Comments on: Be the Eye of POI http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/ Central Website for High School Parliamentary Debate Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:06:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Coach St. Amant http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Coach St. Amant Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=2297#comment-1131 Thanks for posting results for the Windsor Invitational. As part of our rule allowing electronic devices during prep, we did allow internet access via smartphone, laptop or iPad. Thanks for posting results for the Windsor Invitational. As part of our rule allowing electronic devices during prep, we did allow internet access via smartphone, laptop or iPad.

]]> By: POI http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 POI Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:28:13 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=2297#comment-1098 Sorry that I didn't set up the coverage posts this weekend, I was down in SoCal debating. Looks like everything worked out in the end though, thanks everyone for the updates. I'll make separate Windsor/Stanford posts after I recover. P.S. Was there internet at Windsor? E.g. were laptops used to store backfiles or to search the web? Sorry that I didn’t set up the coverage posts this weekend, I was down in SoCal debating. Looks like everything worked out in the end though, thanks everyone for the updates.
I’ll make separate Windsor/Stanford posts after I recover.

P.S. Was there internet at Windsor? E.g. were laptops used to store backfiles or to search the web?

]]> By: Coach St. Amant http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Coach St. Amant Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:03:23 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=2297#comment-1095 We had a great time at the Windsor Invitational yesterday. 48 parli teams competed in Open & Novice Division. There were 4 preliminary rounds & one final round in each division. All teams with a 3-1 prelim record or better earned awards. Award winning teams, speaker awards, topics & rules below: AWARD WINNING TEAMS - OPEN DIVISION Livermore HB (Julie Herman/Matt Burris) - 1ND PLACE Windsor CL (Jakob Christensen/Cameron Lane) - 2ND PLACE Analy DB (Mitch Davis/Duncan Brown)- 3-1 RECORD Athenian GL (Lorien Giles/Michaela Lee) - 3-1 RECORD Athenian MH (Daniel Mather/James Harding) - 3-1 RECORD Sonoma Academy GB (Cal Gallegos/Elliot Butterfield) - 3-1 RECORD Windsor NJ (Brenda Nelson/Amy Jeffrey) - 3-1 RECORD Windsor FY (Jason Fauss/Kelsey Young) - 3-1 RECORD AWARD WINNING TEAMS - OPEN DIVISION Windsor HR (Mason Holt/Chuck Roady) - 1ST PLACE Analy MD (Kota Mizutani/Grayson Dimick - 2ND PLACE Analy AC (Weston Alameida/Swawn Currie) - 3-1 RECORD Analy OC (Aili Osteras-Constable/Madeline Coy) - 3-1 RECORD Maria Carillo CS (Brooke Cichosz/Tori Shubin) - 3-1 RECORD Maria Carillo HG (Sam Herniman/Drew Gallagher) - 3-1 RECORD Washington FC (Linda Fu/Vanessa Chi) - 3-1 RECORD Washington LN (Anny Lin/Karina Ng) - 3-1 RECORD Washington WZ (Christopher Wong/Steven Zhang) - 3-1 RECORD SPEAKER AWARDS - OPEN DIVISION Matthew Iannone (Athenian) - 1ST PLACE Julie Herman (Livermore) - 2ND PLACE Brenda Nelson (Windsor) - 3RD PLACE SPEAKER AWARDS - NOVICE DIVISION Grayson Dimick (Analy) - 1ST PLACE Kavita Kandaswamy (Athenian) - 2ND PLACE Patrick Foster (Windsor) - 3RD PLACE TOPICS 1) War is not a path to peace 2) USFG should enact a new carbon tax 3) Socialism does more harm than good 4) Knowledge should be valued over belief 5) Smaller government should be valued over larger government RULES Allowed full student squad prep (no coaches/adults), use of electronic devices during prep was OK & you could use any color paper you wanted. Only handwritten notes allowed into the debates. POIs were allowed in all speeches. No POOs, etc. SCHEDULE UPDATE We're looking to move this tournament earlier in the schedule next season so more of our POI friends can attend. We had a great time at the Windsor Invitational yesterday. 48 parli teams competed in Open & Novice Division. There were 4 preliminary rounds & one final round in each division. All teams with a 3-1 prelim record or better earned awards.

Award winning teams, speaker awards, topics & rules below:

AWARD WINNING TEAMS – OPEN DIVISION
Livermore HB (Julie Herman/Matt Burris) – 1ND PLACE
Windsor CL (Jakob Christensen/Cameron Lane) – 2ND PLACE
Analy DB (Mitch Davis/Duncan Brown)- 3-1 RECORD
Athenian GL (Lorien Giles/Michaela Lee) – 3-1 RECORD
Athenian MH (Daniel Mather/James Harding) – 3-1 RECORD
Sonoma Academy GB (Cal Gallegos/Elliot Butterfield) – 3-1 RECORD
Windsor NJ (Brenda Nelson/Amy Jeffrey) – 3-1 RECORD
Windsor FY (Jason Fauss/Kelsey Young) – 3-1 RECORD

AWARD WINNING TEAMS – OPEN DIVISION
Windsor HR (Mason Holt/Chuck Roady) – 1ST PLACE
Analy MD (Kota Mizutani/Grayson Dimick – 2ND PLACE
Analy AC (Weston Alameida/Swawn Currie) – 3-1 RECORD
Analy OC (Aili Osteras-Constable/Madeline Coy) – 3-1 RECORD
Maria Carillo CS (Brooke Cichosz/Tori Shubin) – 3-1 RECORD
Maria Carillo HG (Sam Herniman/Drew Gallagher) – 3-1 RECORD
Washington FC (Linda Fu/Vanessa Chi) – 3-1 RECORD
Washington LN (Anny Lin/Karina Ng) – 3-1 RECORD
Washington WZ (Christopher Wong/Steven Zhang) – 3-1 RECORD

SPEAKER AWARDS – OPEN DIVISION
Matthew Iannone (Athenian) – 1ST PLACE
Julie Herman (Livermore) – 2ND PLACE
Brenda Nelson (Windsor) – 3RD PLACE

SPEAKER AWARDS – NOVICE DIVISION
Grayson Dimick (Analy) – 1ST PLACE
Kavita Kandaswamy (Athenian) – 2ND PLACE
Patrick Foster (Windsor) – 3RD PLACE

TOPICS
1) War is not a path to peace
2) USFG should enact a new carbon tax
3) Socialism does more harm than good
4) Knowledge should be valued over belief
5) Smaller government should be valued over larger government

RULES
Allowed full student squad prep (no coaches/adults), use of electronic devices during prep was OK & you could use any color paper you wanted. Only handwritten notes allowed into the debates. POIs were allowed in all speeches. No POOs, etc.

SCHEDULE UPDATE
We’re looking to move this tournament earlier in the schedule next season so more of our POI friends can attend.

]]> By: POI http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 POI Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:49:42 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=2297#comment-1003 Awesome, thanks. Awesome, thanks.

]]> By: Coach St. Amant http://www.pointofinformation.org/news/be-the-eye-of-poi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Coach St. Amant Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:47:59 +0000 http://www.pointofinformation.org/?p=2297#comment-998 We will be posting results from the 2010 Windsor Invitational to be held on Feb 6th. This is a pure Parli tournament with Novice & Open divisions. Invitation on JOT. We will be posting results from the 2010 Windsor Invitational to be held on Feb 6th. This is a pure Parli tournament with Novice & Open divisions. Invitation on JOT.

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