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Band • Orchestra • Choir • Elementary Music • Art • Theatre • Dance • Speech/Debate
Amarillo High School Speech & Debate
Mellessa Denny, Speech and Debate, Fine Arts Department Chair
This is Mrs. Denny's 13th year of teaching and coaching the debate team and her 6th year at Amarillo High. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from WTAMU. Mrs. Denny has sponsored the Mock Trial team for 9 years. She is a member of the Texas Speech Communication Association, the West Texas Speech Association, the National Forensic League (2nd diamond level coach), and the Texas Forensic Association. Mrs. Denny is also the UIL Academic Coordinator for Amarillo High and served on the Communication TEKS Revision Committee for the Texas Education Agency this past year. Mellessa Denny hosts an invitational speech and debate tournament every year the first weekend of December at Amarillo High. She has coached numerous students to regional, state, and national tournaments in debate, speech and mock trial.
Christi Gervasi, Communication Applications
Educational BackroundEnglish Language Arts & Reading Certification, 2007
PACE program, West Texas A & M University, 2006
Bachelor of Arts in English, West Texas A & M University, 198
Work History / Accomplishments
August 2007 – present: Amarillo High School, Communication Applications teacher (will also be teaching one section of Freshman English and one section of Reading Improvement this school year)
Amarillo High School Campus Prevention Coordinator
Sandies Against Destructive Decisions Sponsor
UIL Spelling and Vocabulary Coach
Family, Hobbies, Interests
Married twenty-four years with three children, two of which attend Amarillo High School.
Hobbies include reading, walking and playing the piano when I have access to one.