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)