Wednesday, September 27, 2017

September 30 - Rosemount

Rosemount Centennial Invitational
Rosemount HS / Eagan HS
3335 142nd St. W, Rosemount MN 55446 [directions]
4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, MN 55123 [directions]

Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Congress are located at Rosemount HS.
Public Forum is located at Eagan HS.

Times
Depart EHS door 5 at 7AM.  Arrive at 6:55 AM. 
Return to EHS approx. 5:30-. Eagan and Rosemount will hold separate award ceremonies, so arrival time at Edina may differ based on event.
If students are in finals, they’ll need to be picked up by parents.  The bus will leave after awards with every student not in finals. A coach will be staying behind to supervise if students are in finals. Will have students call for a ride 15 minutes out.

Coach Contact
Tim Greenfield 612 470 2596 at Eagan HS
Hayden Uihlein 734 680 6011 at Rosemount HS

Tournament Info

Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum will feature five rounds of competition and a final round after awards in all divisions.  Congress will feature 2 sessions and a super-session final. Policy will feature 3 rounds plus a final round in each division.


Attire 
Debate outfits mandatory.  Check the slides from the parent meeting for specifics.  Novices just need the basics. Neat, professional, and conservative.

Food
There will be food available for purchase at both sites. Eagan HS will have a Subway meal deal. But it's always best to pack a lunch + snacks.  Bring a water bottle. 



 Roster: 
Name
Code
Division
Saumya Mangalick
Edina SM
Congress
Leah Schmitt
Edina LS
Congress
Alexander Al-Najim
Edina AA
Congress
Bowen Zheng
Edina BZ
Congress
Richard Anderson
Edina RA
Congress
Abbi Shilts
Edina AS
Congress
Yash Mangalick
Edina YM
Congress
Alec Chen
Edina AC
Congress
Ellen Mi
Edina EM
JV LD
Atman Jahagirdar
Edina AJ
JV LD
Anushka Thorat
Edina AT
JV LD
Ethan Quick
Edina EQ
JV LD
Kamaljot Singh
Edina KS
JV LD
Ben Bruzek
Edina BB
JV LD
Matt Kumar-Montei
Edina MK
JV LD
Matthew Ruppert
Edina MR
JV LD
Ananth Veluvali
Edina AV
JV LD
Nicholas Fu/Michael Dalsin
Edina FD
JV PF
Julia Pan/Camilla Atalla
Edina PA
JV PF
Laryn Scribner/Amy Wang
Edina WS
JV PF
Luke Rubin/Tommy Hardie
Edina RH
JV PF
Arjun Maheshwari/Ryan Zhu
Edina MZ
JV PF
Lily Jones/Aditya Rewalliwar
Edina JR
JV PF
Evan Jiang/Isaac Wu
Edina JW
JV PF
Max Opitz/Leo Hickey
Edina OH
Novice PF
Parii Bafna/Phoebe Taiwo
Edina BT
Novice PF
Ike Smalley/Evan Tessmer-Tuck
Edina ST
Novice PF
Ziyan Ishani/Kenric Chen
Edina IC
Novice PF
Megan Huang/Romel Ashley
Edina HA
Novice PF
Leonardo Atalla/Jack McDonald
Edina AM
Novice PF
Maggie McMahon/Katie Peter
Edina MP
Novice Policy
Kyra Boorsma Bergerud/Tessa Murphy
Edina BM
Novice Policy
Anna Wang/Elise Wallen-Friedman
Edina WW
Novice Policy
Mason Lackner/Eric Tehrani
Edina LT
Novice Policy
Om Jahagirdar
Edina OJ
Varsity LD
Lucca Figari
Edina LF
Varsity LD
Aiden Swan
Edina AS
Varsity LD
Stella Olken-Hunt
Edina SO
Varsity LD
Noel Hayward
Edina NH
Varsity LD
Zoe Iyer
Edina ZI
Varsity LD
Mythili Iyer
Edina MI
Varsity LD
Jonah Rosenthal
Edina JR
Varsity LD
Anand Mittal
Edina AM
Varsity LD
Prasoon Sinha
Edina PS
Varsity LD
Nathan Annareddy
Edina NA
Varsity LD
Joseph Annareddy
Edina JA
Varsity LD
Rahil Modi
Edina RM
Varsity LD
Sandra Chen
Edina SC
Varsity LD
Kathleen Scoggin
Edina KS
Varsity LD
Amrutha Garimella
Edina AG
Varsity LD
Samantha Bevers/Chloe Maynor
Edina BM
Varsity PF
David Ma/Richard Zhu
Edina MZ
Varsity PF
Theo Teske/James Kuznecoff
Edina TK
Varsity PF
Khalid Ishani/Matt Nissen
Edina IN
Varsity PF
Zach Paradis/Mike Santoni
Edina PS
Varsity PF
Maria Holtmeier/Lily Bothwell
Edina HB
Varsity Policy
Mihika Sathe/Yash Shah
Edina SS
Varsity Policy
Claire Anderson McElligot/Josh Ding
Edina AD
Varsity Policy
Maddy Fernands/Shreya Konkimalla
Edina FK
Varsity Policy
Nihar Atri/Zach Shumway
Edina AS
Varsity Policy
Tiffany Qian/Zelda Kieser
Edina QK
Varsity Policy



Schedule
7:30 am     School open for arrivals & registration begins

8:45 am     Round 1 PF and LD

9:00 am     Round 1 Policy, start of Congress Session 1

10:00 am   Round 2 PF and LD

11:00 am   Round 3 PF and LD, Round 2 Policy

11:30 am   End of Congress Session 1

12:30 pm   Start of Congress Session 2

12:45 pm   Round 4 PF and LD

1:30 pm     Round 3 Policy

2:00 pm     Round 5 PF and LD

3:30 pm     End of Congress Session 2

4:30 pm     Awards


5:00 pm     Finals (will be considered for PF, LD and policy)

Monday, September 25, 2017

Monday 9/25 Notes

The Edina Debate Team got off to a flying start this weekend in both Minnesota and Iowa.  Some brief news and notes for the week ahead.


  • Jamboree Results:
    • Policy:  Edina Holtmeier/Bothwell finish 2nd (3-0) and Anderson McElligot/Ding finsh 5th (2-1).  Novices had their first competitive round.  Edina LT, MP, BW won their debates.
    • LD:  JV Debater Ellen Mi went 4-1 in a crowded JV field, while Edina NH and OJ went 3-2 in Varsity.
    • Public Forum: Lily Jones and Aditya Rewalliwar went 5-0 in JV PF, finishing 2nd. The novice teams of Mehta/Chen, Smalley/Tessmer-Tuck, Opitz/Hickey, Chochrek/Holt all went 2-1.  The varsity teams of O'Brien/Chockrek and Bevers/Maynor went 3-2. 
    • Congress: Leah Schmitt finished 4th in her chamber, while Saumya Mangalick finished 1st in her chamber and Yash Mangalick finished 7th in the same chamber.
  • Valley Mid-America Cup:
    • Overall, a great learning experience for both Policy and LD.  Edina YY finished 2-4 in their first varsity circuit tournament. In LD, Edina SC and MK lost their 3-2 bubble round.  
    • Public Forum had a terrific weekend.  The Edina team won the team sweepstakes award in PF. 3 teams cleared to elimination rounds.  Matt Nissen and Khalid Ishani started 0-2, won their next 4 debates to clear to octos, where they lost on a close 2-1 to SPA--Khalid finished as 5th speaker.  Michael Santoni and Zach Paradis also lost their first 2 rounds, won their next 4, then won their octos debate, and lost their bid round on a 2-1 decision--Michael finished as 3rd speaker.  The final team to clear to elimination rounds were the team of David Ma and Richard Zhu.  Off to a flying start to the season, MZ won all 6 preliminary debates, won their octos, quarters, and semis debate, and lost the final round on a 2-1 decision.  MZ 11-0 in preliminary rounds thus far to start the season.
Richard and David
  • Notes:
    • Tournament Commitment Form:  the deadline to fill out your tournament commitment form to be registered for this weekend is TONIGHT, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25 at 8 pm.
    • Parent Judge Training:  Our first judge training last Friday was well-attended by interested parents.  Our next training is Tuesday night from 6:30 to 7:15.  
    • Parent Judge Sign-Ups:  We are at a full entry for the first time this season: parent judges ARE A MUST for this weekend at Rosemount.  The sign-up link can be found here. If you're interested in judging, and can't make the training on Tuesday, please email Coach Tim.
    • EFOF Registration and Participation Fee: Please register with the EFOF and pay our participation fee by following the the links on the right of this page.