TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League tournament held February 11th at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress
1st Austin Chambers – Princess Anne
2nd Katie Brannum – First Colonial
3rd Caitlyn Worrell – First Colonial

Outstanding Representative
Caitlyn Worrell – First Colonial

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Emily Cinnamon - Grassfield
2nd Jaryn Harinandan – Deep Creek
3rd MacKenzie Anderson – First Colonial

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Mackenzie Swan – Smithfield
2nd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
3rd Josh Theall - Smithfield

Public Forum
1st Rachel Reon and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford and Lauren Ensley – Great Bridge

Public Forum Speakers
1st Rachel Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson – Great Bridge
3rd Ryan Deal – First Colonial

Policy
1st Matt Hain and Liam Canty - Grafton
2nd Jared Emry and Connor Burne – Summit Christian
3rd Trevor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield

Policy Speakers
1st Erik Lang – Summit Christian
2nd Connor Burne – Summit Christian
3rd Todd Earwood – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes
1st Smithfield High School
2nd Great Bridge High School
3rd Western Branch High School

This was the last TDL Tournament for this year.

Thanks to all the schools that hosted and the volunteer judges that make the TDL Tournaments possible.

Special thanks to Mr. Chuck Thomas from Ocean Lakes High School and Barbara Singleton-Seals from Deep Creek High School that make the Tidewater Debate League possible.

February 2012 TDL Congress Topics

Virginia
• Home Schooling
• Devolution of road maintenance

International:
• US Foreign Aid
• North Korea

Domestic:
• Political Action Committees
• Internet Copyright Protection

Economic:
• Gold Standard
• Tax Fairness

January TDL Tournament Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League Tournament held January 21st at Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress
1st Jordan Brown – Western Branch
2nd James Timko – Western Branch
3rd Tyler Hasty - Landstown

Outstanding Senator
Jordan Brown – Western Branch

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Grace Reon – Smithfield
2nd Michael Wiggington – First Colonial
3rd David Orefice – Great Bridge

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Josh Theall - Smithfield
2nd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
3rd Ian Kohnle – Princess Anne

Public Forum
1st Rachel Reon and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford and Lauren Ensley – Great Bridge

Public Forum Speakers
1st Rachel Reon - Smithfield
2nd Hannah Anderson – Great Bridge
3rd Micaela Crawford – Great Bridge

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Charlott Van Schenck and Jonathan Wen – Princess Anne
2nd Trevor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield
3rd Jacob Diebel and Alex Dean - Smithfield

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Charlott Van Schenck – Princess Anne
2nd Jacob Diebel - Smithfield
3rd Trevor Eads - Grassfield

Varsity Policy
1st Erik Lang and Todd Earwood – Summit Christian
2nd Jessika Smith and Brian Meyer – Cox
3rd Cody Carrol and Will Throu - Grafton

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Erik Lang – Summit Christian
2nd Alex Whitehead – Grassfield
3rd Todd Earwood – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes
1st Smithfield High School
2nd Great Bridge High School
3rd Western Branch High School

Our last TDL Tournament for this year will be February 11th, hosted by First Colonial High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, February 7th.

January 2012 TDL Tournament Congress Topic

Virginia
· Uranium Mining
· Congressional redistricting

International:
· US – China Relations
· Olympics

Domestic:
· Election dates
· Gun Laws & Public Safety

Economic:
· Defense Spending
· Mortgage Crisis

TDL Tournament 3 Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League tournament held December 17th at Phoebus High School in Hampton, VA.

Student Congress
1st Austin Chambers – Princess Anne
2nd Katie Branum – First Colonial
3rd Jim An – Great Bridge

Outstanding Senator
Austin Chambers – Princess Anne

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Grace Reon – Smithfield
2nd MacKenzie Anderson – First Colonial
3rd Jaryn Harinandan – Deep Creek

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Mia Knowles - Phoebus
2nd Austin Oliver – Great Bridge
3rd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge

Public Forum
1st Rachel Reon and Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Micaela Crawford and Lauren Ensley – Great Bridge
3rd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge

Public Forum Speakers
1st Jesse Reon - Smithfield
2nd Amy McMillen – Grassfield
3rd Rachel Reon - Smithfield

Junior Varsity Policy
1st Cody Carroll and Will Throu - Grafton
2nd Charlott Van Schench and Jonathan Wen – Princess Anne
3rd Trevor Eads and Jake Mullins - Grassfield

Junior Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Jake Mullins - Grassfield
2nd Will Throu - Grafton
3rd Charlott Van Schench and Jonathan Wen – Princess Anne

Varsity Policy
1st Liam Canty and Matt Hain - Grafton
2nd Nathaniel Bowers and Alex Whitehead - Grassfield
3rd Monica Moon and Seth Mertz – Summit Christian

Varsity Policy Speakers
1st Nathaniel Bowers – Grassfield
2nd Seth Mertz – Summit Christian
3rd Alex Whitehead – Grassfield

Sweepstakes
1st Great Bridge High School
2nd Smithfield High School
3rd Grafton High School

The next TDL Tournament will be January 21st, hosted by Princess Anne High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, January 17th.

December 2011 TDL Tournament Congress Topics

Domestic
· Occupy Movement
· Drinking Age

International
· Iranian Nuclear Proliferation
· US – Pakistan Relations

Virginia
· Death Penalty
· Road Tolls

Economic
· Corn-Ethanol Subsidies
· Unemployment

TDL Tournament 2 Results

Below are the results for the Tidewater Debate League tournament held November 19th at Hickory High School in Chesapeake, VA.

Student Congress
1st Davis Rudisill – Western Branch
2nd Caitlin Montgomery – Summit Christian
3rd Madison Kozoyed – Western Branch

Outstanding Senator
Madison Kozoyed – Western Branch

Junior Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Emily Bohan – Great Bridge
2nd Austin Oliver – Great Bridge
3rd Brittany Acors - Grassfield

Varsity Lincoln- Douglas
1st Naveen Iyer – Ocean Lakes
2nd Ellie Miller – Great Bridge
3rd Trevor Radzewicz - Grassfield

Junior Varsity Public Forum
1st Micaela Crawford and Laruen Ensley – Great Bridge
2nd Angelica Maddock and Rion Moreland – First Colonial
3rd Amy McMillan – Nick Bellucci – Grassfield

Junior Varsity Public Forum Speakers
1st Micaela Crawford – Great Bridge
2nd Amy McMillan – Grassfield
3rd Laruen Ensley – Great Bridge

Varsity Public Forum
1st Joshua Pandey and Nathan Wuertz – Grassfield
2nd Hannah Anderson and Sarah Donely – Great Bridge
3rd Kelsey Terry and Nick Seaver – First Colonial

Varsity Public Forum Speakers
1st Nathan Wuertz – Grassfield
2nd Joshua Pandey – Grassfield
3rd Hannah Anderson – Great Bridge

Policy
1st Nathaniel Bowers and Alex Whitehead - Grassfield
2nd Erik Lang and Monica Moon – Summit Christian
3rd Seth Mertz and Joshua Boyd – Summit Christian

Policy Speakers
1st Alex Whitehead - Grassfield
2nd Nathaniel Bowers - Grassfield
3rd Erik Lang – Summit Christian

Sweepstakes
1st Great Bridge High School
2nd Grassfield High School
3rd Summit Christian Academy

The next TDL Tournament will be December 17th hosted by Phoebus High School.

Registrations and Congress submissions are due Tuesday, December 13th.