Capital High School - Talon Yearbook (Boise, ID)

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The Art of Argument ily Debate As I en- tered the J.V. and Varsity de- bate classes, I was overwhelmed by the scene. Everyone was comforting Sara Pursly and Jenny Roy about the most recent loss of their car keys. Craig Lysne and Jim Wood were expanding their intellectual horizons by means of crossword puzzles. They all gathered together in their natural state. Casually lounging upon one another ready to present their story. l said, I'All right guys, let's talk. That was a stupid thing to say. They all start- ed in at once, doing what they're best at, talking about everything and any- thing. I finally managed to get their attention again, and I began. When the first question was posed be- fore the group, I'What does it take to be a suc- cessful debater? Mr. Ol- son knew the answer. Debate is like a sewer. You get out of it what you put into it. Cheri Cortois agreed saying, A lot of time and effort. This was quickly refuted by Sara Pursley who said, No. You iust need a halfway high l.Q. Rainey Irving de- cided from her past exper- iences that I'Nice legs defi- nitely help. Jenny Roy's I82 Debate answer was frank and to the point. UNO morals. f This was getting in- teresting. These were not the type of people I had expected. You know the kind, glasses, greasy hair, a GPA beyond belief, and that notorious briefcase. Their language was notforeign, and unintelligible either. They were actually human. Nor- mal people iust ioking around. I began to see this even more when I presented my next question, I-low has debate changed your life? I'Debate is not like a regular class, it falls into the center of your life. You life actually re- volves around your debate schedule, was Kathi Pearce's responce. The group agreed on one point, Because you rely on every- body for evidence and sup- port, you become like one big family. Jim looked away from his puzzel, and said with a grin, Yeah, we share ev- erything, even our briefs, I could tell that these were definitely fun people with quick minds. They were ioined together by common interest of argumentation. The group in a final surge of agreement noted that Seri- ously, debate teaches a per- son to look objectively at the world and make acurate judgements with some im- pact. Shuffling through her evi- dence cards, Mandy Jako- , meit, searches forthe right card. The members of Varsity Debate, First Row: Karen Sawyer, v Jennifer Johnson, Raine lrving, Kathi Pearce, Lisa Blagburn, Second Row: Jim Wood, Craig Lynse, Damon Johnson, ..,,f'f' g .. .. The members of J V Debate First Row Tom Briggs Aaron Dykas, Kim Reuter, Robin Kothman, Tricia Stans, Tessa Gar- rett, Tim Schow, Jim Thompson. Second Row: Bob Mc An- eney, Krista Geddes, Cristina Jordon, Mandy Jakomeit, Amy Thomas, Tracie Johnston, K.I. McDonnell, Lee Verity, Chris Farnsworth. Third Rowgz Eric Revai, C.A. Garrett, Steve Shaffer, Jeff Phipps, Shawn Bain, Tracy Teed, Jenny Schiff, Michele Renfrow, Lee Echanove, Aaron McCulloch,

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The members of Political Science are pictured below. x ,ei , ,W 1.2 31 ,hs X 'iii 11 ' I-lllq I'--I fills - n gl 1593 GQ fl ll WM Showing her political coolness, Molly Grisham states her opinion. The delegates to Boys' and Girls' State are pic- tured above. Boys' and Girls' State l8l

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fig- , P ff' Isl 698 19 Staring with disbelief, Da- A mon Johnson has been re- futed. With great concentration, Kathy Pearce, files evi- dence. Ji, Ii., mf! Yi Displaying great concen- tration, Jim Wood, Cheri Cortois and Karen Sawyer listen intently. A Showing great poise Jen ny Roy and Sora Pursley debate. Debate l83