January 4, 2022 - Center High School UIL Academics was awarded a $520 grant for hosting their third Big Question Debate Tournament on December 4. Thirty-seven students participated in the debate, and teachers donated their time to judge.
"It is an event for all the students," Debate coach and UIL Coordinator Douglas Moore said, "We don't let debate kids participate unless they find someone outside of the UIL program to be their partner."
CHS UIL and Debate teams will have a busy spring semester.
"We have invitational tournaments in Chireno and Elysian Fields," Moore said. "We will also be hosting an invitational at SFA on Friday, January 28.We have had several good showings at invitationals, but the biggest award so far has been in UIL Congressional Debate. Hope Gorkhali was third at the Regional Tournament and qualified for the State Tournament that is also in January. Hope's qualification makes this the eleventh year in a row that we have had at least one student at the UIL State Tournament."
1st Place - Hope Gorkhali and Arista Lee
2nd Place - McKenzie Jones and Destiny Gray
3rd Place - Izabella Zamarron
4th Place - Kaylee Cox and Allison Stuever
5th Place - Gracie Boyd and Brannon Denby
6th Place - Jakievia Johson and Kelly Bridges
