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-?

JV and Novice State

Friday and Saturday, December 5-6 at Bloomington Jefferson High School.

FRIDAY
South: You will be excused from school after 5th hour. Change and get on the bus by 1:50.
North: You will be excused from class at 1:45. Check with your teachers to see if you need to go to the first few minutes of 6th hour. Change and be on the bus by 2 pm.

Round 1: 3:30 (Note: LD and PF rounds will be flighted)
Round 2: 5:30
Round 3: 7:30

Bring a snack for after school. They will have pizza and stuff for dinner.

If everything runs on time, we should be back around 9:30.

SATURDAY
Bus at upper doors of North at 7 am.

Round 4: 8:00 AM
Round 5: 10:00 AM
Quarters: Noon (Octofinals in novice LD)
Semi Finals (Quarters in novice LD): 1pm
Awards: 2:15
Finals (Semis in novice LD): 3:15
Finals in novice LD: 4:15

When we leave is dependent on how well debaters do.

CHANGES TO REGISTRATION TO LIZ BY NOON ON MONDAY DECEMBER 1. CHANGES AFTER THIS DEADLINE ENTAIL A $25 DROP FEE.

ENTRIES
NORTH JV (4)
Preeya Bhakta
Austin Bock
Jayant Tripathy
Alex Ryan

NORTH NOVICE (5)
Kayla Dharampaul
Scarlett Drews
Noah Duncan
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

NORTH JV PF (1)
Jevan Hutson/ Ashley Branch

SOUTH JV (2)
Wes Brand
Joe Shim

SOUTH NOVICE (6)
Raffi Garnighian
Leema John
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim


SOUTH NOVICE PF (2)
Amodeo/Brummond
Rutan/ Ryan

JUDGES
Tom Caruso
Elisabeth White

Varsity Debaters Helping Out
ON BUS
Dylan (Friday)
Sarah Lund (Friday)

NOT ON BUS
Steven Elliott
Catherine Eichmann
Karen Zhou

Dowling Information

Available here.

Glenbrooks Updates- SUNDAY

We are all pretty tired. We had 4 rounds yesterday; Varsity has 3 more prelims today, JV and PF have 2.

After yesterday, CK was 3-1, TC 2-2, EW 1-3. JVers haven't been getting disclosure, but all think they are at least 3-1.

UPDATE: CK picked up round 5. Dylan picked up. Jayant thinks he picked up. The rest are still debating.

UPDATE 2 pm: CK and Tom debated in round 6. Ck picked up. He is now debating Catherine Tarsney in round 7.

Dylan and Wes advanced to Octafinals in JV. Dylan is debating Barrington KP and Wes is debating Bronx Science MR.

Karen and Steven advanced to double-octafinals in PF and dropped on a 2-1.

Glenbrooks Updates

Debaters are in Round 2.
Christian, Elisabeth, Wes and Dylan won their first rounds. Tom dropped. Jayant and Karen/ Steven are unsure.

Round 2:
JV
Palo Alto MC v. Wes (Sam Abba)
College Prep GC v. Jayant (Kaysha Wells)
New Trier EW v. Dylan (Bruce Rosenberg)

Varsity
Elisabeth v. Scarsdale MM (Fleeger)
CK v. Northland Christian TC (Jo Russell)
Iowa City West GT v. Tom (Taarini Vohra)

Robbinsdale Cooper: November 22

Saturday ONLY. Bus will leave from the upper doors of LNHS at 7 am.

Registration changes e-mailed to Liz by 3 pm on Monday, November 17. After 3 pm on November 17, you will be charged the $25 drop fee.

Schedule:

7:30 AM – Registration Opens
8:30 AM – Round One of LD & Policy
8:45 AM – Round One of PF
11:15 AM to 12:00 PM – Lunch for all Divisions
3:00 PM – Final Round LD & Public Forum
4:00 PM – Awards

Lincoln-Douglas: We will offer Varsity, JV, and Novice Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Varsity LD is not flighted. We are planning on having 6 rounds + finals.
JV/Novice LD is flighted. There will be four rounds.
Public Forum: Currently planning on offering open and novice division.
Varsity PF is not flighted. We are planning on having 6 rounds + finals.
Novice PF is flighted. There will be four rounds.

North Varsity LD:
Catherine Eichmann

North Varsity PF:
Jevan Hutson/ Ashley Branch

North JV LD:
Preeya Bhakta
Austin Bock
Alex Ryan

North Novice LD:
Kayla Dharampaul
Scarlet Drews
Noah Duncan
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

South Varsity LD:
Sarah Lund

South JV LD:
Joe Shim

South Novice LD:
Rafi Garnighian
Leema John
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim
Kate Vold

South Novice PF:
Sam Amodeo/Collin Brummond
Hayden Rutan/Jack Ryan

Eastview Tournament FRIDAY

Lakeville South students will be excused at 2 pm-- go to the bus at the athletic doors by 2:15. Lakeville North students will be excused at 2:10-- be on the bus at the upper doors by 2:20.

UPDATE: You do not need to change into suits for this tournament. You may wear your school clothes, but remember that your appearance is important to looking confident (jeans are fine, sweatpants are not).

Lakeville North JV:
Preeya Bhakta
Austin Bock

Lakeville North Novice:
Scarlett Drews
Yaphet Getachew

Lakeville South JV:
Joseph Shim

Lakeville South Novice:
Anselmo Shim
Jacqueline Schmitt
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien

Lakeville North JV Public Forum:
Jevan Hutson/Ashley Branch

Lakeville South Novice Public Forum:
Hayden Rutan/Jack Ryan

Rounds are NOT flighted.

Round 1 3:30
Round 2 4:30
Round 3 5:30
Dinner Break 6:00-6:45
Round 4 6:45
Awards 8:00 (Commons)

Pizza will be for sale for dinner. Bring a snack for after school.

Eastview Tournament: Friday, November 21st

For those of you not traveling to Chicago this weekend there will be an additional opportunity to debate this Friday at Eastview High School. I know there had been some confusion about whether or not we would be competing, but the final decision is that yes, we are indeed going to send debaters to Eastview.

Registration: 3:00-3:15 PM

PF & LD Schedule: Round 1 3:30

Round 2 4:30

Round 3 5:30

Dinner Break 6:00-6:45

Round 4 6:45

Awards 8:00 (Commons)

While you are not required to attend, I would encourage you to get in the extra four rounds of practice. This will be especially helpful for novice and JV debaters. There is no tournament next weekend due to Thanksgiving but the weekend after is JV-Novice state. I am asking you to look at your calendars and let me know by TOMORROW: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH if you would like to compete.

All debaters signed up for Robbinsdale Cooper will attend that tournament as usual.

Apple Valley Results

Lakeville Debaters competed against students from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, California, Nevada, Texas, Florida and Alabama this past weekend. The team had an excellent showing, proving just how competitive the team is this year.

The collective performance of Lakeville South students resulted in Lakeville South receiving the third place sweepstakes award.

In novice, Lakeville South's Ruthie Nelson (2012) was undefeated throughout preliminary rounds. Ruthie was an octafinalist (top 16), along with Kayla Dharampaul (LNHS 2011). Raffi Garnighian (LSHS 2012) was a quarterfinalist (top 8). Grace O'Brien (LSHS 2012), Jacqueline Schmitt (LSHS 2012) and Yaphet Getachew (LNHS 2012) all had enough wins, but not enough points to clear to octafinals.

In JV, Lakeville South's Dylan Slinger (2011) was a quarterfinalist.

In Varsity, Lakeville South's Christian Keil (2009) advanced from a field of 150 top competitors into the top 8. He lost on a 2-1 decision to Ross Brown from Iowa. Christian was also the fourth place speaker. His performance at this tournament resulted in his second bid to the Tournament of Champions, securing him a spot in that competition to be held in Lexington, KY in May.

In Public Forum debate, Lakeville North's Steven Elliott and Karen Zhou (2010) advanced to octafinals (top 16). Steven was the fourth place speaker.

Although not a tournament result, it should also be noted that Karen is currently ranked 10th in the nation for her NFL points. Her placement may shift slightly as other students have points entered, but it is an amazing accomplishment to be recognized for this honor as one of the top National Forensics League competitors in the country.

Dowling Tournament (IA)

The following students are registered for the Dowling tournament in Iowa December 12-14, 2008:

Vanessa Johnston Novice South
Dylan Slinger Varsity South
Grace O’Brien Novice South
Wes Brand Varsity South
Christian Keil Varsity South
Hayden Rutan/ Sam Amodeo Public Forum South


Austin Bock Varsity North
Alex Ryan Varsity North
Sarah Lunkenheimer Novice North
Jayant Tripathy Varsity North
Catherine Eichmann Varsity North
Tom Caruso Varsity North

No Practice MONDAY

There will be NO PRACTICE TODAY (11/10/08).

Megan will be available on TUESDAY (4-6, room 309 at North). You should plan to do rebuttal redos from Saturday.

There is no tournament this upcoming weekend (sleep in!).

Addresses for Tournament Locations

Easy access if you need to Mapquest:

VARSITY (and JV, Novice pick-up Saturday)
Apple Valley High School
14450 Hayes Rd.
Apple Valley, MN 55124

JUNIOR VARSITY (Pick Up Friday, Drop off Saturday)
Valley Middle School
900 Gardenview Dr.
Apple Valley, MN 55124

NOVICE (Pick Up Friday and Drop Off Saturday)
Falcon Ridge Middle School
12900 Johnny Cake Ridge Rd.
Apple Valley, MN 55124

PUBLIC FORUM (Pick Up Friday, Drop off Saturday, Pick up Saturday)
Scott Highlands Middle School
14011 Pilot Knob Rd.
Apple Valley, MN

Eagan Results

Lakeville Debate had another successful weekend at the Eagan Wildcat Invitational. Next week we go to Apple Valley, where we will be competing against students from across the U.S. for highly coveted marble apples.

At Eagan, Varsity students had an excellent showing and received four of the top five places. Second went to Christian Keil (LSHS '09), third to Wes Brand (LSHS '11), Fourth to Catherine Eichmann (LNHS '10) and Fifth to Jayant Tripathy (LNHS '11). Christian also received fourth speaker.

Several of our novices competed in JV for the first time and did extremely well against more experienced debaters. Yaphet Getachew (LNHS '12) and Leema John (LSHS '12) both had 4-2 records and Jacqueline Schmitt (LSHS '12) was the third place speaker.

In novice, Ruthie Nelson (LSHS '12) placed as eighth speaker and Grace O'Brien (LSHS '12) placed as fourth speaker. Rafi Garnighian (LSHS '12) had a 4-2 record.

In Public Forum, Steven Elliott (LNHS '10) was fifth place speaker and Karen Zhou (LNHS '10) was fourth place speaker.

Apple Valley 11/7-8

Information about Apple Valley

ALL students need to complete the student transportation form at the end of the document. It needs to be turned in THURSDAY.

There will be a bus from LNHS at 12:45. See the previous document for other transportation considerations.

If you are not taking the team bus to Apple Valley, you need to be at Apple Valley High School (14450 Hayes Road, Apple Valley MN) by 1:30 pm.

Dinner on Friday and Lunch on Saturday are included in the entry fee. Concessions will be available for sale throughout the day.

Transportation Clearance Form

If students are leaving a tournament via any form of transportation other than the bus, they must turn in the following form (signed by a parent). Regardless of whether they are being transported in a personal vehicle or with their own parents, this form must be turned in.

Transportation Clearance Form

Reminders for 10/30

Reminder:
If you want to go to Dowling in December, you need to commit today and bring a $75 deposit to practice TODAY.

All debaters have their second case due tonight. THIS INCLUDES NOVICE, JV, VARSITY AND PUBLIC FORUM. In accordance with team policy, you need to have both a printed copy and an e-mail copy to a coach prior to practice starting.

If you were at Bronx, you need to have your Eagan cases ready for a coach tonight.

Schedule for Apple Valley 11/7-8

See post below for who is competing.

The tournament is November 7-8. You don't have school on Friday. Everyone
competes on both days.

Transportation
On Friday, we will take a bus (time later, but probably around 1) from Lakeville North to Apple Valley. (If getting a ride from home to North is the only reason you couldn't otherwise go, we will find a ride for you).

Friday, we will go to four different schools (Varsity is at Apple Valley HS, JV at Valley Middle School, Novice at Falcon Ridge MS and Public Forum at Scott Highlands MS). We will not take a bus back because it would take too long to go to all of the schools, so you will need to have parents pick you up (car pool).

Saturday morning, you will need to get a ride to the same building you were at on Friday. After prelims for all divisions of LD, there will be a bus to the high school. Outrounds for ALL divisions of LD will be at Apple Valley High School. Public Forum will have all rounds at Scott Highlands and have their own awards ceremony. All LDers should plan to stay through the awards ceremony at AVHS at 5:15. In the past, we have had either students competing or students wanting to observe late rounds after awards and many students who want to leave. Because of this, we have ended up with very few people on the bus and you will need to get a ride home.

Plan to carpool. If you drive yourself, you absolutely, under no circumstances are to leave until all your rounds are over (i.e. you may not leave to get food).

Schedule
Everyone starts at the high school for registration and announcements. The bus will take you all to the high school. If you are going to another school, there will be a shuttle bus to take you there.

Varsity LD: FRIDAY
3:00 Round One
4:00 Round Two
4:45-5:45 Dinner
6:00 Round Three
7:30 Round Four

Varsity LD SATURDAY
7:30 Posting in Cafeteria
8:00 Round Five
9:30 Round Six
11:00 Round Seven
11:45-12:45 Lunch
12:45pm Announcement of Varsity, JV, and Novice Elimination Round Participants
in AVHS Cafeteria
1:15pm Varsity Double Octafinals (Flight A)
2:30pm Varsity Double Octafinals (Flight B)
3:45pm Varsity Octafinals
5:15pm AWARDS CEREMONY in AVHS Gymnasium
6:30pm Varsity Quarterfinals
7:30pm Varsity Semifinals
8:30pm Varsity Finals

JV/ Novice LD: Friday
3:00 Shuttles depart for each site.
3:30 Postings available in each building.
4:00 Round One
5:00 Round Two
5:45-6:45 Dinner
7:00 Round Three

JV/ Novice LD: Saturday
7:30 Posting at Valley and at Falcon Ridge
8:00 Round Four
9:30 Round Five
11:00 Round Six
11:45 Shuttle buses leave for AVHS for
lunch and postings.
12:00-12:45 Lunch in AVHS Cafeteria
12:45pm Announcement of Varsity, JV, and Novice Elimination Round Participants
in AVHS Cafeteria
1:15pm JV & Novice Octafinals
2:30pm JV & Novice Quarterfinals
3:45pm JV & Novice Semifinals
5:15pm AWARDS CEREMONY in AVHS Gymnasium
6:30pm JV & Novice Finals

Public Forum: Friday
(See above-- PF also starts at the high school. Take the bus there with everyone else and take shuttles to middle school)
3:00 Shuttles depart for each site.
3:30 Postings available in cafeterias in each building.
4:00 Round One
5:00 Round Two
5:45-6:45 Dinner
7:00 Round Three

Public Forum: Saturday
7:30 Posting in cafeteria at Scott Highlands
8:00 Round Four
9:30 Round Five
11:00 Round Six
12:00-12:45 Lunch in SHMS Cafeteria
12:45pm Octafinals
2:00pm Quarterfinals
3:15pm Awards Ceremony at Scott Highland Middle School
4:00pm Semifinals
5:00pm Finals

Halloween Treats

Treat today at practice to anyone who EITHER:
A. emails Liz before 5:30 with an argument on the new topic that is not listed on the topic analysis. If you are in PF, send an argument on health care; if you are in LD, send an argument about felon disenfranchisement. It can be an argument for either side, but it must be a complete argument with a claim, warrant and impact.

OR

B. Prove you attended the North speech meeting by bringing the auditions packet to practice today.

If you go to South or are already on the North speech team, you must do option A.

Remember, unless you went to Bronx, 1 case is due TODAY.

Lakeville North Speech Info Meeting MONDAY

If you go to North and are interested in trying out for the speech team (which you should be as it's a great way to keep up with debate and get more NFL points and it's awesome and Liz is a coach), there is a meeting TOMORROW (MONDAY, OCTOBER 27) at 3 pm in Room 309.

Contact Coach Baese or Liz for more information.

Eagan Tournament (11/1)

Eagan is Saturday ONLY.

The bus leaves from the upper doors of North at 8:15 am (sleep in!). We should be back around 6 pm.
Rounds are not flighted, so there are 6 of them for LD and 5 for PF. Since they aren't flighted, you guys need to pay attention to schedules because rounds occur quickly after each other. It will be good practice for AV.

Lincoln-Douglas

Round 1 9:30 – 10:15
Round 2 10:30 – 11:15
Round 3 12:00 – 12:45
Round 4 1:15 – 2:00
Round 5 2:30 – 3:15
Round 6 3:45 – 4:30
Awards 4:45
Contestants in LD should eat between rounds 2 and 3



Public Forum
Round 1 9:30 – 10:30
Round 2 10:45 – 11:45
Round 3 12:30 – 1:30
Round 4 2:00 – 3:00
Round 5 3:30 – 4:30
Awards 4:45
Contestants in Public Forum Debate should eat between rounds 2 and 3

Changes must be made by MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 at 3 PM, e-mailed to Liz.
As stated many, many, many times on this website, at practice, at the parent meeting, and in the team handbook, changes made after the deadline will incur a $25 fee because we have to pay entry fees. If you make changes after the deadline, Monday, October 27 at 3 pm, you will need to pay the $25 fee.

Some of you might be competing in a different division in order to better prepare for Apple Valley. We will talk about this at practice on Monday.

Lakeville North

Varsity LD (3):
Catherine Eichmann
Jayant Tripathy
Elisabeth White

JV LD (3):
Austin Bock
Kayla Dharampaul
Yaphet Getachew

Novice LD (2):
Noah Duncan
Sarah Lunkenheimer

Varsity PF (1):
Steven Elliott/ Karen Zhou

Lakeville South

Varsity LD (3):
Wes Brand
Christian Keil
Sarah Lund

JV LD (3):
Leema John
Vanessa Johnston
Jacqueline Schmitt

Novice LD (5):
Rafi Garnighian
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Anselmo Shim
Kate Vold

Novice PF (1):
Hayden Rutan/ Jack Ryan

Hopkins Results

In novice, Leema John was in quarterfinals (top 8), Yaphet Getachew was in semi-finals. Jacqueline Schmitt was in finals and earned Second on a 2-1 decision. Yaphet was the top speaker, Leema was third speaker and Jacqueline was fifth.

In the open division, Tom Caruso was a semi-finalist. Christian Keil won the final round on a 5-0 decision and was the tournament champion for the second week in a row. Christian was second speaker, and Dylan Slinger was fifth.

Lakeville South also received the Second Place team award.

Apple Valley 11/7-8

The tournament is November 7-8. You don't have school on Friday. Everyone
competes on both days.

On Friday, we will take a bus (time later, but probably around 1) from Lakeville North to Apple Valley. (If getting a ride from home to North is the only reason you couldn't otherwise go, we will find a ride for you).

Friday, we will go to four different schools (Varsity is at Apple Valley HS, JV at Valley Middle School, Novice at Falcon Ridge MS and Public Forum at Scott Highlands MS). We will not take a bus back because it would take too long to go to all of the schools, so you will need to have parents pick you up (car pool).

Saturday morning, you will need to get a ride to the same building you were at on Friday. After prelims for all divisions of LD, there will be a bus to the high school. Outrounds for ALL divisions of LD will be at Apple Valley High School. Public Forum will have all rounds at Scott Highlands and have their own awards ceremony. All LDers should plan to stay through the awards ceremony at AVHS at 5:15. In the past, we have had either students competing or students wanting to observe late rounds after awards and many students who want to leave. Because of this, we have ended up with very few people on the bus and you will need to get a ride home.

Plan to carpool. If you drive yourself, you absolutely, under no circumstances are to leave until all your rounds are over (i.e. you may not leave to get food).

The following people are registered.

CHANGES MUST BE SENT TO ME BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 3 PM. AFTER THIS, ALL
DROPS WILL INCUR THE $25 FEE.

Lakeville North
VARSITY:
Tom Caruso
Catherine Eichmann
Elisabeth White

JV:
Preeya Bhakta
Alex Ryan
Jayant Tripathy

NOVICE:
Kayla Dharampaul
Scarlett Drews
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

PF:
Jevan Hutson/ Partner
Steven Elliott/ Karen Zhou

*SOUTH*
VARSITY:
Christian Keil
Sarah Lund

JV:
Wes Brand
Dylan Slinger

NOVICE:
Rafi Garnighian
Vanessa Johnston
Leema John
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim
Kate Vold

PF:
Hayden Rutan/ Jack Ryan

U of M Results

The debate team had another successful tournament at the University of
Minnesota this weekend. We are gearing up for Hopkins next week.

*Christian Keil*, Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate CHAMPION and Second-place
speaker

*Sarah Lund* was 4-1 in Varsity LD and missed quarterfinals on a
tie-breaker.

*Jacqueline Schmitt, Leema John* and *Vanessa Johnston* were all 3-1 in
Novice LD. *Vanessa Johnston *and *Yaphet Getachew* received speaker
awards.

The Public Forum team of *Steven Elliott *and *Karen Zhou* placed 5th in
Varsity. *Karen Zho*u received a speaker award.

In novice Public Forum,* Hayden Rutan* and *Jack Ryan* placed 4th. *Hayden
Rutan* also received a speaker award.

Henry Sibley 10/24- 10/25

Changes by 3 pm, Monday October 20.

All levels of LD compete on BOTH DAYS. Public Forum will compete on Saturday only.

Friday: South students excused at 1:50. Meet bus at Activities Doors at 2:00.
North students excused at 2:00. Meet bus at Upper Doors by 2:15.

We should return around 10.

If you are sick the day of the tournament and will not be on the bus, CALL (don't e-mail) Liz. Phone number is in the signature of any e-mails I've sent, or in the team handbook posted on this site.

The tournament is hosted by Henry Sibley High School. We will be competing at Heritage Middle School on Friday and Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, the tournament will provide shuttle buses to the high school, where late outrounds will be.

Saturday morning, the bus will leave at 7 am from the upper doors at North. We should return around 6:30, if everything runs on time.

SCHEDULE
Friday
Round 1: 4:00PM
Round 2: 5:30PM
Dinner: 6:00-7:30PM
Round 3: 7:45PM

Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 (Flighted)
Round 4: 8:00AM
Round 5: 10:00AM
Lunch: 11:30AM-12:15PM
Round 6: 12:15PM (Hidden Octas)
*Quarterfinals: 2:00PM
*Semifinals: 3:00PM
*Finals: 4:00PM
Shuttle Buses To Friendly Hills: 5:00PM
Awards: 5:30PM

Public Forum
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 (NOT Flighted)
Registration: 8:00AM
Round 1: 8:30AM
Round 2: 9:30AM
Round 3: 10:30AM
Round 4: 11:30AM
Lunch: 12:15-1:00PM
Round 5: 1:00PM
*Quarterfinals: 2:00PM
*Semifinals: 3:00PM
*Finals: 4:00PM
Shuttle Buses To Friendly Hills: 5:00PM
Awards: 5:30PM

ENTRIES

North JV LD (1):
Austin Bock


North Novice LD (3):
Scarlett Drews
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

North Open PF (1):
Ashley Branch/Jevan Hutson

South Varsity LD (1):
Sarah Lund

South JV LD (2):
Joe Shim
Wes Brand

South Novice LD (6):

Rafi Garnighian
Vanessa Johnston
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim

Upcoming Deadlines

5:30 pm TODAY: Changes to Hopkins Registration
Thursday 10/16: Bronx Payment of $175.
Friday 10/17: Changes to Apple Valley Registration
Monday 10/20: Changes to Sibley registration

Hopkins 10/17-10/18 (MEA)

There is no school Friday. Meet bus at Upper doors of North by NOON on Friday. We should return about 10 pm.

Saturday: Meet bus at Upper Doors of North at 7 am. We should return around 5?

This list current as of 10:30 am Tuesday.

Everyone will compete both Friday and Saturday

Schedule:
Friday, October 17th, 2008
Registration All Events 12:00pm-1:00pm

· Round 1: Policy 1:30 pm

· Round 1: LD 1:45 pm

· Round 2: Policy 3:30 pm

· Round 2: LD 3:45 pm

· Round 3: Policy 5:30 pm

· Round 3: LD 5:45 pm

· Round 4: Policy 7:30 pm *

· Round 4: LD 7:45 pm *

*Special Note: Policy Debaters should eat before round 4. LD Debaters should eat on their off-flight during Round 4.

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

· Round 5: Policy 8:30 am

· Round 5: LD 8:30 am

· Round 6: Policy 10:30 am (Hidden Break Round) *

· Round 6: LD 10:30 am (Hidden Break Round) *

· Quarters/Semis: LD 12:30 pm

· Semis: Policy 1:00 pm

· Semis/Finals: LD 2:30 pm

· Award Ceremony: 3:45 pm

· Finals: All Events (ASAP)

There is usually very limited time to eat, so plan to bring some snacks to tide you over.

North Varsity LD:
Tom Caruso
Jayant Tripathy
Elizabeth White

North JV LD:
Preeya Bhakta
Austin Bock
Alex Ryan

North Novice LD:
Kayla Dharampaul
Noah Duncan
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

South Varsity LD:
Christian Keil
Dylan Slinger

South JV LD:
Wes Brand
Joe Shim

South Novice LD:
Rafi Garnighian
Leema John
Vanessa Johnston
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O’Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim

PUBLIC FORUM WILL NOT BE COMPETING (there is no division).

Friday

Because McCain is speaking at South on Friday, we need to move the bus meeting location from the Athletic doors. Everything else stays the same. South students are excused at 1:35, change promptly and meet at 1:45. The bus will be in the "Bus Loading Zone" where buses normally pick up and drop off students (I don't know where this is, I'm assuming those of you who attend the school do).

I have the following students excused to observe Varsity debates. Meet at main doors at South at 1:45 or Upper Doors at North at 2:00. If you're on this list, we expect you to be on the bus so PLEASE keep Abbie informed of any changes.
-Kate Vold (South)
-Jaqueline Schmitt (South)
-Vanessa Johnston (South)
- Yaphet Getachew (North)

If you are not on this list and would like to observe Varsity rounds on Friday, please e-mail Liz.

University of Minnesota Tournament 10/10-10/11

Information and Updated Registration
REGISTRATION LIST UPDATED AS OF 11:30 pm, TUESDAY.

FRIDAY

Leave 1:45 pm from South.
Students at South will be released after 5th hour at 1:35—change into suits and meet bus in bus loading zone by 1:45.


Leave 2 pm at North
Students at North will be excused at 1:50—change and meet by upper doors at 2:00. North students MUST attend the first 10 minutes of 6th hour.

The tournament will provide dinner for competitors on Friday.

Novice LDers who want to watch rounds on Friday should let Abbie know on Monday, October 6. Because we need to know how many to plan for on the bus and excuse you from class, you need to commit to a decision to observe at that time.

The bus will return to both schools, so you can leave cars at South. We should get back around 9:45.

3:30 - Round 1
5:30 - Round 2
7-7:45 – Dinner
7:45 - Round 3

SATURDAY

Bus LEAVES North at 6:45. It is early, but be on the bus by 6:45 or we will leave without you.

We hope to be back (North only) by 5:30.

LD SCHEDULE
7:30-8 - Registration
8:00 - Round 4 Open/Round 1 Novice
10:00 - Round 5 Open/Round 2 Novice
11:30-12:15 - Lunch
12:15 - Quarterfinals Open/Round 3 Novice
2:15 - Semifinals Open/Round 4 Novice
4:15 - Awards
4:45 - Finals Open

PF SCHEDULE
8:30 - Round 1
9:45 - Round 2
11:00 - Round 3
12:00-12:45 Lunch
1:00 - Round 4
2:45 - Finals Open
4:15 - Awards

We will be on a college campus which may require moving between buildings, so bring a coat if it's chilly or umbrella if it's raining. You may also bring comfortable shoes to change into to walk between rounds.

REGISTRATION
Changes now entail the $25 drop fee.


Open LD (7):
Austin Bock
Catherine Eichmann
Jayant Tripathy
Elisabeth White
Alex Ryan
Tom Caruso
Preeya Bhakta

Novice LD (3):
Kayla Dharampaul
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer

North Varsity PF (2):
Steven Elliott/ Karen Zhou
Ashley Branch/ Jevan Hutson


OPEN LD (3):
Wes Brand (?)
Sarah Lund
Christian Keil

Novice LD (8):
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O'Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim
Leema John
Raffi Garnighian
Kate Vold
Vanessa Johnston


South Novice PF (2):
Sam Amodeo/ Collin Brummond
Hayden Rutan/ Jack Ryan

Jefferson Results

We had a small group compete at Jefferson yesterday. It's always a tough tournament because it is the first one and it's homecoming for many of you, but we had an outstanding showing.

Congratulations!

In our FIRST EVER Public Forum tournament, Steven Elliott received 2nd Speaker and the team of Steven Elliott and Karen Zhou earned Fifth Place.

In Novice LD:
Yaphet Getachew, Fourth Place, Undefeated
Leema John and Kayla Dharampaul were also undefeated but did not place.
Sarah Lunkenheimer was 3-1.

In JV LD:
Preeya Bhakta, Third Place, Undefeated
Joe Shim was 3-1.

In Varsity LD:
Catherine Eichmann, Fourth Place, Undefeated
Jayant Tripathy was 3-1.

LD November-December Topic

Here she is! Crazy to think we'll have to start thinking about this so soon...

2008 November/December Topic, presented by Lincoln Financial Group

Resolved: In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote.

University of Minnesota Tournament 10/10-10/11

Two notes:
1. There is not a separate JV division at this tournament. Varsity and JV will compete in one open division.
2. LD Novices are only competing on Saturday. Debaters in the open division will compete on both Friday and Saturday. Novices have the option of observing on Friday and there will be a sign-up for that. PF is only on Saturday.

CHANGES TO THIS LIST SHOULD BE E-MAILED TO LIZ BY 8 PM ON OCTOBER 7.

University of Minnesota Tournament
Varsity/ JV: 10/10-10/11
Novice: 10/11
Public Forum: 10/11

North OPEN (JV/ Varsity) LD:
Austin Bock
Catherine Eichmann
Jayant Tripathy
Elisabeth White
Alex Ryan
Tom Caruso
Preeya Bhakta

North Novice LD:
Kayla Dharampaul
Scarlett Drews
Noah Duncan
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer
Robby Metcalf

North Varsity PF:
Steven Elliott/ Karen Zhou


South OPEN (JV/ Varsity) LD:
Wes Brand
Sarah Lund
Joseph Shim
Dylan Slinger

South Novice LD:
Ruthie Nelson
Grace O’Brien
Jacqueline Schmitt
Anselmo Shim
Leema John
Raffi Garnighian
Kate Vold


South Varsity PF:
Ashley Branch/ Jevan Hutson

South Novice PF:
Sam Amodeo/ Collin Brummond
Hayden Rutan/ Jack Ryan

Bloomington Jefferson Schedule

Saturday, October 4th

Please meet at the upper doors of Lakeville North at 7:15 AM for check-in. Do not be late. This is the meeting place for both Lakeville North and Lakeville South competitors. The bus departs promptly at 7:30 AM from Lakeville North. We will leave without you.

Registration: 7 – 8:15 AM

Public Forum:

Round 1: 9 AM

Round 2: 10:15 AM

Round 3: 1:15 PM

Round 4: 2:15 PM

Lincoln Douglas:

Registration: 7 – 8:15 AM

Round 1A: 8:30 AM

Round 1B: 9:15 AM

Round 2A: 10:15 AM

Round 2B: 11:00 AM

Round 3A: 12:15 PM

Round 3B: 1:00 PM

Round 4A: 2:00 PM

Round 4B: 2:45 PM

Awards will be at 4pm or earlier!

Expect to be dropped off at Lakeville North around 5:00 PM.

Final Bloomington Jefferson Registration

The following debaters will compete at the Bloomington Jefferson Tournament on Saturday, October 4th.

If you need need to leave early, you need to have your parents fill out the Transportation Clearance Form. This form works for both North and South students.

Details regarding the bus and tournament schedule shall be posted shortly.

North Varsity LD:
Catherine Eichmann
Jayant Tripathy

North JV LD:
Preeya Bhakta
Alex Ryan

North Novice LD:
Kayla Dharampaul
Scarlett Drews
Yaphet Getachew
Sarah Lunkenheimer
Robby Metcalf
Rafi Garnighian

North Varsity PF:
Jevan Hutson
Karen Zhou
Ashley Branch
Steven Elliot

South Varsity LD:
Wes Brand
Dylan Slinger

South JV LD:
Joe Shim

South Novice LD:
Jaquelline Schmidt
Kate Vold
Leema John
Anselmo Shim

South Novice PF:
Jack Ryan
Sam Amodeo

Octafinals

Tom dropped on 2-1 in his double round, but it was a very close round-I watched. Christian picked up his doubles round on a 3-0 and is now waiting for his octafinal round.

Lake Highland GB (side locked aff) vs LS CK

Doubles

Congratulations to Valley-ers for a great job this weekend. For many of them it was their first time debating varsity and the results are something to be proud of. In double octas we have Christian and Tom.

LS CK vs Edina AJ
LN TC Glenbrook North PD

Both flip for sides.

Post Round Six

Prelims are just concluding, here are pairings for rounds 5 and 6

Round 5

LS CK vs Lake Highland GB
Edina JM vs LN JT
LS DS Ankeny LB
Los Altos DM vs LN TC
SLP TT vs LN CE
LS WB vs Lake Highland TA
Dowling Catholic BA vs LN EW

Round 6

Rosemount TG vs LS CK
LN JT vs West GT
LN TC vs Barrington NT
LN CE vs Hopkins JO
Thomas Kelly NZ vs LN WB
Edina JR vs LS DS
LN EW vs Eagan WC

It'll probably be another hour or so until breaks are out but Lakeville will be present in outrounds!

Post Round 4

Hello all,
We are back in the hotel for the night and still working on debate. Thanks a ton to Tammi Brandt for the delicious cookies. Here are the pairings for rounds three and four.

Round 3
LN JT vs Hopkins SL
LS WB vs Barrington KM
New Trier ChCo vs LS DS
Meadows AS vs LN TC
Eagan ND vs LS CK
LN EW vs Glenbrook North PD
LN CE vs Los Altos JW

Round 4
Lake Highland SK vs LN JT
AV JS vs LS WB
Los Altos DM vs LN EW
Glenbrook North AT vs LN CE
LN TC vs Lake Highland TA
LS CK vs Walt Whitman EN
LS DS vs Hopkins JO

We will hopefully have an early night because its the same routine tomorrow.

Post Round Two

Good morning from sunny Des Moines. It's already been quite the eventful first day of the tournament, one of the boys rooms didn't wake up on time but we are all on the tournament and in rounds now. Never a dull moment. Here are the postings for the first two rounds.

Round One
Edina SS vs Lakeville South WB
New Trier ChCo vs Lakevile South CK
Lakeville North JT vs Wayzata FP
Lakeville North TC vs Hockaday JE
Lakeville North EW vs Thomas Kelly NC
Lakeville North CE vs Lake Highland TA
Lakeville South DS vs Apple Valley KT

Round Two
Eagan MG vs LS DS
Iowa City OL vs LN TC
SLP MP vs LN JT
LS CK vs West KT
LS WB vs LN EW
Barrington HC vs LN CE

I'll post again tonight after round four when we are done for the day.

Forms and Fees DUE

Please turn in all forms and fees by MONDAY. All t-shirt orders need to be in by this time. Students who do not have everything turned in by Monday run the risk of not being entered for the first tournament.

To the Activities Office:
MSHSL Parent Permission Form
MSHSL Emergency Form
$110 Activity Fee

To a coach:
Contact form
Pre-Season Registration form (preseasonreg.doc)
Fees (debatepaymentform.pub)

If you have any difficulty opening these documents, please let me know.

Public Forum Practice CHANGE

Public Forum Debate will meet on both Mondays and Thursdays from 6:30-8.

Parent Meeting

Thanks for attending the parent meeting tonight.

The power point from the meeting and all of the other documents have now been loaded to the drop site:
lakevilledebate.pptx (Powerpoint)
Lakevilledebaterulesandpolicies.docx (team handbook)

Greenhill Round Robin

Christian Keil is in Dallas, TX this weekend competing at the Greenhill Fall Classic.

He was one of only sixteen debaters in the country to be invited to compete at the Greenhill Round Robin. He debated seven rounds over the past two days and that tournament ended late last night.

This morning he begins competing in the regular tournament. I will let you know updates as I hear them.

List-serv update

We will no longer be using the list-serv because it is difficult to manage and I lost administrative access. There is a Google Group that will serve the same function. Students should have received an e-mail inviting them to the group.

If students did not receive that e-mail, they should visit the group site and request access.

Additional Practice Time

Megan is available on TUESDAY from 4-6 at NORTH in room 309 for extra help and review of cases, rebuttals or other skills. This practice is optional, but highly encouraged.

Please take advantage of this opportunity to get some more work time with a coach.

Practice Thursday

Reminder that there is practice this Thursday at South.
Novice LD debaters: 5:30-7:30.
Returning LD Debaters: 5:30-8
All Public Forum Debaters: 6:30-8

Thursday is the absolute final day for any new novices to join the team. Any student who wishes to debate must attend Thursday or will not be allowed to compete this year.

Experienced debaters: Bring a copy of your case PRINTED to practice and also have an electronic copy sent to your coach before 5:30. Failure to do either of these constitutes a late assignment.

Tournament Availability Form

I just posted a document called preseasonreg.doc to the Drop site. If you do not have a password, please contact a coach.

This form indicates which tournaments you plan on attending. You may change your registration between now and the deadline I give you on the tournament registration list, usually abut 10 days before the tournament. Use this to indicate those tournaments which you now know you cannot attend for any reason.

Practice Attendance

It is important that debaters consistently attend practice. We have unique material to cover every day and missing practice makes it difficult to keep track of who is missing what information. Starting next Thursday, September 4, practices are regularly scheduled on Mondays and Thursdays. The schedule is consistent from week to week to allow planning for other events and activities, but attending practice needs to be a priority.

If a student needs to miss practice, the student should contact their coach prior to the missed practice (or as soon as possible after).

We require consistent attendance to ensure that foundational information is taught and to practice skills that require repetition for success. Just like athletes train to become better at their sport, debaters need consistent practice to improve.

Thank you for your cooperation in this.

Thursday 8/26

Novices (first year) LD Debaters will have a 1 hour practice at 5:30 in the South IMC.

Public Forum and JV/ Varsity LD will NOT have practice on Thursday.

NO PRACTICE for ALL DEBATERS on Monday, Sept 1 (Labor Day).

Normal schedule resumes on Thursday, Sept 4. The normal schedule can be found on the right side of the website.

Practice Monday

Reminder: There is practice on Monday 5:30-7:30 (novice), 5:30-8 (JV/ Varsity) in the IMC at North.

There is no practice for JV/ Varsity this Thursday, Novice practice is TBD with Abbie.

No practice for Public Forum this week.

Team Handbook Posted

The team handbook has been posted to the drop site (see link on side).

E-mail Liz if you did not receive a password at practice.

Add Yourself to Team Listserv

New team members,

Please add yourself to the team listserv by entering your e-mail and name here.

It says name is optional, but I need you to include it because I have to approve list membership.

If you are receiving emails with [Lakeville Debate] (in brackets like that) in the subject line, you are subscribed to the list.

It sends you a welcome e-mail once you are subscribed, so you will know you did it successfully. If you tried that already and it didn't work, email me. (Be patient, I have to approve the addition before it sends you that email).

Rules, Policies and Procedures

The rules, policies and procedures discussed yesterday will be online later today. I apologize for the delay.

Parents should plan on attending a meeting with the students on Monday September 15, 7:30 in room 221A/B at North High School.

No Public Forum Practice

Public Forum will not have practice again until Thursday, September 4. 6:30 at South.

This ONLY applies to public forum debaters.

Pictures from Bowling

Debate Bowling

Announcements 8/16

1. Thanks to everyone who went bowling, and especially to Captain Joe Shim for organizing the event! Look for more pictures posted in the next couple of days.

2. All experienced debaters should have received an assignment via e-mail. Please complete it by Monday.

3. Novice debaters: Remember to send Liz your e-mail address so she can add you to the team list!

Debate Topics

2008 September Public Forum Debate Topic:
Resolved: That the United States should implement a military draft.

2008 September/October LD Debate Topic:
Resolved: It is morally permissible to kill one innocent person to save the lives of more innocent people.

Website Info

All information concerning the team will be posted on this website. We will try to minimize handing out paper handouts duplicating this information. Documents will be available via the links on the right.

For information that we do not want accessible to the general public, documents will be published on a password protected site www.drop.io/lakevilledebate. If you need the password, contact a coach.

Public Forum Information

A lot of you have asked for more information about Public Forum Debate. Here are a couple helpful things I have found.

PF Guide
PF Overview

Activity Forms

All debaters need to turn in the activities forms and pay fees. Fees can be paid via check or online.

Turn forms into the Activities Office at your high school. The forms are the same, but you need to be registered at the school you would like to letter at.

Lakeville South Activities Forms
Lakeville North Activities Forms

BOWLING

Join fellow debaters for Bowling this FRIDAY, AUGUST 15 at 7PM at LAKEVILLE BOWL.

Free shoes and reduced price games... Please bring cash.

E-mail captain Joe for details or if you need a ride.

New Student Practice 8/18

If you plan on joining debate this year but weren't able to make it to tonight's practice, plan on coming next MONDAY, AUGUST 18 at 5:30 in the NORTH IMC.

We will go over what you missed this week so you are ready to go for the season.

Dylan is JV Champion at National Debate Forum

Dylan Slinger won the JV Final Round at the National Debate Forum in Boston.

After two weeks of debate camp, Dylan placed as the top speaker in the tournament and won the JV division.

Congratulations, Dylan!

Welcome, New Debaters

Welcome to Lakeville Debate.

If you are interested in being on the team this year, please come to the first practice on Tuesday at 5:30 in the LNHS Media Center. We will meet the coaches, get to know some people on the team and give you more information about what debate is to help you decide if the activity is the right fit for you.

Here is the informational brochure handed out at the Activity Fairs in case you need another copy.

If you aren't able to come to practice on Tuesday or have more questions about debate, please e-mail Liz Vieira.

NO CODE MEETING MONDAY

Debaters and their parents DO NOT need to attend the code meeting on Monday at 6.

After looking over the agenda and discussing it with the AD's, we decided that it would be better to have an AD talk to debaters and their parents separately because most of Monday's meeting will concern only athletes.

Byron Olson, the Athletic/ Activities Director at North, will be at the Debate pre-season meeting for parents and students to address how MSHSL and school policy affects our program. That meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 15 at 7:30 at North, room TBD. Once I can confirm that date and location, I will send out more information.

It is mandatory for the school and MSHSL that students and parents attend a meeting on these issues.

Practice Schedule

Tuesday August 12: 5:30-7:30, North Library
Thursday August 14: 5:30-7:30, South Library

Monday August 18: 5:30-8, North Library
Thursday August 21: 5:30-8, South Library

Christian in Demo Round At VBI

Congratulations to Christian on making it to the demo round of the Victory Briefs Week 3 tournament.


See the VBD story here

School Forms and MANDATORY Code Meeting

Because debate is interscholastic and competes under MSHSL rules, debaters need to fill out eligibility forms and pay the $110 activity fee. Forms are available on the school website and fees can be paid using a credit card. Please pay the fee to the school you attend (or for 8th graders, the school you plan to attend).

Lakeville North Activities
Lakeville South Activities

NOTE: Debaters do NOT need to complete the physical.

Additionally, there is a mandatory meeting on MONDAY, AUGUST 11 at 6 pm for debaters and their parents. All students must attend because this is a school/ MSHSL requirement, not just debate. The debate team will attend the meeting at North (unless parents need to attend the meeting at South for other sports-- the content of the meeting will be the same but will break off into teams at the end which is why we need most debaters in the same place).

Interested in debate?

All students are welcome to join the debate team.

The attached file contains information about what debate is and what the Lakeville Debate team is all about.

If you would like to join the team, send us your information and plan on coming to practice on August 12 at 5:30 in the North Library.

For further questions, contact coach Liz Vieira.



08debateinfo.pdf

First Practice of 2008

The first practice of the 2008 season will be Tuesday, August 12 at 5:30 in the North Library.

Students interested in joining the team should plan to attend.

Experienced debaters, come ready to shake the dust off and get some important skills work in before the topic comes out August 15.