Federal Way update

Hello Everyone,

In case you're wondering, we have no debate practice 12/21, 12/22, 12/28, and 12/29. This is due to the holiday break. If you missed up last Wednesday, we apologize. The main doors were locked, but the side doors were unlocked. Thank you to those of you who made it.

Since we are missing four practices during the holidays, please be sure to work on debate assignments. This means for LD'ers, writing your cases on the new topic. CXers, please review and practice the new Afghanistan Private Military Contractor aff.

We will only have four practices before the Federal Way tournament on Jan. 14th/15th. It is extremely important that you attend practice before Federal Way in order to be considered for the tournament. I must hear from you by Tuesday, Jan. 4th if you plan to attend. Below is the tournament schedule and invitation if you have questions. We will leave at noon on
12/14 from the high schools. I will have more details on the hotel and van roster once the school resumes.

Please also use this time to send your family and friends the URL for your Fundbunch page. Only a few of you have collected donations so far- please keep it up in order to keep your dues low.

Thank you everyone, happy holidays, and I will see you on 1/4.

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664




FEDERAL WAY INVITATIONAL 2011 GENERAL INFORMATION
DIVISIONS:
I.E.’S Open CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE Open
LD Open, Junior PUBLIC FORUM Open CX
DEBATE Open
CONFLICTS:
All Individual Events conflict, however students may enter two events within the
pattern. There is ample time for your students to double enter in IE. Students
should check in with their judges so the judges wait for all competitors.
Congress
conflicts with debate.
LIMITATIONS:
CX/LD DEBATE: Maximum of 6 teams per school, split as you wish.
PUBLIC FORUM: Maximum of 4 teams per school.
I.E: 20 total entries per school. You are limited to a maximum
of 6
entries per event. Coaches wishing to register more may
enter a
second squad, space permitting. The second squad needs
to be
registered on a separate registration form.
CONGRESS: Maximum of 6 total entries per school.
JUDGES:
Each judge covers 5 IE entries, and 2 debate teams. Adult judges only, you must
provide enough judges to cover your entries. Please make a note on the judge
form which type of debate they are qualified to judge, and in congress indicate a
separate judge and if they are a scorer or parliamentarian. If a school does not
bring enough judges, entries will be dropped. ALL judges must check in and
complete a judging form.
FEES:
The school registration fee is $30.00, if a second squad is entered it is an
additional $30.00. $18.00 per CX Team, $10.00 per LD entry, $18.00 per Public
Forum Team, $18.00 for a Duo Team, $10.00 per I.E. entry and $8.00 per
Congressional Debate entry. Payment of fees are due at registration.
Acceptable methods of payment are: 1) School check, 2) School of District PO,
3) Personal check. Make checks payable to Federal Way High School Debate.
Payment must be made before you team can compete. Your entry can abe seen
at anytime on
http://www.forensictournament. net. This will be your confirmation. You will
recieve a receipt for your fees when you arrive.
SUPERVISION:
The WIAA/WSFA requires that a certified coach/staff member from each school
or school district supervise the competitors at all times. Failure to comply will
result in the school forfeiture from the tournament. Coaches please inform you
students that they are not to enter the room until the judge is present. Also make
your judges and students aware the “tampering with the school’s technology is
strictly prohibited; this includes the use of computers or equipment,
disconnecting any plugs or cable, etc. Failure to abide by this standard will
result in the student or judge’s removal from the tournament plus any potential
charges as a result of the infraction.”
DIRECTIONS:
Take the 320th exit off of I-5, go west on 320th past the Commons to pacific Hwy.
(99), turn right, continue on Pacific Hwy. to 308th, turn left at the light. The
school is on your right, continue to the back parking lot which is a right turn on
14th Ave S. This is the most accessible to the cafeteria entrance, where the
students can congregate. Registration for coaches/judge check in is in the
library. The coach and judge area is in the little theatre where the ballots will be
distributed. Federal Way has a closed tab room.
FOOD:
Concessions will be sold in the cafeteria during the tournament, and if your
schedule allows, there are numerous fast food restaurants in the area.

FEDERAL WAY INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, January 14, 2011
2:30 Registration FWHS Library
3:30 Round I CX/LD Debate Round I Open LD
Public Forum
4:00 Session I Congressional Debate
5:30 Round II CX/LD Debate Round II Open LD
Public Forum
7:00 Session II Congressional Debate
7:30 Round III CX/LD Debate Round III Open LD
Public Forum
Saturday, January 15, 201
7:00 Registration IE schools only Judges check in the Library
7:30 Round I IE All Events (Extemp draw at 7:30)
9:00 Round IV CX/LD Debate Round IV Open LD
Public Forum Super Congress
11:00 Round II IE All Events (Extemp draw at 11:00)
12:30 Round V CX/LD Debate Round V Open LD
Public Forum Super Congress
2:30 Round III IE All Events (Extemp draw at 2:30)
4:00 Round V CX/LD Debate Round VI Open LD
Public Forum
6:00 FINALS IE All Events (Extemp draw at 6:00)
7:30 FINALS CX/LD Debate Round VII Open LD
Public Forum (LD may be adjusted)
8:00 (ASAP) AWARDS

December Reminders + News

Hello everyone,

This is just a reminder that tomorrow we will have debate practice, at Sehome HS at 3:15pm. If you cannot make it to the Tuesday practice, we will see you Wednesday at 7pm at WWU's library.

Also- please turn in your $35 December fee to your ASB office. If you haven't paid November or October's, I will be putting a fine on your account. Your dues help us travel to tournaments!

Lastly, please put on your calendars the Federal Way tournament on Jan. 14th and 15th. Since we didn't attend Auburn, we will instead go to Federal Way. The following weekend is Mt. Vernon, on the 21st and 22nd. I have enough Mt. Vernon drivers, but I will need two more volunteers to drive students to Federal Way. We will leave around noon on the 14th and return late on the 15th. Thank you!

P.S.- I will need to know by Jan 4th if you intend to go to the Federal Way tournament.

Jan/Feb Topic Posted

New Topic Posted for LD:
2011 January/February Topic

Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.

Google Group

http://groups.google.com/group/bellinghamdebate

Above is the link to our Google Group. I've posted evidence that the cx'ers cut last week. The new T file is also available, and hopefully more clear. You may have to join the group to access the Group, which requires a Google account.

If you are cutting cards over the break, please upload them to the group so we can all share.

Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving.

11/16 activities

Policy activity:

http://www.forensicsonline.net/forum/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=30&id=377

LD activity:

http://www.forensicsonline.net/forum/local_links.php?action=jump&catid=29&id=365

Debate evidence resources:

http://www.debatecoaches.org/page/open-evidence-project
http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws
http://debate-central.ncpa.org/evidence
http://www.nytimes.com/

Conner dresses the part, while Paul gets it half-right (not pictured: jeans with holes)

I have to take notes??

Mini trial lawyers

Duncan tunes everyone out.

The Lincoln Douglas debaters at the LD seminar, like good students sitting front row and taking notes.


Hello everyone,

While you're enjoying your day of rest, I wanted to share our results from the Whitman tournament. Rose Osborne of Sehome HS was an octofinalist in champ level Lincoln-Douglas debate, and Duncan Ogg from SQHS was also an octofinalist in novice LD. Duncan received a 4th place speaker award, and Marina Rossman (BHS) placed 10th in the same division. Everyone did a great job considering the level of competition at this tournament. We saw teams from Oregon and Idaho, and got a chance to debate teams outside our usual circuit.

Please thank our wonderful volunteers who made it all happen. These people took three days away from family and work to make sure our students had a great experience. Ann Osborne drove and judged for us, and even stayed late for the awards ceremony. Janice Keller also drove and supervised. Dan McShane jumped into judging at his first tournament, which we really appreciate. Mitsu Gunsolus, a Bellingham alum, came from Gonzaga to judge for our team. And lastly, thank you to Lisa McShane for the delicious cookies!

I hope to see students at practice on Tuesday with flows (notes) from the debates. We will be doing rebuttal re-dos (but you already knew that, right?). Also, if you haven't paid your November dues- please pay at your ASB.

Another piece of news: The Auburn tournament scheduled for Dec 3rd and 4th has been canceled. Auburn HS, like many schools, is in a tight budget crunch and was unable to host after 27 years. This leaves a gap in our schedule for December, but count on plenty of practice debates. I will get information about attending Federal Way or UPS instead in January, and let you all know the details. Because of the Auburn cancellation, I will be on vacation November 24th - December 3rd. We will resume practice on December 7th. This means no practice on Nov 24, 30th or Dec 1st.

On Tuesday, Nov 23rd, we will be writing our annual donation request letters. We send out these electronic letters to family, friends, and alumni of debate. In these letters we ask people to sponsor your student in debate, since our season is costly. Whitman alone costs over a $1,000. Some students ask families to sponsor them in lieu of holiday presents. For parents/guardians: please send your students on Nov 23rd with a list of emails for family, friends, co-workers, etc. Anyone that you think would support our team. We use a safe site called Fundbunch (https://www.fundbunch.com/home.aspx) to collect donations, which is also a local business. If you have questions about this fundraiser, please let me know. If a student collects enough donations, they may be excused from paying monthly dues at the end of the season.

Thank you!

Aly Hoover

Gig Harbor Update

Hello Debaters and Families,

Happy Halloween! Hopefully the debaters who attended the Gig Harbor tournament this weekend are awake to enjoy the holiday. We didn't go home empty handed yesterday- out of 112 students in Novice Lincoln-Douglas debate, Duncan Ogg from Squalicum took 3rd place. He was 5th place speaker overall, and was undefeated (breaking a 5 way tie by speaker points). For two of our students it was their first tournament, Katelynn Marshall and Jaime Korner. We hope they had a good time. Will McShane from SHS was the 5th place speaker in Open CX. Great job everyone!

Thank you to some fabulous volunteers for helping us participate. Brock Blatter drove the Sehome van, and even took home students early yesterday. Jeff Bennett and Rose Osborne judged for us, which we really appreciate. Grant Resick hosted an extra practice for LD'ers, too.

If you are attending Whitman, please make sure you've paid your $35 November fee beforehand. Other students will need to do this as well. For Whitman, please make sure your student is at Sehome HS before 7AM. We depart at 7AM from Sehome. Please, please pack light. We will not have a whole lot of space. You will not need sleeping bags, just overnight stuff and nice clothes for the debate. Please bring plenty of flow paper, a timer, and food/money (please see blog for more info). Drivers will be Janice Keller, Dan McShane, and myself. I will have more information for drivers tomorrow.

Make sure you register yourself BEFORE tomorrow if you are judging/attending. Students, follow the link on the blog to become registered (meaning, you read the rules). Please bring your flows from the tournament to Tuesday's practices for rebuttal redos.

Thank you and hope you have a good Halloween!

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664.

Whitman Tournament Information

Hello debaters and parents/guardians,

Because the Whitman tournament requires more planning on my part, I also need to have students reserve their space on the trip by this Friday. I need to make sure I have enough drivers, vans, judges, hotel rooms, etc. Please note that any cancellations after I reserve a spot on the trip will result in a fee assigned to your student account.

The vans will leave the school at 7am on 11/4. I will send out a van roster so each student knows which school they will depart from. We will be staying at the Super 8 motel in Walla Walla Thursday and Friday evening. We will return late on Saturday, and will let parents know when we depart for home.

Students will need to...
*Get all assignments ONE WEEK ahead of time from teachers. The activities office will excuse their absence, but students are still responsible for classwork.

* Be at practice before the tournament

* Have November dues paid for debate ($35 to ASB office at their school) and paperwork turned in

* Bring food or money for three days. The tournament will provide breakfast and lunch on Friday/Saturday only. For $5 each on Friday and Saturday, the tournament will provide a pizza/salad dinner. Thursday night students will need to either bring food or wait til the rounds are over to get food with an adult. We will stop during our drive for food breaks on Thursday and Saturday.

* Bring plenty of paper for flowing, evidence/cases, toiletries for two nights, dress for warmth, etc.

* Register themselves for the tournament by following this link: http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/hstourn/505student.htm

If you wish to see the schedule/read more about the tournament, see this link: http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/hstourn/000inviteintro.htm

I will have a list of drivers and chaperons once I have a total count of students attending. This is a fun tournament, and we hope to have a good group of students attending this year. Again, you must let me know by THIS FRIDAY if you intend to participate in the Gig Harbor and/or Whitman tournament. Thank you,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Gig Harbor Tournament Info

Hello Debaters and Supporters of Debate,

After each debate tournament I will give an update on how the team performed. Yesterday we had the Kamiak HS novice tournament, just for first year debaters. Delaney and Paul, from Sehome HS, took second place at the tournament in policy debate. Everyone did a great job, including the Lincoln Douglas debaters who had a last minute change to the topic.

Thank you to fellow driver, Sophia Morales. She pitched in last minute to drive students to Mukilteo, for which we are grateful. Thank you also to returning debaters who came along to judge: Rose Osborne, Emiliana Morales, Will McShane, and Gordon Friedman.

Now onto information for Gig Harbor. Please speak with your student ASAP about attending this tournament on the 29th/30th. Students need to confirm with me by Friday, Oct 22nd if they intend to participate. They will need to have all paperwork/fees paid, pass grade checks, and attend practice the week of the tournament. We will depart at 12:30 on 10/29, and return late on 10/30. We will be staying overnight at the Westwynd Motel: 6703 144th St. NW, Gig Harbor. Students should bring sleeping bags if possible, food for Friday afternoon/evening, and all day Saturday. We may have time to go off campus for meals, so students may bring money. Parents signed up to drive are: Valerie Richardson and Sally McColloch. Jeff Bennett is signed up to judge. Please let me know if there are any changes.

Thank you for reading and I hope see everyone this week!

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

10/16 Kamiak tournament- final roster

Hi everyone,

Emiliana's mom will be able to drive this weekend, so fortunately we are able to bring everyone who signed up. Please note you cannot board the van on Saturday if you have not:

* attended at least one practice this week
* paid your ASB card
* paid your $35 October debate fee
* turned in your Activity Form to your activities office

We are leaving at 7AM sharp! Please do not be late, as we have a tight schedule and we will have to leave the school without you. Please note which van you are in for Saturday:

Van departing from BHS @ 7AM:
- Duncan
- Marina
- Katie
- Emiliana
- Gordon
- Chloe
- Connor

Van departing from SHS @ 7AM:
- Paul
- Delaney
- Claire
- Rose
- Devon
- Zoe
- Will

Please call me with any issues. Remember to pack food for the day, wear nice clothes, bring legal/paper to flow, your cases (LD) and evidence (CX). Thanks guys,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

LD/Policy evidence

Free evidence for Policy and LD debate can be found here:

http://www.wcdebate.com/00webproducts/connection/

The login is: connect
The password is: now

Kamiak Novice Tournament Invite

Hello everyone,

Please be advised the Kamiak Novice Tournament is quickly approaching, on Oct. 16th. The deadline to sign up for this tournament is Friday Oct 8th. You will need to sign up with me before then, after asking your parent/guardian for permission.

This is a one-day tournament only open to first year debaters. Returning debaters may come to judge, permitting space.

We will depart at 7AM (location of departure TBD) and return late on Saturday. We will have students contact rides once we get into Skagit County, to give families 30 minutes notice.

Please make sure you bring food and drink for the day. We do not leave campus for lunch, etc. They will sell pizza at noon at the school, but sometimes sell out quickly.

Thank you and please email me with questions.

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Dear District One Debate Coaches and Forensic Educators,
(and all other debate teams and coaches of Washington State)

On Saturday, October 16th, 2010 District One will hold its annual practice tournament for debate at Kamiak High School in Mukilteo. As it the past, this offers a non-threatening place for novice teams to begin as well as an opportunity for second year debaters and above to judge. Mark your Calendar! Plan to attend! Return registration forms no later than Thursday October 8th by e-mail to Helmansm@mukilteo.wednet.edu
Sincerely,

Dawna Lewis
District One Manager
Steven Helman
Kamiak High School Debate Coach
District One Treasurer
Host Novice Tournament

Time Schedule
Registration: 8 a.m. 3rd Floor Kamiak Library
Extemp Prep 8:30 a.m.
Pattern A IE’s Rd 1 9 a.m.-10 a.m.
Debate Round 1 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
(CX, LD, Controversy)
Pattern B IE’s Rd 1 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m.
Debate Round 2 12:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
(CX, LD, Controversy)
Extemp Prep 2:00 p.m.
Pattern A IE’s Rd 2 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Debate Round 3 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
(CX, LD, Controversy)
Pattern B IE’s Rd 3 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Recognition: 6:30 p.m. or ASAP

Rules: State rules as usual, apply to everything. Please refer to the WIAA rule book.

Who is a novice debater? All first year debaters are novice. Second year debaters who have competed in less than six rounds of competition in district, league or invitational tournaments shall be considered novice.

Who can judge? Second year debaters can judge at this tournament. This is usually considered a fun opportunity for these students. We will accept any second year student, for IE’s if you feel they are capable of rendering qualified, thoughtful, kind, and intelligent ballots. For Debate, sign up students to judge who have competed in that particular form of debate (CX, LD, Public Forum) and can produce constructive ballots for competitors.

Events

Cross Examination/Team Debate. Times 8-3-5. 6 Minutes down time per team.
Note: We will be using the Novice Case Areas that were voted on at the coaches meeting this fall.

Lincoln Douglas Debate. Time 6-3-7-3-4-6-3. 4 minutes down time per side. Note: We will use the November/December L.D. topic.

Controversy: We will use the N.F.L. rules and ballots for this event. Note: We will use the November Controversy (Public Forum) topic.

Individual Events:

Oratory…
…is a ten minute memorized speech in which you try to persuade the audience to accept your point of view.

Expository Speech…
…is a presentation in which you demonstrate a skill or explain an idea, or inform the audience of a subject. Visual aids are encouraged. Notecards can be used. Time length is a maximum of eight minutes.

Interpretive Reading…
…is an eight minute reading of a combination of prose and poetry all connected by a theme.

Dramatic Interpretation…
…is a memorized and dramatic performance, cut from a play with a length of no more than ten minutes.

Humorous Interpretation…
…is a memorized and humorous performance, cut from a play, with a length of no more than ten minutes.

Extemporaneous Speaking…
…is a seven minute speech on one of three topics you were given 30 minutes earlier. Current events are the main subject. One note card can be used during your presentation.

Impromptu Speaking…
…choosing from a list of 3 topics students have a total of 6 minutes to think and then speak on their topic.




Editorial Comment…
…students perform a written speech on a topic of general concern. The length of this speech is 1:45 to 2:00 in length.

Dual Dramatic Interpretation…
…this is a memorized performance of a play by two people. Maximum length for this event is 10 minutes.

Note: At the novice tournament only--- memorized events can be performed with a script. Judges will give preference, however, to debaters who memorize their pieces.

Other information:

Timing: All timing should be done with a stop watch.

Tab Room: The tab room will be in the 3rd floor library and will be open to coaches.

Student Accommodations: Students can leave their materials in the commons.

Judges: Pick up ballots n the first floor teachers lounge (judges lounge) return ballots to the library.

Meal arrangements: We will be selling pizza by the slice at noon. Otherwise there are many fast food establishments less than a mile from the school.

Parking: you can park in any of the school parking lots.

Registration will be in the library on the 3rd floor of the main building at Kamiak.

Policy novice case areas

From the coaches meeting on 9/11:

this caselist is used at the whitman tournament (I'll update our invitation for this later tonight).

Novices are restricted to the following affirmatives:
· Remove tactical nuclear weapons from Turkey
· End the Counter-insurgency campaign in Afghanistan
· Close all US military bases in Okinawa
· Remove US military presence in South Korea
· Substantially reduce use of Private Military Contractors from Iraq and/or Afghanistan

Novices are not allowed to run counterplans or kritiks. The novice case areas will be in place all year.

3rd Annual Debate Garage Sale!

Oct 2nd is our first debate fundraiser of the season. Please join us for the 3rd annual debate team garage sale, from 8AM-1PM at the Whatcom Volunteer Center. Students are to arrive at 8AM with goods for the garage sale, and stay to help with take down at 1pm. We'll need volunteers with trucks and other vehicles to haul leftovers to Goodwill at the end.

Please collect items from your family, friends, and co-workers. We'll take any decent items except:
- Old electronics
- Large pieces of furniture
- Hazardous materials

Anything we'd have to pay to get rid of, we don't want! Anything else is great. Last year we made over $700, so let's break that record. Every team member is expected to participate. This fundraiser helps us attend tournaments by paying judge fees, registration costs, and hotel/travel expenses. Your participation is key, so tell everyone about the sale! We'll be in the parking lot of the Whatcom Volunteer Center at 725 N State St.

Thanks!

LD Topics 2010-2011

LD'ers and interested parties- see below for a list of LD topics that have been emailed out by Mr. Hanson at Whitman:
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hey all



hope you are having a good summer.



the 2010-11 nfl ld topics (begin in november):



Resolved: When forced to choose, a just government ought to prioritize universal human rights over its national interest.



Resolved: The abuse of illegal drugs ought to be treated as a matter of public health, not of criminal justice.



Resolved: In political campaigns within the United States, corporations ought to be afforded the same First Amendment free speech protections as individuals.



Resolved: The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad to pursue its military objectives.



Resolved: On balance, internet neutrality is desirable.



Resolved: Progressive income taxes are just.



Resolved: Justice requires the recognition of animal rights.



Resolved: In the United States, juveniles charged with violent felonies ought to be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.



Resolved: The constitutions of democratic governments ought to include procedures for secession.



Resolved: Secular ethics ought to be prioritized over religious ethics in the legislative process.

Washington Debate Coalition Spring Fling

Hello everyone!

The Washington Debate Coalition is hosting their first annual Spring Fling, May 14-15th. This is a fun tournament for debate alumni, coaches, college debaters, parents of debaters, etc. Each team raises pledges to compete in debates about next year's topic and current events. My mother and I have formed a team, with my brother as our judge (all of us former debaters). Rumor has it that Mr. Gunsolus and Mitsu will be pairing up, as well as certain Janyk spawn...

The WDC supports the activity in debate in Washington. They are a great resource for struggling teams (including ours), and even started programs at two schools this year. They hosted a $10 2-day workshop for our students this past September, which helped two of our members win second place at Whitman. WDC also hosted a round-robin invitational to award scholarship prizes, which two of our students attended. For the upcoming year, WDC will be putting on monthly workshops, from which every debater can benefit.

So because of all the great stuff WDC does, please support us in supporting them! You can make donations on their page, and you can even stipulate which team you want your pledges to go to (ahem...I hope you make the right choice!) Here is the info with the participating teams, and more info about the tournament:

http://www.washingtondebate.org/blog/2010/03/22/spring-fling-mini-tournament-e/

Heads Up: Whitman Tournament

From Jim Hanson, tournament director:

hey all

just notifying you that our tournament will happen thurs-sat, nov 4-6, 2010.

I hope to have the invitation posted by late may--I'll email you when it goes up.

jim :)
hansonjb@whitman.edu

Pics from State

pictures I neglected to upload from previous tournaments:






(Julia)




Sorry! I should be better about taking pictures, but here is what I have from UPS this weekend.

Hotel Info

This is where we are staying for the State tournament in Tacoma.
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March 18 and March 19

Best Western

Phone 253 272 7737

26111 E. E Street

Tacoma, WA 98421

Debate Season Wrap-up Info + Tournament News

Hello All,

Don't forget! This Sunday, March 14th @ 6:30pm is our season wrap-up party. Please join us at the Whatcom Volunteer Center (725 N State St) to reflect on our season, say goodbye to seniors, wish our state participants good luck, and look forward to next year!

This is a potluck event, so please bring a dish to share for 10-15 people. If your last name begins with...

A-G: Bring a salad-type dish
H-P: Bring a dip/veggies/fruit/bread/etc. or entree item
Q-Z: Bring a dessert or drink

I look forward to seeing you all there!

We also had several tournament results come in over the weekend. On Friday we attended the National Qualifier Tournament at Snohomish HS. We had one team, Will McShane and Conner Helms from Sehome, qualify as an alternate to the National Tournament. Good job, team!

Mitsu Gunsolus and Gordon Friedman went to the Gonzaga Tournament also over the weekend. Mitsu's dad, Jim Gunsolus, went as their transport and judge. The team went 4-2, and were octo-finalists. It was no small feat considering the caliber of competition at this tournament.

Rose Osborne from Sehome HS is going to the State Tournament on March 19th and 20th! She was an alternate coming out of Friday's competition, but before we were even home she had been called up to join. We have a total of 6 students coming to State now: Nate Cancilla, Rose Osborne, Conner Helms, Will McShane, Mitsu Gunsolus, and Gordon Friedman.

We will have NO practice this week. It seems our students have left us for spring sports, but we'll be in touch for the following week.

Thank you everyone- see you this Sunday,

Aly Hoover

Whitman Debate Camp

Hi Everyone,

If you're interested in debate camp this summer, whether you are LD or CX, check out one option below. I don't have any affiliation with debate camps, so please contact the camps directly with questions:

the whitman national debate institute

policy-cx, lincoln-douglas, and public forum

highly individualized instruction with small 4 to 8 student labs with a 4 to 1 student to instructor ratio.

beginners, intermediates, advanced debaters welcome.

july 18-august 6, 2010

give us a look.

http://www.whitman.edu/rhetoric/camp/index.htm

got a question about it? just email me at hansonjb@whitman.edu

State Tournament Info, March 19th-20th

The State Debate Tournament will be March 19th and 20th, Friday/Saturday. If you have qualified for state, it is important that you read the following:

1) The tournament takes place all day Friday, March 19th (starting at 8;30AM). Last year we left for UPS the evening beforehand, so anticipate that we will leave on March 18th around 6pm (upon approval from district)

2) Myself and one other chaperon/judge will come along

3) The district will be providing hotel rooms for us, and a meal stipend.

4) The tournament is hosted at University of Puget Sound, in Tacoma.

5) The tournament is double elimination, so once you lose two rounds you are eliminated from the tournament. We will return to Bellingham when our last team is eliminated- so I'm hoping late Saturday!

6) Parents/Guardians can call me with questions: 360-620-9664

State Qualifier Results

Hello Debate Supporters,

We have good news coming out of the State Qualifier tournament last night in Edmonds. Conner Helms and Will McShane from Sehome HS qualified for the state tournament and will compete against other 3A schools (including BHS's Mitsu Gunsolus and Gordon Friedman). Conner was also first place speaker, so he took home a nice plaque.

In Lincoln-Douglas debate, Rose Osborne tied for the 3A bid to state. She will be competing at the National Qualifer Tournament on Friday, March 5th to determine the tie-breaker. She had to compete against other team members, so it was not an easy win. If Rose goes onto state (we know she can do it) then she will compete against BHS's Nate Cancilla.

There is no practice today, in case you didn't guess. We got home after midnight last night (an hour later than expected), so I'm sure everyone could use the rest.

Thank you to Lisa McShane who drove the Sehome students. She was a great sport to hang out so late with us. Grant Resick and Jeff Bennett also judged for us, for which we are grateful. Grant also put in a lot of hours to get the LDers ready for the new topic.

There are a few things to know about the end of the season:

1) All students need to have turned in their $70 team fee by end of March ($30 if on free and reduced lunch, or $35 if started after December)

2) Students are welcome to come to practice even if not going onto state. We will resume practice on Tuesday of next week.

3) State tournament is March 19th and 20th, all day both days. If you can judge/drive, please let me know.

4) Our season wrap-up will take place March 14th. It will be held at 725 N State St, the Whatcom Volunteer Center. They are letting us use their conference room. This will be a potluck, and I will send out an invitation soon.

Thank you and best wishes to all of our state-bound students. Congrats to those that put in a great season, and to all of our new-comers.

State Qual Information

Hello,

Here is all the state qualifier information for the participating students:

Feb 23rd (Tuesday): Depart at 1:30pm

Lisa McShane will be driving the Sehome HS van with the following students, departing from Sehome HS:
- Will
- Conner
- Rose
- Lee
- Jeff Bennett (judge)

I (Aly) will be driving from BHS with the following students, departing from BHS:
- Julia
- Emiliana
- Oscar (pick up at 1:45 from SQHS)
- Grant Resick (judge)

We will return between 10pm and 11pm that night, since the last round has to start before 9pm.

Food will be for sale, but last year it was all chips, soda, and candy bars so plan ahead to bring food.

All students must get missed homework from teachers on MONDAY, for anything they will miss in class on Tuesday. Going to a debate tournament does not excuse you from missing homework. Also, you must have NO unexcused absences and you must attend all classes prior to leaving on Tuesday.

I will not be at practice on Wednesday, Feb 24th. LDer's may talk to Grant about practice that day, or what they should work on in their own time.

Students who qualify at this next tournament should plan to go to state on Friday/Saturday, March 19th/20th. This is a two-day, all day tournament.

Thank you and I expect great success for this qualifier!

TANF legislation

Hello,

One of the novice case areas this year for CX was re-evaluating TANF. Here is an article I received about potential new legislation, cut from Poverty Action Network:

"TAKE ACTION: TANF must work for working families

We all hope that if we face a job loss, become disabled or want to gain more skills, we will have support and opportunities. In this time of economic crisis, strong social support systems like TANF are more important than ever to help families meet their basic needs and lay the foundation for economic recovery. TANF is a program that provides basic cash assistance for parents and their dependent children who have incomes so low that they are not able to meet their basic needs.



In order to find work and help rebuild our state's economy, parents must have access to education and training, as well as childcare they can rely on. Several forward-thinking lawmakers are looking to redesign and improve our state's TANF program. House Bill (HB) 3141 would create more training and education options for recipients, as well as authorize 12 months of childcare for parents who participate in federally-funded Head Start programs or in our state's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP). Currently the TANF program has limited opportunities for education and only authorizes parents to receive two or three months of childcare. HB 3141 is scheduled for a hearing tomorrow in the Senate Human Services and Corrections Committee. Your lawmakers must hear from you TODAY.

Send your lawmakers a message or call them toll-free at 1-800-562-6000 and tell them that "In this economy, parents on TANF should have more access to education and training, as well as childcare they can rely on. Please support HB 3141."

Speed Reading and Judging

http://www.nflonline.org/uploads/Rostrum/0210_029_030.pdf

Above is a link to a Rostrum article about speed reading and the decline of debate. I think the take-away lesson for this article is that students should be judged by a variety of judges- including those who do not like speed. It's about adaptation to your judge. A useful article for both parent judges and students.

Kamiak HS results

Now for Kamiak HS recap:

Nate Cancilla is going to state! The senior BHS debater took second place in Open Lincoln-Douglas debate this weekend, and earned a bid to compete on March 19th and 20th. Rose Osborne, from SHS, actually took third place overall, but because of the weird hidden-semis and finals, did not take home a trophy. She did however win 1st place speaker. Julia Hobart (BHS) and Ben Kaas (SQHS) took 8th and 9th place speaker. Oscar Aguirre came in #5 in his division, Junior Varsity.

In Policy Debate, Gordon Friedman and Mitsu Gunsolus took 2nd place. They already have a bid to state, so it was nice that they let another team take first.

Ann Osborne graciously stepped in to drive (again), and Sally Sheedy also judged and drove. Our parent volunteers are the backbone of the team, and they make it possible for the students to participate. Jeff Bennett, a former Congress nationals alum, judged for us. Kayla Janyk also helped us out again so we could bring more students. Jo Kaas also thought ahead to the needs of the students and sent along note pads and snacks. I was pleasantly surprised to see the oranges were a hit!

I hope to see every student at practice this week, and everyone else at the season celebration.

Updated van roster for Kamiak HS

Van Rosters
Aly Hoover will drive the SQHS van:
1. Oscar Aguirre (SQHS)
2. Ben Kaas (SQHS)
3. Will McShane (SHS)
4. Conner Helms (SHS)
5. Kayla Janyk (chaperon, judge)

Ann Osborne will drive the SHS van:
1. Millie Mulka (SHS)
2. Kylie Behmer (SHS)
3. Rose Osborne (SHS)
4. Lee Bartlett (SHS)
5. Amy Han (SHS)
6. Hae Bin Jeon (SHS)

Sally Sheedy will drive the BHS van:
1. Jeff Bennett (chaperon, judge)
2. Emiliana Morales (BHS)
3. Nate Cancilla (BHS)
4. Julie Hobart (BHS)
5. Alex Reed (BHS)
6. Mitsu Gunsolus (BHS)
7. Gordon Friedman (BHS)

Drivers Needed for Last of Season

Hello Parents and Guardians,

We really need drivers and judges to pitch in for the remainder of the season. If it is important for your student to participate in the qualifying tournaments in order to go to state or nationals, please consider driving for the team. If I am the only driver, I can take 5 students at the most.

State Qualifiers, Feb 23 (Edmonds, Tuesday night): Aly, need two more drivers/judges

National Qualifier Tournament, March 4 & 5 (Mukilteo): We will return the evening of the 4th, and leave again the afternoon of the 5th. I could have different drivers both days.

State Debate Tournament (UPS, All day) March 19th&20th: Aly, need one more driver and judge

You do NOT drive your own vehicle. We get vehicles from the district, and gas is paid for by the district. Judging is not as scary as it seems, and you'll be saving the team $200+ if you judge. Thank you for your consideration, and I hope to hear from you.

Read! Kamiak HS info

Hello,

This entry should have all of the information for the debate team's travel plans on Feb 5-6th. We will be attending the Kamiak HS tournament in Mukilteo, WA. We will pick up vans at 1pm and return them late on Saturday night.

I will drive the SQHS van, Sally Sheedy will drive for Bellingham, and Ann Osborne will drive for Sehome.

We will be staying at the Mariott Hotel in Mukilteo:

* 8521 Mukilteo Speedway
* Mukilteo, Washington 98275 USA
* Phone: 1-425-551-5900
* Fax: 1-425-551-5950
* Sales: 1-425-551-5903
* Sales fax: 1-425-551-5950


Van Rosters
Aly Hoover will drive the SQHS van:
1. Oscar Aguirre (SQHS)
2. Ben Kaas (SQHS)
3. Will McShane (SHS)
4. Conner Helms (SHS)
5. Amy Han (SHS)
6. Hae Bin Jeon (SHS)
7. Kayla Janyk (chaperon, judge)

Ann Osborne will drive the SHS van:
1. Millie Mulka (SHS)
2. Kylie Behmer (SHS)
3. Rose Osborne (SHS)
4. Lee Bartlett (SHS)
5. Violet McWhirk (SHS)
6. Millie Mulka (SHS)
7. Kylie Behmer (SHS)

Sally Sheedy will drive the BHS van:
1. Jeff Smith (chaperon, judge)
2. Emiliana Morales (BHS)
3. Nate Cancilla (BHS)
4. Julie Hobart (BHS)
5. Alex Reed (BHS)
6. Mitsu Gunsolus (BHS)
7. Gordon Friedman (BHS)


Schedule
Friday February 5th
Registration 3- 4 p.m.
Rd 1 Debate 4-6 p.m.
Rd 2 Debate 6-8 p.m.
Rd 3 Debate 8-10 p.m.

Saturday February 6th
Rd 4 Debate 8-10 a.m.
Rd 1 Pattern A IE's 10-11 a.m.
Rd 2 Pattern A IE's 11-12 a.m.
Rd 3 Pattern A IE's 12-1 p.m.
Rd 5 Debate 1-3 p.m.
Rd 1 Pattern B IE's 3-4 p.m.
Rd 2 Pattern B IE's 4-5 p.m. Student Congress Session
Rd 3 Pattern B IE's 5-6 p.m. 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Rd 6 Debate 6-8 p.m.
Awards ASAP

Awards
Individual Events. Top 10%
Debate. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, plus finalist awards if the numbers warrant.

March/April LD Topic

If you're planning on going to National Qualifiers or State, here is the topic for March/April LDers:

2010 March/April Topic

Resolved: In the United States, the principle of jury nullification is a just check on government.

District One Debate Tournament

Please read! This is the information for the last tournaments of the season:

Feb 5/6 Kamiak HS, Mukilteo WA: Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Jan 27

Feb 23 (Tuesday) Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Edmonds WA: Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Feb 3rd. Anyone can attend as long as their grades are in good standing, have paid all dues, and have not already received a bid to state at Mt Vernon or Kamiak tournaments. We will depart school at 1:45pm.

March 4/5 National Qualifier Tournament, Mukilteo WA: Deadline to sign up is Wednesday, Feb 24th. You must be an NFL member with 25 points before the tournament. This is an elimination tournament. If you are out on Thursday, you will not return to Friday's tournament. We will depart at 2pm Thursday, March 4th.

Mount Vernon Pics

Congrats to 1st place Champ CX'ers Gordon Friedman and Mitsu Gunsolus. Gordon was also first place speaker, and Mitsu was second. They now have a bid to state. Our Squalicum sophomore Oscar Aguirre was 4th place speaker in Novice LD, and would have broken to semis had it not been for the Bye. Here are the pics from this weekend. Also, keep checking back here for Final Round pics taken by Chris McCool at Mt. Vernon: http://www.cgrantmccool.com/debate/

The agenda for this week

Hi all,

This week we will work on the following:

Tuesday 1/26- Rebuttal re-dos! Bring all flows and you will get your ballots back

Wednesday 1/26- LD: 1AR strategies. CX: Nietsche Kritik- and answers to

WEDNESDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SIGN UP FOR KAMIAK TOURNAMENT.

Priority is given to students who have fundraised, attended all practices, and have seniority.

Pictures from Mt. Vernon to follow.

Practice and other news for Jan 2010

Hello everyone and Happy New Year,

Welcome back from break. Tomorrow we will resume practice for debate, as Sehome High School computer lab from 3:15-4:30pm.

A couple of announcements...

-Please check your Fundbunch site to see if any fundraising has come your way. Keep sending the URL to people who might be interested in donating.

-For Mt. Vernon, they MAY collapse JV and Novice category OR the JV and Open category. So be prepared.

-For Novices: Please note that there are no restrictions to kritiks OR counterplans now. Novices can run ANY kritik, any CP.

-Parents/guardians: We will depart at 2:30pm on the 22nd (Friday) and return that evening, leaving again at 8:20AM on the 23rd.

Friday- Aly, Jim, Lisa McShane
Saturday- Aly, Jim, Becky, Jo Kaas

Here is who I have signed up for attending the Mt. Vernon Tournament. If I've forgotten anyone, please let me know because I don't have my list in front of me:

SQHS: (SQHS students will leave at 7:00AM on Jan 23rd from SQHS due to I.E.'s)
Iman Hafiz OPEN Impromptu/Duo
Sarah Yeend OPEN impromptu/Duo
Ben Kaas OPEN
Oscar Aguirre JV

BHS:
Gordon Friedman/Mitsu Gonsolus OPEN
Katy Hagin/Alex Reed JV/OPEN
Max Monehan STUDENT CONGRESS
Nate Cancilla OPEN
Emiliana Morales NOVICE

SHS:
Kylie Behmer/Hae Bin Jeon JV
Will McShane/Conner Helms OPEN
Rose Osborne OPEN
Amy Han/Nicolle Stewart NOVICE
Millie Mulka/Lee Bartlett NOVICE

Lastly, CX students should post one piece of tagged evidence on our google groups page by Tuesday. Remember we will be doing this each week.

For 1/5/10: LDers continue to work with Grant on new topic. CX- mini Topicality debate. Please bring any or all T-Shells with you.

For 1/6/10: mini-CP debate (bring any CP with you that you will need to work on); LDers continue with new topic with Grant

Thank you,

Aly Hoover