Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Sections Debate Tournament -- January 5 and 6

MSHSL Section 6 Debate Tournament
Roseville HS
1240 County Road B2 W, Roseville, MN 55113 [directions]


Times
Bus picks up at 3:00 at Door 5 at Edina HS on Friday.  Anticipate returning to EHS at 9:30 PM.
Bus picks up at 7:00 AM at Door 5 at Edina HS on Saturday. Anticipate returning to EHS around 4:30 PM.

Coach Contact
Hayden Uihlein 734 680 6011

Tournament Info
Round 1 and 2 are preset randomly.  Schools cannot meet for a second time in the preset rounds.
Round 3 to 6 are powered hi/low within brackets.   All pullups are done via Worst Opponent Seed (see Rule III State Debate Tournament - B State Tournament Debate Pairing - #1 Rounds 3 to 6)
Round 7 (if needed) in LD or PF only.  If there is a clear break of entries for state tournament qualification a seventh rounds is not needed.  However, if there is a tie based on win-loss record between the 6th and 7th seed then the following process is used.

10 to 12 entries (LD/PF)
· Seed #6 vs #7
· Seed #5 vs #8
· Seed #4 vs #9
· Seed #3 vs #10
· Seed #2 vs #11
· Seed #1 vs #12

If there are 11 or 10 entries, the #1 and #2 seed can be given a bye as needed.  In the event of 13+ entries, then those seeds not listed above will be matched against each other.  Entries can meet a second time in the seventh round with sides flipped from a previous meeting.  Same school may not meet in round 7.  In the event the same schools are scheduled to meet the higher seed should not be moved.  For example, if the #3 and #10 seed were from the same school, the #10 and #9 seed would swap places.  Seed is based on the MSHSL State Qualifier seed process (see rule II Section Debate Tournaments – 3 State Qualifiers).  Sides are set by tab.

The other 3 section tournaments run at the same time, so our other debaters will be watching and scouting rounds.

If you are interested in signing up to scout rounds, please click here. We’ll hold a training session on January 4th to distribute information.  You must try to attend to the info session if you plan on scouting.

Policy Debate

Based on the six entries, we would use this method as described in the rule process:

A round robin format will be used with a maximum of six rounds in CX.  In LD and PF, a modified round robin can be used for the first six preliminary rounds.  In the event of a tie after six rounds in LD/PF, a seventh round will be run using the above format.  All entries would be given an equal number of affirmative and negative rounds.  All efforts would be made to avoid the same school debating another same school on the same side (i.e. SchoolA1 vs SchoolB1 and SchoolA2 vs SchoolB2 – ideally sides would be flipped in one of these rounds) but side equalization has a higher priority than school side priority.


Food
There will be no concessions available. There will NOT be a concessions for the tournament.  Schools MUST pre-order food or bring their own.  We’ll discuss this as coaches and will let the students know what to expect. 


Competitors

Name
Code
Division
Richard Zhu/David Ma
Edina MZ
Public Forum
Khalid Ishani/Matthew Nissen
Edina IN
Public Forum
Anand Mittal
Edina AM
Lincoln Douglas
Sandra Chen
Edina SC
Lincoln Douglas
Zelda Kieser/Kerui Yang
Edina KY
Policy
Claire Anderson McElligot/Josh Ding
Edina AD
Policy

Prep Squad as of December 27, 2017

Name
Day
Division
Jonah Rosenthal
Friday
LD
Rahil Modi
Friday
LD
Nathan Annareddy
Friday/Saturday
LD
Kathleen Scoggin
Friday
LD
Matthew Ruppert
Saturday
LD
Aditya Rewalliwar
Friday/Saturday
PF
Kendrew Chen
Friday/Saturday
PF
Lily Jones
Friday/Saturday
PF
Evan Jiang
Friday/Saturday
PF
Isaac Wu
Friday
PF
Oscar O’Brien
Saturday
PF
Zach Paradis
Saturday
PF


Schedule

Friday Schedule – January 5th

Schools CANNOT arrive prior to 3:30 PM.  Please ensure busing schedules are right to ensure they do not arrive too early.  Roseville has school in session until that time.

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum

Round 1: 4:30 PM
Round 2: 5:30 PM
Round 3: 7:00 PM

Policy Debate

Round 1: 4:15 PM
Round 2: 6:15 PM

Saturday Schedule – January 6th

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum

Round 4: 8:30 AM
Round 5: 9:45 AM
Round 6: 11:00 AM
Round 7: 1:00 PM (IF NECESSARY)

Policy Debate

Round 3: 8:00 AM
Round 4: 10:00 AM
Round 5: 12:30 PM (IF NECESSARY)
Round 6: 2:30 PM (IF NECESSARY)

NOTE: The policy schedule may be fewer rounds depending on the final pairing process.


Monday, December 11, 2017

December 15-17 -- Blake

John Edie Holiday Classic – The Blake School
December 15-17
Hyatt Regency Hotel
1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403 [directions]


FRIDAY: Students will miss the whole day of school. The bus leaves at 7 am from Door 5.  Please arrive 10 minute early. The bus will leave the Hyatt Regency approximately around 15 minutes after the last round of the night is over. The bus should return by 8 pm if they don’t hold round 5 for PF/LD on Friday. Otherwise, the bus will return by 9:30 PM. Get some sleep.

SATURDAY:  Bus leaves 7 AM on the dot.  Arrive 10 minutes early.  The first round of the morning is 8:00 AM.  The bus will return after awards are completed. There are additional elimination rounds in PF, LD, and Policy after awards.  Any students who clear to late elimination rounds will need to get picked up by parents at Edina HS.  The late elimination rounds go into the evening, so check Edina Debate Twitter for updates. 

SUNDAY: Most of the team will not be debating this day. EXTEMP AND THE PUBLIC FORUM ROUND ROBIN TEAM ARE COMPETING.  THERE WILL BE NO BUS THIS DAY.  EXTEMPERS WILL NEED TO BE DROPPED OFF AT THE HYATT REGENCY. Only debaters who advanced past the elimination rounds on Saturday in LD and Policy are debating this day, they will need to be dropped off by their parents at the Hyatt at 7:00 AM. 

Coach Contact
Tim Greenfield 612 470 2596
Coaches attending: Hayden Uihlein, Dana Saari, Tim Edstrom, Danny Frank-Siegel, Mark Allseits, Liz Stiras

Tournament Info

PF—these rounds are FLIGHTED.

Friday December 15th
Round #1 – 8:30 AM 
Round #2 – 10:30 AM 
Round #3 – 1:00 PM
Round #4 – 4:00 PM
Round #5 – 6:30 PM (Note: sometimes they push this back to Saturday)

Saturday December 16
Round #6 – 8:00 AM
Elimination Rounds are scheduled for 11:00 AM. 
Awards 5:00 PM
Elimination rounds continue at 6:30 PM.

Edina PF students must stay around for 2 elimination rounds to watch and help any team members who advance to elimination rounds.  If PF students want to leave after those 2 elimination rounds, they must be picked up by their parents and the students must have their parents text me when they arrive.  Otherwise, PF students must stay around until the bus leaves after awards.


LD—these rounds are flighted

Friday December 15
Round #1 – 8:30 AM 
Round #2 – 11:00 AM 
Round #3 – 2:00 PM
Round #4 – 5:00 PM

Saturday December 16
Round #5 – 8:00 AM
Round #6 – 11:00 AM
Triples (partial)—2:00 PM
Awards 5:00 PM
Doubles—6:30 PM

Sunday December 17
Octofinals – 8:00 AM (flighted)
Quarterfinals – 11:00 AM (not flighted)
Semifinals – 1:00 PM (nonflighted)
Finals – 3:00 PM

Edina LD students must stay around for triples to watch and help any team members who advance to elimination rounds.  If LD students want to leave after, they must be picked up by their parents and the students must have their parents text me when they arrive.  Otherwise, students must stay around until the bus leaves after awards.


CONGRESS
Friday December 15
Opening Meeting – 9:00-9:30 AM
Session 1—9:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 2—1:00 – 3:15 PM
Session 3—3:30 – 5:45 PM

Saturday December 16
Session 4—8:00 – 10:15 AM
Finals—12:30-4:00 PM
Congress students are allowed to be picked up by their parents after finals are announced.


Policy Debate—these rounds are flighted

Friday December 15, 2017
Round #1 8:30 AM
Round #2 11:00 AM
Round #3 2:00 PM
Round #4 5:00 PM
Dinner 7:00 PM
Round #3 8:00 PM
Saturday December 16, 2017
Round#5 8:00 AM
Round #6 11:00 AM
Round #7 2:00 PM
Awards start at 5:00
Double Octofinals – 6:30 PM

Sunday December 17, 2017
8:00   Octofinals
11:00 Quarterfinals
2:00   Semifinals
5:00   Finals

Extemp Speaking
Round 1–Draw @ 8:30 AM Speak @ 9:00 AM
Round 2–Draw @ 10:30 AM Speak @ 11:00 AM
Round 3–Draw @ 12:30 PM   Speak @ 1:00 PM
Round 4–Draw @ 2:30 PM   Speak @ 3:00 PM
Awards 4:30

Topic Areas:
Round #1 – U.S. Economics: Trump, Taxes, and Trade
Round #2 – China
Round #3 – U.S. Environment and Energy
Round #4 – The World in 2018 part 2 (all questions will be taken from the Economist Special Issue “The World in 2018”)

Public Forum Round Robin
Sunday December 17
7:30-8:15 Round Robin Breakfast and Opening Meeting
8:30-9:40 Round 1
9:40-10:50 Round 2
10:50-12:00 Round 3
12:00-1:00 Round Robin Luncheon
1:00-2:10 Round 4
2:10-3:20 Round 5
3:45-4:00 Announcements of Semi-Finalists
4:00-5:00 The Semi-Final Round
5:15-6:15 The Final Round

Edina PF students interested in competing at Sections and Quals in January are encouraged to attend the PF Round Robin to begin their preparation for those tournaments.

General Information
· Public Forum will use the January 2018 topic.  Lincoln Douglas will use the January-February 2018 topic.
· Speech time in policy will be 8-3-5 with 10 minutes prep time. Time limits in Lincoln-Douglas will be 6-3-7-3-4-6-3 with 5 minutes prep time. Public Forum will use the NSDA time rules with 4 minutes prep, and will observe a coin toss.
· All debates are open to any observers – they may watch and flow.
· The Public Forum Round Robin team will be staying the night at the Hyatt Regency on Saturday.



OTHER TOURNAMENT INFO:
  • There is a lot of downtime in between your rounds and the tournament’s location on Nicollet Mall means that students can go beyond the hotel for lunch.  But they must text or email Coach Tim when they are leaving, who they are leaving with, and when they return (612 470 2596).  No student may leave alone. No exceptions to this rule.  Any student caught leaving the hotel without record will be dropped immediately from the tournament and sent home.
  • Be mindful of the weather.  If you decide to walk around outside on Nicollet Mall, please wear a jacket and gloves. It’s not supposed to be bad weather like it was last year, but please be responsible.
     
  • Students must stay between 8th street and Grant St on Nicollet Mall.  
  • Students must exercise caution when bringing valuables with them and leaving valuables behind at the Hyatt. 
  • Debates in PF, LD, and Policy mostly take place in hotel rooms.  Please be respectful of these spaces. 
  • There will be a concession stand at the Hyatt if you want to stay at the hotel.  Restaurants within walking distance include Caribou, Chipotle, Panera, Qdoba, and Jimmy Johns.
  • Please check the Edina Debate Twitter for scheduling updates.


Roster


Name
Code
Division
Saumya Mangalick
Edina SM
Congress
Leah Schmitt
Edina LS
Congress
Yash Mangalick
Edina YM
Congress
Bowen Zheng
Edina BZ
Congress
Alexander Al-Najim
Edina AA
Congress
Zelda Kieser/Tiffany Qian
Edina KQ
Policy
Lucy Yang/Kerui Yang
Edina YY
Policy
Josh Ding/Claire Anderson McElligot
Edina DA
Policy
Maddy Fernands/Nihar Atri
Edina FA
Policy
Maria Holtmeier/Lily Bothwell
Edina HB
Policy
Elise Wallen-Friedman/Kyra Boorsma Bergerud
Edina WB
Policy
Yash Shah/Nick Landon
Edina SL
Policy
Katie Peter/Tessa Murphy
Edina PM
Policy
Mark Kivimaki
Edina MK
LD
Sandra Chen
Edina SC
LD
Kathleen Scoggin
Edina KS
LD
Rahil Modi
Edina RM
LD
Jonah Rosenthal
Edina JR
LD
Ananth Veluvali
Edina AV
LD
Stella Olken-Hunt
Edina SO
LD
Anand Mittal
Edina AM
LD
Prasoon Sinha
Edina PS
LD
Matthew Ruppert
Edina MR
LD
Arjun Maheshwari/Ryan Zhu
Edina MZ
PF
Evan Jiang/Isaac Wu
Edina JW
PF
Khalid Ishani/Matt Nissen
Edina IN
PF
Theo Teske/James Kuznecoff
Edina TK
PF
Tanner Jones/Lily Jones
Edina JJ
PF
Sam Bevers/Chloe Maynor
Edina BM
PF
Richard Zhu/David Ma
Edina ZM
PF
Zach Paradis/Michael Santoni
Edina PS
PF
Theo Teske

Sunday Extemp
Tanner Jones

Sunday Extemp
Lily Jones

Sunday Extemp
Sandra Chen

Sunday Extemp
Lucca Figari

Sunday Extemp
David Ma/Richard Zhu

Public Forum Round Robin