Hickory High School

Below are the results for the first Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2009-2010 season held October 17th at Hickory High School in Chesapeake.

Student Congress
1st Samantha Carter Hickory

2nd Steven Diehl Hickory
3rd Bill Annunziata Princess Anne
4th Tom Scott-Sharoni Princess Anne
5th Marshele Bryant Hickory

Novice Lincoln-Douglas
1st Falak Kamran Hickory
2nd Michael Bocchichio Princess Anne
3rd Mariah Feriancek Southampton
4th Brenton Cross Southampton
5th Da'qwone Hill Norview

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Kelsey Butler Southampton
2nd Meagan Smith Southampton
3rd Alexis Foxworth Landstown
4th Claire Pickard Princess Anne
5th Nitin Iyer Ocean Lakes

Open Policy
1st Mariah Young and Tanner Lawrence Great Bridge
2nd Brian Meyers and Jessika Smith Cox
3rd Jacob Gynan and Kimmiko Ward Princess Anne
4th Teddy Petersen and Aleko Zoto Cox

Varsity Policy
1st Andrew Peterson and Wesley Bittner Cox

Policy Speakers

1st Mariah Young Great Bridge
2nd Wesley Bittner Cox
3rd Andrew Petersen Cox

4th Brian Meyers Cox
5th (TIE) Jessika Smith and Teddy Petersen Cox

Monticello High School

Two Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Robert J. Kaiser Invitational Debate Tournament held October 9th and 10th at Monticello High School in Monticello, New York.

In the Open division of policy debate, the Frank W. Cox High School team of Wesley Bittner and Andrew Peterson went 1-4 in preliminary competition. The Kempsville High School team of Jade Kreissler and Timothy Wigginton went 2-3 in preliminary competition. Neither team advanced to elimination rounds.

November TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Gay Marriage

Food Industry (Regulations and Recalls)

International

US-Korea Relations

US-Brazil Relations (Olympics)

Virginia

Virginia Beach SportsPlex

No Zero Grading Policy

Economics

Shipbuilding Costs

Minimum Wage

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Saturday, November 21st, at Norview High School must be submitted no later than midnight on Tuesday, November 17th. Please see the instructions below.