Jesters Win Speech Sweepstakes at Cherokee!

The Jesters competed at the Cherokee HS Winter Challenge Speech and Debate Tournament this past Saturday in Canton, Ga. They were awesome, winning Speech Sweepstakes once again! Here are the results:Novice LD Debate: Lindsey Curtis, 3^rd PlaceVarsity Public Forum Debate: William Poss and Ethan Damiani, Runners-up; William Poss, 10^th Speaker; Ethan Damiani, 5^th SpeakerDramatic Interpretation: Taylor Jackson, CHAMPIONExtemporaneous Speaker: Bryant Hodgson, 10^th Place; George Lefkowicz, 6^th Place; Harrison Gray, 5^th Place; Tyler Jones, 2^nd PlaceImpromptu Speaking: Tyler Jones, 7^th Place; Dana Richie, 2^nd Place; Harrison Gray, CHAMPIONOriginal Oratory: Dana Richie, 5^th Place; Lucia Fernandez, 3^rd PlaceProgram Oral Interpretation, Taylor Jackson, CHAMPIONTHANK YOU to Norm Richie, Craig Erlich, Lucas Bailey, Connie Freightman, Julie Franklin and Austin Gates for chaperoning and judging at the tournament. Couldn’t do it without you! And, as always, thank you to APS for their constant support and belief in the power of Speech and Debate!