December 2012 Congress Debate Topics

International

·         Israel – Gaza
·         Climate Change

Virginia

·         Virginia Beach Sports Arena
·         Same Sex Marriage

Domestic

·         State Marijuana Legislation
·         Public Religious Displays

Economic

·         Mandatory Tax Increases
·         Mandatory Budget Cuts

November TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held 15 November 2012 at Warwick High School in Newport News.

Student Congress

1st Kelly Stronach - Smithfield
2nd Laurel Cummings - Warwick
3rd McKenna Riggall – Great Bridge

Outstanding Senator

Laurel Cummings  - Warwick

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Meghan Grumbling – Smithfield
2nd Rachel Crouch - Hickory
3rd Alexis Fraser - Hickory

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1st Naveen Iyer – Ocean Lakes
2nd Rachel Anderson - Grassfield
3rd Mackenzie Swan - Smithfield

Junior Varsity Public Forum

1st Dan Jelf and Sonam Alhuwalia - Grassfield
2nd Melissa Joye and Mary McCorkill - Hickory
3rd Chelsea Adams and Ariana Benson – Great Bridge

Varsity Public Forum
1st Dane Mosely and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sara Donley – Great Bridge
3rd Sara Barlow and Morgan Murphy - Hickory

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Cameron Blandford and Edward Hernandez - Warwick
2nd Ben Lambert and Biar Raheem - Warwick
3rd Jonathan Kerlin and Shaun Parker – Summit Christian

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Cameron Blandford - Warwick
2nd Mason Miles - Smithfield
3rd Edward Hernandez - Warwick

Varsity Policy

1st Nathaniel Bower and Alex Whitehead – Grassfield
2nd Treavor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield
3rd Connor Burne and Jared Emry – Summit Christian

Varsity Policy Speakers

1st Nathaniel Bower – Grassfield
2nd Alex Whitehead - Grassfield
3rd Conner Burne – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes

1st Grassfield High School
2nd Smithfield High School
3rd Warwick High School

Our next TDL Tournament will be Saturday, 15 December, hosted by Phoebus High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, 11 December 2012

October TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held 20 October 2012 at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress
1st Austin Chambers – Princess Anne
2nd Brittany Russell – First Colonial
3rd James Timko – Western Branch

Outstanding Senator
James Timko – Western Branch

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Disana Siman-Tov - Bayside
2nd Kaitlin Opie - Grassfield
3rd Aaron Kubat – First Colonial

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Austin Oliver – Great Bridge
2nd Julia Stitely - Cox
3rd Brittany Acors - Grassfield

Junior Varsity Public Forum
1st Sara Barlow and Morgan Murphy - Hickory
2nd Chris Wilson and Andrew Smith - Warwick
3rd Dan Jelf and Sonam Alhuwalia - Grassfield

Varsity Public Forum
1st Hannah Anderson and Sara Donley – Great Bridge
2nd Danielle Spach and Elizabeth Spach – First Colonial
3rd Gabrielle Kim and Daniel Choi – Princess Anne

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Ben Lambert and Biar Raheem - Warwick
2nd Renee Mitchell and Angela Tang-Tan – Princess Anne
3rd Sarah Conley and Jenelle John-Lewis – First Colonial

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Angela Tang-Tan – Princess Anne
2nd Biar Raheem - Warwick
3rd Jenelle John-Lewis – First Colonial

Varsity Policy
1st Nathaniel Bower and Alex Whitehead – Grassfield

2nd Treavor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield
3rd Charlotte Van Schenck and Teddy Wansink – Princess Anne

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Nathaniel Bower – Grassfield

2nd Jake Mullins - Grassfield
3rd Treavor Eads – Grassfield

Sweepstakes
1st Grassfield High School

2nd Princess Anne High School

3rd First Colonial High School

Our next TDL Tournament will be Thursday, 15 November, hosted by Warwick High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Friday, 9 November.

November 2012 Congress Debate Topics

International
· Cuba
· Election Monitoring

Domestic
· Disaster Assistance
· Presidential Election Reform

Economic
· Military pay and benefits
· Student Loan Debt

Virginia
· Bridge and Tunnel Tolls
· Firearm Concealed Carry Laws

October 2012 TDL Congress Topics

International
·         Syria’s Civil War
·         China Sea Sovereignty

Domestic
·         Cybersecurity for Private Business

·         Voter ID Requirements

Economic

·         Bush Era Tax Cuts

·         Trade Imbalances

Virginia

·         Light Rail in Tidewater
·         Undocumented Students in State Education Institutions

2012 - 2013 Tidewater Debate League Schedule

TDL #1 – 20 October 2012 @ First Colonial High School

TDL #2 – 15 November 2012 @ Warwick High School*

TDL #3 – 15 December 2012 @ Phoebus High School

TDL #4 –19 January 2012 @ Princess Anne High School - This is a change from the orginial posting!

TDL #5 – 21 February 2012 @ Grassfield High School *

*You will notice that two of the TDL Tournaments this year are being held during the week on Thursday, following the school day.  Those tournaments will be three rounds starting at 4:00 pm. 
 

Other dates of interest are:

7 – 8 December 2012 – JMU Tournament
4 -5 January 2013 – GMU Tournament
19 January 2013 – Broad Run Tournament
1 – 2 February 2013 – Pennsbury Invitational
1 -2 March – Beach District Debate Tournament
8 – 9 March 2013 SE District Debate Tournament
15 – 16 March 2013 Eastern Regional Debate Tournament
19 – 20 April 2013 State Debate Tournament

The Tidewater Debate League is proud to support the The Mark C. Harris Memorial Scholarship

Please click on the images below for a better view or call 757-648-5326 for more information.

TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League tournament held February 11th at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress
1st Austin Chambers – Princess Anne
2nd Katie Brannum – First Colonial
3rd Caitlyn Worrell – First Colonial

Outstanding Representative
Caitlyn Worrell – First Colonial

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Emily Cinnamon - Grassfield
2nd Jaryn Harinandan – Deep Creek
3rd MacKenzie Anderson – First Colonial

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Mackenzie Swan – Smithfield
2nd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
3rd Josh Theall - Smithfield

Public Forum
1st Rachel Reon and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford and Lauren Ensley – Great Bridge

Public Forum Speakers
1st Rachel Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson – Great Bridge
3rd Ryan Deal – First Colonial

Policy
1st Matt Hain and Liam Canty - Grafton
2nd Jared Emry and Connor Burne – Summit Christian
3rd Trevor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield

Policy Speakers
1st Erik Lang – Summit Christian
2nd Connor Burne – Summit Christian
3rd Todd Earwood – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes
1st Smithfield High School
2nd Great Bridge High School
3rd Western Branch High School

This was the last TDL Tournament for this year.

Thanks to all the schools that hosted and the volunteer judges that make the TDL Tournaments possible.

Special thanks to Mr. Chuck Thomas from Ocean Lakes High School and Barbara Singleton-Seals from Deep Creek High School that make the Tidewater Debate League possible.

February 2012 TDL Congress Topics

Virginia
• Home Schooling
• Devolution of road maintenance

International:
• US Foreign Aid
• North Korea

Domestic:
• Political Action Committees
• Internet Copyright Protection

Economic:
• Gold Standard
• Tax Fairness

January TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held January 21st at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress
1st Jordan Brown – Western Branch
2nd James Timko – Western Branch
3rd Tyler Hasty - Landstown

Outstanding Senator
Jordan Brown – Western Branch

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Grace Reon – Smithfield
2nd Michael Wiggington – First Colonial
3rd David Orefice – Great Bridge

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Josh Theall - Smithfield
2nd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
3rd Ian Kohnle – Princess Anne

Public Forum
1st Rachel Reon and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford and Lauren Ensley – Great Bridge

Public Forum Speakers
1st Rachel Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford – Great Bridge

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Charlott Van Schenck and Jonathan Wen – Princess Anne
2nd Trevor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield
3rd Jacob Diebel and Alex Dean - Smithfield

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Charlott Van Schenck – Princess Anne
2nd Jacob Diebel - Smithfield
3rd Trevor Eads - Grassfield

Varsity Policy
1st Erik Lang and Todd Earwood – Summit Christian
2nd Jessika Smith and Brian Meyer – Cox
3rd Cody Carrol and Will Throu - Grafton

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Erik Lang – Summit Christian
2nd Alex Whitehead – Grassfield
3rd Todd Earwood – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes
1st Smithfield High School
2nd Great Bridge High School
3rd Western Branch High School

Our last TDL Tournament for this year will be February 11th, hosted by First Colonial High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, February 7th.

January 2012 TDL Tournament Congress Topic

Virginia
· Uranium Mining
· Congressional redistricting

International:
· US – China Relations
· Olympics

Domestic:
· Election dates
· Gun Laws & Public Safety

Economic:
· Defense Spending
· Mortgage Crisis