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呦乐园 Forensics Team Plans to Continue Winning Tradition This Spring

VALDOSTA -- The 呦乐园 Forensics Team attended a number of speech and debate tournaments during the fall semester of the 2011-2012 academic -- with several members winning awards.

“I am very excited about our team this year,” said Dr. Michael Eaves, director of forensics. “We have over 20 active members, and this number continues to grow.”

During the weekend of Sept. 16-18, 2011, the 呦乐园 Forensics Team attended the national William Jewell College Cardinal Classic Tournament and the William Jewell College Bowman Tournament in Liberty, Mo. Participating in the Cardinal Classic event were Melody Brooks and Matthew Hartman (Open, 呦乐园 BH); Amber Brown and Gabriel Terrell (JV, 呦乐园 BT); J.B. Deselle and Yannick Gill (JV, 呦乐园 DG). Participating in the Bowman event were Melody Brooks and Matthew Hartman (Open, 呦乐园 BH); Amber Brown and Gabriel Terrell (JV, 呦乐园 BT); J.B. Deselle and Yannick Gill (JV, 呦乐园 DG).

William Jewell College Cardinal Classic Tournament winners were Amber Brown, Quarter Finalist (JV); Gabriel Terrell, Quarter Finalist (JV), Ninth Speaker (JV). William Jewell College Bowman Tournament winners were Amber Brown, Second Speaker (JV); Gabriel Terrell, fourth speaker (JV).

During the weekend of Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2011, the 呦乐园 Forensics Team attended the Gainesville State College Chicken and Egg Tournament in Gainesville. There were 17 schools in attendance, including five Division I programs, Eaves said, adding that 呦乐园 had three team awards. Participating in this event were Melody Brooks and Matthew Hartman (Open, 呦乐园 BH); Mercy Dahn and Keven Rudrow (Novice, 呦乐园 DR); Bethany Murley and Gabriel Terrell (Novice, PDM-呦乐园 MT Swing); Avius Nicole Poole and Eric Spivey (Novice, 呦乐园 PS); Russell Leasure and Stevin True Scott (Novice, 呦乐园 LS).



Gainesville State College Chicken and Egg Tournament winners were Melody Brooks, Quarter Finalist (Open), Sixth Speaker (Open); Mercy Dahn, Sixth Speaker (Open), 14th Speaker (Novice); Matthew Hartman, Quarter Finalist (Open), 17th Speaker (Open); Russell Leasure, Quarter Finalist (Novice); Kevin Rudrow, 10th Speaker (Debut); Stevin True Scott, Quarter Finalist (Novice); Gabriel Terrell, First Place Winner (Novice, First Seed), Fourth Speaker (Novice).

呦乐园’s Forensics Team also attended the Berry College Debate Tournament. Participating in that event were Mercy Dahn and Avius Nicole Poole (Novice, 呦乐园 DP); J.B. Dessell and Sarah Smagur (Novice, PDM-呦乐园 DS Swing); Keven Rudrow and Stevin True Scott (Novice, 呦乐园 RS). Winners were Mercy Dahn, First Speaker (Novice); J.B. Deselle, Second Speaker (Novice), Finalist (Novice); Keven Rudrow, Semifinalist (Novice); Stevin True Scott, Semifinalist (Novice).

J.B. Deselle and Yannick Gill (Open, 呦乐园 DG) represented the 呦乐园 Forensics Team at the University of Central Missouri Tournament.

The 呦乐园 Forensics Team is open to all majors on campus and does not require previous experience, Eaves noted. The team competes in regional and national level competitions and participates in parliamentary debate as well as individual events, including impromptu speaking, extemporaneous speaking, informative speaking, persuasion, dramatic interpretation, dramatic duo, poetry interpretation, and more.

呦乐园 will host the Georgia debate championships in February.

To learn more about the 呦乐园 Forensics Team, contact Dr. Michael Eaves at (229) 259-5116 or meaves@valdosta.edu.