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TFA State 2024In our Championship Era

President's WelcomeCoaches, competitors, administrators and parents, Welcome to Houston for the 52nd Texas Forensic Association State Tournament. It has trulybeen my honor to serve as your president! First, let me thank our hosts, the Houston MarriotWestchase, who once again have stepped up to host our state contest. They have beenaccommodating and understanding adapting from what they learned last year about speechand debate tournaments to better serve our needs this season. Even a recent fire wouldn’tstop them from hosting us this weekend! I would also like to thank the TFA Executive Council;this group of tireless volunteers has given countless hours to the betterment of ourorganization to ensure that the students of Texas have access to the highest qualitytournament experience year-round. TFA State this year marks a record number of entries andan unusual setting which required extraordinary insight from our leadership. Thanks to the administration at Pampa ISD for their unwavering support of Speech andDebate, for allowing me the freedom to traverse the state weekend after weekend in service toTFA. Thank you to Superintendent Hugh Piatt for consistently encouraging his faculty and staffto become servant leaders and give back to the communities they are a part of, and to myprincipals Clay Jones at PHS and Sachio Petit at PJHS for allowing me reach students wherethey are and give them the opportunity to find their voice. This is it, YOU are it, the best of the best. Congratulations on qualifying to TFA State, you are inelite company. In these rounds we will have state and national champions. Texas knows howto win, and I am proud of each and every one of you for making it this far, but winning isn’teverything as they say. Don’t forget to make time to take it all in. Take a breath, look around,maybe even eat an empanada. These moments will last forever, make memories. In victoryand defeat, remember the moments. Get out there and let your voice sing, advocate for thosewhose voice needs amplified, speak your truth and be heard.Nathaniel Council, TFA President

Executive CouncilSecretaryTasha JonesArchivistKirsten NashTreasurerBrian AlfordPresidentNathaniel councilVice PresidentPreston StolteSocial MediaStef CambraIqt coordinatornicole Cornish

Region 2 RepAaron timmonsRegion 4 RepBrian DarbyRegion 5 RepKim falcoRegion 3 Repdavy holmesRegion 1 RepKelsey Vincent2023-2024

AdministrationTournament Director -Nathaniel Council Director of Judges - Preston StolteCommunicationsTasha JonesSocial Media Stef CambraTFA StoreSalena PereidaMiranda VillanuevaCassandra DeLaVinaEl ContrerasOmbudspersonsMellessa Denny & Kandi KingDebate Tab DirectorChristopher VincentHonor Crew Heather SolteroEquity OfficerDr. PinedaState TournamentDirectorJoe UhlerIE TABDirector Scott Waldrop

Public ForumBryce PiotrowskiKirsten NashExtemp DrawRyan HennesseyJosh WimberleyBrett HowardWorld SchoolsCourtney CoffmanJenn MelinIan EthridgeDavy HolmesLincoln DouglasDave HustonKim FalcoIndividual EventsRyan NassifBrian EanesRyan LovellAndrew BarrettBrian DarbyNicole CornishCongressNeal WhiteGina LozanoHarry Yu James ThompsonKelsey VincentPolicyAly MithaniAaron Timmons

CCOOMMPPEETTIINNGGA and M Consolidated Abilene Abilene Wylie Alief Early College Alief Elsik Alief Kerr All Saints Episcopal LubbockAll Saints Episcopal SchoolAmarillo Anthony Argyle Atascocita Athens Barbers Hill BASIS ShavanoBellaireBlanson CTE Boerne Champion Borden County Borger Bridgeland Brownfield Buffalo Burges Bushland CanyonCaprock Carnegie Vanguard Centennial Channelview Chapin Cinco Ranch ClarkClaudia Taylor Johnson Clear Brook Clear Creek Clear Falls Clear Lake Clear Springs Colleyville Heritage Concordia Lutheran Coppell Corpus Christi Carroll Creekview Cy-Fair Cypress CreekCypress Falls Cypress Lakes Cypress Park Cypress Ranch Cypress Ridge Cypress Woods Dallas Highland Park DeKaney Del Valle El PasoDripping Springs Dulles Earl Warren Eastlake Eastwood El Paso Coronado El Paso Elkins Emerson Episcopal - HoustonEPISDFlower Mound Fort Bend Christian AcademyFoster FranklinFrenship Friendswood Frisco Lebanon TrailGarland Grand Oaks Grapevine Greenhill SchoolGregory Portland Hanks Harlingen SouthHastingsHebron Heights Hendrickson Horizon Houston MacArthur Sr Incarnate Word AcademyIrma Rangel YWLSJ. Frank Dobie Jack C. HaysJames Bowie Jasper JBS Law Magnet Jersey Village Jesuit College PrepJordan

SSCCHHOOOOLLSSJoshua Judson Katy Taylor Kingwood Klein L C Anderson Lake Travis Lamar Langham CreekLiberal Arts and Science AcademyLindale London ISD/London Lovejoy Lubbock LV Hightower McAllen McNeil Melissa Memorial Midland Legacy Senior Mission Collegiate MontgomeryMontwood North DallasNorth Lake Early College Northland Christian SchoolOdessa Permian Paetow Pampa Pharr San Juan Alamo Southwest Plano EastPlano SeniorTascosaThe Awty International SchoolThe Episcopal School of DallasThe Hockaday SchoolThe Kinkaid SchoolThe Village The Woodlands College ParkThe Woodlands TMI EpiscopalTomball Memorial Tompkins Travis B. Bryan Tuloso Midway Uplift Atlas Preparatory Veterans Memorial Victoria East Victoria West Vines Vista Ridge W B Ray Walnut Grove West Plains Westchester AcademyWestlake WestwoodWilliam H Taft William P. Clements Williams Wimberley Winston ChurchillYoung Women's Leadership Ysleta Plano WestPrinceton Prosper Richard KingRichardson Ridge Point Robert Turner Robert VelaRock HillRonald ReaganRound Rock Rouse Royse City SaginawSaint Mary's HallSaladoSan Angelo CentralSandra Day O'ConnorSeminoleSeven Lakes Shepton Sinton Snyder Southlake CarrollSpring Spring Woods St Agnes AcademySt John's SchoolSt. ThomasStephen F Austin Strake Jesuit College PrepStratfordSudan

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Seven Lakes (62)1.T3. San Angelo Central (39)T3. Plano West Senior (39)2. Plano East (42)T5. Flower Mound (35)7. Strake Jesuit (33)T5. Westwood (35) T8. Katy Jordan (28)T8. Seminole (28)10. James Bowie (27)

with 425 qualificationscoached byTerran Duhon and Matt Reichle2024 Top ContendersChurchill High School – 407Anderson High School - 398The Woodlands High School – 386Flower Mound High School - 3802023-2024Lanny Naegelin Award

Domestic144Oratory123Informative102Duo88TournamentQualificationsHumorous84134ForeignDuet75Congress242PF Debate111LD Debate17592CX DebateDramatic110POI90WS Debate79

Congress LegislationPrelims131131141017819 6SemisFinals542151218971620

ImpromptuRound 1- Famous Figures ofthe 2020sRound 2- ProverbsQuarters- Very ImportantPersonsSemis- Current ConcernsFinals- Quotations DomesticRound 1- Health Care and EducationRound 2- Politics in the Biden EraRound 3- Science, Technology, & theEnvironmentQuarters- Judicial IssuesSemis- Economic MattersFinals- Foreign Policy and NationalDefenseForeignRound 1: EuropeRound 2: Middle East and AfricaRound 3: AsiaQuarters: The AmericasSemis: Economic MattersFinals: International Relationsand Global Concerns

FinalsThis House prefers the useof African SWFs to fundAfrican development projectsover investments fromoutside the continent.Rounds 1 / 2 This House regrets thenarrative that secondarycollege preparatory programsare essential for success.Round 4This Housebelieves thatthe harms ofindustrialagricultureoutweigh thebenefits.QuartersThis House opposes theuse of non-disclosureagreements in legalsettlements.

Fathia Fakoya (Alief Elsik HS)1.Emma Lane (All Saints Episcopal Lubbock)2.Erin Brodbeck (All Saints Episcopal School)3.Audrey Barkley (Amarillo)4.Sanjana Gunda (Amarillo)5.Mia Exline (Bushland)6.Ryleigh Hohon (Bushland)7.Amairany Vela (Caprock)8.Garrett Hall (Caprock)9.Michael Julian Whiteley (Cinco Ranch)10.Reese Townsend (Clear Springs)11.Mia Arenas (Cy-Creek)12.Mathew Mirabal (Cy-Creek)13.Daniel Chen (Cy-Creek)14.Sofia Lopez (Cypress Park)15.Jackson Berthelsen (Dripping Springs)16.Honor Crew

Christian Adusei (Grand Oaks)1.Snehal Srishti (Grand Oaks)2.Ayush Patel (Grand Oaks)3.Ilhaam Hassen (Hendrickson)4.Marvellous Ajie (Hendrickson)5.Lina Ramos (Jack C. Hays)6.Miguel Gonzalez (Jack C. Hays)7.Ameen Althuibi (Jack C. Hays)8.Rachel Wood (Jack C. Hays)9.Paxton Cole (Richard King)10.Raymundo Lazarin (Sinton HS)11.Delilah Romero (Spring)12.Janessa Hernandez (Spring)13.Jubaida Iftekhar )The Woodlands CollegePark)14.Ben Starkey (Tuloso Midway)15.Adelyn Alvarado (Tuloso Midway)16.Presley Janak (Tuloso Midway)17.(TFA’S VERSION)

Dr. Richard Pineda is Chair of the Department of Communication at TheUniversity of Texas at El Paso and Director of the Sam Donaldson Centerfor Communication Studies. In his twenty years at UTEP, Pineda has beenactive in teaching and research on areas including politicalcommunication, argumentation, popular culture, and Latinidad. He has alsoserved as a hearing officer for student related conduct issues since 2012.Pineda is sought after for media interviews and has been featurednationally and internationally on the BBC, Al Jazeera, and NPR. Pineda competed for Eastwood High School (El Paso) for four years,qualifying multiple events every year for TFA State, four years for theGlenn R Capp Debate Forum at Baylor University, coached debate through thecompletion of his PhD at Wayne State University (Michigan), and was amember of the US National Debate tour through the UK and Portugal in 1997.Equity Officer &

Official Protests - Official protests are usedwhen there is an alleged rules violationaccording to the constitution. If you are acoach of record for your school and you have apotential rules violation and would like tofile an official protest, you should completethis FORM (also available at the info table)and bring it to one of our Ombudspersons,Mellessa Denny or Kandi King, in TAB. Tournament SafetyFor Clarification: Equity Concerns - Equity complaints arewarranted if someone feels they have faceddiscrimination or harassment as an attendee ofthis tournament. If you have witnessed thisbehavior or have felt unsafe, please fill outthis FORM (also available at the info table)and either email it to our equity officer attfastateequity@gmail.com or bring it into TAB.

Eloise Blair is a five-diamond NSDA coach, hasbeen honored by the National Federation ofHigh Schools and indcted into the Hall of Famefor the Texas Speech CommunicationAssociation, NSDA, and TFA. She has been aSponsor of Excellence recognized by theUniversity Interscholastic League and honoredby the University of Houston School ofEducation. Eloise coached the nationalchampion in Extemporaneous Debate in 2016 and2017: the same student, a rare double winner.She also had a Public Forum Debatequarterfinalist, and two finalists inInternational Extemporaneous Speaking. Herstudents have also placed at the NCFL GrandFinals. Ms. Blair’s students have also won andplaced at both Texas state tournaments, UILand TFA. Eloise Blair, TFA Hall of Fame CoachChampionsChampionsBreakfast of All Scholarship Winners, Champions, and their coaches are invited to join us Sundayat 9AM in the Richmond Room for the

For the past 10 years, we have asked member schools participate in a service project at TFA State,as an effort to give back and show our appreciation to the community. This year, we arecollecting teddy bears to benefit the Center for Child Protection and funds for the TrevorProject. To encourage and reward participation in this worthy cause, we will award the schoolproviding the most teddy bears with a plaque which will be presented at the awards ceremony. Teddy bears may be dropped off at the designated location in the Rose Garden throughout the dayon Thursday or Friday. Please box them and make sure your school’s name is clearly written oneach box. Calculation will begin on Friday evening. Be sure that the teddy bears are NEW andappropriately sized. Funds for the Trevor Project will be made by selling personalized friendship bracelets. Each willcost $5, and all proceeds will be donated. Stop by the table next to the tfa store to make yourbracelet and support this awesome cause!2023 Service Project

A Lot going on at the moment Maya Hay, Ava Lambert, Cecilia Acosta, Rin Moore, Waleed Haider, Frances Morales-Davila,Johnpaul Buwule, Hoan Nguyen, Emerson Growt, Natalie Mathews, Brianna Williams, Aidan Cheely,Ricardo Espinoza kockHawk Speech & DebateIn our state era

i n F o r e n s i c sU T N a t i o n a l I n s t i t u t eComing again for Summer 2024!University of TexasNational Institutein ForensicsUTNIFDept. of Communication Studies1 University StationMail Code A1105Austin, Texas 78712-1105UTINIFUTNationalInstitute inForensicsWe invite students to join us for the 31stAnnual UT National Institute in Forensics.The UTNIF continues to be one of the largestand most accomplished summer forensicsprograms in the country. Just a few reasonswhy our students keep coming back yearafter year: incomparable education, superiorresources, unmatched faculty, reasonablerates, tremendous alumni, and thebackground of the University of Texas atAustin. For information and details, see ourwebsites:www.utspeech.netwww.utdebatecamp.comSuccess in any academic activity is a product of excellent and immensely talented students, incrediblyhard working coaches, supportive parents and schools, and an investment in time that may includesummer opportunities. It is that understanding that makes UTNIF one of the largest comprehensiveinstitutes in the country year after year, and why we have assembled some of the brightest forensicminds in the nation for our program. It is also that educational philosophy that has enabled alumni ofour summer programs to succeed at every level, from high school and well into collegiate forensicscompetition. UTNIF is the place to get your head start on the season.Passion... Elegance... ExcellenceAnticipated Dates for 2024:Speech & Congress: June 24-July 7Speech & Congress Extended Session: June 24-July 10LD & PF: June 24-July 8CX Debate: June 24-July 11Final scheduling is subject to completion of contracts for dormitory and university approvals. Please check our website for confirmation and enrollment details.See our websites for contact information.Speech & Congress: Prof. Eva MargaritaDebate: Prof. Brendon Bankney

The Texas Forensic Association iscommitted to bringing out the bestparticipants in speech and debateactivities in the state of Texas. Our mission is to facilitate spaceswhere students can engage in acompetitive exchange of ideas andperspectives in a safe, welcoming, andethical environment with the goal oftraining the next generation ofinformed citizens to utilize their voicethrough skills gained from speech anddebate to actively participate in thedemocratic process. @txfa_ @txfa.org @TheTXFATag us in social media and use #TXFA2024 and #TXFAState