Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Room Assignments

Below are the room assignments for practices at Edina High School, starting September 5th.  Please be mindful of the space--we will be holding practice in the brand new classrooms. This means no food or drink (other than water) in the practice rooms, no moving desks or rearranging the space, and no messing with classroom supplies or materials.


  • Lincoln Douglas:  W314
  • Policy: W312
  • Public Forum: W315
  • Congress: W310 
  • Speech:  W320

September and October Practice Schedule + Notes


We're off to a fast start with the Edina Debate season.

Some notes plus links to our practice schedule.


  • Our team-wide parent meeting is scheduled for September 18th at 6 p.m. in Fick Auditorium. I will have a separate post about this parent meeting by the end of this week.  
  • Practice this week, due to Get Connected and other conflicts, will be as follows for Varsity/JV Public Forum and Varsity/JV Lincoln-Douglas
    • LD: 4-6 Wednesday, 4-8 Thursday
    • PF: 6-8 Wednesday, 4-8 Thursday
  • If you have not registered with the activities office, please do ASAP.  I will collect a list of registered debaters by September 5th and begin planning for early season tournaments based on that information. 
  • Any novice debaters interested in joining the team should email me promptly.  We hope to keep registration open through the first week of school.
  • Rooms at EHS will be announced in a separate post + twitter by end of the week. Stay tuned.  
  • LD and Public Forum are practicing the first day of school. Please see the schedule. 

Here are the Practice Schedules for all divisions of debate, all held at Edina High School--please email me with any concerns


Monday, August 7, 2017

August Practice Schedule and New Season Information

Another exciting season of Edina Debate is about to kick off.  We're using August as an opportune time to develop research and argumentation skills for the season ahead.  All returning debaters should read the information below before the first practice!  The last two notes are the most important. 

Location:  All practices through Labor Day will be at the Edina Community Center.  

Schedule: Below are the room assignments and practice times.  

Varsity
Date
Time
Room
August 14

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Team meeting at 4:15 in room 350.
  • ECC 350—LD
  • ECC 351—Policy
  • ECC 329—Public Forum
  • ECC 311—Congress
August 17


4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  • ECC 350—LD
  • ECC 351—Policy
  • ECC 329—Public Forum
  • ECC 311—Congress
August 21
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
  •      Varsity LD and PF can practice in Rm 351 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  •      ECC 320 – Public Forum
  •     ECC 329 - Policy
  •     ECC 350 - LD
  •     ECC 351 - Congress

August 24
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • ECC 311 - Policy
  • ECC 320 - Public Forum
  • ECC 329 - LD
August 28
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  •     Varsity LD and PF can practice in Rm 350 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  •      ECC 329 – Public Forum
  •     ECC 351 - Policy
  •     ECC 350 - LD
  •     ECC 311 - Congress
August 30
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
  •      ECC 329 – Public Forum
  •     ECC 351 - Policy
  •     ECC 350 - LD
  •     ECC 311 - Congress
August 31
4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

This is our last practice before Labor Day (i.e., school) so we'll make it fun!
  •      ECC 329 – Public Forum
  •     ECC 351 - Policy
  •     ECC 350 - LD
  •     ECC 311 - Congress




Novice
Date:
Time
Room
August 21
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • ECC 350—Novice Debate Info Meeting at 4:00 p.m. 
  • ECC 329—Novice Solo Debate Practice at 5:00 p.m.
  •  ECC 320—Novice Partner Debate Practice at 5:00 p.m.
August 23
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • ECC 311—Novice Debate Info meeting (for anyone who missed Monday)
  • ECC 329—Novice Solo Debate Practice
  •  ECC 320—Novice Partner Debate Practice

August 28
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • ECC 351—Novice Policy Practice
  • ECC 329—Novice Public Forum Practice
  •  ECC 311—Novice Congress Practice

August 30
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  • ECC 351—Novice Policy Practice
  • ECC 329—Novice Public Forum Practice
  •  ECC 311—Novice Congress Practice



*Note* for the week of August 28th, experienced varsity PF and LD will practice from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.  We’ll discuss those plans for practice leading up to that week.

The times listed are the room reservations.  Practices may go shorter than the time shown, at the coach's discretion.  However, if students want to work for the full time allotted, there will be coach supervision and direction.  

Attendance: Attendance is considered mandatory for returning students when listed on the schedule, but students who are out-of-town or unavailable during scheduled practice should notify their respective coaches. 

Materials: Students should come prepared to begin work immediately, please bring your debate supplies from the season--charged laptop, pens and paper, and no distracting devices.  

Registration:  All returning students must register by the end of the 2nd week.  It is critically important you complete this step before school starts.  Here is the link for registration: http://ehsactivitiesandathletics.registryinsight.com/ittrium/visit?path=A1x1ad1x1x66
Objectives: We're going to use these August practices as a team-wide development period.  We'll focus less on the topics for September and October, and more on skills, techniques, and drills to make us better debaters and a better team.  Which is why attendance from all returning debaters is essential.  Please email Tim if you cannot make practice.