NFL National Qualifiers
OGHS is a Charter Member School in the Mississippi Forensic League (MFL) which is a district of the
National Forensic League (NFL).  Students can compete at the MFL tournament for a chance to compete at
Nationals.  The top 2-3 (depending on the number of entries) in each event get this opportunity.  Events
offered at NFL are Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Senate, House,
International Extemporaneous Speaking, United States Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory,
Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, and Duo Interpretation.

Once qualifying for the NFL National Tournament, competitors can also compete in supplemental and
consolation events.  Supplemental Events at Nationals include Prose, Poetry, Extemp Commentary, and
Expository Speaking.  Consolation Events include Storytelling and Impromptu Speaking.
Kaylen Addison
Lincoln-Douglas Debate (0-2-4)
Expository - Round 4
Poetry - Round 4
Impromptu - Round 2
Michael Chancellor
Public Forum Debate (2-1-3)
Poetry - Round 1
Prose - Round 3
Christian Green
Duo Interpretation
Prose - Round 5
Poetry - Round 4
Kristen Greer
Duo Interpretation
Expository - Round 7
                  (Nat'l Quarterfinalist)
Poetry - Round 3
Blakely Owens
Original Oratory
Austin Seeley
Humorous Interpretation
Poetry - Round 3
Prose - Round 6
William Wild
Public Forum Debate (2-1-3)
Extemp Comm - Round 5
In 2008, Seven OGHS Members Qualified for NFL
Nationals, setting a new record for the school.
Check out the stats below to see how they did.
Previous NFL National Competitors from OGHS
2007 - Chelsea Caveny, Original Oratory (National Quarterfinalist in Expository Speaking)
2007 - Michael Chancellor/Kristen Greer, Public Forum Debate
2007 - Ben Matheny/Christiana Whitley, Duo Interpretation
2007 - William Wild, House of Representatives
2006 - Ame Karoly, Original Oratory
2006 - Antony Keeler, Semifinalist - House of Representatives
2006 - Lacy Mantooth, Octofinalist - Humorous Interpretation
2006 - Ryan Speights, International Extemp
2005 - Marcus Cooper, Humorous Interpretation
What happens in VEGAS.....
                                                                                 ends up on this page!
Don't worry moms...we won't
tell anyone.
Kristen could not pass up the
opportunity to get her picture
with Ugly Betty star, and
1999 Dramatic Interpretation
Champion, Michael Urie.
One of the tournament
speakers was Days of Our
Lives actress, Deidre Hall.
One of the great things about Nationals
is getting to spend time with friends
from around the state.  We stayed in the
same hotel with our friends from
Ridgeland High School.
Duo partners Christian Green and
Kristen Greer were excited to finally put
Dr. Suess away and walk down the Las
Vegas Strip.
Until this trip, the closest any of us had
been to the Hoover Dam was watching
it in the movie Transformers.
Between the Dramatic and Duo Finals
the NFL got a surprise visit from the
Blue Man group!
What do you do after the
longest competition day of
your life?  Make the biggest
ice cream sundae ever!