Pine Tree history was made! PT won sweeps in every category at the national al speech and debate qualifier hosted at Pine Tree High School.
These are the results for NSDA National Qualifiers Feb 13-15, 2025.
Tournament Statistics:
19 schools
234 entries
14 events
2024 National Qualifier Sweepstakes:
1st - Overall Sweepstake
1st - Speech / Interp
1st - Congressional Debate
QUALIFIERS (12):
Parker Dalton (Junior) - Duo Interp
Noi Dillingham (Junior) - Duo Interp
Haylie Gresham (Sophomore) - Duo Interp
Jy'Mon Hatcher (Freshman) - Congressional Debate - House
Jacobie Humprey (Sophomore) - Policy Debate
Melyssa Juarez (Sophomore) - Dramatic Interp
Aiden McQueary (Senior) - Policy Debate
Sophiya McCain (Sophomore) - Humorous Interp
Claire Rutledge (Sophomore) - Duo Interp
Emma Willis (Senior) - Dramatic Interp
2 Qualifiers in Supplemental Events (To Be Determined Soon)
*Possible Qualifiers in World Schools Debate
Notables:
**Most National Qualifiers in a single year in PTHS history (more than any previous year combined)
**Will be PTHS' 6th National appearance
**We have had 5 previous years with National Qualifiers (6 students qualified in 2024)(4 students qualified total prior to 2024)
Big Questions Debate:
6th - Liv Brannon (Sophomore) - 4th alternate
Congressional Debate / House:
4th - Jy'Mon Hatcher (Freshman) - QUALIFIER
7th - Aiden McQueary (Senior) - Qualified in Policy
Congressional Debate / Senate:
4th - Jacobie Humphrey (Sophomore) - Qualified in Policy
Dramatic Interp:
1st - Melyssa Juarez (Sophomore) - QUALIFIER
2nd - Emma Willis (Senior) - QUALIFIER
5th - Kinyon Monk (Senior) - 3rd alternate
Duo Interp:
1st - Haylie Gresham (Sophomore) / Claire Rutledge (Sophomore) - QUALIFIER
2nd - Parker Dalton (Junior) / Noi Dillingham (Junior) - QUALIFIER
3rd - A.J. Jennings (Freshman) / Emma Willis (Senior) - 1st alternate
4th - Valerie Arroyo (Freshman) / Yami Castillo (Junior) - 2nd alternate
Humorous Interp:
1st - Claire Rutledge (Sophomore) - Qualified in Duo
3rd - Haylie Gresham (Sophomore) - Qualified in Duo
4th - Sophiya McCain (Sophomore) - QUALIFIER
International Extemp:
5th - Jacobie Humphrey (Sophomore) - Qualified in Policy
Policy (CX Debate):
2nd - Jacobie Humphrey (Sophomore) / Aiden McQueary (Senior) - QUALIFIER
Program of Interpretation (POI):
1st - Noi Dillingham (Junior) - Qualified in Duo
4th - Valerie Arroyo (Freshman) - 1st alternate
6th - Parker Dalton (Junior) - Qualified in Duo
United States Extemp:
1st - Aiden McQueary - Qualified in Policy