Friday, October 28, 2011

November 2011 TDL Tournament Congress Topics

Domestic

Campaign Finance Reform

Health Care

International

Greece Debt Crisis

Human Trafficking

Virginia

Education

Cyber Bullying

Economic

9-9-9 Tax Plan

National Debt

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

TDL 1 Results

Below are the results for the first Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2011 - 2012 Season held October 15th at Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, VA.

Student Congress
1st Austin Chambers - Princess Anne
2nd Katie Branum - First Colonial
3rd Tyler Hasty – Landstown
4th Daniel Choi – Princess Anne


Outstanding Senator
Austin Chambers - Princess Anne

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Brittany Akers – Grassfield
2nd Manon Cook – Landstown
3rd Alliyah Fabijan – Princess Anne
4th Austin Oliver – Great Bridge

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Naveen Iyer – Ocean Lakes
2nd Iah Kohnle – Princess Anne
3rd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
4th Austin Morris – Deep Creek

Junior Varsity Public Forum
1st Amy McMillan – Nick Belluci – Grassfield
2nd Leaha Pohlman – Jason Wuertz – Grassfield
3rd Danielle Spache – Elizabeth Spache – First Colonial
4th Bianca Moore - Sanyam Patel - Grassfield

Junior Varsity Public Forum Speakers
1st Jason Wuertz – Grassfield
2nd Bianca Moore – Grassfield
3rd Amy McMillan – Grassfield

Varsity Public Forum
1st Ross Abbott & Ryan Deal – First Colonial
2nd Joshua Pandey - Nathan Wuertz - Grassfield
3rd Hannah Anderson – Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
4th Bekah Davis – Caitlin Montgomery – Summit Christian

Varsity Public Forum Speakers
1st Ross Abbott– First Colonial
2nd Ryan Deal – First Colonial
3rd Joshua Pandey – Grassfield

Policy
1st Nathaniel Bowers - Alex Whitehead - Grassfield
2nd Devon Wolfe – Diana Abdurakhmanova - Cox
3rd Jessika Smith – Brian Meyer - Cox
4th Charlotte Van Schenck – Bansri Raval – Princess Anne

Policy Speakers
1st Nathaniel Bowers - Grassfield
2nd Devon Wolfe - Cox
3rd Alex Whitehead - Grassfield

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

The next TDL will be November 19th hosted by Hickory High School. Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, November 15th.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

October 2011 TDL Tournament Congress Topics

Domestic
Federal Disaster Relief
Internet Privacy

International
Drug violence in Mexico
Syrian anti-government movement

Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Public Safety at State Universities

Economic
European Economic Crisis
President Obama’s Job Bill