Jan./Feb. Debate Topics

Lincoln-Douglas January/February Topic
Resolved: Developing countries should prioritize environmental protection over resource extraction when the two are in conflict

Public Forum January Topic
Resolved: Development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa

Oak Ridge Schedule...sort of

Below 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 here.

6:00 A.M.                  Arrive at Lanier Middle School

6:15 A.M.                  We leave Lanier

7:00   - 7:30               Registration

7:30                            Extemp Draw 

8:00  - 9:30                Section A Prelims

9:30  - 11:00              Section B Prelims

11:00 – 12:30            Section C Prelims

12:30                          Extemp Draw (Semis)

1:00 - 2:30                 Semis Section A            

2:30 – 4:00                 Semis  B and C

4:00                            Extemp Draw (Finals)

4:30 - 6:00                 Finals Section A

6:00 - 7:30                 Finals Sections B and C

8:oo                            Awards 

10:00 P.M.                We return to Lanier

More Dec. PF help

I also found this article

Happy researching!

Dec. PF topic help

Very informative FAQ related to the December PF topic:

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/questions-and-answers-immigration/?_r=0

Klein Schedule

6:15 a.m.                     MEET AT LANIER

6:30 a.m.                     LEAVE LANIER

8:00-9:30	Section A Prelims
8:00	Debate Round IA - Flight B Immediately After
9:30-11:00	Section B Prelims
9:30	Debate Round IIA - Flight B Immediately After
11:00-12:30	Section C Prelims
11:00	Debate IIIA - Flight B Immediately After
12:30-2:00	Section D Prelims
12:30	Extemp Draw Extempers may not cross enter in Section D.
2:00-3:30	Section A and B Semis; Debate Quarters
3:30-5:00	Section C and D Semis
3:45	Extemp Draw Cross entered Extempers go to Section C event first and go immediately to draw.
5:00-6:30	Section A and B Finals
5:30	Debate Semis and Finals
6:30-8:00	Section C and D Finals
6:45	Extemp Draw Cross entered Extempers go to other events first and go immediately to draw.
8:45 10:15 P.M.	Awards Assembly RETURN TO LANIER

Bellaire Report

1st Place Sweepstakes - I.E.'s Public Forum	Duo Interp (Senior)
Octofinalists	Katherine Nyquist & Ally Sun - Finalist
Rukmini Kalamangalam & Lekha Sunder
Ian Matejka & Ethan Tran	Duet Acting (Senior)
	Nikki Goldin & Gabby Keene - 2nd
Congress
Devon Watson - Finalist	Prose
	Athene DelVecchio - 3rd
Extemp
Lekha Sunder - 1st	Duet Acting
Evan Finley - 2nd	Athene DelVecchi & Alisa Lu - 2nd
	Katherine Nyquist & Ally Sun - 3rd
Oratory	Kaylie O'Connell & Vega Shah - Finalists
Jeong Hyun Han - 2nd	Nicholas Abraham & Nathan Dunbar - Finalists
Impromptu Speaking	Poetry
Kaitlyn Kelly - 1st	Samantha Su - 2nd
Noah Scantlebury - 2nd	Athene DelVecchio - Finalist
Larry Zhang - Finalist
Emma Semaan - Finalist	Dramatic
	Pooja Vettical - Finalist
Speaking Awards
Lekha Sunder - Top PF Speaker	Humorous
	Larry Zhang - 1st
	Athene DelVecchio - 2nd
	Zack Mattingly - 3rd
	Lekha Sunder - Finalist
	Jordan Hinrich - Finalist

Bellaire Tournament Schedule

Friday, October 18

1:30                       Leave Lanier Middle School

2:30                        Extemp Draw

3:00                        Section A Individual Events

4:00-6:00              Student Congress Prelims

4:30                        Debate Round 1

6:30                        Debate Round 2

6:30-8:30              Student Congress Prelims (continued)
8:30                        Debate Round 3

10:00                     Pick up at Bellaire

Saturday, October 19

8:00                        Section B Individual Events

9:30                        Debate Round 4
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

11:30                     CPF Round 5

1:00 – 3:00           Student Congress Finals

1:00                        Double Octos CLD, NLD; Octofinals NPF, quarters CX

1:30                        CPF Round 6

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

4:30                        Double Octos CPF; Octos CLD, NLD, quarters NPF, semis CX

5:30                        Finals in OO/DX

6:30                        Awards

Most students will be able to leave after awards

6:30                        Octos CPF; Quarters CLD, NLD; semis NPF; finals CX

7:30                        Semis CLD/NLD/CPF; finals NPF

8:00                        Quarters CPF

8:30                        Semis CPF; Finals CLD, NLD

9:30                        Finals CPF