Marist School’s debate team wins tournament
Marist School’s varsity policy debate team was victorious at the West Georgia Debates tournament Dec. 7 and 8 claiming first and second place after preliminary rounds and winning their elimination rounds—J.P. Zivalich and Stephen Grugett defeating Lakeside-Evans and Nadia Hassan and Pranav Mahadevan defeating Carrollton. Zivalich was selected top varsity speaker for the tournament, Grugett was second, Hassan was third and Mahadevan was sixth. The team members (left to right) are juniors J.P. Zivalich and Stephen Grugett, and sophomores James Grugett, and Pranav Mahadevan.
Marist groups raise money for charity
Many groups in the Marist School community raised money for charity for Christmas.
Students in the school’s Foundations program, which is made up of 7th and 8th graders, have raised more than $2,000 to assist a family devastated by Hurricane Katrina in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Marist School seniors in Tracy Kaminer’s World Literature class have written persuasive essays nominating charities to receive a donation. They’ve named the fundraiser The $5 Christmas Essay. Each student has donated $5 to the cause. Emily Harmeier’s essay was chosen by the students as the winner. Emily’s charity was the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, and the charity received $450.
Marist School faculty members are also raising money for those in need. They collected over $300 for the family of a teacher colleague in Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia.
Atlanta Girls’ School defends basketball title
The young Atlanta Girls’ School (AGS) varsity basketball team successfully defended its title, winning the Furtah Christmas Classic Tournament, Dec. 13-15.
Individual recognition awards went to Ke’ira Malachi and Laura Bramblett, both named to the All Tournament Team. Bramblett also won the Most Valuable Player award for the tournament.
AGS won its opening game 45-44 against Strong Rock Christian in overtime and then went on to defeat Furtah Preparatory Academy 38-30 in their next game. AGS had lost to Furtah Dec. 4 by a score of 52-34. In the championship game, AGS defeated American Heritage Academy 46-30.