Jan 10-11 Sections @ Blaine

Section VI Tournament
Blaine High School
Jan 10-11 2014

Bus
Friday - depart EHS 2PM door 8, return 9PM -  you will be released from school at 1:45PM
Saturday - depart EHS 7AM door 7, return 5PM

Policy Debate - top 5 qualify for state
Bree and Samantha
Anja Beth and Shanelle

Lincoln-Douglas - top 6 qualify for state
Arvind
Annika

Public Forum - top 6 qualify for state
Allan and Elbert

Schedule
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 - LD/PF
Round 1 - 4:00 PM
Round 2 - 5:00 PM
Round 3 - 6:30 PM
Round 4 - 7:45 PM

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 - POLICY
Round 1 - 3:45 PM
Round 2 - 6:15 PM

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 - LD/PF
Round 5 - 8:30 AM
Round 6 - 10:00 AM

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 - POLICY
Round 3 - 8:30 AM
Round 4 - 11:00 AM
Round 5 - 1:30 PM
Round 6 - 3:30 PM

A Time to Relax

A few of our team members enjoying a weekend night off from debate!

Dec 20-21 @ Blake

2013 John Edie Holiday Debate Tournament (Blake)
Hyatt Regency Hotel 1300 Nicollet Mall
20-21 December 2013

Bus Times
Friday 7AM depart from EHS door 8; estimated return 8PM *
Saturday 7AM depart from EHS door 7; return contingent on performance - 6PM possible
* released from school for the day

Notes
The rounds all take place in hotel rooms of the Hyatt - the wifi situation is sketchy so don't depend on access other than in the main gathering area on the 2nd floor.

Food
Bring snacks + $$ for food.  The best places nearby for food are Chipotle and Caribou - otherwise you'll need to walk up the mall where there is a Panera.   If you go anyplace other Chipotle or Caribou you need to check out with a coach.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate
   Annika Smith-Ortiz
   Arvind Veluvali
   Connie Chao
   Mabel Thomas
   Max Schleck
   Romi Lee

Policy Debate
   Bree Peilen - Samantha Hunt
   Anja Beth Swoap - Shanelle Roman
   Adi Mittal - Ashab Alamgir
   Sukriti Rawal - Anand Mittal
   Claire Carlson - Anne Lepow
   Maggie Wells - Meredith Song

Public Forum
   Allan Ouyang - Elbert Wang

Judges
Alan Peck - policy - Saturday
Bobby - policy - Friday
Luke - policy - Friday and Saturday
Vivian Ha - policy - Friday and Saturday
Amanda Soczynski - public forum - Friday and Saturday
Liz Stiras - LD - Saturday
Trevor Martinez - LD - Friday
Dylan Slinger - LD - Friday and Saturday

Policy Schedule
December 20, 2013 (FRIDAY)
8:00               Release Pairings – Outside Skyway A/B, debate floors and the web.
9:00               Round 1–Policy (Preset)
11:00             Round 2–Policy (Preset)
2:30               Round 3–Policy
5:30               Round 4–Policy
9:00               Coach and Judge Reception

December 21, 2013 (SATURDAY)
7:00                 Pairings released
8:00                 Round 5–Policy
11:00               Round 6–Policy
2:00                 Round 7–Policy
5:00                Awards
6:30                Double Octofinals–Policy

December 22,  2013 (SUNDAY)


Elimination rounds - Emory tutorial style
8:00   Octofinals
11:00 Quarterfinals
2:00   Semifinals
5:00   Finals

Lincoln-Douglas Schedule
December 19, 2013 (FRIDAY)
8:00              Release Pairings -- Outside Skyway A/B, debate floors and the web
9:00              Round 1 - LD
11:00            Round 2 - LD
2:30              Round 3 - LD
5:30              Round 4 - LD
9:00              Coach and Judge Reception

December 21, 2013 (Saturday)
7:15               Pairings Released
8:00               Round 5 - LD
11:00             Round 6 - LD
2:00               Triples (Partial) - LD
5:00               Awards
6:30               Double Octofinals - LD

December 22, 2013 (Sunday)
Elimination rounds - Emory tutorial style
8:00                Octofinals - LD (flighted)
11:00              Quarters - LD (non-flighted)
1:00                Semifinals - LD (non-flighted)
3:00                Finals - LD

Public Forum Schedule
December 20, 2013 (Friday)
8:00               Release Pairings - Outside Skyway A/B, debate floors and web
9:00               Round 1 - Public Forum
11:00             Round 2 - Public Forum
2:00               Round 3 - Public Forum
5:00               Round 4 - Public Forum
9:00               Coach and Judge Reception

December 21, 2013 (Saturday)
7:30                Pairings released
8:00                Round 5 - Public Forum
10:00              Round 6 - Public Forum
12:30              Elimination rounds will begin and finish Saturday night
                        (all 4-2 records will clear.  Judges are obligated thru the first FULL elim round)
5:00                Awards Assembly
6:30                Elimination rounds continue

Novice-JV State Results Recap

2013 Minnesota State Novice Lincoln-Douglas Runner-up, Annie Amen

We toughed out two days of freezing weather, a cold bus ride, and strong competition at the novice-junior varsity state tournament held at Eagan. Minnesota is one of the most competitive states for debate in the nation and the tournament was strong again this season. 

Edina was awarded 3rd place in Team Sweepstakes, which we were not expecting because we had entires in only four of the six events.

Here is a recap: 

JV Policy 

Sukriti Rawal and Anand Mittal - quarterfinalists

Anne Lepow and Claire Carlson - 4-2 record

Novice Policy

Maggie Wells and Meredith Song - quarterfinalists

Megan Shannahan and Daphne Iskos - octofinalists

Maggie Wells - 4th speaker

Novice Public Forum

Aarathia Gaimella and Jenny Ma - octofinliasts

Khalid Ishani and David Ma - octofinalists 

Novice Lincoln-Douglas

Annie Amen - 2nd place

Romi Lee - quarterfinalist

Gloria Mi - quarterfinalist

Mabel Thomas - octofinalist

Katie Bogart - double-octofinalist

Gloria Mi - 3rd speaker

Mabel Thomas - 5th speaker

One final note: Almost every member of the varsity team showed up to help their younger teammates by scouting opponents, doing prep-work, and being a supportive audience member.  Thanks to them for their efforts! 

Public Forum Clears at Novice State

Season-ending Debate Party

For many of our debaters, this is the last weekend of the season.  To celebrate the season, the Mittal family is hosting a pizza party at their home on Saturday, Dec 14th from 6 to 8:30PM.  They will have ping pong and other games to play.

Each person on the team has been sent an evite with details for the party and we ask that your respond because that's the polite thing to do.

Address is 7611 Stonewood Court in Edina. 

Dec 6-7 @ Eagan for Novice-JV State

Novice-JV State
Eagan High School
6-7 December 2013

Bus Times
Friday - depart EHS door 8 at 1:45, 2PM pickup at Southview; return between 9:30 and 10:30PM
Saturday - depart EHS door 7 at 7AM; return somewhere between 5 and 10PM, contingent on our performance.  

** EVERYTHING ON HERE IS TENTATIVE UNTIL TUESDAY **

Judging Policy
Bree - Friday and Saturday

Scouting/Big Buddy Policy
Anja Beth

Junior Varsity Policy
   Claire Carlson - Anne Lepow
   Sukriti Rawal - Anand Mittal

Novice Policy
   Isaac Berte - Tanner Eugh
   Maggie Wells - Meredith Song
   Ella Romanelli - Zach Versluis
   Megan Shanahan - Daphne Iskos

Policy Schedule
Friday December 6, 2013
Registration 1:00 - 2:00 PM (All schools need to be registered by 2:00 PM to avoid school dismissal time)
Round #1 3:30 PM
Round #2 5:30 PM
Dinner 7:30 PM
Round #3 8:00 PM
Saturday December 7, 2013
Round#4 8:00 AM
Round #5 10:00 AM
Lunch 12:00 PM
Policy 1st Elimination Rd 1:00 PM
Awards will start at 3:00 PM in the EHS Student Commons
Policy Debate Elimination rounds continue after awards until the tournament is finished

Scouting/Big Buddy LD
Arvind
Annika

Novice Lincoln-Douglas
   Annie Amen
   Connie Chao
   Gloria Mi
   Katie Bogart
   Mabel Thomas
   Max Schleck
   Murray Friedberg
   Romi Lee
  Antonio Flores

LD Schedule 
All Rounds are in Dakota Hills Middle School

FRIDAY
Registration                        2:00 - 3:00 PM
Enter DHMS                         3:45 PM
Round #1                              4:00 PM
Round #2                              5:15 PM
Dinner                                   6:15 PM
Round #3                              7:00 PM
Round #4                              8:30 PM

SATURDAY
Round #5                                   8:00 AM
Round #6                                   9:30 AM
1st Elimination Round                11:15 AM
Lunch                                         12:30 PM
2nd Elimination Round               1:30 PM
Awards                                        3:00 PM in EHS Student Commons
All Remaining Elimination rounds will take place in Eagan High School immediately following awards

Novice Public Forum
Jenny Ma  & Aarathi Garimella
Khalid Ishani & David Ma
Ali Dickson & Karin deVerdier
Jack Hong & Richard Zhu

Public Forum Schedule
All Rounds in Eagan High School
Friday December 6, 2013
Registration 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Round #1 3:30 PM
Round #2 4:30 PM
Dinner 5:30 PM
Round #3 6:00 PM
Round #4 7:30 PM

Saturday December 7, 2013
Round #5 8:30 AM
Round #6 10:00 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM
Public Forum 1st Elimination Rd 12:30 PM
Public Forum 2nd Elimination Rd 2:00 PM
Public Forum Awards 3:00 PM in EHS Student Commons
All Remaining Public Forum Elimination Rounds will follow Awards

January 2014 Topics Released

New topics were released today for LD and PF.  We will use these starting at Blake and continue for the rest of January.

Public Forum
Resolved: Development assistance should be prioritized over military aid in the Sahel region of Africa.(The countries of the Sahel today include Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.)

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