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.

New York City Invitational

A Tidewater Debate League member school competed at the New York City Invitational held October 24th - 26th at the Bronx High School of Science in New York.

In the Varsity division of policy debate, the Kempsville High School team of Adora Parker and Samuel Ross went 4-2 in preliminary competition. Adora Parker took 5th-place speaker.

November Student Congress Topics

Domestic
Electoral College
Labor Unions

International
US-Pakistani Relations
US-Israeli Relations

Virginia
Gun Laws
Gay Marriage

Economic
Banking Regulations
Infrastructure

TDL 2 will take place Saturday, November 15th, at Hickory High School. Legislation must be submitted as a comment on this post by midnight Tuesday, November 11th. If you are new to this process, you can find instructions below.

Floyd E. Kellam High School

Below are the results for the first Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2008-2009 season held October 18th at Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach.

Student Congress

1st Isaac Dietrich First Colonial
2nd Samantha Carter Hickory
3rd Max Neumann Warwick
4th Kelly Montgomery Hickory
5th Steven Diehl Hickory

Novice Lincoln-Douglas

1st Meagan Smith Southampton
2nd James Harris Hickory
3rd Jake Todd Hickory
4th Brian Prendergast Landstown
5th Brittany Gorman Hickory

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas

1st Mark Harris First Colonial
2nd Kasey Sease Warwick
3rd Kelsey Butler Southampton
4th John Clifton Southampton
5th Michael Jordan Warwick

Open Policy

1st Tommy Hamilton and Tanner Rotering Summit Christian
2nd Ryan Deal and Ross Abbott First Colonial
3rd Brooke Cochrane and Haley Finn Western Branch
4th Wes Bittner and Cari Rand Cox
5th Wes Hagedorn and William Keep First Colonial

Open Policy Speakers

1st Ryan Deal First Colonial
2nd Tommy Hamilton Summit Christian
3rd Haley Finn Western Branch
4th Brooke Cochrane Western Branch
5th Tanner Rotering Summit Christian

Varsity Policy

1st Katelyn Squicciarini and Anish Patel Western Branch
2nd Meredith Cochrane and Jaymin Patel Western Branch
3rd Pete Galanko and Kreshmeh Kosrowani Cox

Varsity Policy Speakers

1st Pete Galanko Cox
2nd Katelyn Squicciarini Western Branch
3rd Anish Patel Western Branch
4th Meredith Cochrane Western Branch
5th Jaymin Patel Western Branch

Sweepstakes

1st First Colonial
2nd Hickory
3rd Western Branch