For Next Week

Hey guys! Another good meeting today. For those of you that couldn't make it today, next week you get to try everything we've done so far out for yourselves. Please read this packet: http://ctdebate.com/PDFs/CDAPacketOct10.pdf We'd like everyone to prepare contentions for both sides of the packet with a partner before the next meeting. This will let us jump right into the debate. This is a real CDA topic, both serious in nature and with room for fun. Good luck everyone! Also, everyone please let me know if you can go to the debate on November 12th and if so, if you can bring a parent. Thanks!

Facebook Group!

Hey everyone, I'm excited to announce the new Debate Facebook group.  I know some people don't check their email or this website all that often so we have a new facebook group to keep everyone in the loop and give people to chat about debate, if the would like.

Just search "Staples High School Debate Team" and request access to the group.

I'll still rely on emails and this website as the main sources of communication, so keep checking!  Thanks guys.

First Tournament of the Year!

On Saturday the Staples Debate Team kicked off the competitive CDA debate season.  Heres how we did:

Goldschlager/Vouse 3-0
Stein/Gordon 1-2
Massoud/Susnosky 0-3
Nelson/Liberson 0-3


The topic was about the Death Penalty.  A very interesting, if primarily moral debate topic.

Saturday 10/15 Debate

Hi everyone!

We are registered and ready to go for Saturdays debate.  It will take place at AITE, which is located at 411 High Ridge Road, Stanford, CT.  Driving directions can be found here.  Please arrive between 8 and 8:45 so we can all be signed in before 9.  I won't be with you guys on Saturday, but Ms. Mac and Ryan will be there to help out.

New Members Meeting 10/5!

Thanks to everyone who signed up today at club rush!  If you are one of the super sweet members who signed up for more than the candy, (catch that?) there will be a meeting right after school on Wednesday October 5th in room 2002.

We will be doing some basic meet 'n greet stuff to let new members know whats going on, and possibly some sort of fun speech activity or introduction to the CT Debate Association style.  We might even discuss logowear? I know Ryan is excited for his casual cardigans!

Expect an e-mail from me as soon as I put the ~100 emails into the computer.  Thanks everyone!

Bake Sale a Success! And other news...

Thank you everyone who helped with today's bake sale!  It was incredibly well done and we are well on our way towards being able to pay our dues to CDA.

In other news, tomorrow we will be having a practice debate for our Novice Scrimmage on Tuesday.  Doug will have a topic and we are going to split up into groups and go through the entire process step by step.

Finally, for everyone that has not let me know if they are coming to the novice scrimmage on Saturday, please let me know tonight or tomorrow in the meeting at the latest!

P.S. Permission slips are being sent out over email.  I don't need those until Saturday morning, but please get them filled out.  Thanks!

Bake Sale Tuesday 9/27

We will be having our first bake sale of the school year next week!  To all of you who signed up to bring in food, 1) You are awesome, bake sales really help 2) Please bring your food on Tuesday morning to the English department.   Across from Ms. Mac's office is an open space for teachers with a microwave, if you could leave your food next to the microwave - perhaps with a post-it so we know its your food for the debate team - that would be great!