Instructions for Posting Congress Legislation

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held on January 18th 2013 must be submitted no later than Tuesday January 14th @11:59pm.

Here's how to submit legislation:
1. Scroll down to "November TDL Congress Debate Topics" and click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the post.
2. Type your legislation in the "Leave your comment" box (you can also copy and paste from a Word document).
3. Complete the "WORD VERIFICATION" step, as indicated.
4. Select "Name/URL".
5. Type your full name, followed by the name of your school, in the "Name" box. For example: "John Smith - Hickory High School". Please do not abbreviate the name of your school.
6. Click "PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT".
Please note that this is a moderated site, so your legislation will not appear immediately.

January TDL #4 Congress Topics @ Princess Anne High School

Domestic

• Electoral College
• Mental Health

International

• US-Russia Relations
• Aid to the Philippines

Virginia

• Death Penalty
• Nuclear Power

Economic

• Income Inequalities
• Federal Reserve

Tidewater Debate League Tournament #4

January's TDL #4 Tournament @ Princess Anne High School has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 18th.  

Team Registration and Congress Legislation are due by Tuesday, January 14th by 11:59 PM.

Tidewater Debate League Tournament #3 Results

TDL #3 Results @ Landstown High School (12/14/13)

Varsity Policy
1st	FIRST COLONIAL - Raval-Brinsfield	4-0
2nd	SMITHFIELD  - Hoggie-Miles	3-1
3rd	FIRST COLONIAL - Conley-Mastreligni	3-1
4th	WARWICK  - Lambert-May	3-1

Policy Speaker Awards
1st Place Speaker - Bhakti Raval (114 points)
2nd Place Speaker - Brandon Brinsfield (112 Points)
3rd Place Speaker - Jordan Hoggie (110 Points)
4th Place Speaker - Mason Miles (110 Points)

Varsity Public Forum
1st	FIRST COLONIAL - Spach-Spach	4-0
2nd	FIRST COLONIAL - Cerja-Cerja	4-0
3rd	FIRST COLONIAL - Smith Cunningham	3-1
4th	HICKORY - McCarter-Escobar	2-2

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st	SMITHFIELD - Meghan Grumbling	4-0
2nd	OCEAN LAKES - Naveen Iyer	3-1
3rd	SMITHFIELD - Grace Reon	3-1
4th	HICKORY - Alexis Fraser	3-1

JV Lincoln-Douglas
1st	FIRST COLONIAL - Lia Clark	4-0
2nd	SMITHFIELD - Syndey Taylor	3-1
3rd	SMITHFIELD - Jessica Gates	3-1
4th	SMITHFIELD - Michelle Puyear	2-2

Student Congress
1st	FIRST COLONIAL - Sean Lewis	277
2nd	SMITHFIELD - Kelley Stronach	273.5
3rd	FIRST COLONIAL - Brittany Russell	269.5
4th	GREAT BRIDGE - Chelsea Adams	266.5

    

VOTED AS OUTSTANDING SENATOR – Brianne Habit

SWEEPSTAKES

1^st – First Colonial - 42 points

2^nd – Smithfieldfield – 29 points

3^rd – Ocean Lakes – 5 points

Instructions for Submitting Congress Legislation

Instructions for Submitting Congress Legislation

 

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held on December 14th 2013 must be submitted no later than December 10th @11:59pm.

Here's how to submit legislation:
1. Scroll down to "November TDL Congress Debate Topics" and click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the post.
2. Type your legislation in the "Leave your comment" box (you can also copy and paste from a Word document).
3. Complete the "WORD VERIFICATION" step, as indicated.
4. Select "Name/URL".
5. Type your full name, followed by the name of your school, in the "Name" box. For example: "John Smith - Hickory High School". Please do not abbreviate the name of your school.
6. Click "PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT".
Please note that this is a moderated site, so your legislation will not appear immediately.

Congress Topics - Tidewater Debate League Tournament #3 @ Landstown HS

Domestic:
Marijuana Legislation
Immigration Reform

International:
Somalian Piracy
Military Drones

Economics:
Wall Street Reform
Exceptional Education Funding

Virginia:
Affirmative Action
Off Coast Windmills 

Results for TDL #2 (11/23/13)

Varsity Policy Debate

*4^th place = First Colonial (Raval-Conley)

Award	Record	School	Team Name
3rd  Place	4-0	Princess Anne	Van Schenck-Steven
2nd Place	4-0	Princess Anne	Raval-Wen
1st Place	4-0	Princess Anne	Mitchel-Wansink

Policy Speakers =

3) Renee Mitchel

2) Charlotte Van Schenck

1) Teddy Wansink

Varsity Public Forum Debate

*4^th Place = Warwick (Wilson-Smith)

Award	Record	School	Team Name
3rd  Place	3-1	Smithfield	Fortner-Gandee
2nd Place	3-1	First Colonial	Cerja-Cerja
1st Place	4-0	Princess Anne	Ramsey-Olander

Junior Varsity Lincoln - Douglas Debate  

*4^th place = First Colonial (Jason Boleman)

Award	Record	School	Name
3rd  Place	3-1	Hickory	Lia Warner
2nd Place	3-1	Salem	Forest Robertson
1st Place	4-0	First Colonial	Lia Clark

Varsity Lincoln - Douglas Debate

*4^th Place = Princess Anne (Aliyah Fabijan)

Award	Record	School	Name
3rd  Place	3-1	Smithfield	Xavier Sivels
2nd Place	4-0	Smithfield	Meghan Grumbling
1st Place	4-0	Smithfield	Grace Reon

Student Congress Debate

*4^th place = Landstown (Dona Maria Reed)

Award	Total Points	School	Name
3rd  Place	266	Great Bridge	Alex Kozoyed
2nd Place	266.5	First Colonial	Jennelle John-Lewis
1st Place	266.5	First Colonial	Nova Callahan

           

Student Congress Outstanding Senator

School	Name
First Colonial	Nova Callahan

Sweepstakes

Award	Total Points	School
3rd Place	18	Smithfield
2nd Place	23	Princess Anne
1st Place	26	First Colonial

UPDATED TDL SCHEDULE (revised 11/23/13)

• TDL #1 - October 26th @ Bayside High School
• TDL #2 - November 23rd @ First Colonial High School
• TDL #3 - December 14th @ Landstown High School
• TDL #4 - January 25th @ Princes Anne High School
• TDL #5 - February 15th @ Smithfield High School

Instructions for Submitting Congress Legislation

Instructions for Submitting Congress Legislation

Instructions for Submitting Congress Legislation

 

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held on November 23rd 2013 must be submitted no later than November 19th @11:59pm.

Here's how to submit legislation:
1. Scroll down to "November TDL Congress Debate Topics" and click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the post.
2. Type your legislation in the "Leave your comment" box (you can also copy and paste from a Word document).
3. Complete the "WORD VERIFICATION" step, as indicated.
4. Select "Name/URL".
5. Type your full name, followed by the name of your school, in the "Name" box. For example: "John Smith - Hickory High School". Please do not abbreviate the name of your school.
6. Click "PUBLISH YOUR COMMENT".
Please note that this is a moderated site, so your legislation will not appear immediately.

November TDL #2 Congress Topics

Domestic:

• Gun Rights
• Federal involvement in Public Education

International:

• Relations with Cuba
• Policy regarding espionage 

Virginia:

• Gambling
• Pro Sports in Tidewater region

Economics:

• The Penny
• Campaign Funding

Results from TDL #1 @ Bayside High School

October 26th 2013 - Updated on October 28th @12:30pm

Varsity Policy Debate

Award	Record	School	Team Name
3rd  Place	2-2	First Colonial	Raval-Conley
2nd Place	2-2	Warwick	Wells-Nix
1st Place	4-0	Princess Anne	Van Schenck-Mitchell

Varsity Policy Debate Speaker Awards

Award	Speaker Points	School	Name
3rd  Place	110	Princess Anne	Renee Mitchell
2nd Place	111	First Colonial	Bhakti Raval
1st Place	114	Princess Anne	Charlotte Van Schenck

Junior Varsity Public Forum Debate

Award	Record	School	Team Name
3rd  Place	2-2	Green Run	Hamilton-Manning
2nd Place	3-1	Princess Anne	Lin-Buenaventura
1st Place	4-0	Hickory	Alberghini-Warner

Varsity Public Forum Debate

Award	Record	School	Team Name
3rd  Place	3-1	Smithfield	Sivels-Gandee
2nd Place	3-1	First Colonial	Spach-Spach
1st Place	4-0	Smithfield	McNure-Reon

Junior Varsity Lincoln - Douglas Debate

Award	Record	School	Name
3rd  Place	2-2	Grassfield (was listed as Hickory)	Maddie Belemiso
2nd Place	3-1	Warwick	Taylor Fluck
1st Place	4-0	First Colonial	Lia Clark

Varsity Lincoln - Douglas Debate

Award	Record	School	Name
3rd  Place	2-2	Bayside	Nisana Siman-Tov
2nd Place	3-1	Hickory	Alexis Fraser
1st Place	3-1	Grassfield	Brittany Acors

Student Congress Debate

Award	Total Points	School	Name
3rd  Place	265	Great Bridge	Chelsea Adams
2nd Place	273.5	First Colonial	Brittany Russell
1st Place	278	First Colonial	Sean Lewis

           

Student Congress Outstanding Senator

School	Name
First Colonial	Sean Lewis

Sweepstakes

Award	Total Points	School
3rd Place	12	Grassfield
2nd Place (Tie)	12 (both have a first and second place finish)	Hickory Princess Anne
1st Place	27	First Colonial