Hickory High School

Below are the results for the first Tidewater Debate League tournament of the 2009-2010 season held October 17th at Hickory High School in Chesapeake.

Student Congress
1st Samantha Carter Hickory

2nd Steven Diehl Hickory
3rd Bill Annunziata Princess Anne
4th Tom Scott-Sharoni Princess Anne
5th Marshele Bryant Hickory

Novice Lincoln-Douglas
1st Falak Kamran Hickory
2nd Michael Bocchichio Princess Anne
3rd Mariah Feriancek Southampton
4th Brenton Cross Southampton
5th Da'qwone Hill Norview

Varsity Lincoln-Douglas
1st Kelsey Butler Southampton
2nd Meagan Smith Southampton
3rd Alexis Foxworth Landstown
4th Claire Pickard Princess Anne
5th Nitin Iyer Ocean Lakes

Open Policy
1st Mariah Young and Tanner Lawrence Great Bridge
2nd Brian Meyers and Jessika Smith Cox
3rd Jacob Gynan and Kimmiko Ward Princess Anne
4th Teddy Petersen and Aleko Zoto Cox

Varsity Policy
1st Andrew Peterson and Wesley Bittner Cox

Policy Speakers

1st Mariah Young Great Bridge
2nd Wesley Bittner Cox
3rd Andrew Petersen Cox

4th Brian Meyers Cox
5th (TIE) Jessika Smith and Teddy Petersen Cox

Monticello High School

Two Tidewater Debate League member schools competed at the Robert J. Kaiser Invitational Debate Tournament held October 9th and 10th at Monticello High School in Monticello, New York.

In the Open division of policy debate, the Frank W. Cox High School team of Wesley Bittner and Andrew Peterson went 1-4 in preliminary competition. The Kempsville High School team of Jade Kreissler and Timothy Wigginton went 2-3 in preliminary competition. Neither team advanced to elimination rounds.

November TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Gay Marriage

Food Industry (Regulations and Recalls)

International

US-Korea Relations

US-Brazil Relations (Olympics)

Virginia

Virginia Beach SportsPlex

No Zero Grading Policy

Economics

Shipbuilding Costs

Minimum Wage

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Saturday, November 21st, at Norview High School must be submitted no later than midnight on Tuesday, November 17th. Please see the instructions below.

Instructions for Submitting Legislation Using "Comments"

Legislation for the TDL tournament being held Saturday, October 17th, at Hickory High School must be submitted no later than midnight on Tuesday, October 13th.

Here's how to submit legislation:

1. Scroll down to "October TDL Student Congress Topics" and click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the post.

2. Type your legislation in the 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.

October TDL Student Congress Topics

Domestic

Interrogation Methods of Detainees

Healthcare

International

US-Iraq Troop Withdrawal

China Human Rights Violations

Virginia

Public School Budget Cuts

Light Rail

Economics

Cash for Clunkers

Housing Tax Credit

Submitting Student Congress Legislation

The Student Congress topic areas for each TDL tournament will be posted on this site and emailed to all coaches. Competitors will be required to submit their legislation electronically no later than midnight on the Tuesday preceding the tournament. This can be accomplished two ways:

Students with access to this blog can simply post their legislation as a comment to the post announcing the topic areas. Detailed instructions to follow.

Students unable to access this blog due to their school's site blocking policy can email their legislation to tidewaterdebateleague@gmail.com. Each Wednesday preceding a tournament, an email containing submitted legislation will be emailed to all coaches and any competitors who submitted their legislation in this fashion.

Legislation submitted past the deadline will be rejected and the student submitting it will not be allowed to compete.

2009 - 2010 Schedule

TDL 1...October 17...Hickory...Chesapeake
Beach Invitational...November 13 - 14...Kempsville...Virginia Beach

TDL 2...November 21...Norview...Norfolk

JMU Invitational...December 4 - 5...James Madison...Harrisonburg

TDL 3...December 19...Phoebus...Hampton

GMU Invitational...January 8 - 9...George Mason...Fairfax

TDL 4...January 16...Cox...Virginia Beach

TDL 5...February 20...First Colonial...Virginia Beach

VHSL State Championship...April 23 - 24...Liberty...Lynchburg

These dates are, of course, subject to change. Changes to the schedule will be posted here as soon as they occur.