Debate Results from November 11th

The whole team at New Canaan.

On Saturday November 12th the Staples Debate had another great day at New Canaan High School.  We brought 5 Novice teams to the tournament.  Max Wimer '15 and Will Vester '15 went 3-0 at their very first tournament.  Kelly Chang '13 and Neloise Egipto '13 went 2-1.  The topic was Resolved: That the US pass legislation substantively similar to the DREAM Act.  The DREAM Act is an expedited path to citizenship through the military or college for illegal immigrants who were brought to the US as minors.

3-0 Team Max Wimer and Will Vester qualified
for the Novice Division of the State Championships
In March

Doing Work! Over typical debate fare of
Chips and Soda.

"It was fun!" - Neloise Egipto '13

Getting Ready for Saturday

Hello everyone!

 

I hope everyone is excited for our debate on Saturday! I just got an email from the head of CDA saying that this is going to be one of the largest tournaments yet. All of the other schools are getting into gear and I am very happy with the amount of teams we have signed up from Staples. Just a couple of small housekeeping things to make sure everyone is on the same page.

We will be debating at New Canaan High School at 11 Farm Road in New Canaan. Dress Code is semi formal. For boys that means khaki pants, button down shirt, and optional jacket, no jeans. For girls that means nice pants or a nice skirt. Everyone who is debating, please arrive before 9 oclock. This includes parent judges. While we are researching the topic at the tournament the judges have a seperate judges workshop. If you haven't already, please send the email of your parent judge to Ms Mac (through roundcube) and she would be happy to answer any questions about what it is like to be a judge.

Next, there are a couple things that everyone should bring:

1)Notepaper. I find big old fashioned legal pads work best for flowing, but regular notebooks do the trick too.

2)Pens/Pencils - in the plural!

3) Highlighters - One for Pro and one for Con is pretty common

4) $5 for pizza and a soda or a bagged lunch. You buy food tickets in the morning that you redeem during lunch.

Assuming that everything runs smoothly, the third round of debate ends at 3:30. While the spectator round after that is optional, I do encourage everyone to attend because there is alot to be learned by watching the best of the tournament do their thing. After the varsity debate they hand out awards and distribute the results. That ends at about 5:30.

 

Good luck!

First Practice Debates Tomorrow

Hey guys!  Hope power is back for everyone and you guys are all ready to debate.  For tomorrow's meeting, just a reminder that everyone should read and make contentions for this cda packet - http://ctdebate.com/PDFs/CDAPacketOct10.pdf

Remember, a contention is just a basic argument, like a thesis statement.  It would also be beneficial if you had a supporting detail and maybe a fact or quote from the packet to back up each of your points.

 

Come in tomorrow with a partner and get ready to debate! 

 

Also, our next CDA tournament is approaching!  It is on Saturday, November 12th.  Please think about if you would like to go, who you would like to go with, and if you can bring a parent judge with you!

 

See you there,

Mark

 

PS - for all of you in players, good luck with your show!