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SEPTEMBER 2023
PINE TREE SPEECH AND DEBATE ADD TO THEIR COFFERS
AT LINDALE TOURNAMENT.
Posted: September 26, 2023 / 9:55 AM CDT
Updated: October 9, 2023 / 10:23 AM CDT
Updated: October 9, 2023 / 10:23 AM CDT
LINDALE, Texas (Pine Tree Debate) — Pine Tree High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Lindale, Saturday, September 23, to compete in a highly competitive Lindale TFA NIETOC TOC Classic. 39 schools and over 350 students attended the tournament from all across the State of Texas. Pine Tree competed at the tournament with 14 of their students: Senior Travis Johnson; Juniors Alayna Blalack, Aiden McQueary, Katelyn Morrow and Katelyn Smith; Sophomores Cierra Bunzel, Parker Dalton and Ashlyn Tubbs; Freshmen Liv Brannon, Landon Easterling, Joseph Jacob, Kai Nguyen, Khoa Nguyen and Elizabeth Pruitt.
The team competed in Congressional Debate, Novice Congressional Debate, Policy Debate, Novice Policy Debate, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, Prose Interpretation, Program of Interpretation (POI) and Novice Oral Interpretation.
As a result, Pine Tree Speech & Debate finished 2nd in sweepstakes for 5A Division schools. They finished a few points behind the defending 2023 5A UIL State Academic Champion, Argyle. They defeated the following 5A schools in attendance: Forney, Midlothian Heritage, Mount Pleasant, North Mesquite, Princeton, Saginaw, Terrell, and W.B. Ray Corpus Christi. Flower Mound (6A) won the overall team sweepstakes.
McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate. Dalton finished 3rd in Program of Interpretation (POI), Easterling finished 2nd and Bunzel 3rd in Novice Oral Interpretation. Speech and Debate events are coached by Alyx Dickson. Interpretation events are coached by Nicole & Chris Dickson. The team will compete next at the Melissa Cardinal Classic on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
The team competed in Congressional Debate, Novice Congressional Debate, Policy Debate, Novice Policy Debate, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking, Prose Interpretation, Program of Interpretation (POI) and Novice Oral Interpretation.
As a result, Pine Tree Speech & Debate finished 2nd in sweepstakes for 5A Division schools. They finished a few points behind the defending 2023 5A UIL State Academic Champion, Argyle. They defeated the following 5A schools in attendance: Forney, Midlothian Heritage, Mount Pleasant, North Mesquite, Princeton, Saginaw, Terrell, and W.B. Ray Corpus Christi. Flower Mound (6A) won the overall team sweepstakes.
McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate. Dalton finished 3rd in Program of Interpretation (POI), Easterling finished 2nd and Bunzel 3rd in Novice Oral Interpretation. Speech and Debate events are coached by Alyx Dickson. Interpretation events are coached by Nicole & Chris Dickson. The team will compete next at the Melissa Cardinal Classic on Saturday, October 14, 2023.
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PINE TREE SPEECH AND DEBATE MAKES A HUGE SPLASH AT THEIR
FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.
Posted: September 2, 2023 / 2:30 PM CDT
Updated: September 3, 2023 / 3:34 PM CDT
Updated: September 3, 2023 / 3:34 PM CDT
MELISSA, Texas (Pine Tree Debate) — Pine Tree High School Speech and Debate team traveled to Melissa Labor Day weekend to compete in the Melissa Argyle Red Bird TFA Swing Tournament. 17 schools and almost 150 students attended the tournament. Pine Tree competed at the tournament with five of their students: Senior Travis Johnson, Junior Aiden McQueary, Junior Alayna Blalack, Freshman Emma Beekman and Freshman Madison Null. The team is coached by Alyx Dickson.
As a result, Pine Tree finished 4th in overall tournament sweepstakes. Additionally, they finished as the top 5A school besting traditional 5A speech and debate powerhouses Lovejoy, Melissa and Princeton. Pine Tree earned 6 medals overall. The tournament was won by 6A Plano West.
In a swing tournament, students compete in two separate tournaments at one host site. In the Argyle portion of the tournament, McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate, Beekman finished 3rd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and Null finished 4th in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking. In the Melissa portion of the tournament, McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate, Beekman finished 2nd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and Null finished 4th in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking.
As a result, Pine Tree finished 4th in overall tournament sweepstakes. Additionally, they finished as the top 5A school besting traditional 5A speech and debate powerhouses Lovejoy, Melissa and Princeton. Pine Tree earned 6 medals overall. The tournament was won by 6A Plano West.
In a swing tournament, students compete in two separate tournaments at one host site. In the Argyle portion of the tournament, McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate, Beekman finished 3rd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and Null finished 4th in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking. In the Melissa portion of the tournament, McQueary finished 6th in Congressional Debate, Beekman finished 2nd in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking and Null finished 4th in Novice Extemporaneous Speaking.
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