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AJ Garcia-Robles and Kori Iglehart, a debate team from Godley High School, qualified for state competition for the second year in a row after advancing from the District 12-4A contest on January 22, 2024, at Alvarado High School.

Garcia-Robles and Iglehart won second place in Cross-Examination Debate to earn the state bid.

Also placing were the teams of Ava Jackson and Lesley Rodriguez in fourth place as well as Brett Fancher and Grace Jackson in sixth place.

“Godley is the only school that had every team medal,” commented Jeff Hughes, the GHS speech and debate coach.

With a pair of students competing together as a team, CX debate helps train students to analyze a problem, conduct thorough and relevant research, and utilize principles of argumentation and advocacy in orally presenting the most effective case for or against a given proposition.

The 2024-25 topic focuses on intellectual property rights:  “Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.”

This will be Garcia-Robles’ second trip to Austin this school year, after he recently made finals in the UIL Congress State Tournament earlier this month.  It was also his second year competing at state in the mock congressional contest.

The UIL state debate tournament is scheduled for Mar. 21-22 at the University of Texas at Austin.

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