UH fall 2012 schedule

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

October 12 & 13

Friday, Oct. 12

                    2:30 p.m.               Students report to the debate room

      2:45 p.m.            Leave Lanier

                    3:45 - 5:45          Congress Session I

                    4:30 - 6:00          LD/PF Round I

                    5:45 - 6:30          Congress Dinner Break

                    6:00 - 7:30          Debate Round II

                    6:30 - 8:30          Congress Session II

                    7:00 - 7:30          LD/PF Dinner Break

                    7:30 - 9:00          LD/PF Round III

                      9:30 p.m.              Bus returns to Lanier

Saturday, Oct. 13

                    7:15 a.m.                Leave Lanier Middle School

                    8:00                     Extemporaneous Speaking Draw

                    8:30 - 9:45           Section A Preliminary Round

                    9:45 - 11:00         Section B Preliminary Round

                   11:00 - 12:15        Section C Preliminary Round

                   12:15 - 1:45          Section D Preliminary Round LD/PF Quarter-Finals, Congress Finals,

                                                 Reader's Theatre Finals

                    1:45                      Extemporaneous Speaking Draw

                    2:00 - 3:30           Section A & B Semi-Finals

                    3:30 - 5:00           Section C & D Semi-Finals, LD/PF  

                                                 Semi-Finals

                    5:00                      Extemporaneous Speaking Draw

                    5:15 - 6:45           Section A, B, & Remaining C Finals

                    6:45 - 8:15           Section D Finals, PF/LD Finals,

                    8:45                     Tournament Awards Assembly

                    10:00 p.m.             Bus returns to Lanier

Tournament Change

Instead of going to Klein High School on November 10 we will be going to Westfield High School.  This will allow the debaters to use the November topics.

November/December LD Topic

Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal health care for its citizens.

November PF Topic

Resolved: Current U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East undermines our national security.

2012 BNE results

2012 Bellaire Novice Extravaganza

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Michelle Tang – 5^th Place

Public Forum Debate

Alex Hoyal & Jeong Woo Han – 4th Place

Olivia Cardenas & Erin Sheena – 5th Place

Extemp.

Will Acheampong – 3rd Place

Tommy Hayes – 4th Place

Congress

Hugh Hajdik – 2^nd Place

Armon Tabibzadegan – 2^nd Place

BNE Schedule

Friday, September 14, 2012            Saturday, September 15, 2012

Leave Lanier at 2:45                       Debaters report to Cafeteria at 7:50 a.m.

                                                               CX, LD, PF

CX, LD, PF                                            8:00        Round 4

4:00        Round 1                                   9:45        Round 5

5:30        Round 2                                  11:30       Round 6

7:15        Round 3                                   1:15        Round 7

Debaters picked up at 9:00 p.m.          3:00        Round 8

                                                             ASAP     Awards (5:30 p.m. in cafeteria)

 

Congress/Extemp                                                Congress/Extemp

4:00-5:30     Session 1 Congress       9:00-10:30     Session 3 Congress

5:30-6:30     Extemp Round 1           10:30-11:30   Extemp Round 3

6:30-8:00     Session 2 Congress       12:30-2:00     Session 4 Congress

8:00-9:00     Extemp Round 2            2:00-3:00       Extemp Round 4

                                                          Pick up at 6:00 p.m.

October PF topic

Resolved: Developed countries have a moral obligation to mitigate the effects of climate change.