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
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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


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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.


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Monday, July 31, 2017

2017-2018 Tournament Calendar

**Please note** This season's tournament calendar is subject to change, based on registration and availability. Expectations for tournament attendance and behavior will be established in August, and the criteria for selection for travelling tournaments will be established by the start of the season. Most travelling tournaments are limited to 2-6 spots per event.


Date
Location
Events and Entries
9/8-9/10
Grapevine, TX*
PF/LD
9/23
Wayzata, MN
PF/LD/Congress/Policy (all)
9/22-9/24
West Des Moines, IA*
PF/LD/Policy
9/30
Anoka
PF/LD/Congress
9/30
Rosemount
Policy/PF/LD/Congress
10/7
Lakeville South
PF/LD/Congress
10/6-7
University of Minnesota
Policy
10/14
Maple Grove
PF/LD/Congress
10/14
Washington Tech
Policy
10/27-28
Roseville
Policy
10/28
East Ridge
PF/LD/Congress
(second topic begins)
11/3-11/4
Apple Valley*
PF/LD/Congress
(select varsity/JV)
11/4
Coon Rapids/Andover
PF/LD

11/11
Edina
PF/LD/Congress
11/10-11/11
Highland Park
Policy
11/17-11/19
Glenbrooks, IL*
PF/LD/Policy
11/18
Robbinsdale
PF/LD
11/17-18
TBD
Policy
12/1-12/2
MDTA Novice and JV State
PF/LD/Policy (JV and Novice only, everyone else coaches, seniors judge and coach)
12/8-12/10
Dowling Catholic* (Des Moines, IA)
PF/LD (varsity)
(December topic for PF)
12/15-12/17
Blake
PF/LD/Policy (varsity)
(January topic)
1/5-1/6
Section 6AA Debate
PF/LD/Policy/Congress
(2 teams per event)
1/12-1/13
MSHSL State Tournament**
University of Minnesota
PF/LD/Policy/Congress
(Contingent on qualifying)
1/19-1/20
Southern NSDA Debate Qualifiers
PF/LD/Policy
(4 teams per event)
2/16-2/17
Millard North*
(Omaha, NE)
PF/LD
4/29-5/1
Tournament of Champions**
(Lexington, KY)
PF/LD/Policy/Congress
(requires 2 bids to qualify)
6/17-6/22
NSDA Nationals**
(Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
PF/LD/Policy/Congress
(requires qualification at Southern NSDA)
* = denotes a TOC bid tournament
** = tournament requires qualification
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Thursday, July 27, 2017

Interested in Debate? Attend our info meeting!

If any Edina High School student is interested in joining debate as a beginner, we'll be having an informational session about the team, the registration process, and the season ahead!


Who: Any student interested in joining the Edina Debate Team

 What: Informational meeting for interested students and parents about joining the     Edina Debate team

 When: August 8th or August 10th, 6-7pm

Where: Edina Community Center, Room 350

 UPDATE:  We've added a 3rd info meeting--August 15, at 6 PM in room 329 of the ECC.

 See you there!

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Saturday, May 27, 2017

Welcome Tim! The Edina Debate team announces a new Head Coach

Tim Greenfield named Edina High School Head Debate Coach

Monday May 15, 2017
 
EDINA, Minn. - Edina High School announces the hiring of Tim Greenfield as the new Head Debate Coach. 
“I’m excited for the opportunity to continue the excellence of Edina Debate. I am really proud of our success at all levels this year, and look forward to working with students to grow their skills as head coach this fall.”
Tim comes with coaching experience at Edina as an assistant debate and speech coach for Public Forum debate and Extemporaneous Speaking. Over the last 3 seasons, multiple students of his qualified for state and national tournaments. He also works for the Minnesota State Senate as a nonpartisan legislative clerk.
“We are so pleased to add Coach Greenfield to our head coaching staff at Edina,” said EHS Assistant Principal/Activities Director Troy Stein. “Tim has been a fantastic assistant coach in Debate. He displays outstanding passion to coach and lead our students.  He has demonstrated a commitment to a student-centered focus of excellence and we’re very excited to have him join our team.”

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Saturday, March 18, 2017

2017 Debate and Speech Banquet


We hope you can join us to celebrate the Edina Debate and Speech teams at our annual Spring Banquet on April 18th.
 
When: 
April 18, 2017 6-8PM
 
Where:  
Braemar Golf Course
6364 John Harris Drive
Edina, MN 55436
 
Reservation and more information available. 
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