek TFA State Qualifier*

I am pleased to announce that due to Amanda Hernandez placing 3rd overall in Poetry Interpretation at the Mayde Creek Tournament, she has earned enough points to compete in TFA State Tournament in Dallas, TX in March!

CONGRATS, AMANDA!