TOC Qualified

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Sukriti and Maggie completed their qualification legs for the 2017 Tournament of Champions held at the University of Kentucky, in Lexington.   Claire and Megan finished the tournament with a 6-0 prelim record and the 2nd seed in the tournament.  All four of these debaters won top-20 speaker awards as well.

Oct 1st @ Rosemount

Irish Invitational

Rosemount High School

3335 142nd St W, Rosemount, MN 55068

1 October 2016

Coach in Charge

Andy Charrier

Bus

Depart at 7AM

Return estimate 5:45PM

We will use two buses for this trip

Congress Legislation
HERE

Notes

There are 5 prelim rounds, then break to finals for Varsity LD and Varsity PF.

Schedule

7:30 am     Registration opens (RHS Main Entrance)

8:45 am     Round 1 LD/PF

9:00 am     Congress session 1 (until 11:30 am)

10:00 am    Round 2 LD/PF

11:00 am    Round 3 LD/PF

12:30 pm    Congress session 2 (until 3:30 pm)

12:45 pm    Round 4 LD/PF

2:00 pm     Round 5 LD/PF

4:30 pm     Awards (cafeteria)

Code Event Name Edina Alexander Al-Najim Congress Alexander Al-Najim Edina Bowen Zheng Congress Bowen Zheng Edina Leah Schmitt Congress Leah Schmitt Edina Saumya Mangalick Congress Saumya Mangalick Edina AG Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Amrutha Garimella Edina BK Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Biren Kayyal Edina JS Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Jake Straub Edina NH Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Noel Hayward Edina MI Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Mythili Iyer Edina NA Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Nathan Annareddy Edina CO Junior Varsity Public Forum Chochreck & O'Brien Edina MC Junior Varsity Public Forum Maynor & Chen Edina AV Novice Lincoln-Douglas Ananth Veluvali Edina BB Novice Lincoln-Douglas Ben Bruzek Edina CH Novice Lincoln-Douglas Charlie Heinecke Edina EM Novice Lincoln-Douglas Ellen Mi Edina EQ Novice Lincoln-Douglas Ethan Quick Edina JU Novice Lincoln-Douglas Jake Uribe Edina KS Novice Lincoln-Douglas Kamaljot Singh Edina LJ Novice Lincoln-Douglas Lily Jones Edina MR Novice Lincoln-Douglas Matthew Ruppert Edina YM Novice Lincoln-Douglas Yash Mangalick Edina AP Novice Public Forum Atalla & Pardo Edina FD Novice Public Forum Fu & Dalsin Edina HR Novice Public Forum Hardie & Ressemann Edina JW Novice Public Forum Jiang & Wu Edina KT Novice Public Forum Kunga & Tseringtso Edina MZ Novice Public Forum Maheshwari & Zhu Edina PS Novice Public Forum Pan & Scribner Edina Sa Novice Public Forum Paradis & Santoni Edina RI Novice Public Forum Ragus & Idrogo Edina RR Novice Public Forum Rubin & Rewalliwar Edina AS Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Aiden Swan Edina AM Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Anand Mittal Edina CC Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Connie Chao Edina JR Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Jonah Rosenthal Edina MT Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Mabel Thomas Edina MK Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Mark Kivimaki Edina OJ Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Om Jahagirdar Edina PS Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Prasoon Sinha Edina RM Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Rahil Modi Edina RL Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Romi Lee Edina SC Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Sandra Chen Edina TJ Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Tanner Jones Edina UK Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Uma Kumar-Montei Edina KI Varsity Public Forum Kuznecoff & Ishani Edina MZ Varsity Public Forum Ma & Zhu Edina PM Varsity Public Forum Phenertton & Ma Edina TN Varsity Public Forum Teske & Nissen Edina VB Varsity Public Forum Varadhan & Bevers

Oct 1st @ Washington Tech Magnet

MN Urban Debate League

Washington Tech Magnet

 1495 Rice St, St Paul, MN 55117

1 October 2016

Bus Times    

7:30AM depart from Door 7 at EHS   

6:30PM return to EHS (estimate)

Coach in Charge

Mr. Pete Gokey

Food 

Pack enough food to be self-sufficient for the entire day.  If that means you bring a giant bag from Byerly's, do it.   They will have pizza but it's a long day.

Schedule

Checkin: 8:30

Community Building: 9:00

Round 1: 10:00

Lunch: 12:00

Round 2: 12:45

Round 3: 3:00

Awards: 5:45 

Competing

Code Event Name Edina BP JV Bothwell & Peterson Edina HH JV Hetletvedt & Holtmeier Edina AS Novice Atri & Shumway Edina FA Novice Fernands & Anderson McElligott Edina GD Novice Gilliam & Ding Edina KL Novice Konkimalla & Landon Edina NE Novice Narayan & Erickson Edina QS Novice Qian & Sathe Edina SU Novice Shah & Uskavitch Edina KE Varsity Kieser & Engh

Michigan Round Robin Invitation

Edina debaters Sukriti Rawal and Maggie Wells have been invited to compete at the University of Michigan Round Robin, which is a two day event featuring excellent teams scheduled in a round robin format. 

And...we've started!

Next week we take two buses.

Sept 24 @ Wayzata

MDTA Debate Jamboree
Wayzata High School
4955 Peony Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55446 [directions]
24 September 2016

Times
Depart EHS door 3 at 7AM
Return to EHS approx 5PM -- will have students call for a ride

Coach Contact
Andy Charrier - 651-387-8305

Tournament Info

Policy will feature three rounds of competition in each division.

Varsity and JV Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum will feature five rounds of competition. 

Novice LD/PF Novice will first watch a "showcased" Varsity round in their event during round 1, to be followed by a post-round discussion facilitated by Minnesota coaches during round 2.  After that, there will be a novice division that features three rounds of competition.  If novice students wish to take part in the exhibition round and discussion without competing, that is fine, but there will be no structured novice activities afterward unless they compete in the novice division.

Congressional Debate will feature a 30 minute "Introduction to Congress" lecture, followed by a two-hour sessions.  There will be a second 30 minute "Question/Answer" session follow by another two-hour session.

Congressional debate at the MDTA Jamboree is meant to be an educational event.  We anticipate there will be many students who are new to congress, and possibly new to school as well.  We are sharing the cards/research compiled by the students who competed at nationals.  We are also sharing links to the final rounds of congress at nationals....it is meant to be informational to help new schools and students.
Here is a link to the folder:
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B0qNz_jwvQotd2JDcUhtY0FhdzQ&usp=sharing

Here are the links to the final rounds at nationals:
Senate:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljD8tB5_bAQ
House:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5S62dKaYkw

Roster

Code	Event	Name
Alexander Al-Naji	Congressional	Alexander Al-Naji
Bowen Zheng	Congressional	Bowen Zheng
Leah Schmitt	Congressional	Leah Schmitt
Edina JS	JV LD	Jake Straub
Edina KS	JV LD	Kathleen Scoggin
Edina LF	JV LD	Lucca Figari
Edina NA	JV LD	Nathan Annareddy
Edina NH	JV LD	Noel Hayward
Edina PS	JV LD	Prasoon Sinha
Edina CO	JV PF	Chochreck & O'Brien
Edina MA	JV PF	Machart & Ai
Edina MC	JV PF	Maynor & Chen
Edina AS	Novice Policy	Atri & Shumway
Edina FA	Novice Policy	Fernands & Anderson McElligott
Edina GD	Novice Policy	Gilliam & Ding
Edina KL	Novice Policy	Konkimalla & Landon
Edina NE	Novice Policy	Narayan & Erickson
Edina QS	Novice Policy	Qian & Sathe
Edina SU	Novice Policy	Shah & Uskavitch
Edina AV	Novice LD	Ananth Veluvali
Edina BB	Novice LD	Ben Bruzek
Edina CH	Novice LD	Charlie Heinecke
Edina EM	Novice LD	Ellen Mi
Edina KS	Novice LD	Kamaljot Singh
Edina YM	Novice LD	Yash Mangalick
Edina AW	Novice PF	Aadalen & Wang
Edina AP	Novice PF	Atalla & Pardo
Edina HR	Novice PF	Hardie & Ressemann
Edina JW	Novice PF	Jiang & Wu
Edina PS	Novice PF	Pan & Scribner
Edina Sa	Novice PF	Paradis & Santoni
Edina RR	Novice PF	Rubin & Rewalliwar
Edina TK	Novice PF	Tseringtso & Kunga
Edina YY	Varsity Policy	Yang & Yang
Edina HH	Varsity Policy	Holtmeier & Hetletvedt
Edina BP	Varsity Policy	Bothwell & Peterson
Edina AS	Varsity LD	Aiden Swan
Edina AM	Varsity LD	Anand Mittal
Edina CC	Varsity LD	Connie Chao
Edina GM	Varsity LD	Gloria Mi
Edina JR	Varsity LD	Jonah Rosenthal
Edina MK	Varsity LD	Mark Kivimaki
Edina OJ	Varsity LD	Om Jahagirdar
Edina RM	Varsity LD	Rahil Modi
Edina SC	Varsity LD	Sandra Chen
Edina UK	Varsity LD	Uma Kumar-Montei
Edina GP	Varsity PF	Gaimella & Phenertton
Edina KI	Varsity PF	Kuznecoff & Ishani
Edina MZ	Varsity PF	Ma & Zhu
Edina TN	Varsity PF	Teske & Nissen
Edina VF	Varsity PF	Varadhan & Fan

Judges

Category	First	Last
Policy	Tim	Edstrom
Policy	Pete	Gokey
Policy	Drew	James
Policy	Jennie	Maes
Policy	Molly	Walker
Lincoln-Douglas	Rebekah	Billings
Lincoln-Douglas	Andy	Charrier
Lincoln-Douglas	Joel	Hagen
Lincoln-Douglas	Romi	Lee
Lincoln-Douglas	Andrea	McElligott
Lincoln-Douglas	Zach	Opatz
Lincoln-Douglas	Hayley	Pierce-Ramsdell
Lincoln-Douglas	Harley	Pierce-Ramsdell
Lincoln-Douglas	Barry	Rosenthal
Lincoln-Douglas	Liz	Scoggin
Lincoln-Douglas	Anne	Scoggin
Public Forum	Samantha	Bevers
Public Forum	Sam	Doten
Public Forum	Tim	Greenfield
Public Forum	Jenny	Ma
Public Forum	Maggie	Para
Public Forum	Amanda	Soczynski
Public Forum	Shenglan	Zhu

 

Attire 
Wear your debate outfits -- be neat, have hair under control and held back, choose clothing that is comfortable, makes you feel confident, and is conservative. 

Food
There will be food available for purchase.  But it's always best to pack a lunch + snacks.  Bring a water bottle. 

Schedule

7:30 am School opens to competitors

7:45 am - 8:45 am Registration (in student commons)

9:00 am Round 1 CX; LD/PF (V/JV); LD/PF Observation (N)

9:00 am Intro Session Congressional Debate

9:30 to 11:30 am Session I Congressional Debate

10:00 am Round 2 LD/PF (V/JV); LD/PF Round Analysis (N)

11:00 am Round 2 Policy

11:00 am Round 3 LD/PF (V/JV); Round 1 LD/PF (N)

11:30 am Q/A Session Congressional Debate

12:00 pm LUNCH ALL EVENTS

1:00 to 3:15 pm Session II Congressional Debate

1:00 pm Round 4 LD/PF (V/JV); Round 2 LD/PF (N)

1:30 pm Round 3 Policy

2:30 pm Round 5 LD/PF (V/JV); Round 3 LD/PF (N)

4:15 pm Awards in Auditorium (All Events)

Sept 24-26 @ Valley High School

Mid-America Classic
West Des Moines Valley High School
3650 Woodland Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266 [map + directions]
24-26 September 2016

Hotel
La Quinta Inn
1390 NW 118th St
Clive IA 50325

Coaching
Jasmine Stidham
Arrives at 8:52PM Friday on Delta 4052 from Minneaoplis
Departs at 6:00AM Monday on American 1135 to Dallas
* Jasmine will judge through the end of the day on Sunday, tournament is covering our judging obligation for the 3rd team + any Monday rounds for which we are obligated. 

Policy Debate
   Sukriti Rawal - Maggie Wells
   Claire Carlson - Megan Shannahan
   Tanner Engh - Zelda Kieser

Schedule
Saturday, September 24, 2013
Policy rounds will take place at Valley High School.
8:00 am                       Debate round 1
10:00 am                     Debate Round 2
11:30 pm                     Lunch
1:00 pm                       Debate Round 3
4:00 pm                       Debate Round 4

Sunday, September 25, 2013
Policy rounds will take place at Valley High School.
8:00 am                       Debate round 5
11:00 am                     Debate round 6
12:30 pm                     Lunch
2:00 pm                       Double octofinals,  then Octos

Awards and octofinals in each division will take place according to that division's schedule. These times will be announced by each division director.

Monday, September 36, 2013
Monday debates will be at:
West Des Moines Marriott
1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266

8:00 am                       Quarterfinals
11:00 pm                     Semifinals
2:00 pm                       Finals

Handout for Parent Meeting

Here is the link -->

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11606915/DebateParent2016.pdf

Sorry about the tech tonight.

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Saturday Scrimmage 2016

"See one, Do one, Teach one" -- The 2016 Novice Scrimmage
Edina High School
Saturday, 17 October 2016

Our scrimmage this year will at Edina.  It's a day that's all about learning and leadership, likely the single most important practice of the season. 

We want all novices + experienced debaters to be in your rooms no later than 8AM. 

Congress
Location: EHS room 322
8:00 to 8:15--  Novices arrive, get situated.
Watch part of a sample Congress
Mini-Congress
Speech re-dos
Begin prep for Wayzata tournament

Public Forum

Location: EHS room 324

8:00 to 8:15--  Novices arrive, get situated.

8:15 to 9:30--  Demo round.

Matt/Theo vs David/Richard

Tim moderates, varsity students flow assistants

Pairings released

9:30 to 10:30 -- Round 1

10:45 to 11:45 -- Round 2

If debates end early (and they likely will) experienced debaters should provide quick feedback and have kids re-do rebuttals; novices should be debating and on-task for the whole 45 minute time block.

Policy

Location: EHS room 321

8:00 to 8:15--  Novices arrive, get situated.

Maggie and Sukriti vs Claire and Megan

Pete moderates, varsity students flow assistants

evidence organization

mini-debates

Lincoln-Douglas

Location: EHS room 321

8:00 to 8:15--  Novices arrive, get situated.

8:15 to 9:30--  Demo round.

Gloria vs. Anand on the Civil Disobedience topic

Andy moderates, varsity students flow assistants

Pairings released

9:30 to 10:30 -- Round 1

10:45 to 11:45 -- Round 2

If debates end early (and they likely will) experienced debaters should provide quick feedback and have kids re-do rebuttals; novices should be debating and on-task for the whole 45 minute time block.

All-team + Parent Meeting

The annual all-team all-parent meeting:

Thursday, September 15th 6:30 PM at EHS Fick Auditorium.

Coffee and cookies served at 6PM courtesy of the Edina Friends of Forensics.

It's important to have a parent and debater attend so that we can start the season on common understanding of expectations and the nuts-and-bolts of how you can help your debater.

Practice Returns to EHS

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Practice returns to Edina High School for the rest of the season. 

A few items of note:

• Generally speaking, 2nd year LDers should be with Hayley for practice and more experienced LDers should be with Andy.  We've made some accommodations for debaters based on their schedules.   Some debaters may move between the two groups to make attending two practices a week possible.
  
• The Friday practices for experienced PF are optional, but encouraged. 
  
• TOC Policy practices are remotely done from home on Tuesdays.  

Grapevine Runner-ups

Coach Christian, Sukriti, Maggie

Sign Up to Judge

Our team needs debate judges, both experienced and inexperienced.

Judge signup is online. 

If you need more information, please contact Joe Schmitt.

Our next judge training session is Wednesday, Sept 21st at 7PM in EHS room 320.