January TDL Tournament Congress Topics

Domestic

College Admission

Release of classified documents

International

Greece/US

Romas (Romani people)

Virginia

School Safety

Juvenile Rights

Economic

TARP

Google

2010 - 2011 Tidewate Debate League Tournament Schedule
(Revised)

October 16th ... TDL 1 (Landstown High School)
November 20th ... TDL 2 (Princess Anne High School)
December 18th ... TDL 3 – Canceled Due to Weather
January 22nd ... TDL 4 (Phoebus High School)
February 12th ... TDL 5 (First Colonial High School)

Registrations must be submitted via email to tidewaterdebate@gmail.com by the Tuesday just prior to a TDL tournament. Registrations must include debater’s name and division as well as judges’ name, address and events qualified to judge. One qualified judge must be supplied by the entering school for each four policy, public forum and Lincoln-Douglas debaters/teams or fraction thereof and one judge for each six Congress entries.

December TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

College Admission

Release of classified documents

International

Greece/US

Romas (Romani people)

Virginia

School Safety

Juvenile Rights

Economic

TARP

Google

TDL 2 Results - Princess Anne High School

Below are the results for the second Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2010-2011 Season held November 20th at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress

1st Tom Scott-Sharoni - Princess Anne
2nd Katie Branum - First Colonial
3rd Madison Kozoyed – Western Branch
4th Joseph Giocolone – Western Branch

Outstanding Senator
Tom Scott-Sharoni - Princess Anne

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Naveen Iyer – Ocean Lakes
2nd Allison Xu – Princess Anne
3rd Purvicka Gautam – Princess Anne
4th Justin Wood – Western Branch

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Mia Knowles - Phoebus
2nd Nitin Iyer – Ocean Lakes
3rd Alexis Foxworth - Landstown
4th Jason Mitnick - Landstown

Public Forum
1st Ross Abbott & Ryan Deal – First Colonial
2nd Arushi Despande & Amanda Pratt – Princess Anne
3rd Chelsea Adams & Jasmine Williams – Great Bridge
4th Mikelah Carlson & Seth Mertz – Summit Christian

Public Forum Speakers
1st Keanna Legget – Great Bridge
2nd Ryan Deal – First Colonial
3rd Amanda Pratt – Princess Anne
4th Mikelah Carlson – Summit Christian

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Molly Bohan & Evy Copetas – Great Bridge

2nd Brandon Brinsfield & Bhakti Raval – First Colonial
3rd Monica Moon & Moriah Lawrence – Summit Christian

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Monica Moon - Summit Christian

2nd Evy Copetas - Great Bridge
3rd Brandon Brinsfield - First Colonial

4th Molly Bohan - Great Bridge

Varsity Policy
1st Mariah Young & Ellen Miller – Great Bridge
2nd Matthew Hain & Liam Canty - Grafton
3rd Rand Irons & Jacob Fish – Grafton
4th Tommy Hamilton & Tanner Rotering – Summit Christian

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Liam Canty - Grafton
2nd Jacob Fish - Grafton
3rd Tommy Hamilton – Summit Christian
4th Mariah Young – Great Bridge

Sweepstakes
1st Princess Anne High School
2nd Great Bridge High School
3rd First Colonial High School

4th Ocean Lakes High School

Congratulations to all the winners. Thanks for your support and participation.

The next TDL will be December 18th hosted by Phoebus High School. Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, December 14th.

November TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety

Federal Regulation of Professional Sports

International

Iranian Nuclear Proliferation

Narcotics Trafficking

Virginia

State ABC Stores

Mandatory Drug Testing in School

Economic

National Debt

International Currency

Landstown High School

Below are the results for the first Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2010-2011 season held October 16^th at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress

1^st Joseph Newton - Princess Anne

2^nd Tom Scott-Sharoni - Princess Anne

3^rd Katie Branum - First Colonial

4^th Caitlin Montgomery - Summit Christian

Outstanding Senator

Pratyush Agarwal - Princess Anne

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1^st Naveen Iyer - Ocean Lakes

2^nd Julia Stitely - Cox

3^rd Kain Day - Ocean Lakes

4^th Gaviriealla Simon-Tav - First Colonial

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas

1^st Nitin Iyer - Ocean Lakes

2^nd Jason Mitnick - Landstown

3^rd Sarah Wall - Princess Anne

4^th Ian Kohnle - Princess Anne

Public Forum

1^st Hannah Anderson + Sarah Donley - Great Bridge

2^nd Ross Abbott + Nick Talley - First Colonial

3^rd David Choi + Noella Handley - Princess Anne

4^th Mikelah Carlson + Abby Cathey - Summit Christian

Public Forum Speakers

1^st Tanner Rotering - Summit Christian

2^nd Nick Talley - First Colonial

3^rd Ross Abbot - First Colonial

3^rd David Choi - Princess Anne

Policy

1^st Nathaniel Bowers + Alex Whithead - Grassfield

2^nd Pragati Chengappa + Evy Copetas - Great Bridge

3^rd Molly Bohan + Hannah Lillibridge - Great Bridge

Policy Speakers

1^st Nathaniel Bowers - Grassfield

2^nd Pragati Chengappa - Great Bridge

3^rd Evy Copetas - Great Bridge

Sweepstakes

1^st Princess Anne High School

2^nd Ocean Lakes High School

3^rd Great Bridge High School

October TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Cyberbullying

Online Behavioral Advertising

International

Mexican Border Security

Military Aid to Yemen

Virginia

Anti-Discrimination Policies for Public Institutions

JFCOM Closing

Economic

Oil Drilling Moratorium

Small Business Incentives

Wake Forest University

A Tidewater Debate League member school competed at Wake Forest University's National Earlybird Tournament held September 10th - 12th in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

In the Junior Varsity division of policy debate, the Great Bridge High School team of Ellen Miller and Mariah Young went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Quarterfinals where they defeated Ft Lauderdale AZ (Florida) on a 3-0 decision. In Semifinals, they defeated Johns Creek KF (Georgia) on a 2-1 decision. In Finals, they dropped to Alpharetta BP (Georgia) on a 2-1 decision. Additionally, Ellen Miller took 6th-place JV speaker and Mariah Young took 3rd-place JV Speaker.

2010 - 2011 Tournament Schedule

October 16th ... TDL 1 (Landstown High School)

November 12th and 13th ... Beach Invitational (Kempsville High School)

November 20th ... TDL 2 (Princess Anne High School)

December 3rd and 4th ... James Madison University Invitational

December 18th ... TDL 3 (Phoebus High School)

January 7th and 8th ... George Mason University Invitational

January 22nd ... TDL 4 (To Be Announced)

February 12th ... TDL 5 (First Colonial High School)

February TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Selling / Harvesting Organs

Foreigners in the US Military

International

Aid to Haiti

US-Yemen Relations

Virginia

School Funding

Ten-Point Grading Policy

Economics

Outsourcing

Rent Control

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Saturday, February 20th, at First Colonial High School should be submitted by email. Coaches have been given the details.

January TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Gays in the Military (Don't Ask, Don't Tell)

Stem Cell Research

International

Sex Trafficking

Toy Imports

Virginia

Legalized Prostitution

Sex Offenders

Economics

Unemployment Benefits

Welfare Reform

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Saturday, January 16th, at Frank W. Cox High School must be submitted no later than midnight on Tuesday, January 12th. Please see the instructions below.