Can you believe it’s time to get back into the swing of things?   It is!   We have a healthy team again this year with around 100 students participating in 10 different speech and debate events! Last night we welcomed new parents to the team and answered many questions. The new Jesters are meeting with the coaches and event captains this week to get acquainted with the different events. [&hellip

The Jesters are splitting up this weekend and attending two different tournaments.    If your name is on this list, please download your permission slip here, for the Milton Eagle Classic Tournament. If your name is on this list, please download your permission slip here, for the Red Devil Rhetoric in Jackson. Both groups will be leaving Grady on Saturday morning by bus at 6:30AM, with the Milton debaters attending [&hellip

Orders need to be submitted by Friday, December 21st!!   If you are a Booster Club member, you get a free t-shirt, but you may elect to pay the extra to get a hoodie.  If you don’t place your order by Friday, you will be given a M/L t-shirt. Click here to place your order!!

Our Grady tournament is just around the corner and planning is underway!   Put it on your calendar for January 11 & 12th! Parents, please volunteer to help!   We need every family. Visit the Volunteer Spot website for more details. Students, recruit those judges!!  Think about who you’d want in the back of the room if you were debating..  You are responsible for two judges per time block – [&hellip

This past weekend our Jesters competed near our nation’s capital at the George Mason Speech and Debate Tournament in Fairfax, VA.   We should be very proud of them as we had several competitors who placed very well at what is the largest national HS debate tournament! Public Forum Debate, Octofinalists- Sammi Dean and Olivia Veira Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Octofinalist- Will Taft; 2nd Place- Tiger Li Extemporaneous Speaking, Quarterfinalist- Ben Simonds-Malamud; [&hellip