January Student Congress Topics

Domestic
Port Security
House of Representative Term Limits

International
US-Sudanese Relations
US-Venezuelan Relations

Virginia
College Savings Plan
Standards of Learning

Economic
Federal Reserve
College Affordability

TDL 4 will take place Saturday, January 17th, at Frank W. Cox High School. Legislation must be submitted as a comment on this post by midnight Tuesday, January 14th. If you are new to this process, you can find instructions in an earlier post.

Phoebus High School

Below are the results for the third Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2008-2009 season held December 13th at Phoebus High School in Hampton.

Student Congress

1st Isaac Dietrich First Colonial
2nd Marshelle Bryant Hickory
3rd Max Neumann Warwick
4th Kiara Scruggs Hickory
5th David Decker Grassfield

Outstanding Speaker: Isaac Dietrich First Colonial
Outstanding Senator: Max Neumann Warwick

Novice Lincoln-Douglas

1st Corrigan Blanchfield York
2nd Adam White Norview
3rd Shesh Shah Western Branch
4th Alex Owens Landstown
5th Christopher Middleton Warwick

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1st Mark Harris First Colonial
2nd Trevor Kline Bayside
3rd Edmund Saw Smithfield
4th Nitin Iyer Ocean Lakes
5th Hilary Laracuente Smithfield

Open Policy

1st Tommy Hamilton and Tanner Rotering Summit Christian
2nd Ryan Deal and Ross Abbott First Colonial
3rd Ellen Miller and Paul Huang Great Bridge
4th Chrissiana Harmon and Andrew Taylor Norview
5th Brooke Cochrane and Hailey Finn Western Branch

Open Policy Speakers

1st Tommy Hamilton Summit Christian
2nd Tanner Rotering Summit Christian
3rd Ryan Deal First Colonial
4th Wes Hagedorn First Colonial
5th Ross Abbott First Colonial

Varsity Policy

1st Oliver Brass and Andrew Peterson Cox
2nd Mathew Gregus and Jacob Bosley Grassfield
3rd Pete Galanko and Kreshmeh Kosrowani Cox
4th Samuel Ross and Sandy Kirkpatrick Kempsville
5th Anish Patel and Katelyn Squicciarini Western Branch

Varsity Policy Speakers

1st Jacob Bosley Grassfield
2nd Oliver Brass Cox
3rd Mathew Gregus Grassfield
4th Samuel Ross Kempsville
5th Pete Galanko Cox

Sweepstakes

1st First Colonial
2nd Cox

James Madison University

Several Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Winter Invitational Debate Tournament held December 5th and 6th at James Madison University in Harrisonburg.

In Student Congress, Princess Anne High School swept the field, with Caroline Wulf taking 1st-place, Tom Scott-Sharon taking 2nd, Krista O'Connell taking 3rd, and Billy Annunziata taking 4th.

In the Junior Varsity division of Lincoln-Douglas debate, Claire Pickard of Princess Anne High School took 2nd-place in competition and 5th-place speaker.

In the Varsity division of Lincoln-Douglas debate, Matthew DiNardo of Princess Anne High School took 1st-place in competition and 2nd-place speaker.

In the Novice division of policy debate, the Frank W. Cox High School team of Wesley Bittner and Cari Rand went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Quarterfinals where they defeated Briar Wood CR (Virginia) on a 3-0 decision. In Semifinals, they dropped to Woodrow Wilson ML (Maryland) on a 3-0 decision. Cari Rand also took 1st-place speaker.

In the Junior Varsity division of policy debate, the Kempsville High School team of Jade Kreissler and Ellison Turpin went 5-1 in preliminary competition and advanced to Semifinals where they defeated Stone Bridge PS (Virginia) on a 3-0 decision. In Finals, they dropped to Harrisonburg GR (Virginia) on a 2-1 decision. Jade Kreissler also took 2nd-place speaker. The Princess Anne High School teams of Julie Coursen and Helen He and Ashley Houze and Becca Wilson went 1-5 and 2-4 in preliminary competition, respectively, and did not advance.

In the Varsity division of policy debate, the Kempsville High School team of Adora Parker and Samuel Ross went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Semifinals where they defeated Cox BP on a 2-1 decision. In Finals, they defeated Princess Anne ST on a 3-0 decision. Adora Parker also took 2nd-place speaker. The Princess Anne High School team of Parth Shah and Jessica Truong went 6-0 in preliminary competition and advanced to Semifinals where they defeated Woodrow Wilson EU (Maryland) on 3-0 decision. In Finals, they dropped to Kempsville PR on a 3-0 decision. Parth Shah also took 3rd-place speaker and Jessica Truong took 4th-place speaker. The Frank W. Cox High School Team of Oliver Brass and Andrew Peterson went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Semifinals where they dropped to Kempsville PR on a 2-1 decision. Oliver Brass also took 1st-place speaker and will receive a $1,000 scholarship if he attends James Madison University. The Princess Anne High School teams of Matthew Veland and Katherine Williams and Katlyn Alley and Alex Lichtenstein both went 3-3 in preliminary competition and did not advance. Matthew Veland took 5th-place speaker. The Frank W. Cox team of Pete Galanko and Kreshmeh Khosrowani went 2-4 in preliminary competition and did not advance.

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December Student Congress Topics

Domestic
Alternative Energy
Universal Health Care

International
US-Mexican Relations
US-North Korean Relations

Virginia
Roadway Tolls
Gangs in Schools

Economic
Chinese Exports
Auto Industry

TDL 3 will take place Saturday, December 13th, at Phoebus High School. Legislation must be submitted as a comment on this post by midnight Tuesday, December 9th. If you are new to this process, you can find instructions in an earlier post.

Villiger

Two Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Villiger Speech and Debate Tournament held November 22nd and 23rd at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In the Varsity division of policy debate, the hybrid Kempsville High School and Frank W. Cox team of Adora Parker (Kempsville) and Oliver Brass (Cox) went 4-1 in preliminary competition and advanced to Octofinals where they defeated Stuyvesant DK (New York) on a 3-0 decision. In Quarterfinals, they dropped to Stuyvesant KL on a 2-1 decision. Adora Parker also took 6th-place speaker. The Kempsville teams of Jade Kreissler and Samuel Ross and Ellison Turpin and Sandy Kilpatrick went 3-2 and 2-3 in preliminary competition, respectively, and did not advance.

Hickory High School

Below are the results for the second Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2008-2009 season held November 15th at Hickory High School in Chesapeake.

Student Congress

1st Krista O'Connell Princess Anne
2nd Rachel Brooks Princess Anne
3rd Billy Annunziata Princess Anne
4th Marshelle Bryant Hickory
5th Samantha Carter Hickory

Outstanding Speaker: Krista O'Connell Princess Anne
Outstanding Senator: Michelle Chen Princess Anne

Novice Lincoln-Douglas

1st Meagan Smith Southampton
2nd Roshawna Meyers Hickory
3rd Woujin Ra Princess Anne
4th Grace Gibson Princess Anne
5th Sarah Wall Princess Anne

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1st Kelsey Butler Southampton
2nd Emily DeLaune Ocean Lakes
3rd Kasey Sease Warwick
4th Erin Spivey Southampton
5th James Harris Hickory

Open Policy

1st Julie Coursen and Helen He Princess Anne
2nd Ashley Houze and Becca Wilson Princess Anne
3rd Wesley Bitner and Carl Rand Cox
4th Chrissiana Harmon and Andrew Taylor Norview
5th Brooke Cochrane and Hailey Finn Western Branch

Open Policy Speakers

1st Julie Coursen Princess Anne
2nd Wesley Bitner Cox
3rd Ashley Houze Princess Anne
4th Helen He Princess Anne
5th Becca Wilson Princess Anne

Varsity Policy

1st Adora Parker and Samuel Ross Kempsville
2nd Matthew Veland and Katherine Williams Princess Anne
3rd Mathew Gregus and Natalie Powers Grassfield
4th Meredith Cochrane and Jaymin Patel Western Branch
5th Pete Galanko and Kreshmeh Kosrowani Cox

Varsity Policy Speakers

1st Adora Parker Kempsville
2nd Samuel Ross Kempsville
3rd Matthew Veland Princess Anne
4th Katherine Williams Princess Anne
5th Mathew Gregus Grassfield

Sweepstakes

1st Princess Anne
2nd Southampton

Florida Blue Key

Two Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Florida Blue Key Speech and Debate Tournament held October 31st - November 2nd at the University of Florida in Gainesville.

In the Varsity division of policy debate, the hybrid Kempsville High School and Frank W. Cox team of Adora Parker (Kempsville) and Oliver Brass (Cox) went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Octofinals where they dropped to Ft. Lauderdale RW (Florida) on a 2-1 decision. The Kempsville teams of Jade Kreissler and Samuel Ross and Aaron Firova and Sandy Kilpatrick went 3-3 and 1-5 in preliminary competition, respectively, and did not advance.