Please join us for the annual end-of-season celebration on Sunday, March 13th. We will be at the Roots Room in the Cordata Food Co-op from 6:30-9pm. We will hand out awards, break bread, say good bye to seniors, and wish our state-bound students good luck.
This is a potluck so please bring the following according to last name:
A-H beverage (I'll provide cups)
I-P salad (i.e. pasta, green, potato)or appetizer/main entree
Q-Z dessert
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
March/April LD topic
Resolved:The United States is justified in using private military firms abroad to pursue its military objectives.
Please Read! State Qual info + Kamiak recap
Hello everyone,
Please read the following information regarding the State Qualifier/District One tournament:
Tuesday March 1st is our next tournament, the State Qualifier. We will depart at 2pm sharp from Bellingham, and I will have more details on which school we will leave from. The tournament only allows three teams from each school (i.e. two LDers, one CX or two CX and one LDer). Please let me know in writing OR call me if you would like to attend. I will select those who have put in the work, attended practice, and have a good attitude. You will also need to pay your March dues to attend. Please note you will need to debate in Open, as there is no Novice category at this tournament. I do encourage Novices to consider going, as it is great experience for next year. I need to submit registration this week, so please contact me no later than Wednesday, Feb. 9th. Please do not delay, as I do not have time to track you down for a definite answer.
Now onto the Kamiak HS tournament recap:
Many thanks to the people who helped out this weekend. Ann Osborne drove AND judged, a valuable parent indeed. Gordon Friedman, a former debater, also volunteered to judge. Ken Carpenter brought snacks for the students on what turned out to be a long Saturday. Thank you!
Sehome/Bellingham brought home second place trophies from Mukilteo. Novice policy team Jamie Korner (of BHS) and Connor Carpenter (of SHS) tied with Ballard's 5-1 record, and took 2nd based on speaker points. Will McShane (SHS) also went 5-1 and placed 2nd in JV LD. Senior Rose Osborne (SHS) kept with the trend and went 5-1 in Open LD, winning second place.She was also first place speaker. If you'd like to see pictures these students at the tournament, check out our blog.
Thank you for reading, students please bring flows on Tuesday, and get back to me about March 1st!
Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664
Please read the following information regarding the State Qualifier/District One tournament:
Tuesday March 1st is our next tournament, the State Qualifier. We will depart at 2pm sharp from Bellingham, and I will have more details on which school we will leave from. The tournament only allows three teams from each school (i.e. two LDers, one CX or two CX and one LDer). Please let me know in writing OR call me if you would like to attend. I will select those who have put in the work, attended practice, and have a good attitude. You will also need to pay your March dues to attend. Please note you will need to debate in Open, as there is no Novice category at this tournament. I do encourage Novices to consider going, as it is great experience for next year. I need to submit registration this week, so please contact me no later than Wednesday, Feb. 9th. Please do not delay, as I do not have time to track you down for a definite answer.
Now onto the Kamiak HS tournament recap:
Many thanks to the people who helped out this weekend. Ann Osborne drove AND judged, a valuable parent indeed. Gordon Friedman, a former debater, also volunteered to judge. Ken Carpenter brought snacks for the students on what turned out to be a long Saturday. Thank you!
Sehome/Bellingham brought home second place trophies from Mukilteo. Novice policy team Jamie Korner (of BHS) and Connor Carpenter (of SHS) tied with Ballard's 5-1 record, and took 2nd based on speaker points. Will McShane (SHS) also went 5-1 and placed 2nd in JV LD. Senior Rose Osborne (SHS) kept with the trend and went 5-1 in Open LD, winning second place.She was also first place speaker. If you'd like to see pictures these students at the tournament, check out our blog.
Thank you for reading, students please bring flows on Tuesday, and get back to me about March 1st!
Aly Hoover
(360) 620-9664
Monday, January 24, 2011
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
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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
Sunday, January 23, 2011
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
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
Monday, January 17, 2011
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
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
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