Monthly Archives: March 2012

Final SY2012 Second-Semester Allstate Incentives for Tournament Participation

Early in the second semester we announced the slate of second-semester CDL coach incentives. Here are the final disbursements of Allstate incentives offered for tournament participation this season. (i) Allstate Incentives for Increasing Debate Participation For the second semester, these … Continue reading

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2012 Chicago Debate Champions

Northside College Prep (Mitchell Caminer and Tom Trieu) defeated Whitney Young Magnet High School (John Vitzileos and Sydney Doe) to become Chicago’s 15th and 2012 Varsity Debate Champion. Evanston Township High School (Esther Isaac and Makaia Barnes) defeated Northside College … Continue reading

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Qualitative Assessment of Debater Development

All year this year we have been promoting the use of the Chicago Debate League Debater Development Benchmarks — from the 2011 Chicago Debate Summer Institute through the most recent Coach Training Seminars. We at the CDC have used the … Continue reading

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Reminders and Announcements for Tomorrow’s Chicago Debate Championship

A few reminders and announcements before tomorrow’s Chicago Debate Championship at Northwestern University: 1. Please check our current T6 registration and e-mail David with updates through tonight. 2. Schedule and bus dropoff/pickup: The updated T6 schedule has the location for … Continue reading

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2012 Illinois Debate Championship/ 2012 Chicago Debate Championship

State Championship The Chicago Debate League is very proud to announce that Whitney Young’s Marcel Roman and Hanna Nasser won the 2012 Illinois High School Association Varsity Debate Championship.  They defeated two of the top 15 or so teams in … Continue reading

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Important Reminders for Next Weekend’s Chicago Debate Championship

First, to answer logistical questions about what the address is for your buses to Northwestern and parking: The updated T6 schedule on our Tournament Documents page has both a link to a campus map and the location for drop-off on … Continue reading

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Reminders and Announcements for Tomorrow’s Chicago Middle School Debate Championship

Coaches, After a long season, we celebrate a year of accomplishment, great competition, and education with the Chicago Middle School Debate Championship tomorrow at Schurz. A few important reminders that each coach should look at before Saturday morning: The location … Continue reading

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Enrolling Schools into the National Forensic League

The National Forensic League was established in 1925, and is considered the nation’s overall K-12 speech and debate administrative organization.  The NFL is currently engaged in an initiative to increase its membership among urban public schools. In accordance, they have … Continue reading

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The 2012 Golden Gavel Award

The Chicago Debate League will be awarding the 12th Annual Golden Gavel Award at the 2012 Allstate CPS Chicago Debate Championship on March 24th. The Golden Gavel Award is the Chicago Debate League’s highest honor given to a coach. It’s … Continue reading

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The 2011/12 CDL Season Awards

We are taking nominations for awards that we give each year at the Chicago Debate Championship, for season-long, League-wide distinction. Winners are added to Chicago Debate League history, currently archived on the CDL website’s Pages of Fame. Please submit your … Continue reading

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