2023 NFHS Citation Award Spotlight: Jamelle Brown - Speech & Debate Award Recipient

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On this episode of the Stage, we honor Jamelle Brown, 2023 NFHS Citation Award recipient for Speech and Debate. For those of you who remember, Jamelle was a guest on our show a few months ago, but we invited her back on to talk more about her education background, how it feels to win a NFHS Citation award, and more.

Jamelle is a high school speech and debate coach at Sumner Academy of Arts and Science in Kansas City, Kansas, teaching and inspiring students for years. She was named the 2022 NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre Outstanding Educator Award for Section 5 and has led speech and debate teams to a number of Kansas State Championships, along with holding so many leadership roles in the education world. Get ready to listen and learn from one of the brightest minds in the Speech and Debate profession!
This series aims to shine light on all three of the 2023 Performing Arts NFHS Citation Award Recipients. Topics for this discussion include:

• Jamelle's thoughts on receiving the 2023 NFHS Speech & Debate Citation Award
• Why women should hold leadership roles and her experiences as one
• Why “Fear is NOT an Option”
• How speech and debate pushes students creatively and intuitively unlike any other activity
• What she hopes to accomplish next in her career

Listen to Jamelle's previous interview on The Stage: https://thenfhspodcast.buzzsprout.com/274814/12007412

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