tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86780563664479043792024-03-13T23:47:11.872-07:00The Class. The Team. The Club.This blog covers all things related to the 9x Champion Lanier Debate Team.Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-61417412597923149152014-08-14T11:48:00.000-07:002014-08-14T11:48:04.698-07:002014-2015 WelcomeHello!<br />
I'm having some issues with viewing the meteachgood blog but apparently I can still post to it. Here is the Lanier Speech & Debate Tournament schedule so far:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Bellaire Novice Extravaganza Sept. 12/13 Bellaire
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Afterschool Debate Club Starts </span>Sept. 16</b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span>Debate
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<b>Tournament Sept. 19/20 Memorial High School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Oct. 17/18 Bellaire
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<b>Tournament Oct. 25 Klein Oak High School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>6<sup>th</sup> Grade
Tournament Dec. 5/6 Lanier Middle School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Dec. 13 Oak Ridge High School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Jan. 23/24 Lamar High School*<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Jan. 31 Hastings High School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Feb. 20/21 E.A. Olle Middle School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Tournament Apr. 11 Oak Ridge High School<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Debate Banquet May 16 Sheraton Galleria<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Nationals Camp June 3-15 Lanier (time TBD)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Nationals June 16/20 Dallas, TX<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>An asterisk means that students will need their own transportation on the Saturday portion of the tournament, as well as Friday night pick-up from the school we're competing at.</b></div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-69388026964183692014-02-24T16:57:00.003-08:002014-02-24T16:57:46.753-08:00Hastings results<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hastings - Feb. 1, 2014</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1st Place Sweepstakes</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Public Forum Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rukmini Kalamangalam & Mina Nam –
1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Olivia Faust & Sarika Kotha – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ruth Ling & Emily Zhou –
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sarah Lai & Michelle Rodriguez –
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lucy Ding & Lucy Wu –
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ioana Nechiti & Amalia Nichols – Octofinalists<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lincoln-Douglas Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rhiannon Morris – Semifinalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Congressional Debate<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tommy Hayes – 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Andres Schnelle – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noah Scantlebury – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beckett Gonzales – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Devon Watson – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Impromptu Speaking<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Zuhayr Ali – 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nikki Goldin – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noah Scantlebury – 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mina Nam – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Adele Lauzon – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Poetry<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alisa Lu – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kaityln Kelly – 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sara Wells – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lucy Ding – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Humorous<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alisa Lu – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will Derden – 3<sup>rd<o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Original Oratory<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mina Nam – 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jeong Hyun Han – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rukmini Kalamangalam – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lekha Sunder – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nikki Goldin – 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sara Wells – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Samantha Su – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Zuhayr Ali – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beckett Gonzales – 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lekha Sunder – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Robert Brown – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tommy Hayes – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dramatic<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ally Sun – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Samantha Su – Finalist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Duet Acting<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Will Derden & Mogi Taylor – 1<sup>st</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Viviana Collymore & Sara Wells – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sophie Dunn & Audrey Foster – 3<sup>rd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ally Sun & Samantha Su – Finalists<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nikki Goldin & Gabby Keene –
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Duet Pantomime<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nicholas Abraham & Nathan Dunbar –
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Readers Theatre<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cardenas, Meehan, Lauzon & Foster
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Vocal Solo<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mariana Rodriguez – 2<sup>nd<o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Solo Pantomime <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nathan Dunbar – 2<sup>nd<o:p></o:p></sup></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Duet Improv<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Adele Lauzon & Rhiannon Morris – 2<sup>nd</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kaitlyn Kelly & Larry Zhang –
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<b><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dance<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Athene DelVecchio – 3rd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Olle Feb. 21/22</b></div>
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Lekha Sunder – 2<sup>nd</sup></div>
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Robert Brown – 3<sup>rd</sup></div>
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Joseph Donowho – 4<sup>th</sup></div>
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Andres Schnelle – 5<sup>th</sup></div>
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Natalie Festa – 3<sup>rd</sup></div>
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Samantha Su – 4<sup>th</sup></div>
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Ruth Ling – 6<sup>th</sup></div>
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Kirin Singal – 3<sup>rd</sup></div>
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Lucy Wu – 5<sup>th</sup></div>
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<b>Senior Storytelling<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Athene DelVecchio – 1<sup>st</sup></div>
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Alisa Lu – 2<sup>nd</sup></div>
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Sophie Cardenas – 4<sup>th</sup></div>
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Thalia Rigney – 5<sup>th</sup></div>
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Hanna MacNamee – 6<sup>th</sup></div>
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<b>Declamation<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Lekha Sunder – 1<sup>st</sup></div>
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Athene DelVecchio – 3<sup>rd</sup></div>
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Ioana Nechiti – 5<sup>th</sup></div>
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Robert Brown – 6<sup>th</sup></div>
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Adele Lauzon & Rhiannon Morris – 1<sup>st</sup></div>
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Lyle Derden – 5<sup>th</sup></div>
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Lekha Sunder – 1<sup>st</sup></div>
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Noah Scantlebury – 4<sup>th</sup></div>
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Sophie Dunn – Heart and Soul Award</div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-65900696568939422042014-02-24T16:54:00.002-08:002014-02-24T16:54:27.481-08:002014 March/April LD Topic<em style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>2014 March/April Topic</strong></em><br style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Resolved: Placing political conditions on humanitarian aid to foreign countries is unjust.</span>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-73515529313772068212014-02-24T16:52:00.002-08:002014-02-24T16:52:53.918-08:00March PF TopicResolved: Single-gender classrooms would improve the quality of education in public schools.Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-51922812737531776262014-01-09T18:02:00.000-08:002014-01-09T18:02:08.176-08:00Tournament Schedule<div id="yui_3_7_2_1_1389317940163_11946" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1389319168_0">Jan. 18</span> - Westfield HS (@ Bammel Middle School)</div>
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Jan. 24/25 - Lamar HS (high school tournament)</div>
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<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1389319168_1">Feb. 1</span> - Hastings HS</div>
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Feb. 21/22 - Olle MS</div>
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<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1389319168_2">Apr. 12</span> - Conroe HS (tentative)</div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-4740320574436747422014-01-09T18:01:00.001-08:002014-01-09T18:01:19.478-08:00February PF Debate Topic<b style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Resolved: The Supreme Court rightly decided that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act violated the Constitution.</b>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-41935502616787163752013-12-01T09:28:00.003-08:002013-12-01T09:28:52.752-08:00Jan./Feb. Debate Topics<em style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Lincoln-Douglas January/February Topic</strong></em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Resolved:</strong> Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict</em><br />
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Public Forum January Topic</strong></em><br />
<em style="background-color: white; color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>Resolved:</strong> Development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa</em>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-86926174580200386182013-11-19T06:16:00.003-08:002013-11-19T06:16:45.456-08:00Oak Ridge Schedule...sort ofBelow is the schedule for the Oak Ridge tournament on Dec. 7. The real schedule is much more complicated but this gives you a basic idea of how things are supposed to go. If you want the more detailed version then go <a href="http://www.joyoftournaments.com/tx/oakridgejr/info.asp?p=3" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-46750068268270527062013-11-11T18:27:00.004-08:002013-11-11T18:27:42.291-08:00More Dec. PF helpI also found <a href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/walking-the-path-to-citizenship-20130902" target="_blank">this article</a><br />
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Happy researching!Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-75075813525274582432013-11-04T18:10:00.000-08:002013-11-04T18:10:04.834-08:00Dec. PF topic helpVery informative FAQ related to the December PF topic:<br />
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<a href="http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/questions-and-answers-immigration/?_r=0">http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/questions-and-answers-immigration/?_r=0</a><br />
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<br />Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-89491480978025333662013-11-04T16:45:00.004-08:002013-11-04T16:45:55.234-08:00Klein Schedule<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
B Prelims<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">9:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Debate
Round IIA - Flight B Immediately After<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">11:00-12:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
C Prelims <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">11:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Debate
IIIA - Flight B Immediately After<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">12:30-2:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
D Prelims<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">12:30 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Extemp
Draw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Extempers
may not cross enter in Section D</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">2:00-3:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
A and B Semis; Debate Quarters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">3:30-5:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
C and D Semis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">3:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Extemp
Draw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cross
entered Extempers go to Section C event first and go immediately to draw.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">5:00-6:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
A and B Finals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">5:30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Debate Semis
and Finals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">6:30-8:00<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Section
C and D Finals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">6:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Extemp
Draw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Cross
entered Extempers go to other events first and go immediately to draw</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 89.7pt;" valign="top" width="120">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">8:45<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">10:15 P.M.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 379.2pt;" valign="top" width="506">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Awards
Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">RETURN
TO LANIER<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-66546204976200568012013-10-20T09:47:00.002-07:002013-10-20T09:47:42.103-07:00Bellaire Report<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 514px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 9289; mso-width-source: userset; width: 191pt;" width="254"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 9508; mso-width-source: userset; width: 195pt;" width="260"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 191pt;" width="254"><b><u>1st Place Sweepstakes - I.E.'s</u></b><br />Public
Forum</td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 195pt;" width="260">Duo Interp (Senior)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Octofinalists</td>
<td>Katherine Nyquist & Ally Sun - Finalist</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Rukmini Kalamangalam & Lekha Sunder</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Ian Matejka & Ethan Tran</td>
<td class="xl63">Duet Acting (Senior)</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Nikki Goldin & Gabby Keene - 2nd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Congress</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Devon Watson - Finalist</td>
<td class="xl63">Prose</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Athene DelVecchio - 3rd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Extemp</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Lekha Sunder - 1st</td>
<td class="xl63">Duet Acting </td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Evan Finley - 2nd</td>
<td>Athene DelVecchi & Alisa Lu - 2nd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Katherine Nyquist & Ally Sun - 3rd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Oratory</td>
<td>Kaylie O'Connell & Vega Shah - Finalists</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Jeong Hyun Han - 2nd</td>
<td>Nicholas Abraham & Nathan Dunbar - Finalists</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Impromptu Speaking</td>
<td class="xl63">Poetry</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kaitlyn Kelly - 1st</td>
<td>Samantha Su - 2nd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Noah Scantlebury - 2nd</td>
<td>Athene DelVecchio - Finalist</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Larry Zhang - Finalist</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Emma Semaan - Finalist</td>
<td class="xl63">Dramatic</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Pooja Vettical - Finalist</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Speaking Awards</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Lekha Sunder - Top PF Speaker</td>
<td class="xl63">Humorous</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Larry Zhang - 1st</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Athene DelVecchio - 2nd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Zack Mattingly - 3rd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Lekha Sunder - Finalist</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td>Jordan Hinrich - Finalist</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-27622780142966956202013-10-07T08:14:00.003-07:002013-10-07T08:14:51.192-07:00Bellaire Tournament Schedule<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<strong><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Friday, October 18</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1:30
Leave Lanier Middle School<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2:30
Extemp Draw<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">3:00
Section A Individual Events<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">4:00-6:00
Student Congress Prelims <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">4:30
Debate Round 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6:30
Debate Round 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6:30-8:30
Student Congress Prelims (continued)<br />
8:30 Debate Round 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">10:00 Pick up at Bellaire<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<strong><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Saturday, October 19</span></u></strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">8:00
Section B Individual Events<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">9:30
Debate Round 4<br />
11:30
Individual Events Semis (Section A
& B) FX, SrPR, SrPO, SrIMP, NX, NPr, NPO, NIMP; Quarterfinals DX, OO/ Rd. 2
prelims HI, DI, NDI, NOO, DA, DUO, NDA, NHI<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">11:30 CPF Round 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1:00
– 3:00 Student Congress Finals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1:00 Double Octos</span> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">CLD, NLD; Octofinals NPF, quarters CX<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1:30 CPF Round 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">3:00
Individual Events Finals
(Section A & B) FX, HI, DI, SrPR, SrPO, DA, SrIMP, DUO, NX, NPR, NDI, NPO,
NOO, NIMP, NDA, NHI/ semifinals OO, DX<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">4:30
Double Octos CPF; Octos CLD, NLD,
quarters NPF, semis CX<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">5:30
Finals in OO/DX<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6:30 Awards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Most
students will be able to leave after awards<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6:30
Octos CPF; Quarters CLD,
NLD; semis NPF; finals CX<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">7:30
Semis CLD/NLD/CPF; finals NPF<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">8:00 Quarters CPF<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">8:30 Semis CPF; Finals CLD,
NLD<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">9:30 Finals CPF<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-30587450982123582272013-09-22T09:05:00.000-07:002013-09-22T09:05:06.989-07:00Memorial ReportMemorial High School - TFA Qualifier<br />
3rd Place Sweepstakes<br />
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 554px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 9435; mso-width-source: userset; width: 194pt;" width="258"></col>
<col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 8484; mso-width-source: userset; width: 174pt;" width="232"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 194pt;" width="258"><b>Public
Forum</b></td>
<td style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td>
<td class="xl63" style="width: 174pt;" width="232"><b>Novice Extemp</b></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Joseph Donowho & Joseph Dowdall - 1st</td>
<td></td>
<td>Lekha Sunder - 1st</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Travis Craig & Ian Matejka - 2nd</td>
<td></td>
<td>Lyle Derden - 2nd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td colspan="2" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; mso-ignore: colspan;">Rukmini
Kalamangalam & Mina Nam - Semifinalists</td>
<td>Andres Schnelle - 3rd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Evan Finley & Alex Nelson - Quarters</td>
<td></td>
<td>Tommy Hayes - 6th</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Zack White & Will Derden - Quarters</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Lyle Derden & Lekha Sunder - Quarters</td>
<td></td>
<td class="xl63"><b>Prose</b></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"></td>
<td></td>
<td>Adele Lauzon - 3rd</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td class="xl63" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;"><b>Duet Acting</b></td>
<td></td>
<td>Stephanie Oyolu - 6th</td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Athene DelVecchio & Alisa Lu - 4th</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">
<td height="20" style="height: 15.0pt;">Kaylie O'Connell & Vega Shah - 6th</td>
<td></td>
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Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-58556487932686419232013-08-23T20:54:00.004-07:002013-08-23T20:54:49.988-07:00Maps! Maps! Maps!Get ready to spend about 15 minutes on this...<div>
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<a href="http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/maps-that-will-help-you-make-sense-of-the-world/" target="_blank">MAPS!</a></div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-66291799389273263352013-08-19T12:31:00.001-07:002013-08-20T16:34:08.211-07:00Tournament Schedule so far...Here is what our tournament season is shaping up to be. We'er skipping the Bellaire Novice Extravaganza this year for an actual tournament. Still waiting to hear from UH. Those dates for nationals are set.<br />
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Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-43506803070712793382013-08-19T09:01:00.000-07:002013-08-19T09:02:14.850-07:00Extemp analysisFound this on speechgeek. It's a flow and critique of the final rounds of IX and DX and NFL Nationals. If you're looking for help with extemp. speech structure this could be useful.<br />
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<a href="http://speechgeek.com/extemp/2013-nfl-nationals-international-extemp-final-round-analysis/" target="_blank">International Extemp</a><br />
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<a href="http://speechgeek.com/extemp/2013-nfl-nationals-united-states-extemp-final-round-analysis/" target="_blank">Domestic Extemp</a><br />
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and the website has some very useful things for all debaters/extempers. I usually check it out to pull material for current event quizzes. Just saying...<br />
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<br />Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-48314778824952070842013-08-15T13:07:00.001-07:002013-08-15T13:07:30.975-07:00Sept./Oct. LD topicResolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory. Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-8722815534843659222013-08-15T13:06:00.002-07:002013-08-15T13:06:43.176-07:00September 2013 PF Topic<span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.1875px;">Resolved: Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation.</span>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-32787574697238080932013-07-24T19:59:00.002-07:002013-07-24T19:59:59.596-07:00Sept. PF Topic possibilities <span style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Oh, yes. It's already starting...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">NFL has now released the list of potential topics for 2013 Sept. Public Forum. The topic area is nuclear proliferation. Coaches will be voting for one of the following topics:</span><br style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: #efefef; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px;"><em><strong>Resolved:</strong> Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation.<br /><br /><strong>Resolved:</strong> Proliferation of nuclear weapons is a greater threat to the United States than proliferation of biological and chemical weapons.</em></span>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-32064812277392189952013-06-29T09:23:00.000-07:002013-06-29T09:23:13.686-07:00Article on SCOTUS rulingsInteresting article on the week's Supreme Court rulings from the Economist. Plus you'll learn what 'paternalism' is.<br />
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<a href="http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21580140-why-supreme-court-annoys-both-left-and-right-above-fray-part-it" target="_blank">Article here!</a>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-29170051565702510192013-06-26T09:39:00.000-07:002013-06-26T09:45:27.605-07:00NJFL Nationals Report<b>Public Forum Debate</b><br />
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Olivia Cardenas & Erin Sheena - Octofinalists</div>
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Alex Hoyal & Vishnu Narayana - Octofinalists</div>
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Travis Craig & Lyle Derden - 2nd</div>
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Michael Hoyal & Maddie Muhlherr - Semifinalists</div>
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<b>Declamation</b></div>
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Abby Eastman - Quarterfinalist</div>
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<b>Impromptu Speaking</b></div>
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Lekha Sunder - 1st</div>
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Andrew Hollenberg - Semifinalist</div>
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Erin Sheena - Finalist (8th)</div>
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Miguel Covarrubias - Finalist (9th)</div>
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Andrew Hollenberg - Finalist (18th)</div>
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Marcos Coronado - Finalist - (24th)</div>
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<b>Extemporaneous Speaking</b></div>
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Lekha Sunder - 2nd</div>
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Olivia Cardenas - Semifinalist</div>
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Bowen Song - Quarterfinalist</div>
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Will Acheampong - Quarterfinalist</div>
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Dikla Taylor - Quartefinalist</div>
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Ally Sun - Semifinalist</div>
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Nikki Goldin - Quarterfinalist</div>
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Stephanie Sonik - Quarterfinalist</div>
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<b>Public Forum Speaker Awards</b></div>
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Olivia Cardenas - 1st</div>
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Maddie Muhlherr - 2nd</div>
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Lyle Derden - 5th</div>
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Erin Sheena - 9th</div>
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Congratulations to the team on a strong showing at an incredibly tough and rigorous tournament!</div>
Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-78341656817085116332013-05-02T07:58:00.002-07:002013-05-02T07:58:52.703-07:00Extemp and Impromptu Areas for Nationals<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="text_exposed_show"><b>Extemporaneous Speaking Topics – </b><br />
Round 1: American Health: Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act<br />
Round 2: Asian Powers: China, India, Japan, and the Koreas<br />
Round 3: Science, Technology, and the Environment<br />
First Elim. Round: The Middle East<br />
Second Elim. Round: President Obama’s Second Term<br />
Third Elim. (if needed): The U.S. Budget<br />
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<b>Impromptu Prompt Types –</b><br />
Round 1: Quotations<br />
Round 2: African Proverbs<br />
Round 3: Physical Activities and Exercise<br />
Quarterfinals: Weather and Seasons<br />
Semifinals: Quotations<br />
Finals: Famous Civil Rights Figures</span></span>Debate. Speak. Win. Repeathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189033620920723595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678056366447904379.post-19397522016384145962013-05-02T06:42:00.004-07:002013-05-02T06:42:40.709-07:00LD Nationals Topic<b>Resolved: Oppressive government is more desirable than no government.</b><br />
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