Camp Info

Here is the info sheet on camps that I handed out at the awards night.

Awards Night TONIGHT

Awards night is tonight, January 7 at 7pm in the Lakeville South lecture hall.

They should last about an hour and a half, then there will be ice cream.

Students should plan to dress up and bring trophies so we can get team pictures. Guests are welcome to be casual.

AWARDS NIGHT JAN. 7

Awards Night for debate will be January 7 at 7 pm in the lecture hall at Lakeville South. Check back for more information soon!

Lettering Worksheet

A worksheet is now available if a debater thinks s/he has qualified for a letter. Debaters should have received it in an e-mail. Please contact Liz if you did not.

Captain Application

The application to be a captain for next season is now available.

E-mail completed application to Liz by January 2nd.

Come observe at Blake!

UPDATE:

There will not be a bus because of lack of interest. If you would like to observe rounds, we are at the Hyatt Regency, 1300 Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis. Rounds tomorrow start at 8 and go all day.

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Mike and Abbie have set up a great opportunity for those of you not competing at Blake to come watch rounds. Debaters from across the country will be there, so it is a great chance to flow some high level varsity debates.

We will be leaving from the upper doors of North at 7:15 and returning around 5:30.

Please let Mike know if you plan to attend (so we can make sure you're on the bus). This is open to ALL debaters who aren't competing, not just novices.

Dowling Results

VERY quick Recap.

VARSITY
Round Robin- Champion and Top Speaker, Christian Keil
Tournament Champion and Top Speaker, Christian Keil
Semi-finalist and 10th Speaker, Tom Caruso
Double-Octafinalist and 11th Speaker, Catherine Eichmann
Double-Octafinalist, Wes Brand
Double-Octafinalist, Jayant Tripathy

NOVICE
CHAMPION and Second Speaker, Grace O'Brien
Octafinalist, Sarah Lunkenheimer

JV/ Novice State Results

Our first and second year debaters had a strong end to their season this past weekend at the JV/ Novice State Tournament at Bloomington Jefferson High School.

In the novice division, Kayla Dharampaul (sophomore, North) and Sarah Lunkenheimer (freshman, North) were both 4-1 and ended up placing 17th and 18th, respectively.

Anselmo Shim (freshman, South) was in the top sixteen.

Raffi Garnighian (freshman, South) was undefeated in preliminary rounds and lost in quarter-finals (top eight). Ruthie Nelson (freshman, South) was also in quarterfinals.

In Junior Varsity, Alex Ryan (sophomore, North)was 4-1 in preliminary rounds.

In Novice Public Forum, the team of Hayden Rutan and Jack Ryan (both freshmen, South)were in semi-finals, making them one of the top four Novice Public Forum teams-- a particular feat in Lakeville's first year competing in the event.

Congratulations to all debaters on an excellent season. I invite you all to join us on Wednesday, January 7 at 7 pm in the Lecture Hall at Lakeville South for an awards night to celebrate the season.

End of Season

As the season winds down for most of you, a few notes:

1. LETTERING: A worksheet will be available soon. Fill it out if you have met the requirements to letter.

2. CAPTAINS: There will be an application packet available on the website. Potential captains fill out the packet and coaches select the leadership.

3. AWARDS NIGHT: Save the date! Wednesday, January 7 will be our awards night. More details announced as they become available.

Practice Changes for December

There will be several changes for practices the next few weeks because your coaches all have exams.

Monday, 12/ 8: NO PRACTICE
Tuesday, 12/9: North IMC 4-7
Wednesday 12/10- North IMC 4-6
Thursday 12/11: NO PRACTICE

Monday 12/15: North IMC 4-?
Tuesday 12/16: North IMC 4-?