McKay went to National Qualifier in PF to try and make it to Nationals.

McKay and Tuscan are like I said before VERY new debate partners and they are both new to PF = Public Forum this year. For this National Qualifier in PF every school took their VERY best teams. Woods Cross High School were allow to take 3 teams and McKay and Tuscan were one of those teams.

There were 13 schools about 40 PF teams of the BEST of the BEST. Of course they were all Varsity level and some had gone to Nationals before. It was a 2 day debate tournament and you had to debate 6 times and you could only loose 1 time because the 2nd time you would be out.

Well McKay and Tuscan lost their first round and they were a bit down because they knew they had to win the rest to make it to Nationals. So there were nerves going into 2nd round, but as some of you know McKay does VERY well with a situation like that. At the end of the first day they were 2-1, 2 wins and 1 loss. They were the ONLY team from WXHS that went on to the next day.

On the second day they won their first round and got a by to go on to the Semi Finals. This was amazing they got this far begin so new and all. And in the Semi Finals they met a team that went to Nationals last year and are ranked 39 th in the Nation. What do you think happened? ......... McKay and Tuscan bet them and got in the Finals.

There were 3 Finals because 3 teams can go on to Nationals. And guess what..........? McKay and Tuscan WON!!!! They are one of those 3 teams that are going to debate in The US National High School Debate Tournament in Indianapolis in Indiana on June 10-15, 2012. It is a 5 day tournament and they give away $200,000 in Scholarships. Harvard and Standford Universities will be there and it is the place to go if you want to go anywhere in debate. AND McKay made it as a Junior, unbelievable and so fun!

McKay with the plaque they got for winning!

It says 3rd place but they really took 1st. It were a 3 way tie for the 3 teams that are going on to nationals. But because McKay and Tuscan had 1 loss they got the plaque that said 3rd place.

 

The US National High School Debate Tournament Indianapolis in Indiana.

I am still in chock that they made it. I will be going to Indiana in June now with McKay :o) It is the first time EVER that Woods Cross High School has a PF team go to Nationals in the 20+ years Mrs. Gregg have been teaching Debate at the school. She was so proud of McKay and Tuscan that she shed a little tear. 

Congrats McKay, you are totally cool and very smart! And I think law school is a great choice you have made.