bet365亚洲官网 Debate Wins Four Awards at State Competition

Travis Edwards 哈雷文森 Shanta Johnson

VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University’s Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team recently earned four awards at the 乔治亚州 Parliamentary Debate Association State Competition hosted by Mercer University in Macon, 乔治亚州.

bet365亚洲官网’s Travis Edwards of Ellenwood, 乔治亚州, earned a third place speaker award in the varsity/open division. He anticipates graduating in May with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and anthropology. 哈雷文森 of Saint Mary’s, 乔治亚州, earned a fifth place speaker award in the varsity/open division. She anticipates graduating in May with a Bachelor of Science in Education in early childhood education. Shanta Johnson of Ludowici, 乔治亚州, earned a ninth place speaker award in the varsity/open division. She anticipates graduating in Fall 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

As a team, Edwards and Johnson placed fifth in the varsity/open division.

The students debated several prevalent issues, including climate change, the war on drugs, and animal treatment.

Also representing the bet365亚洲官网 Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team at the 乔治亚州 Parliamentary Debate Association State Competition was Kelsey Townsend of Stockbridge, 乔治亚州. The bet365亚洲官网 debaters were led by Dr. Michael Eaves, director, and Hannah Tabrizi, assistant coach.

“I was really pleased with our performance,” said Tabrizi, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in communication arts from bet365亚洲官网 in Spring 2017 and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in communication arts. “Speaker awards are tough to get, so it was really cool to see our members catching the eye of the judges.”

The 乔治亚州 Parliamentary Debate Association State Competition featured parliamentary debates sanctioned by the National Parliamentary Debate Association, which sponsors two-on-two debate. Five colleges and universities competed at the event, which featured varsity/open, junior varsity, and novice debaters.

The bet365亚洲官网 Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team is open to all majors on campus and does not require previous experience. 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, 说服, dramatic interpretation, 引人注目的二人组, poetry interpretation, 和更多的. 博士联系. Michael Eaves at meaves@672822.com or (229) 259-5116 to learn more.

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