This is the first draft of the calendar, and it will be updated throughout the season. Only Invitationals, State Qualifiers, State, and Championship tournaments will be posted on the calendar.

You will note that the long-running Northern California Debate Round Robin held annually by Jesuit High School will be adding Parliamentary and Public Forum Debate to its events offered. In prior years, the tournament ran two divisions of Policy Debate, with 6 preliminary rounds and a break to quarter-finals.

The Jesuit Tournament’s addition of Parliamentary Debate is one of many tournaments that have recently added the event in some form. Yale recently added a division of Parliamentary Debate to its prestigious high school tournament, and other tournaments nationwide have adopted variants on NFL Supplemental Debate.

Currently, we are missing information about the following tournaments:

Silverton Novite, Lancer @ Carlsbad, Whitman, Patriot @ Liberty, Redmond, Santa Clara Spring, California Cup, iTOC @ Willamette, Oregon State Tournament

Finals:
1-0 Decision for Mira Loma ML (Keizra Mecklai & Jeff Leibenhaut)
Runners-up: Bentley RD (Piper Riley & Clare Durant)

Parliamentary Debate Summer Camp: 4 of the greatest words to grace the English language.

Many of California’s top Parliamentary debaters are currently at the Stanford National Forensics Institute, learning all about the joys of Parliamentary Debate.

UPDATE: Working as the “Eye” of POI is Jeff Leibenhaut, who brings you this review:

After debating for just a year, I was excited to go to debate camp in order to reach a more advanced level in parliamentary debate. SNFI turned out to be just what I was looking for, as it helped me improve through lectures, labs, and practice rounds.
Campers started practicing the first day, as a jargon quiz was given after a presentation on argumentation. Campers were then sorted into labs (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) based on the results of the jargon quiz. An average day at SNFI had three lectures, two labs, and three practice rounds. Lectures were offered at both an intermediate level and an advanced level, they were : Art of Argumentation, Topic Analysis, Anatomy of a Debate Round, Research & Writing Briefs, Proposition Case Construction, Proposition Strategy, Standards and Weighing, Topicality, Disads, Counterplans, Terrorism/Religion, Economics, Hegemony, Supreme Court Cases, Oil, Kritiks, POIs, Judge Adaption, Delivery, and Psychology of Winning. The labs were headed by Kate Falkenstein (beginner), Matt Vassar (intermediate), and Nick Robinson (advanced); instructors would elaborate on the lectures to their labs based on the experience level of the students.
The lectures and labs explained both common and uncommon aspects of parliamentary debate. Examples were the explanation of how to run good extra-T and effects-T shells, along with regular T shells. The balance was very helpful, as it preps debaters for out-rounds and allows for a more varied neg approach. It should be noted that the SNFI strategies were far more applicable to policy rounds than value rounds, but this is in no way a problem as students learned how to adapt resolutions to policy rounds and the advantages of doing so. This camp is recommended for debaters of all levels, especially for those that love debating policy resolutions!

The Oregon Debate Institute parli camp for 2010 has just ended. Over two weeks, 26 campers attended lectures and lab sessions, and competed in two camp tournaments. This year, there was an especially diverse group of campers, with people from Nevada, New Jersey, Canada, and even Australia. Alice Lin, who attended ODI for the second time this year, brings you this account.

I’d been somewhat worried that I wouldn’t learn as much this year because I’d already gone to ODI once before, but I was most definitely wrong. This year, there was a stronger focus on strategy and the meta-debate. There were more (but shorter) issue lectures, with a focus less on the history of a region and more on the application of the issue in debate rounds. In each lecture, we would talk about possible plan texts or counterplans, link stories, impacts, and critiques that could be drawn from the subject area. We came to expect the negative to run something besides straight-up disads, such as a PIC or a K. In the final round of the first camp tourney, the negative ran some politics disadvantages and a process CP saying that we should pass the plan through Congress, have Obama veto it, and have Congress overturn the veto. The affirmative won on a procedural against process CPs.

Compared to last year, we greater exposure to critical arguments. Each issue lecture would include some discussion of some critical perspectives on the issues, whether it be Said on Orientalism, Wallerstein on worlds-system theory, Chiappa on nuclearism, or Spanos on technocratic thought. My partner Betty and I ourselves ran four critiques during the two camp tournaments, one of which I wrote myself (you can guess which one it is by our team name below). For the advanced lab, which I was in, we were required to all write at least one critical argument in the two briefs we had to churn out during camp.

In between lectures, practice rounds, working on briefs, and going out to Market of Choice or Prince Puckler’s (ice cream), we all found some time to hang out. Whether it be capture the flag or ultimate frisbee, ping-pong or Chat Roulette, the Hangover or Gaytown, disorganized curfew protests or getting locked out while watching the meteor shower, we had good times. A huge thanks to everyone at ODI for an awesome two weeks!

Some photos can be found on Facebook on the POI page:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28165&id=114722815207474

THE LAB LEADERS + COUNSELORS

Advanced Lab (Teach Me to Love): Ben Dodds, Thomas Schally
Intermediate Lab (Wu-tang Clan): Sarah Hamid, Adam Krell
Intermediate Lab (Sexxxy Beasts): Michael Belcher, Will Chamberlain, Aaron Donaldson
Novice Lab (UN): Hank Fields, Rachel Mosley

Other judges/helpers: Katie Bergus, Thomas Moriarty, Aaron Marineau, Megan Gaffney

TOURNEY RESULTS

Camp tourney #1

Finals: Threat Constructed def. Red Shells R Payneful on a 4-1

Threat Constructed from Teach Me to Love
Alice Lin (Lynbrook HS – San Jose, CA)
Betty Liu (Lynbrook HS – San Jose, CA)

Red Shells R Payneful from Teach Me to Love
Alex Payne (North Eugene HS – Eugene, OR)
Harold Chen (Malboro HS – Malboro, NJ)

Camp tourney #2

Finals: Majority Report def. Threat Constructed on a 3-2
Panel: Will Chamberlain, Megan Gaffney, Sarah Hamid, Rachel Mosley, Aaron Donaldson

Majority Report from Teach Me to Love
Will Moriarty (Marshfield HS – Coos Bay, OR)
Brady Davidson (Marshfield HS – Coos Bay, OR)

See above for Threat Constructed

Top Speakers

1. Christina Seong (Vancouver) from Sexxxy Beast
2. Alex Payne (North Eugene HS – Eugene, OR) from Teach Me to Love
3. Sid Moghe (Westview HS – Portland, OR) from Wu-tang Clan
4. Jasmin Kennard (Gresham HS – Gresham, OR) from Sexxxy Beasts
5. Alice Lin (Lynbrook HS – San Jose, CA) from Teach Me to Love
6. Betty Liu (Lynbrook HS – San Jose, CA) from Teach Me to Love
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

RESOLUTIONS

Camp tourney #1

1. TUSFG should increase economic and/or diplomatic pressure on the PRC in the area human rights.
2. TUSFG should ratify the CTBT.
3. TUSFG should reduce the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. (wording?)
4. TUSFG should enact the DREAM Act.

Semis: TUSFG should substantially reduce subsidies for the production of ethanol.
Finals: TUSFG should repeal DADT.

Camp tourney #2:

1. TUSFG should remove 1 or more of its economic sanctions on Cuba.
2. The IMF should substantially reduce its loan restrictions and/or Structural Adjustment Programs. (wording?)
3. TUSFG should give voting rights to felons.
4. TUSFG should increase support for the joint UN-AU peacekeeping mission. (wording?)
5. TUSFG should substantially increase its space exploration efforts.
6. TUSFG should implement a national system of tradable emissions permits. (wording?)

Quarters: TUSFG should ratify the Law of the Sea treaty.
Semis: TUSFG should substantially reduce its authority to conduct domestic and/or international surveillance efforts. Finals: TUSFG should remove Hamas from its list of terrorist organizations.

Included in POI Rankings

Eligible to be included in POI Rankings

Analy Banana Classic
Date: 9/18
Location: Analy High School (Sebastopol), CA
Website: http://www.analyhighschool.org/calendar/debatecalendar.shtml

PSU Freebie (free of charge)
Date: 9/24 – 9/25
Location: Portland State University, OR
Website: http://home.8j.net/~paleahy/Free%20tournament%202010.htm

Robert Garcia
Date: 09/24 – 09/26
Location: Saint Francis HS, CA
Website: joyoftournaments.com/ca/saintfrancis/info.asp

Yale
Date: 9/24 – 9/26
Location: Yale University, CT
Website: yale.tabroom.com/

Sandra W. Silvers
Date: 10/1 – 10/2
Location: Calhoun HS, GA
Website: joyoftournaments.com/ga/calhoun/info.asp?p=1

Jack Howe
Date: 10/2 – 10/3
Location: CSU Long Beach, CA
Website: beachforensics.com/index.php?page=jackhowe

Sam Barlow
Date: 10/9
Location: Sam Barlow HS, OR
Website:

Jerry Hudson
Date: 10/22 – 10/23
Location: Willamette University, OR
Website:

Jon Schamber
Date: 10/29 – 10/31
Location: University of the Pacific, CA
Website: http://forensicstournament.net/JSHS/10

Oktoberfest
Date: 10/30
Location: Tillamook & Neah-Kah-Nie HS, OR
Website:

Oaks Christian
Date: 11/6
Location: Oaks Christian HS, CA
Website: trivalleysite.yolasite.com/calendar.php

Silverton
Date: 11/6
Location: Silverton HS, OR
Website:

Judy McKeever
Date: 11/13
Location: Tualatin HS, OR
Website:

Windsor
Date: 12/4
Location: Windsor HS, CA
Website: whsdebate.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=62&func=details&did=80

Wolverine
Date: 12/4
Location: Willamette HS, OR
Website:

Clackamas Holiday Edge
Date: 12/4
Location: Clackamas HS, OR
Website:

Winter Invitational
Date: 12/10 – 12/11
Location: Westview HS, OR
Website:

Dempsey Cronin
Date: 12/10 – 12/12
Location: Santa Clara University, CA
Website: DebateResults – forthcoming

Northern California Debate Round Robin
Date: 12/18 – 12/19
Location: Jesuit High School of Sacramento
Website: JOT Forthcoming

Hap Hingston
Date: 1/7 – 1/8
Location: Pacific University, OR
Website:

California Lutheran
Date: 1/7 – 1/9
Location: California Lutheran University, CA
Website: DebateResults – forthcoming

Claremont
Date: 1/8 – 1/9
Location: Claremont HS, CA
Website:

I Have a Dream
Date: 1/14 or 1/15
Location: Monroe HS, CA
Website: trivalleysite.yolasite.com/calendar.php

Martin Luther King Jr.
Date: 01/14 – 01/16
Location: James Logan HS, CA
Website: joyoftournaments.com/ca/jameslogan/info.asp

Glencoe Crimson Tide
Date: 1/15
Location: Glencoe HS, OR
Website:

PSU Viking
Date: 1/21 – 1/22
Location: Portland State University, OR
Website:

Pepperdine
Date: 1/21 – 1/23
Location: Pepperdine University, CA
Website: DebateResults – forthcoming

McMinnville
Date: 1/29
Location: McMinnville HS, OR
Website:

Stanford
Date: 02/12 – 02/14
Location: Stanford University, CA
Website: joyoftournaments.com/ca/stanford/info.asp

MHCC First Saints
Date: 2/18 – 2/19
Location: Mt. Hood Community College, OR
Website:

Robert D. Clark (former Bower Ally)
Date: 2/24 – 2/26
Location: University of Oregon, OR
Website:

Redwood Novite
Date: 2/26
Location: Redwood HS, CA
Website:

CFL State Qualifier
Date:
Location: Presentation HS, CA
Website:

TCFL State Qualifier
Date: 2/25 – 2/26
Location: Cleveland HS, CA
Website: trivalleysite.yolasite.com/debatestatequals.php

SDIVSL State Qualifier
Date:
Location: SDA
Website: members.cox.net/sdivsl – forthcoming

OCSL State Qualifier
Date:
Location: Cypress HS, CA
Website:

CBSR State Qualifier
Date:
Location: Los Osos HS, CA
Website: citrusbeltspeech.org
forensicstournament.com/tnmt_home.php?session=&tourn=310

Sacto State Qualifier
Date: 03/11 – 03/12
Location: C.K. McClatchy HS
Website: JOT Forthcoming

SCDL State Qualifier
Date: 03/12
Location:
Website: JOT Forthcoming

YFL State Qualifier
Date:
Location:
Website: Forensics Tournament Forthcoming

WBFL State Qualifier
Date:
Location:
Website:

GGSA State Qualifier
Date:
Location:
Website: JOT Forthcoming

SoVFL State Qualifier
Date:
Location:
Website:

California State Tournament
Date: 04/15 – 04/17
Location:
Website: joyoftournaments – forthcoming

What teams should we watch out for in 2010-2011?
Who’s partnering with whom?
What tournaments will your school be attending?
Who’s your new parli captain?
Will there be any new coaches around?

Discuss, debate, share the news!

8. Central (MO) FB (Forrest Brown) 0-1 (LLL)
5. Neosho (MO) CH (Chris Holweger) 0-1 (LLW)
5. Shawnee Mission East (KS) DL (Dana L Leib) 0-1 (LLW)
5. Central (MO) KB (Karl S Bennicoff-Yundt) 0-1 (LLW)
3. Central (MO) BM (Brittany Marie Donnellan) 1-1 (WWL LLW)
3. Claremont (CA) PW (Patrick Wilke) 1-1 (WWW LLL)
2. Kickapoo (MO) EM (Erin Morris) 2-1 (WWL WWW LLLLLLW)
1. Ridge (NJ) TP (Tejus Pradeep) 3-0 (WWL WWL WWWWWWL)

“On May 22 and 23, excellent teams from Canada, the Philippines and several states within the US gathered on the campus of Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, for the 6th annual International Tournament of Champions. The three-person teams debated, in the World Schools format, the topic, “In some cases, juveniles should be tried as adults.”
Competition was fierce during the day, but in the evenings students gathered for impromtu talent contests, games on the Wii, foosball, air hockey and movies.

“WOW! We had an amazing time,” said parent Karima Kassam. “Our son Armaan is actively involved with debate and we have gone as far as the Czech Republic to debate. Truly, the organization, the atmosphere, the comradery, and yes of course the FOOD exceeded our expectations.”

Here are the results:

1st Christina Yu, Armaan Kassam and Annie Jin of Team Burnaby, Burnaby, British Columbia

2nd Annie McKenna and Logan Brog of Bentley School, Lafayette, California

3rd Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy

4th Ashley Bowron, Trevor Davis and Liam Carson of West Point Grey Academy, Vancouver, British Columbia

The International Tournament of Champions is known for its more relaxed, fun, intimate atmosphere. Students stay on-campus in dorm rooms, getting a taste for campus life while making friends with students from different corners of the globe.

Registration for the 2011 tournament will begin in January 2011.”

“Friends,

I hope that all is well in the Coast Forensic League; coaches who were around several years ago will remember my name, and to those who don’t know me, it’s a pleasure to meet you!

My name is Matt Vassar and I’m on faculty at Stanford University in the Oral Communication Program. As a coach in the Coast Forensic League, I trained parliamentary debate competitors to international accolades at the International Tournament of Champions (where only 72 teams worldwide were invited) and the North American Debating Championships (where only 24 teams in North America were invited); I had top-ranked speakers (finishing as high as 2nd place) as well as teams in the semi-final round at each of these tournaments.

For the past four years, I’ve had the distinct pleasure of serving as director of the parliamentary division at the Stanford National Forensic Institute. Regardless of if you have students who are just starting out or parliamentary debate students are ready to take their debating to the next level through top-ranked instruction, I would highly recommend the Stanford National Forensic Institute’s program in parliamentary debate.

I hope to see many of your students at camp this summer!

Matt”

“Parli Equalization Proposal” was recently submitted to CHSSA in hopes of increasing CA State Tournament allocation for Parliamentary Debate.

Read, discuss, spread the word!