November 21 Tournament, Dues and Online Resources
THREE ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CTMSDL:
NOVEMBER TOURNAMENT
DUES for 2015-16
ONLINE RESOURCES, including debate videos!
November Tournament
We’ll hold the first competitive tournament of the 2015-16 season on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Classical Magnet School in Hartford. We’ll have one open division of Parliamentary Debate using the MSPDP format described in our CTMSDL Handbook. Debaters should prepare cases on both sides of the motion:
This House would establish a program to revive extinct species and restore them to the environment.
The day will begin at 9:30 and end at 2:30. We’ll have three rounds of debate (the first two will be randomly paired, the third will be power-matched) followed by a public final round between the top two teams, and an awards ceremony.
We’ll notify schools when registration opens on tabroom.com, approximately two weeks before November 21.
Dues
Dues to participate in the CTMSDL for the 2015-16 season have been set at $50. Please send a check, made out to CT Association of Schools, to CAS, 30 Realty Drive, Cheshire, CT 06410, attention Cheryl Novicelli, by December 31, 2015. Please iInclude this CTMSDL Dues Form 2015-16 with your check to make sure the dues are applied to your school’s membership.
Please note: you do not need to pay dues before the November tournament; we simply ask that you try to pay by year-end.
Online Resources
You can find videos and some helpful resources regarding the MSPDP format here: http://www.esuus.org/esu/programs/middle_school_debate/
Please contact us at inquiry@ctmsdebate.org with questions. Hope to see you on November 21st!
On behalf of Classical Magnet School and TJ Noel-Sullivan, Director of the Hartford Debate League, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League would like to invite you to this season’s first competitive tournament, on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 9:30 am — 2:30 pm.
Debaters should come prepared to both propose and oppose the motion:
This House would establish a program to revive extinct species and restore them to the environment.
There are two documents available for download:
The full invitation with details on registration, judging burdens, lunch and the day’s schedule.
Judge Instructions for the tournament.
Please note that observers are welcome and there is no cap on the number of teams a school may enter.
You may begin registering your teams on tabroom.com now. Registration will close at 6 pm on Friday, November 20.
Please refer to our website, ctmsdebate.org, and the CTMSDL Handbook for information on our format and rules. Schools need not have paid their $50 dues to the CTMSDL to attend. (We ask that you pay dues by December 31, 2015. Thank you to the schools that have already paid.)
Please email Jen Posner to let us know the following so we can plan for the event:
Will your school attend? (You may change your mind over the next 2 weeks.)
Roughly how many debaters and adults will you bring to the tournament? (This number may change a lot over the next 2 weeks, we just need a rough count now.)
Any questions or comments you may have.
We look forward to seeing you on November 21!