2016 Summer Camps

There are many summer camp options for debate.  We put together a a handout of camps that we've had first-hand experience with and endorse as being decent camps that in Minneapolis or the Midwest:

2016 Debate Summer Debate Camp Guide

And then we are having our own early-summer camp for LD and PF debaters:

Hornet Camp 2016 – Edina, MN

June 20-30 day camp 9AM-5PM  $500 (dates, times, and expense all estimates)

We are hosting our own workshop to kick off the summer.   A minimum of 12 PF and 12 LD students are needed to make this camp happen.  Instructors will be successful nationally competitive coaches who will work with local assistants.

More info and registration paperwork  will posted on edinadebate.com by the end of December.

Blake and U of MN

Blake School @ Minneapolis Hyatt
1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403
18-20 December 2015 (Sunday for late elims)

St. Francis @ University of Minnesota
275 Nicholson Hall
216 Pillsbury Dr SE, Minneapolis, MN
19 December 2015

Food
There are a handful of places to walk to for food, this is true for both tournaments.  Neither has a traditional concession stand, although Blake does have some food catered to be sold.

Bus
Friday - depart 7AM from door 8; estimated return is 8PM
Saturday - depart 7AM from door 7. First stop will by Hyatt then on to U of MN.  We'll have bus pick up LD and PF people at U of MN, then drop at Hyatt until Policy is done - return home could be as late as 10PM.
 

ENTRIES
Code	Event	Name
Edina CS	Policy Debate	Carlson & Shannahan
Edina KE	Policy Debate	Kieser & Engh
Edina RL	Policy Debate	Rawal & Lepow
Edina WS	Policy Debate	Wells & Song
Edina Matias Figari	Extemp Speaking RR	Matias Figari
Edina LS	Extemp Speaking	Leah Schmitt
Edina MF	Extemp Speaking	Matias Figari
Edina MS	Extemp Speaking	Max Schleck
Edina ZZ	Extemp Speaking	Zach Zamoff
Edina AM	Lincoln Douglas	Anand Mittal
Edina JR	Lincoln Douglas	Jonah Rosenthanl
Edina OJ	Lincoln Douglas	Om Jahagirdar
Edina SC	Lincoln Douglas	Sandra Chen
Anjali Aralikar	Congressional Debate	Anjali Aralikar
Edina MG	Public Forum	Garimella & Ma
Edina MZ	Public Forum	Ma & Zhu
Edina MB	Public Forum	Maynor & Bevers
Edina MC	Public Forum	Mittal & Curtin
Edina NT	Public Forum	Nissen & Teske

MDTA Novice-JV Champions

Edina Team Sweepstakes Champions

Theo and Matt - Novice Public Forum Champions

Dec 7 - Season Wrap-up + Summer Camp Information

The last practice for most for most of our novice and 2nd year debaters will be Monday, December 7th at 6PM -- 6PM regardless of your usual practice time.   For now we're planning on holding this in room 324.

Our plan is to talk through a number of end-of-season wrap up items.

The big agenda item is to talk about summer camps for debate (and speech).   We have a lot of exciting news and planning information for you. 

This should last about an hour and conclude about 7PM.

Dec 4-5 @ Eagan for Novice-JV State Championships

Novice-JV State Eagan High School
4185 Braddock Trail, Eagan, MN 55123 [map]
4-5 December 2015

Novice-JV State is the culminating event of the season for our 1st and 2nd year debaters.

Bus Times 
Friday - depart EHS door 8 at 1:45, 2PM pickup at Southview; return between 9:30 and 10:30PM Saturday - depart EHS door 7 at 7AM; return somewhere between 5 and 10PM, contingent on our performance.

Coaches
Andy Charrier
Tim Greefield
Hayley Pierce-Ramsdell
Pete Gokey
Clay Carlson

Prep Squad (besides people who are judging, listed below)
Mabel Thomas
Natalie Curtin
Uma Kumar-Montei
Jenny Ma
David Ma

Notes from Tournament
* There should be no food in the competition rooms, water and soda is allowed.
*Students should not enter any rooms without the judge being present. If you are found in any room by a tournament official without a judge in the room you will forfeit your round.
* Please treat all of our spaces with respect and do not play with, wreck, harm or destroy anything. First offense will result in a loss with zero points; second offense will result in disqualification from the tournament.

Novice Policy
   Elsa Hetletvedt - Maria Holtmeier
   Kerui Yang - Lucy Yang
   Lily Cushman - Clay Dawson
   Lily Bothwell - Dani Peterson
   Cole Matthews - Tessa Yaeger

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
   AidenSwann
   Jonah Rosenthal
   Joseph Annareddy
   Om Jahagirdar
   Quinn Ramsay
   Rahil Modi
   Sandra Chen
   Sujit Varadhan

Novice Lincoln-Douglas
   Amrutha Garimella
   Jake Straub
   Kathleen Scoggin
   Lucca Figari
   Mark Kivimaki
   Mythili Iyer
   Nathan Annareddy
   Noel Hayward
   Prasoon Sinha
   Saumya Mangalick
   Shrey Ramesh
   Stella Olken-Hunt
   Tanner Jones
   Zoe Iyer

Novice Public Forum
   Theo Teske - Matthew Nissen
   Chloe Maynor - Anya Gudorf
   Sophie Addinton - Caroline Machart
   Kendrew Chen - Jennifer Ai
   Oscar O'Brien - Jay Chochrek

Junior Varsity Public Forum
   James Kuznecoff - Samantha Bevers
   Gauri Madhok - Emily Fan

Congressional Debate
   Anjali Aralikar

Judges
Andy Charrier
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: LD Debate

Arvind Velluvali
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Novice LD Debate

Clay Carlson
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Novice CX Debate

Hayley Pierce-Ramsdell
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Novice Public Forum

Matias Figari
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Novice LD Debate

Max Schleck
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Novice LD Debate

Pete Gokey
    Available: Friday
    Pool: Novice CX Debate

Tim Greefield
    Available: Friday Saturday
    Pool: Public Forum

Policy Schedule
Registration 1:00 - 2:00 PM (All schools need to be registered by 2:00 PM to avoid school dismissal time)
Round #1 3:30 PM
Round #2 5:30 PM
Dinner 7:30 PM
Round #3 8:00 PM
Saturday
Round#4 8:00 AM
Round #5 10:00 AM
Lunch 12:00 PM
Policy 1st Elimination Rd 1:00 PM
Awards will start at 3:00 PM in the EHS Student Commons
Policy Debate Elimination rounds continue after awards until the tournament is finished

LD Schedule
All Rounds are in Dakota Hills Middle School
FRIDAY
Registration                        2:00 - 3:00 PM
Enter DHMS                         3:45 PM
Round #1                              4:00 PM
Round #2                              5:15 PM
Dinner                                   6:15 PM
Round #3                              7:00 PM
Round #4                              8:30 PM

SATURDAY
Round #5                                   8:00 AM
Round #6                                   9:30 AM
1st Elimination Round                11:15 AM
Lunch                                         12:30 PM
2nd Elimination Round               1:30 PM
Awards                                        3:00 PM in EHS Student Commons
All Remaining Elimination rounds will take place in Eagan High School immediately following awards

Public Forum Schedule
All Rounds in Eagan High School
Friday
Registration 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Round #1 3:30 PM
Round #2 4:30 PM
Dinner 5:30 PM
Round #3 6:00 PM
Round #4 7:30 PM

Saturday
Round #5 8:30 AM
Round #6 10:00 AM
Lunch 11:30 AM
Public Forum 1st Elimination Rd 12:30 PM
Public Forum 2nd Elimination Rd 2:00 PM
Public Forum Awards 3:00 PM in EHS Student Commons
All Remaining Public Forum Elimination Rounds will follow Awards

Practice Rooms for Thurs, Dec 3rd

Our usual spaces are used for dance tonight so instead here are the rooms where we will practice tonight: 

255 - Andy

256 - Tim

257 - Joe

258 - Pete

259 - Brett and Bob

260 - Mariecus

261 - Shelby

262 - LJ

273 - Megan

274 - Elizabeth

271 - Sonja

272 - extra/breakout

Thank You 2015

As we reach the end of #nosleepnovember, the short pause in the season gives me the opportunity to express a strong and sincere thank you to the many people that have made our season a success so far:

• Thanks to the parents and student volunteers who collectively made our tournament a success.  Our tournament ran well, gathered compliments, and set a high standard for future Edina tournaments. 
• Thanks also to parents for the many early morning drop-offs, and in some cases early morning pick-ups.  Seeing you pick your kids up always reminds me of my parents driving to collect me after tournaments.
• Thanks to our coaches for their dedication, positivity, and loyalty to our speech and debate teams.  You are the best, I find your work to be inspiring. 
• Thanks to the Edina Speech team.  Together, we are going to the top. 
• Thanks the staff and administration who do the unseen work that makes our season even possible.  These are the people for whom the answer is always, "Yes, what's the question?"
• Thanks to the Edina Friends of Forensics, Edina Community Education, and the Edina Education Fund for their help. 
• Thanks to our friends at the Galleria for the opportunities to showcase our team.
• Finally, thanks to our team members.  Your energy and commitment is contagious, making coaching a pleasure.  Keep it up!

Happy Thanksgiving, 
Andy Charrier