2012 University of Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program June 17-August 4, 2012

Why should I attend the 2012 Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program?
1. A Pattern of Success: The winners of the last three Tournament of Champions are alums of the Seven Week Seniors Program, as well as the winners of the 2010 NFL Nationals Tournament. This year, alums of the 2011 Seven Week Seniors Program have won St. Marks, Greenhill, the Greenhill Round Robin, Valley, and Samford. Alums of the 2011 Seven Week Seniors Program this year have won the Top Speaker award at St. Marks, Greenhill, the Greenhill Round Robin, Georgetown, and Valley. Practice Debates: Each member of the 2011 Seven Week Seniors Program participated in well over two dozen full-length practice debates during the course of the summer. For example, 2011 alum Evan McCarty from Mountain Brook (AL) participated in 34 full-length debates last summer. Lectures: Everyone in the 2011 Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program attended dozens of camp-wide and in-lab lectures. Evidence: In numerous waves of assignments, the 2011 Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program produced several thousand pages of evidence and received thousands of pages of additional evidence from the other four Michigan Seven Week Labs.

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Returning to the Michigan 7 Week program for a second year was a fantastic decision. The Seniors lab was one of the best experiences Ive had as a debater and helped me improve in every aspect of the game. From participating in one-on-one discussions with the top debate coaches in the country, to producing a research base spanning the full breadth of the topic, everything we did this summer was invaluable both for preparing for competitive success during the year and for developing the long term skills necessary to grow as a debater. However, if none of that were true, Michigan would still have been the right choice the friends I made and experiences I had will last a lifetime, even after I am no longer debating. Finally, Ann Arbor is simply too awesome to pass up.

David Herman, Georgetown Day School (DC), 9/1/11, Winner of the 2011 Greenhill Tournament and Round Robin
The decision to spend my senior year summer in Ann Arbor for the 7 Week Seniors program was definitely the right one. Michigan assembled the best lab leaders, lecturers, debaters, and resources all in one really awesome city which made for an amazing camp experience. Through multiple practice debates watched by some of the nation's top judges, the production of tons of high quality files, and excellent lectures, Michigan gave me the skills and experience that will be necessary for success my senior year.

Evan McCarty, Mountain Brook H.S. (AL), 8/20/11, Second Speaker at the 2011 St. Marks and Wake Forest Tournaments
Seven Week Seniors was an even better experience than last year at the Juniors camp. With excellent lectures from lab leaders who are committed to being the best possible educators and awesome debaters who make practice debates insanely productive and fun, I left camp with a better understanding of all aspects of debate.

Mimi Sergent-Leventhal, Edina High School (MN), 8/21/11, Quarterfinalist at the 2011 St. Marks and Greenhill Tournaments
If you want a competitive edge going into the debate year, UMich 7 weeks is the place to get it. Whether you are a rising junior or senior, the tools provided by the camp cannot be beat. Apart from amazing research resources, the lab leaders, practice debates, and lectures provide all the necessary means for one to excel in debate. Seven weeks may sound like a long time, but it was the most fun way I could have chosen to spend my summer. Ann Arbor was extremely diverse and navigable. I made more friends than I could have possibly imagined. I wouldn't have traded the experience for anything.

Jason Sigalos, Woodward Academy (GA), 8/20/11, Winner and Top Speaker at the 2011 St. Marks Tournament
Deciding where to go to camp before your senior year is tough, no question about it. But Michigan was ultimately a great choice. You couldn't ask for a better college town in which to spend the summer than Ann Arbor. The caliber of the lab leaders, the intensity of competition, the quality of evidence, and the utility of lectures all make Michigan an incredible place to go to debate camp.

Isaac Stanley-Becker, Georgetown Day School (DC), 8/20/11, Winner of the 2011 Greenhill Tournament and Round Robin

2012 University of Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program

June 17-August 4, 2012
Why should I attend the 2012 Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program? 5. Faculty:

Dr. Jarrod Atchison, Director of Debate at Wake Forest University

This will be Jarrods fifth summer working at the Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program. He has a genuine and infectious enthusiasm for debate and is the camps most popular lecturer each summer. As a debater at Wake Forest University, Jarrod was the top seed and third speaker at the National Debate Tournament. He was also runner-up for the Copeland Award, given to the debate seasons most outstanding team. Jarrod is the former Director of Debate at Trinity University and a former assistant debate coach at the University of Georgia. While at Georgia, he coached the Copeland Award winner and second speaker at the National Debate Tournament. As a debater at Caddo Magnet High School, Jarrod won the Greenhill and Harvard University tournaments.

Jenny Heidt, Director of Debate at The Westminster Schools

This will be Jenny's seventh summer working at the Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program. She has coached five Tournament of Champions winners and one finalist. Jenny coached the Top Speaker at the TOC and second speaker twice. Her teams have won nearly every major high school debate tournament multiple times, including three of the last five NDCA Baker Awards for the top team in the nation, four of the last six Greenhill Round Robin winners and three of the last five winners of St. Mark's. Jenny has previously worked at the Wake Forest University debate camp, the Emory University debate camp, and the Arizona Debate Institute for college debaters.

Calum Matheson, Assistant Debate Coach at Glenbrook South High School and Harvard University
This will be Calums eighth summer working at the Michigan Debate Institutes and fourth summer working with the Seven Week Seniors Program. He was the 2008 Acolyte Award recipient, given to the top assistant coach in high school debate. Calums been an assistant coach at Glenbrook South for the past seven years and helped coach the finalist and second speaker at the Tournament of Champions. This year, his debaters have reached the finals of Greenhill, quarterfinals of St. Marks, and won the Top Speaker award at Greenhill and the Greenhill Round Robin. As an assistant debate coach at the University of North Texas, Calum helped coach the Top Speaker at the 2009 National Debate Tournament. As a college debater at Michigan State University, he was the Top Speaker and finalist at CEDA Nationals and twice a semifinalist at the National Debate Tournament. Calum won Northwestern and the Kentucky Round Robin and was Top Speaker at Northwestern, Harvard, Kentucky, the Kentucky Round Robin, Southern California, Georgia State, and Fullerton. He has previously worked at the Northwestern and University of North Texas debate institutes.
Despite our varied backgrounds, the Atchison/Heidt/Matheson lab leaders have one significant thing in common: we love teaching debate. We believe that our lab is a small but important opportunity for us to work with the future leaders of the high school and college debate communities. We take our time with you very seriously and we know that a seven week commitment to a debate lab requires that we get to know you as a person and a debater. Although every group of summer students has different needs, we tend to place an emphasis on applied learning techniques that include lectures, discussion, and practice. The past three times we have taught together our lab has had 20+ full practice debates before the workshop tournament. We look forward to another great summer working with some of the debate community's best and brightest.

Jarrod Atchison, Jenny Heidt, and Calum Matheson, 8/23/11

2012 University of Michigan Seven Week Seniors Program June 17-August 4, 2012
Brett Bricker, Assistant Debate Coach at the University of Kansas and Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart As a debater at the University of Kansas, Brett won the 2009 National Debate Tournament. He won multiple other tournaments including Harvard, the University of Southern California, West Georgia and the Kentucky Round Robin. Brett was also Top Speaker at Georgia State, Harvard, the University of Southern California, West Georgia, the Kentucky Round Robin and twice at the Dartmouth Round Robin. In two years coaching at the University of Kansas, he coached four teams to first round at-large bids to the National Debate Tournament, the winner of the 2010 Wake Forest University Tournament and semifinalists and the 2010 and 2011 Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament. In two years coaching at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Brett helped coach the Georgetown Day School champions, finalists of the Harvard Round Robin, and semifinalists at St. Marks, The Glenbrooks and Montgomery Bell Academy. His previous workshop experience includes the Spartan Debate Institute and the Jayhawk Debate Institute. This will be Bretts second summer working with the Seven Week Seniors Program. Melanie Johnson, Director of Debate at Iowa City West High School Melanie has been at Iowa City West High School since 2008. In the years since, her teams have reached the elimination rounds of many regional and national tournaments, earned numerous top ten speaker awards, been invited to national round robins, won two state championships, and qualified for the Tournament of Champions and NFL Nationals, including a fourth place finish in 2011. Melanie's teams have reached the elimination rounds of nearly every tournament they attended, including New Trier, The Glenbrooks, Blake, and the Barkley Forum. Her debaters have won the Iowa Caucus and the Valley Mid-America Cup and reached the quarterfinals of Greenhill, St. Marks, and Michigan. Melanie is a former college debater and National Debate Tournament qualifier. She has previously led a lab at the Marquette University Debate Institute. This will be Melanies second summer working with the Seven Week Seniors Program. Brian Rubaie, Assistant Debate Coach at Glenbrook North High School and the University of Texas-Dallas Brian has coached high school debate for over half a dozen years, qualifying several teams to the Tournament of Champions in addition to coaching numerous tournament champions and Top Speakers. In only two years coaching UT-Dallas his teams have made appearances at the Kentucky Round Robin and the elimination rounds of every major national tournament, including the National Debate Tournament. As a debater at UT-Dallas, Brian won Georgia State University, reached the semifinals of Harvard University, Berkeley, the Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament and the quarterfinals of the National Debate Tournament and Wake Forest University. He was a top ten speaker at every major national tournament, including the National Debate Tournament. Brian has previously worked at Gonzaga Scholars, the University of North Texas, Baylor University, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Vermont. This will be his second summer working with the Seven Week Seniors Program.