2018-2019 Results
Plano Sr. High School (August 31 - September 1)
2nd Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Clark High School (August 31 - September 1)
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Grapevine High School (September 7-8)
4th Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
All Saints (September 15) - 3rd Place Sweepstakes
1st Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Novice Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
1st Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
3rd Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
4th Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Varsity Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
6th Program Oral Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Princeton (September 29) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
3rd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
4th Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Novice Policy Debate - Aryan Patel ('22) and Marlee Sorrells ('22)
5th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Kelsey Schwartz ('21)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th Novice Policy Debate - Zane Gano ('22) and Aaron Roden ('22)
7th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
St. Mark's Heart of Texas Invitational (October 12)
4th Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Congressional Debate - Zach Jones (19)
North Lamar (October 13) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
2nd Varsity Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
2nd Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
3rd Congressional Debate - Braden Heizer ('21)
4th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
Plano West (October 19-20)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
4th Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
5th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
6th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20), Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Kaufman High School (October 27) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
1st Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zachy Jones ('21)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
2nd Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Zach Jones ('21)
4th Policy Debate - Gavin James ('22) and Josh Smith ('21)
4th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
5th Congressional Debate (Morning) - Braden Heizer ('21)
6th Congressional Debate (Afternoon) - Braden Heizer ('21)
6th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Katy Taylor High School - (November 9-10)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Whitehouse High School (November 10)
1st Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
1st Program Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
1st Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
2nd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Gavin Drewry ('21)
3rd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
4th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Congressional Debate - Josh Smith ('21)
Semifinalists Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21), Gavin James ('22), and Phoenix Pittman ('21)
UIL ESC 7 Region Congress (November 13)
1st Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
4th Congressional Debate - Haley Bass ('20)
Athens High School (November 17) - 3rd Place Sweepstakes
1st Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Novice Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
4th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Phoenix was also top speaker.
Finalist Congressional Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Abilene High School (November 30-December 1)
1st Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd (Semifinalists) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Cooper High School ( November 30-December 1)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
8th Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Octafinalist Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Isidore Newman School (December 7-8) - 4th Place Sweepstakes
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th (Quarterfinals) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
Semifinalist Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalists Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20) and Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalists Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) and Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Hallsville High School (December 15) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
1st Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
2nd International Extemporaneous Speaking - Gavin James ('22)
2nd Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
3rd International Extemporaneous Speaking - Marlee Sorrells ('22)
3rd (Semifinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
6th Original Oratory - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
7th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Caleb Cain ('22)
Dobie (January 4-5)
2nd Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd (Semifinals) Policy Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Poetry Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Dobie 9th Grade Center (January 4-5)
5th Poetry Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
UIL Congress State (January 8-9)
2nd Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Princeton (January 11-12) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
1st Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
Ally was also top speaker.
1st Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
1st Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Informative Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd (Semifinals) Policy Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
Brock was also top speaker.
5th Informative Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
Winston Churchill (January 11-12)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
5th Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
6th Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
Semifinalist Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Lindale (January 18-19)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
Flower Mound (January 25-26)
1st Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
6th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
9th (Octofinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Flower Mound 9th Grade Center (January 25-26)
1st Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalists Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) and Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
UIL CX District (January 29)
2nd - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
3rd - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
4th - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
Stanford (February 7-9)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
8th JV Cross-Examination Debate Speaker - Gavin James ('22)
Semifinalist Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalist JV Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
Quarterfinalist Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
NSDA District National Qualifiers (February 21-23) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
Qualifier Big Questions Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
Qualifier Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Qualifier Duo Interpretation - Alex Gaba ('21) and Ali Somes ('21)
Qualifier Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Qualifier Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
Qualifier Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Qualifier Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
Qualifier Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
Qualifier Program of Oral Interp - Samantha Rodden ('19)
Qualifier Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Qualifier (Senate) Congressional Debate - Josh Smith ('21)
Alternate Humorous Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Alternate Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
Alternate Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Alternate (Senate) Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
Alternate United States Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
NTDA Championships (March 8)
1st Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19) - $300 Scholarship
1st Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19) - $300 Scholarship
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19) - $300 Scholarship
2nd Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21) - $200 Scholarships/each
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) - $200 Scholarship
3rd Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21) - $100 Scholarship
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
6h Poetry Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
TFA State (March 13-15)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
UIL CX State (March 22-23)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Josh was 4th Speaker
UIL Speech District (April 4) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
3rd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('19)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Alex Gaba ('21)
5th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
5th Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
UIL Speech Region (April 12-13) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
4th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
Tournament of Champions (April 27-29)
Semifinals (top 12) Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20) and Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (May 10-12)
Quarterfinals (top 30) Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20) and Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Octofinals (top 60) Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
UIL State (May 25-27) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
6th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
2nd Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Clark High School (August 31 - September 1)
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Grapevine High School (September 7-8)
4th Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
All Saints (September 15) - 3rd Place Sweepstakes
1st Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Novice Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
1st Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
3rd Program Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
4th Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Varsity Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
6th Program Oral Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Princeton (September 29) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
3rd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
4th Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Novice Policy Debate - Aryan Patel ('22) and Marlee Sorrells ('22)
5th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Kelsey Schwartz ('21)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th Novice Policy Debate - Zane Gano ('22) and Aaron Roden ('22)
7th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
St. Mark's Heart of Texas Invitational (October 12)
4th Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Congressional Debate - Zach Jones (19)
North Lamar (October 13) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
2nd Varsity Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
2nd Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
3rd Congressional Debate - Braden Heizer ('21)
4th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
Plano West (October 19-20)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
4th Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
5th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
6th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20), Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Kaufman High School (October 27) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
1st Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zachy Jones ('21)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
2nd Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Zach Jones ('21)
4th Policy Debate - Gavin James ('22) and Josh Smith ('21)
4th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
5th Congressional Debate (Morning) - Braden Heizer ('21)
6th Congressional Debate (Afternoon) - Braden Heizer ('21)
6th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Katy Taylor High School - (November 9-10)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Whitehouse High School (November 10)
1st Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
1st Program Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
1st Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
2nd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Gavin Drewry ('21)
3rd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
4th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
4th Congressional Debate - Josh Smith ('21)
Semifinalists Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21), Gavin James ('22), and Phoenix Pittman ('21)
UIL ESC 7 Region Congress (November 13)
1st Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
4th Congressional Debate - Haley Bass ('20)
Athens High School (November 17) - 3rd Place Sweepstakes
1st Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Novice Policy Debate - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
4th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Phoenix was also top speaker.
Finalist Congressional Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Abilene High School (November 30-December 1)
1st Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd (Semifinalists) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Cooper High School ( November 30-December 1)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
8th Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Octafinalist Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Isidore Newman School (December 7-8) - 4th Place Sweepstakes
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
5th (Quarterfinals) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
Semifinalist Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalists Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20) and Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalists Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) and Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Hallsville High School (December 15) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
1st Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
2nd Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
2nd International Extemporaneous Speaking - Gavin James ('22)
2nd Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
3rd International Extemporaneous Speaking - Marlee Sorrells ('22)
3rd (Semifinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
4th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Brock Hines ('21)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
5th Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
6th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
6th Original Oratory - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
6th Poetry Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
7th International Extemporaneous Speaking - Caleb Cain ('22)
Dobie (January 4-5)
2nd Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd (Semifinals) Policy Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
4th Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
Semifinalist Poetry Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Dobie 9th Grade Center (January 4-5)
5th Poetry Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
UIL Congress State (January 8-9)
2nd Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Princeton (January 11-12) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Matthew Abrameit ('21)
1st Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
Ally was also top speaker.
1st Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Josh Smith ('21)
1st Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
2nd Informative Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd (Semifinals) Policy Debate - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
Brock was also top speaker.
5th Informative Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
Winston Churchill (January 11-12)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
5th Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
6th Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
Semifinalist Oral Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Lindale (January 18-19)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Grace Yancy ('20)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Autumn Schoolcraft ('22)
Flower Mound (January 25-26)
1st Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
1st Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
5th (Quarterfinals) Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
5th Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
6th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
9th (Octofinals) Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
Semifinalist Humorous Interpretation - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Semifinalist Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Flower Mound 9th Grade Center (January 25-26)
1st Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalists Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) and Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalist Prose Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20)
UIL CX District (January 29)
2nd - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
3rd - Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21)
4th - Caleb Cain ('22) and Gavin James ('22)
Stanford (February 7-9)
2nd Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
3rd Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
8th JV Cross-Examination Debate Speaker - Gavin James ('22)
Semifinalist Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Semifinalist JV Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Semifinalist Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
Quarterfinalist Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
NSDA District National Qualifiers (February 21-23) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
Qualifier Big Questions Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
Qualifier Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
Qualifier Duo Interpretation - Alex Gaba ('21) and Ali Somes ('21)
Qualifier Humorous Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
Qualifier Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
Qualifier Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Qualifier Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
Qualifier Program of Oral Interp - Emma Cook ('20)
Qualifier Program of Oral Interp - Samantha Rodden ('19)
Qualifier Original Oratory - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
Qualifier (Senate) Congressional Debate - Josh Smith ('21)
Alternate Humorous Interpretation - Autumn Ellgass ('20)
Alternate Original Oratory - Ally Perkins ('19)
Alternate Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Alternate (Senate) Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21)
Alternate United States Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
NTDA Championships (March 8)
1st Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19) - $300 Scholarship
1st Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19) - $300 Scholarship
1st Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19) - $300 Scholarship
2nd Congressional Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - $200 Scholarship
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21) - $200 Scholarships/each
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('20) - $200 Scholarship
3rd Congressional Debate - Zach Jones ('21) - $100 Scholarship
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Phoenix Pittman ('21)
6h Poetry Interpretation - Ainsley Smith ('21)
TFA State (March 13-15)
1st Informative (Oratory) - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Dramatic Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20)
6th Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
UIL CX State (March 22-23)
2nd Policy Debate - Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21)
Josh was 4th Speaker
UIL Speech District (April 4) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
3rd Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ally Perkins ('19)
3rd Poetry Interpretation - Emma Cook ('19)
3rd Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
4th Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
4th Poetry Interpretation - Alex Gaba ('21)
5th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Aryan Patel ('22)
5th Prose Interpretation - Jeremy Guidotti ('20)
UIL Speech Region (April 12-13) - 1st Place Sweepstakes
1st Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
2nd Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
4th Prose Interpretation - Maddie Mezzell ('19)
5th Informative Extemporaneous Speaking - Zach Jones ('21)
Tournament of Champions (April 27-29)
Semifinals (top 12) Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20) and Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (May 10-12)
Quarterfinals (top 30) Informative (Oratory) - Haley Bass ('20) and Ashlyn Ellgass ('19)
Octofinals (top 60) Original Oratory - Haley Bass ('20)
UIL State (May 25-27) - 2nd Place Sweepstakes
2nd Poetry Interpretation - Samantha Rodden ('19)
6th Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking - Haley Bass ('20)
2018-2019 Qualifiers
Each circuit has different qualification rules and requirements. Students listed have either fully qualified or started the qualification process. When students are fully qualified, they will be bold and italicized (unless just being on the list makes you a qualifier).
TFA:
NIETOC:
TOC (UK):
UIL Region: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
UIL State: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
NSDA Nationals: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
TFA:
- Haley Bass ('20) - Informative (Oratory) - 51 Points
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Informative (Oratory) - 46 Points
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 29 Points
- Haley Bass ('20) - Original Oratory - 21 Points
- Zach Jones ('21) and Josh Smith ('21) - Policy Debate - 20 Points
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Humorous Interpretation - 19 Points
- Madelyn Mezzell ('19) - Dramatic Interpretation - 16 Points
- Jeremy Guidotti ('20) - Original Oratory - 12 Points
- Emma Cook ('20) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 7 Points
- Jeremy Guidotti ('20) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 7 Points
- Zach Jones ('21) - Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking - 6 Points
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Program of Oral Interp - 6 Points
- Phoenix Pittman ('21) - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - 5 Points
- Gavin James ('22) - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 4 Points
- Ally Perkins ('19) - Original Oratory - 4 Points
- Autumn Ellgass ('20) and Brock Hines ('21) - Policy Debate - 4 Points
- Marlee Sorrells ('22) - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 3 Points
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Congressional Debate - 2 Points
- Brock Hines ('21) - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 2 Points
- Ally Perkins ('19) - Lincoln-Douglas Debate - 2 Points
- Grace Yancy ('20) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 2 Points
- Matthew Abrameit ('21) - Original Oratory - 1 Point
- Zach Jones ('21) - Congressional Debate - 1 Point
- Aryan Patel ('22) - International Extemporaneous Speaking - 1 Point
- Ainsley Smith ('21) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 1 Point
NIETOC:
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Informative (Oratory) - 4 Bids
- Haley Bass ('20) - Informative (Oratory) - 3 Bids
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Dramatic Interpretation - 2 Bids
- Haley Bass ('20) - Original Oratory - 2 Bids
- Emma Cook ('20) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 1 Bid
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 1 Bid
TOC (UK):
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Informative (Oratory) - 5 Bids
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Extemporaneous Speaking - 3 Bids
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Dramatic Interpretation - 3 Bids
- Haley Bass ('20) - Informative (Oratory) - 3 Bids
- Emma Cook ('20) - Oral Interpretation - 2 Bids
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Oral Interpretation - 1 Bid
- Emma Cook ('20) - Program of Oral Interpretation - 1 Bid
UIL Region: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
- Haley Bass ('20) - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking
- Emma Cook ('20) - Poetry Interpretation
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking
- Zach Jones ('21) - Informative Extemporaneous Speaking
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Prose Interpretation
- Ally Perkins ('19) - Lincoln-Douglas Debate
- Samantha Rodden ('19) - Poetry Interpretation
UIL State: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
- Haley Bass ('20) - Persuasive Extemporaneous Speaking
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Congressional Debate, Informative Extemporaneous Speaking
- Zach Jones ('21) - Congressional Debate, Policy Debate
- Samantha Rodden ('19) - Poetry Interpretation
- Josh Smith ('21) - Policy Debate
NSDA Nationals: (Everyone listed is fully qualified.)
- Haley Bass ('20) - Informative (Oratory)
- Emma Cook ('20) - Program of Oral Interp
- Ashlyn Ellgass ('19) - Informative (Oratory)
- Alex Gaba ('21) and Ali Somes ('21) - Duo Interpretation
- Jeremy Guidotti ('20) - Original Oratory
- Zach Jones ('21) - Big Questions Debate
- Maddie Mezzell ('19) - Dramatic Interpretation
- Ally Perkins ('19) - LD Debate
- Samantha Rodden ('19) - Program of Oral Interp
- Ainsley Smith ('21) - Humorous Interp
- Josh Smith ('21) - (Senate) Congressional Debate
