| Emory Barkley Forum |
| This year's trip started off on Thursday, January 28th, as 11 students, 2 parents, and one coach left Oak Grove for the open road. Six hours and 3 stops later, we found ourselves at our wonderful hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Friday started off with registration and a quick trip to visit the campus before returning to the hotel for one last run through of pieces before getting ready and heading out the competition. 36 hours later we still had 4 team members standing and they continued into the break rounds of the competition. Will Bedwell & Steven Wild Octofinalists in Public Forum Debate Darby Burghard & Wade Maloney Quarterfinalists in Duo Interpretation "As a coach, I'm proud of them all. For almost all of them it was their first opportunity at competing on the national level, and even though they might not have done as well as they'd hope, I just have one thing to say...this is only the beginning!" ---Mr. Shane Cole Coach of OG Forensics |
| Results and Information about the Trip will be posted soon!!! Team members attending the Barkley Forum this year will be (in clockwise order) Daniel Rigel, Taylor Herring, Steven Wild, Will Bedwell, Wade Maloney, Darby Burghard, Jared Keys, William Ross, Dru Mozingo, Kevin Hussey, and Brennan Krieger. |
Tournament MVP
WADE MALONEY
3rd Year Junior
Quarterfinalist - Duo Interpretation
Wade seems to have hit his stride during this tournament in more ways
than one. He and Darby have been doing well with their Duo all season,
and with her already becoming MVP at the Sacred Heart tournament, it
was only a matter of time before Wade joined her. But what is striking
about Wade's performance at Barkley Forum is that in one weekend he
went from a student that was unsure of himself and down on his own
talent to having the realization that he could be as great as he wanted to
be with a little bit of practice.
Nothing is more fitting and beneficial than when a competitor has this
breakthrough. He was also a wonderful example of how to behave in the
presence of strangers, and how being thankful for a wonderful
opportunity can be more rewarding than expecting things to be given to
you.
3rd Year Junior
Quarterfinalist - Duo Interpretation
Wade seems to have hit his stride during this tournament in more ways
than one. He and Darby have been doing well with their Duo all season,
and with her already becoming MVP at the Sacred Heart tournament, it
was only a matter of time before Wade joined her. But what is striking
about Wade's performance at Barkley Forum is that in one weekend he
went from a student that was unsure of himself and down on his own
talent to having the realization that he could be as great as he wanted to
be with a little bit of practice.
Nothing is more fitting and beneficial than when a competitor has this
breakthrough. He was also a wonderful example of how to behave in the
presence of strangers, and how being thankful for a wonderful
opportunity can be more rewarding than expecting things to be given to
you.
