Category Archives: CDL Student Events

Announcing the 2013/14 Debate Topic and the First New-Topic Seminar

The 2013/14 national policy debate topic for both high school and middle school is being called Latin America: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico or Venezuela. The National Federation of State … Continue reading

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Saturday Seminar for Students, 2/16, 10am – 12pm

Good opportunity to learn from some high-caliber former debaters this Saturday. Please register with Carlos Penikis — carlos.penikis@gmail.com — by Friday (2/15) afternoon. Note the location! Loyola Law School, 25 E. Pearson St.

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Reminder: Register Your Students for the CDL Pre-Season Student Workshops

The Chicago Debate League will hold the 2012 CDL Pre-Season Student Workshops on August 6th – 8th (Mon – Wed), from 9am – 3pm, at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 E. Pearson St., Room 1403. These workshops … Continue reading

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Announcing the 2012 CDL Pre-Season Student Workshops

The Chicago Debate League will hold the 2012 CDL Pre-Season Student Workshops on August 6th – 8th (Mon – Wed), from 9am – 3pm, at the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 25 E. Pearson St., Room 1403. These workshops … Continue reading

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2012 Summer University Camp Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to receive full-ride scholarships to attend debate camp this summer: Northwestern University Chicago Scholars, Evanston – July 8th – August 4th: Alejandra Delcid, Von Steuben Saaleha Johnson, Brooks Donald Rapier, Lindblom … Continue reading

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Student Seminar This Saturday, 3/3, Conducted by the University of Chicago

The most educationally intense event of the season is coming up: the citywide Chicago Debate Championship, March 23rd – 25th. Preparations for it, and competition at it, can have the most significant educational impact on debaters across the League of … Continue reading

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Student Seminars Being Offered Through a Partnership with the University of Chicago

The first of these is this Saturday. Registration is required. Send an email with names of students attending the 1/21 seminar by Friday, 1/20, to cdc@chicagodebateleague.org.

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Registering High School Varsity Student Judges for Middle School Tournament 2 – Required Judge Training on 12/7

We’re looking for high school student judges for MS T12 on Saturday, December 10th. Please check the CMSDL Tournament Two Schedule. Our two tournament locations are: Conference “A” Morgan Park H.S. 1744 W. Pryor Ave. Chicago, IL Conference “AA” Michele … Continue reading

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Registering High School Student Judges for MS T1 and Required Judge Training

We’re looking for high school student judges for MS T1 at CICS Ellison (1817 W. 80th) and Phillips (244 E. Pershing) on Saturday, October 22nd. Please check the CMSDL Tournament One Schedule. Coaches from any CDL school may register Varsity … Continue reading

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Middle School Judging for 2011-2012 (Training for High School Student Judges Saturday)

We’ve had high school coaches communicate that their students have interest in judging at Middle School tournaments this year. The CDL is making a few changes in response to feedback from Middle School coaches the last two years, which has … Continue reading

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