Stanford Summer Debate Program

Below are links to the Stanford Summer Debate Program. If you are interested, check them out early. There is often a discount for signing up early. I've also included the message from the Program.
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http://www.snfi.org/camp/46?utm_source=Stanford+National+Forensic+Institute+List&utm_campaign=d05a7e3ffe-2011+SNFI+email+%232%3A+1-24-11&utm_medium=email

http://www.snfi.org/camp/50?utm_source=Stanford+National+Forensic+Institute+List&utm_campaign=d05a7e3ffe-2011+SNFI+email+%232%3A+1-24-11&utm_medium=email

Dear Speech and Debate Friends,

Greetings from Stanford Debate, and we hope that your spring semester is off to a great start! We're excited to let you know about some of the highlights of this summer's programs, including the return of the highly popular Coaches Institute scholarship drawing!

Our most popular camp offerings from past years will be returning this summer, including the popular Coaches Institute, but we are especially pleased to announce a few new programs:
We are offering a brand new 4 week Policy debate experience in Palo Alto next summer! Brian Manuel of Planet Debate and Lakeland HS will serve as the curriculum director of this new program, and John Hines of College Prep (CPS) will return to the SNFI as a lab leader for this special program.
Based on overwhelming interest, we are offering a two-week beginner's lab, with an option for a third week! This program will start from the ground-up, teaching students both the structure and skills necessary to begin their novice year prepared for success.
By popular demand, we are offering a 2 week Parliamentary camp! This program will maintain the trademarks of the SNFI Parliamentary program--large numbers of practice rounds critiqued by talented college debaters and a mix of pragmatic, philosophical and strategic lectures while giving students the opportunity to attain a higher level of skill and proficiency.
We will offer a 1 week middle school debate program which will focus on the Bay Area middle school format and transitioning to high school debate.

We hope to see you next month for our tournament and this summer at one of our Speech and Debate programs!

-SNFI Staff

Kamiak Sign Ups + Mt Vernon Wrap Up

Hello everyone,

The Kamiak HS tournament in Mukilteo is Feb. 4th and 5th. This is our last tournament open to everyone, since after this we only have the State Qualifying tournament, the National Qualifying tournament, and State. Please email/call me by Wednesday Jan. 26th to register for the Kamiak tournament. Below is the Kamiak invitation. Drops after Jan. 26th mean we will have to charge you for fees, and we cannot add you after the 26th when I submit our roster to Kamiak. Please be sure to pay February dues before coming to the tournament. Thank you for being proactive and speaking to me in a timely manner.

We plan to leave each school around 1:45pm (more details about pickup times at each school to come), and return late Saturday. This is an overnight tournament and we will be staying at the Hotel Marriott in Mukilteo. As always, bring overnight gear and food or money for two days. We will have continental breakfast provided by the hotel. Ann Osborne is signed up to drive/judge for us, which we appreciate!

Now onto Mt. Vernon results: We had a successful weekend, which made our late schedule worth it. Our hybrid novice policy team from Bellingham/Sehome (Jaime Korner and Connor Carpenter, respectively) won 1st place in a 3-0 decision in Finals. Jaime was also first place novice policy speaker. This was their first tournament working together and they did very well.

Rose Osborne of Sehome won semi-finals, advanced to finals, and took 2nd place. She was also 1st place Open Lincoln Douglas speaker AND won a bid to State. That means she is automatically competing at UPS in March. Will McShane, also of Sehome, placed 6th for his first LD tournament. Not bad at all!

I would like to especially thank our two judges for the weekend- Jeff Bennett and Ben Rollins. Thank you for being invested in our students. Secondly, Michael Korner graciously drove both days which allowed us to bring two vans of students. Lynn Korner, the Carpenters, and the Osbornes also came along as parental support. Grant Resick also donated part of his Saturday to critiquing rounds. The students really appreciated it. Thank you to everyone who made this tournament happen.

I look forward to hearing from you about the Kamiak tournament,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Federal Way Recap + Sign Up Reminder

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your three day weekend. For the students who went to Federal Way this past Friday/Saturday, the weekend is a little shorter but we had a good time. I have looked at the results and we had a good showing for such a competitive tournament. Federal Way was a qualifying tournament for Tournament of Champions, a prestigious season-end tournament. There were a lot of top teams vying for the bid, and all of our beginning debaters had to move up to Junior or Open with more experienced students.

It was Sehome Freshman Eleanor Kahn's first tournament, so we are proud of both her and Jaime for their record. We had two Lincoln Douglas debaters place in the top 10 speakers (out of 54), Squalicum's Duncan Ogg (7th) and Bellingham's Marina Rossman (8th). Rose Osborne also competed in a competitive category, going 4-2 in Open LD.

And now we look forward to this upcoming weekend, the Mt. Vernon tournament. Please refer to the blog and my last email for information. I need to hear from you by tomorrow since entries are due early Tuesday. So far I only have the following students signed up:

Will
Rose
Eleanor
Jaime
Marina
Duncan

Please don't miss this chance to compete for a state bid. We only have a few tournaments left! Thank you,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Mt. Vernon information

Hello,

I'm looking ahead to the Mt. Vernon tournament, 1/21-22, and the registration is due early Tuesday. So that means I need confirmation by Monday (1/17) if you plan to attend. Please email or call me (360-620-9664) as soon as possible. Here are the details:

* Depart each school at 2:30pm. Aly and Mr. Korner are driving. Please let me know ASAP if you plan on transporting your own child to the tournament. This helps me plan transportation. You will need to turn in a note to your student's office that states your intention for transporting.

* Squalicum students- if you can be dropped off at BHS by 2:30pm, that would be great. Otherwise we can plan to depart earlier to get to SQHS, but would prefer to just meet up at BHS.

* We will not stay overnight, so please plan on picking up your student at 10:30pm from either BHS or SHS. We will call when leaving the school on Friday.

* The good news is we get to leave later on Saturday morning. Please arrive at the school at 10:30am. You will be in the same van you left from on Friday (i.e. if you left from SHS on Friday, you will leave from SHS on Sat).

I've attached the invitation from Mt. Vernon if you have any questions about food, schedule, etc. In order to be eligible you need to be current on your dues. The students I have currently signed up for Mt. Vernon are:

Rose
Will
Marina
Duncan
Jaime

If you aren't on the list, please email/call by Monday. Thank you,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Information about Fed Way departures

Hello,

School is canceled today (lucky you) which means extra curriculars are also canceled. However, as the roads are clear, I plan on being at WWU this evening. If you can make it to practice, that would be great. I understand it is not mandatory, but if you plan on going to Federal Way it can't hurt to be more prepared.

In case you were not at practice yesterday, please note the following times for departure on Friday:

11:30AM- Sehome students be ready at the bus turnaround
11:45AM- BHS students be ready in the bus area
12:00PM- SQHS be ready at the bus turnaround outside the library, downstairs

Please be on time as we need we have a tight schedule to keep. Please bring food for Friday/Saturday, or money for concessions. We will have continental breakfast at the Comfort Inn on Saturday. We will return late on Saturday, no extra time determined yet.

Thank you and see you tonight or Friday,

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Remaining tournaments

Hello all,

Here is the remaining debate tournaments, in case you need to write down these dates. Please note that the WIAA had the date and location incorrect for the District 1 Debate Qualifier. Instead of Feb. 22nd, it is on March 1st. It is a Tuesday, and will be in Sedro Woolley instead of Edmonds.

If any parents can drive for the following, please let me know. I know Ms. Korner has signed up to help for Mt. Vernon (thank you!). The rest are up for grabs.

January 14-15th Federal Way HS (Federal Way, WA)
January 21st - 22nd Mt Vernon High School (Mt Vernon, WA)
February 4th - 5th Kamiak HS Invitational (Kamiak, WA)
March 1st- District 1 Debate Qualifiers (Sedro-Woolley, WA)
March 3rd- 5th Puget Sound National Forensic League Qualifiers (Kamiak, WA)
March 18th - 19th State Debate Tournament University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)

For Federal Way, we are staying at the Comfort Inn in Federal Way. For Kamiak HS, we are staying at the Hotel Marriott in Mukilteo. Hope that helps.

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Debate resumes + news

Hello everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed your break but didn't forget about debate! Please note we have practice tomorrow, 1/4 at our usual Sehome spot at 3:15pm. For Wednesday, we will meet again in the skybridge of WWU's library at 7pm. If you plan on attending Federal Way on 1/14-15, you cannot skip practices.

Your debate fees are due for Jan. Please bring $35 to your ASB office.

I still need students to sign up for Federal Way. I only heard from Emiliana Morales and Rose Osborne. I need in writing or a phone call that you will be attending. This way, I know you spoke to your parent/guardian. I need an answer by 1/4 so I can make hotel reservations. The invitation is posted on the blog.

Thank you and please reserve your spot ASAP for Fed Way!

Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664

Debate Camp

Hello,

If you're interested in attending debate this summer, start thinking ahead! It's cheaper to register early, and you can apply for scholarships. Below is information on the Whitman Debate Camp.

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the wndi is continuing its focus on individual attention--2 staff members with 8 students in most labs.

we've juiced up our schedule to provide more debates, drills, advanced lectures, and lab research work.

AND we're making the wndi more accessible for you and your students.

we've also kept our prices the same as last year except for 3 week campers--it is $100 less.

plus--we have expanded programs for:

--work scholarships for middle and lower income students

--merit scholarships for students advancing to elimination rounds

--2 or more students from the same school get a discount

--students traveling 450 or more miles away receive a discount

--COACHES who wish to attend get big discounts if students from their school attend.

CHECK OUT OUR BRAND NEW WEB PAGE:
http://www.whitman.edu/debate/camp/index.htm

jim hanson :)
hansonjb@whitman.edu