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Contratulations to Isis Davis-Marks of Bronx Science and Adegoke Fakorede of Newark Science for their co-championship of the Malcolm A. Bump Memorial Tournament at Hendrick Hudson High School in New York. Isis is coached by Jon Cruz, Abhi Elisetty, Nathan Cha, and Zack Struver. Adegoke is coached by Jonathan Alston, Chris Randall, …

Bethesda, MD- Byram Hills’ Amos Jeng defeated Independent Jake Steirn in finals of the Capitol Beltway Fall Classic at Walt Whitman.   Amos is coached by Benjamin Koh, Young Coach Doug (Ben Ulene), and Janna White.  Jake is coached by Megan Loden, Grant Reiter, Bob Overing, Robbie Steirn, Martin Sigalow, Nick …

New York, NY – Bronx High School of Science coach Jon Cruz (pictured) has announced the field for the 2014 Bronx Round Robin: The Bronx High School of Science (NY) — Griffin Lee MillerCypress Bay High School (FL) — Jake SteirnDel Mar (CA) — Varun BhaveKinkaid School (TX) Tyler GambleGrapevine …

The National Speech and Debate Association has announced the November-December LD debate topic. It is: Resolved: The “right to be forgotten” from Internet searches ought to be a civil right.

West Des Moines Valley Debate is happy to announce the line-ups for this year’s Sophomore Throw-Down and Valley Round Robin. We are awaiting one more verification for the Throw-Down, and the Valley Round Robin is fully subscribed. Participants: Please review the information below and send any corrections (spelling, etc.) to …

The National Speech and Debate Association has announced the September-October LD debate topic. It is: Resolved: A just society ought to presume consent for organ procurement from the deceased. Bear in mind, however, that in many states, the NSDA’s introductory novice topic may be used for novice debates. The novice topic, …

Lexington, KY- Andrea Reed in a letter to the LD Advisory Committee makes several announcements regarding the 2015 TOC. 1) Former Director Andrea Reed announces that she will be stepping down as Director of Debate at UK Debate. However, she “agreed to stay on as co-Director of the TOC along with Dave …

Back by popular demand: NSD Exchange, where members of the debate community can connect about judging and coaching jobs. Feel free to post if you are either looking to find a judge/coach, or if you are a willing judge/coach and looking to find a student. Here is the new link: …

Lexington , KY- The TOC has announced the bid levels for tournaments for the 2014-2015 season. This was found at https://ci.uky.edu/toc/ldqualifiers20142015. AUTOMATIC QUALIFIER- Octafinals at the 2014 TOC The following LD debate tournaments are OCTAFINAL qualifiers for 2014-2015: Apple Valley (MN) Berkeley (CA) Bronx Science (NY) Glenbrooks (IL) Greenhill (TX) Harvard …

May 9 – The deadline for LD topic submissions to the National Speech and Debate Association is rapidly approaching. The NSDA will accept topic and resolution wording submissions until May 15. These topics will serve as the basis for the work of the LD topic wording committee at this summer’s …

Minneapolis, MN–The National Symposium for Debate will held at The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from July 20-Aug 3. Visit http://nsdebate.org/ to learn about our staff, curriculum, and application process. Please read the instructions carefully before you apply; incomplete applications will not be accepted. 5/1 update: We are no longer accepting …

Los Angeles, CA-Congratulations to La Jolla’s Ram Prasad for winning the Downtown Pod and Loyola’s Chris Kymn for winning the Westside Pod. Chris had to leave early due to a travel conflict, so the runner-up, Peninsula’s Akhil Jalan, took Chris’s place in the final round. On a 2-1 decision (Bob …

Lexington, KY- The TOC will be releasing at-larges today. The coaches of those who have received at-larges will receive an email.       UPDATE: At-larges confirmed so far (unofficially). Taylor Amey- Bettendorf Rebecca Gelfer- Clements Ryan Teehan- Delbarton Julie Engel- Harvard Westlake Ariel Shin- Immaculate Heart Azam Baig- Kempner …

February 25, 2014 The Valley High School Debate Team is seeking nominations for the 2014 Sophomore Throw-Down. The Sophomore Throw-Down is a round robin showcasing the talents of 18 of the best 10th grade L-D debaters in the country. The Throw-Down takes place on the Friday before the Valley Mid-America …

My name is Richard Dunn. I am a Lincoln-Douglas debater from a school in Southern California with a small debate squad, and an even smaller LD team. This past weekend I attended my first TOC bid tournament, the Victory Briefs Tournament at Harvard-Westlake. Although I went 3-3 and did not …