[GFCA] Reminder: Sign up for August 12th GFCA Fall Workshops & Meeting

[MK Waterman]

*FALL MEETING REMINDER & SIGNUP: August 12th*

Please join us for the GA Forensics Coaches Fall Meeting on *Saturday,
August 12th, from 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *at *Jackson High School, 717
Harkness Street, Jackson, GA 30233. *Thanks to our host Laura LaChappelle.

Our morning will include *2 sessions of your choice* *of workshops designed
for new and returning coaches. The afternoon will include a business
meeting, tabroom Q & A, and a New Coaches' Orientation/Mentorship Meeting.

*Mario Herrera will send out the business meeting agenda on Tuesday, August
8th. If you have items to add to it, please email them to
**rioherrera at gmail.com
<rioherrera at gmail.com> this week.*

*Coaches who attend the full day, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., will earn PLU
credits.*


*To register and sign up for specific sessions, please visit the following
link:*

*SignUp Genius~ Fall 2017 GFCA Meeting
<http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b45afad2ba4fd0-gfca4>*


*Please send any questions or topics you'd like addressed in any of the
workshops (or for the business meeting agenda)
to marykay.waterman at lovett.org <marykay.waterman at lovett.org> and
**rioherrera at gmail.com
<rioherrera at gmail.com>.*


*Please sign up by Friday, August 4th so that we can anticipate attendance
and plan sessions. If you know new or veteran coaches who are not on this
listserv, please let us know so that we can reach out to them.*

*Schedule:*

8:30-8:45 a.m.  Welcome and Light refreshments in the Media Center (Rooms
for other sessions will be provided that morning.) 8:45-10:00 a.m.- **Session
1: **Please choose one session on the signup:* ● A: Public Forum Debate &
Lincoln Douglas Debate led by James Brock of Houston County HS and Pamela
Childress of Valdosta HS ● B: Interp Events (DI/HI/DUO/POI)- led by David
Gay of Dunwoody HS ● C: Policy Debate led by Maggie Berthiaume of Woodward
Academy

10:00-10:15 a.m. Break

10:15- 11:30 a.m. **Session 2: **Please choose one session on the signup:* ● A:
Student Congress led by Charity Wang of RW Johnson HS ● B: Platform
Speaking Events (EXT/OO/IMP) led by Steven Wang of North Hall HS and MK
Waterman of Lovett School ● C: Policy Debate led by Maggie Berthiaume of
Woodward Academy
11:30- 12:00 Informative Speaking led by Laura LaChappelle of Jackson HS
12:00- 1:15 p.m. Lunch Offsite (We'll offer some nearby lunch options.)
*Anyone active and/or interested in NSDA District Committees will have an
option to group together for lunch.*

1:15- 2:30 p.m. Fall Business Meeting

2:30- 3:15 p.m. Tabroom training/Q & A

3:15- 4:00 p.m. New Coaches' Mentorship Meeting led by Brian Bellamy of
Thomas County HS, James Brock of Houston County HS, Pam Childress of
Valdosta HS, and Lisa Willoughby of Grady HS

~~~~~
*Directions to Jackson High School (**717 Harkness Street, Jackson, GA
30233**):*

Take I-75 to Exit 205, east on Hwy 16 for 7.1 miles, turn right on Imogene
Goff Road, just prior to the Dollar General Market, left on Harkness
Street, school is on the right. Everyone can park in the front parking lot
and come in through the main entrance. If anyone needs directions coming
from I-20 to the East, please contact *Laura **LaChappelle* at
lachappellel at bcssk12.org.


Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to an
excellent year for GA Speech and Debate!


Thank you,

MK Waterman and the GFCA Executive Committee
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.gradyspeaks.org/pipermail/thegfca-gradyspeaks.org/attachments/20170731/33485f13/attachment.htm>