Category Archives: Middle School League

2012 – 2013 Debate Topic Announced: Transportation Infrastructure

Earlier this spring, the National Federation of High School Associations announced after a vote of coaches in all 50 states that the 2012 – 2013 policy debate topic would be: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its … Continue reading

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2012 CMSDL Coach Survey

Please take some time to fill out the 2012 CMSDL Coach Survey that has been emailed to coaches. We are looking for feedback about the 2011/12 season regarding tournaments, administration and other areas. This is a chance to provide feedback … Continue reading

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SY2012 CMSDL Student Survey Results

The SY2012 Chicago Middle School Debate League student surveys have been processed, and they show a great deal of engagement in and positive response to the competitive academic debate among our students. A few of the data points among the … Continue reading

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Buffalo Grove MS Tournament — May 5th

The Buffalo Grove HS Speech and Drama Coach, Tracey Repa, is helping the Chicago Debate League with its inaugural Speech Performance Competition on May 19th. In between now and then, Buffalo Grove HS — 1100 Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove — … 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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Two Awards Matters for the 2012 Chicago Middle School Debate Championship

Two important awards matters here. (i) From each CMSDL school, we need to get the single Most Valuable Debater on your team this year. One MVD will be awarded per school during the final awards ceremony at 4pm on Saturday. … Continue reading

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Judges Needed for Saturday’s CMSDL Tournament Five ($40, done by 4 pm)

We’re looking for judges for the Chicago Middle School Debate Championship on Saturday, March 10th. Please check the CMSDL Tournament Five Schedule. We ask judges to be available from 8:15 am to roughly 4 pm. Our tournament location: Schurz High … Continue reading

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Reminders and Announcements for Tomorrow’s CMSDL T4 at King and Julian

Coaches, We’re looking forward to a great Tournament Four on Saturday morning and our best tournament yet of the season. A few important reminders that each coach should look at before Saturday morning: The locations for Tournament Four are: Conference … Continue reading

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A Note about Observer Etiquette at CMSDL Tournaments

We’ve had a few recent complaints about parents and observers at CMSDL Tournaments. Please share with parents of students who plan to attend T4 and T5. The purpose of CMSDL competitions is education and developing academic and social skills. While … Continue reading

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Updated CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook

The updated CMSDL Professional Development Reporting Notebook includes Saturday’s Coach Training Seminar, the recent mentor coach PD support that’s taken place, and the many Jan-Feb CMSDL administration site visits designed for PD. Congrats to Robert Romano, from King Lab Elementary … Continue reading

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