Pine Tree ISD Senior Chadea’ Gipson Earns National Speech & Debate Academic All American Award
Chadea’ Gipson, a senior at Pine Tree High School, has earned an All American award from the National Speech & Debate Association.
From more than 141,000 student members of the National Speech & Debate Association, fewer than 2% of students earn the Academic All American award every year. This award places Gipson among the top one-percent of all student members across the country.
This distinguished award recognizes students who have completed at least five semesters of high school; earned the degree of Superior Distinction in the organization’s honor society (a total of 750 or more merit points); achieved rigorous criteria for GPA and/or test score requirements; and demonstrated outstanding character and leadership.