Frank W. Cox High School

Below are the results for the fourth Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2008-2009 season held January 17th at Frank W. Cox High School in Virginia Beach.

Novice Lincoln-Douglas

1st Matthew Tiller, Southampton

2nd Jake Todd, Hickory

3rd Eddie Pendergast, Landstown

4th Alex Owens, Landstown

5th Alexis Foxworth, Landstown

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1st Edmund Saw, Smithfield

2nd Erin Spivey, Southampton

3rd Maya Sankaran, York

4th Kelsey Butler, Southampton

5th Claire Pickard, Princess Anne

Open Policy

1st Ashley Houze and Becca Wilson, Princess Anne

2nd Wesley Bittner and Cari Rand, Cox

3rd Pete Galanko and Kreshmeh Khosrowani, Cox

4th Oliver Brass and Andrew Peterson, Cox

5th Kristen McCloskey and Mariah Young, Great Bridge

Open Policy Speakers

1st Ashley Houze, Princess Anne

2nd Wes Hagedorn, First Colonial

3rd Matt Gregus, Grassfield

4th Jacob Bosley, Grassfield

5th Cari Rand, Cox

Student Congress and Sweepstakes results were not included in the packet. If you have these results, please include them in a comment on this post.

George Mason University

Several Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Patriot Invitational Debate Tournament held January 9th and 10th at George Mason University in Fairfax.

In Lincoln-Douglas debate, Sara Wall of Princess Anne High School advanced to Octafinals, Hannah Chacon of Princess Anne advanced to Semifinals, and Matt DiNardo of Princess Anne took 2nd-place.

In the Novice division of policy debate, the Frank W. Cox High School team of Wesley Bittner and Cari Rand took 1st-place. The Princess Anne High School team of Helen He and Julie Corson took 2nd-place.

In the Junior Varsity division of policy debate, the Princess Anne High School team of Ashley Houze and Becca Wilson advanced to Semifinals.

In the Varsity division of policy debate, the Princess Anne High School team of Matthew Veland and Katherine Williams went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Quarterfinals where they defeated Pennsbury LS (Pennsylvania) on a 2-1 decision. In Semifinals they dropped to Kempsville PR on a 2-1 decision. The Kempsville High School team of Adora Parker and Samuel Ross went 4-2 in preliminary competition and advanced to Quarterfinals where they defeated LaSalle BT (Pennsylvania) on a 3-0 decision. In Semifinals, they defeated Princess Anne VW on a 2-1 decision. The Frank W. Cox team of Oliver Brass and Andrew Peterson went 5-1 in preliminary competition and advanced to Quarterfinals where they defeated Broad Run MH (Virginia) on a 3-0 decision. In Semifinals they defeated Thomas Jefferson HK (Virginia) on a 2-1 decision. A coaches' decision determined the outcome of the final round between Cox BP and Kempsville PR, with Cox taking 1st-place and Kempsville taking 2nd. Oliver Brass of Cox took 1st-place Varsity speaker and Adora Parker of Kempsville took 2nd-place Varsity speaker.

Please note: we have very few details about the novice policy, JV policy, and L-D events. If you can provide more, please leave them as a comment to this post.

Student Legislators, Please Note

1. Make sure you're adding your comments to the correct post. Many of you have attached your legislation to the "2009-2010 Policy Debate Topic Announced" post instead of the "January Student Congress Topics" post, where it belongs. I have moved those that were added incorrectly, but please be careful to comment on the correct post in the future.

2. This is a moderated site, so your comments will not appear immediately. Please don't resubmit the same legislation over and over because it has yet to appear. It can take up to 24 hours for a comment to appear.

2009-2010 Policy Debate Topic Announced

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States.

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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Please note: we have very few details about the Student Congress and L-D events. If you can provide more, please leave them as a comment to this post.