Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Instructions for Submiting Congress Legislation


 
Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Thursday, 21 February 2013 at Grassfield High School must be submitted no later than midnight on Friday 15 February 2013.
Here's how to submit legislation:

1. Scroll down to "February 2013 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.

February 2013 Congress Debate Topics


International
· Military involvement in Africa
· North Korea

Virginia
· Voting Re-districting
· Dream Act

Domestic
· Surveillance in Public Areas
· Illegal Immigration

Economic
· Tax of Internet Sales
· Federal Reserve

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

January TDL Tournament Results


Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held 19 January 2013 at Princess Anne High School:

Student Congress
1st Ariana Benson – Great Bridge
2nd James Timko – Western Branch
3rd Alex Kozoyed – Great Bridge

Outstanding Senator
Ariana Benson – Great Bridge

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Nisana Siman-Tov – Bayside
2nd Shelby Shearon – Princess Anne
3rd Alissa Berry - Hickory

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Brittany Acors – Grassfield  
2nd Naveen Iyer – Ocean Lakes
3rd Alexis Fraser - Hickory  

Varsity Public Forum
1st Dane Mosely and Jessee Reon - Smithfield
2nd Dan Jelf and Sonam Ahluawalia - Grassfield
3rd Zach Sara Barlow and Morgan Murphy – Hickory

Varsity Policy
1st Eddit Lin and Alex Perrigo - Tallwood
2nd Nathaniel Bower and Alex Whitehead – Grassfield 
3rd Charlotte Van Schenck and Teddy Wansink – Princess Anne

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Nathaniel Bower – Grassfield
2nd Angela Tang-Tan – Princess Anne
3rd Teddy Wansink – Princess Anne

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

Our next TDL Tournament will be Thursday, 21 February 2013 at Grassfield High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Friday, 15 February 2013.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January 2013 Congress Debate Topics


International
· Women’s Rights
· Regulation of the Internet
 
Virginia
· School Security
· Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Environment

 Domestic
· Gun Control
· Fracking

 Economic
· Federal Debt Ceiling
· funding space ventures

December TDL Tournament Results


Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held 15 December 2012 at Phoebus High School:

Student Congress
1st Angelica Maddock – First Colonial

2nd Ariana Benson – Great Bridge
3rd Kelly Stronach - Smithfield

Outstanding Senator
Angelica Maddock – First Colonial
Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Kaitlin Opie - Grassfield  

2nd Lauren Essenmacher - Hickory
3rd Nisana Siman-Tov – Bayside

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Austin Oliver – Great Bridge
2nd Gavi Siman-Tov – First Colonial
3rd Brittany Acors – Grassfield  

Varsity Public Forum
1st Dane Mosely and Jessee Reon - Smithfield
2nd Mackenzie Swan and Joseph McNure – Smithfield
3rd Zach Rosen and Shelby Gandee – Smithfield


Varsity Policy
1st Nathaniel Bower and Alex Whitehead – Grassfield 

2nd Charlotte Van Schenck and Masego Mokgoko – Princess Anne
3rd Cody Carrol and Will Throu – Grafton

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Charlotte Van Schenck – Princess Anne

2nd Nathaniel Bower – Grassfield
3rd Alex Whitehead – Grassfield


Sweepstakes
1st Smithfield High School

2nd Grassfield High School
3rd Great Bridge High School


Our next TDL Tournament will be Saturday, 19 January 2013 at Princess Anne High School.


Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, 15 January 2013.