Edina Debate Welcomes You!

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Andy Charrier

charrier@gmail.com 651.387.8305 (text)

http://edinadebate.com
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About Our Team

State champions 1971, 1979, 2002, 2005, and 2012 Frequent qualier to NFL nationals and Tournament of Champions 2-time winner of NFL National School of Excellence Award

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Joining the Team

Register with Activities Ofce - starting 8/1/2013 (on school website) Clear dates so you can practice and compete First practice is Aug 19th Parent all-team meeting Aug 26th

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I. Case for Debate

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Debate in School
Better organized, more effective writing (APUSH teachers) Improved critical thinking Debaters balance time very well Condence for leadership

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College & Debate

State-level debaters (+30%) school newspaper reporter (+3%) sports team captain (+5%) class president (+5) band (+3)

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Debate in Adulthood
Kims experience - military, law school and beyond Peters experience - job interview Justins experience as an engineer and statistician - getting a job in the dot com collapse

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Debaters Run Things

64% of Congress 5 members of U.S. Supreme Court Presidents, Chair of Joint Chiefs, Treasury Secretary, Governors, and Secretary General of the United Nations Edina - Rhodes scholar + MIT Valedictorian
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II. Debate Mechanics

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Debate Topics
Resolved: Oppressive government is more desirable than no government. Resolved: The benets of American drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms. Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela.
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Demonstration
Madison Seeley (16) Anja Beth Swoap (15) Resolved: Education is a right not aprivilege.

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How Debate Works

Debate with a partner or by yourself Change sides every other debate No Audience except for a judge Debate people of same experience Time limits

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Practice + Season
6 to 8pm on Monday and Thursday (may do a 4-6PM session too) Monday, August 19th rst practice Season for novices ends the rst weekend in December

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Tournaments
About 10 tournaments to a novice season Mix of 1 and 2-day tournaments Opportunities for overnight/travel tournaments

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September-October

Sept 21 Scrimmage @ Eagan Oct 5 Anoka Oct 11-12 U of MN Oct 25-26 Roseville

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November
Nov 1-2 Concordia - Moorhead Nov 1-2 Apple Valley Nov 8-9 Highland Park Nov 9 Forest Lake Nov 23 Armstrong/Cooper Nov 23 U of Minnesota II
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December and January

Dec 6-7 Novice-JV State @ Eagan Other events are Blake, Sections, State, and NFL national qualiers

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Making Debate Work

Dont miss practice Set aside time every day; no cramming Schoolwork before practice Distraction-free study space

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III. Next Steps

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Joining the Team

Register with Activities Ofce - starting 8/1/2013 (on school website) Clear dates so you can practice and compete First practice is Aug 19th Parent all-team meeting Aug 26th

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How to Contact Me

charrier@gmail.com 651.387.8305 (text)

http://edinadebate.com
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