Monday, September 26, 2016

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.

Sunday, September 25, 2016

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












































Saturday, September 24, 2016

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.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

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

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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.

Sunday, September 11, 2016

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

Monday, September 5, 2016

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.