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2010 Omaha NCFL

A great weekend was had for all at the efficiently run National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament over Memorial Day weekend in beautiful Omaha, with several Wisconsin teams returning home with inspirations for next year and much success.

Below is a running list of individual results, gathered together from what I know. Feel free to leave additions or corrections in the comments.

Archdiocese of Milwaukee:
Isaiah Grady, Bradley Tech – Octofinalist in Oral Interpretation of Literature
Alexis Wilkinson, Nicolet – Octofinalist in Original Oratory
Jake Tully, Brookfield East – Semi-finalist in Dramatic Performance
Gabby Termühlen, Brookfield East – Octofinalist in Oratorial Declamation
Jennifer Vosters, Brookfield East – Octofinalist in Dramatic Performance
Aditya Trivedi and Chih-Wei Wu,  Brookfield East – Double-octofinalists in Public Forum Debate
Jenna Huebner & David Mullins, Appleton East – Quarterfinalists in Duo Interpretation
Claire Zhuang, Appleton East – Octofinalist in Dramatic Performance

Diocese of Green Bay:
Alice Zhao, Sheboygan North – Quarterfinalist in Original Oratory
Caitlin Holzem and Amen Okundaye, Neenah – Double-Octofinalist Policy Debate
Kris Harmelink, Sheboygan South – Octofinalist in Dramatic Performance
Maria Giannopoulos, Sheboygan South – Semifinalist in Student Congress

Diocese of Eau Claire:
Megan Marquardt, Eau Claire North, Octofinalist in Original Oratory

Special congrats are in order to the kids at Bradley Tech and their coach Ernest Chomicki who saw their first student break to elimination rounds at nationals – an exciting and historic event in the life of a forensic program. Congratulations to Bradley Tech, and to everyone who represented our state with class this weekend!

Tags: 2010, cfl, debate, forensics, nationals, omaha

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WSDT 2009 Invitation: Now Online

The Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association and the Wisconsin High School Forensic Association are proud to announce that the invitation for the 2009 Wisconsin State Debate Tournament is now available online.

The website is: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/wi/wdca/info.asp?p=1

The website contains all of the information needed for the tournament. There are several new developments this year attempted to make the tournament a better experience for everyone involved. A brief description of the changes follows. Additional information about the tournament will be made available on the tournament website as the tournament gets closer (such as the early registration location). Registration is currently open and ready to accept your team’s entry.

A brief list of changes:

• The 2009 Wisconsin State Debate Tournament has moved to a Saturday-Sunday format and we have increased the number of rounds for Middle School and Novice Policy students to four. Please pay particular attention to the schedule.
• Schools must be members in good standing with either the WDCA or the WHSFA. If your school has not paid its dues to one organization or the other for this year, your school will not be allowed to compete. Additionally, if you attended the WSDT last year and did not pay dues to either the WDCA or the WSHFA, you must pay last year’s dues on top of this year’s dues in order for your school to compete. Information about where to send your WDCA dues is on the WSDT website.
• Schools must have either a check for their tournament fees or documentation that a check request has been submitted (a purchase order number, for example) in order to compete at the 2009 WSDT. Without a check or documentation your school will be barred from competing.
• All judges in Varsity Policy (four-person or switch side) and Lincoln-Douglas Debate must submit a judge preference/philosophy/paradigm statement. Unlike in previous years, we will NOT be using a numeric form for judge philosophies. Instead, judges must complete a written statement and post it to the WSDT Judge Paradigm Wiki (http://WSDTparadigms.wikispaces.com). Your school’s registration is not complete until each of your judges in these divisions have completed a written statement.
• All registration must be entered into the Joy of Tournament online registration system. Judge Preference forms will be made available through the Joy of Tournament System.

Additional questions about the Wisconsin State Debate Tournament should be directed to Operations Director, Tim Scheffler.

Tags: debate, State Tournament, wdca, WHSFA, wsdt

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Wisconsin Debaters @ Valley

Wisconsin had six total entries in three divisions from four schools at the Mid-America Cup at West Des Moines Valley this past weekend. Of those entries three made it into the elimination rounds, and two top speaker awards were earned.

Congratulations to:
Cody Crunkilton (SPASH) and Michael Hoffmann (Marquette) for top ten Policy speaker awards

SPASH CJ (Cody Crunkilton & Cleo Johnson) Policy Double Octos

James Madison Memorial BC (Brendan Caldwell) Lincoln-Douglas Double Octos

Marquette HS (Michael Hoffmann & Sam Scheurell) Policy Octos

Tags: debate, Results

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WDCA Calendar

The tentative 2009 WDCA Calendar is available on the Wisconsin Debate Coaches’ Association’s website. The Calendar is as follows:

Two things to note. First, the dates for the Wisconsin State Debate Tournament are not a typo. At the Spring Meeting it was decided that the tournament would move to a Saturday-Sunday format starting in 2009. Second, we have not yet received dates for the Milwaukee Debate League competitions/events. We will make those available as soon as we receive them.

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Follow Wisconsin Debate @ the TOC on Twitter

Three Wisconsin teams are attending the 2009 Debate Tournament of Champions this weekend in Lexington, Kentucky. Teams from Stevens Point, Marquette University High School, and Sheboygan North will be making their way to the Bluegrass State. You can get all the updates about how they are doing right right here on Wisconsin Forensics Daily.

Wisconsin Forensics Daily is helping out Bluetub cover the 2009 Tournament of Champions at the University of Kentucky. We’ll be using the hashtag #toc2009 and you can follow us at http://twitter.com/wiforensics or you can follow Bluetub at http://twitter.com/bluetub.

Tags: bluetub, debate, toc, twitter

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February Public Forum Topic Announced

Resolved: That, on balance, the rise of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) has had a positive impact on the United States.

Tags: debate, public forum, Public Forum Topic

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December Public Forum Topic Announced

Resolved: That, on balance, social networking Web sites have a positive impact on the United States.

Tags: debate, nfl, public forum, topics

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