Registration is open for the 2012 MDTA Public Forum State Tournament to be held at Blaine High School on January 6th and 7th. Registration can be done by e-mailing rbrynteson -at- brynteson.info. Because of how the holidays hit, we will leave registration open until January 4th, 2012. At registration, please have all judges listed so …
The MSHSL accepted the MDTA recommendation to add public forum debate to the 2012-13 state debate tournament. This process started several years and with the assistance of Chris Franson from the MSHSL we were able to get our proposal adapted. This proposal is to add public forum debate to the traditional debate timeframe and a …
Public Forum Debate officially recognized by MSHSL Read More »
Well, we are two more tournaments into the season with only SPA, Blake, St. Francis and State Qualifiers remaining for the MDTA Cup this season. Here are your top 5 with full updates also available. CX – http://mdta.org/mdta-cup-cx-2011/ (Missing None – Updated 11/19/11) LD – http://mdta.org/mdta-cup-ld-2011/ (Missing None – Updated 11/19/11) PF – http://mdta.org/mdta-cup-pf-2011/ (Missing None – Updated 11/19/11) LD …
The MDTA Cut Mid-Season reports seems a lot of very tight races. We are missing a few items of information and if you have this information available, please forward it to results@mdta.org. Details of the MDTA Cup and how points are awarded can be found here: http://mdta.org/results/mdta-cup/. Full Results of all students available at: CX …
The minutes of the September 2011 General Membership meeting are now available online at: http://mdta.org/events/fileDownload.aspx?attachID=1972 Of note, the MDTA is looking for volunteers to serve on two committees. One is a committee to review the MSHSL State Debate Tournament rules to determine what changes would be required to use today’s most common computer tabbing programs. …
The following limits will be used for the 2011-2012 Novice Policy: The United States Federal Government should implement the Constellation Program The United States Federal Government should implement a passive SETI program The United States Federal Government should implement a human mission directly to Mars. The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its capability …
The annual MDTA Novice Case Limits Meeting will again be held at the home of Gail Sarff on August 16th, 2011 starting at 4:30 PM promptly. At the meeting we will discuss the current NFL Policy Topics and the desired limits to be in place for the 2011-12 debate season. If you would like to …
MDTA Novice Case Limits Meeting – August 16th 2011 Read More »
The MDTA is excited to announce the first annual MDTA Jamboree to be held at Chanhassen High School on September 24th, 2011. The MDTA Jamboree will feature tracks for Novice, JV and Varsity students in Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate. The MDTA Jamboree is more than just a tournament, it will be the kickoff …
The MDTA is excited to announce the return of it’s program grants for the 2011-2012 school year. The MDTA will be offering at least 5 grants with each grant being a minimum of $1000.00. The final number of grants and total amounts will be determined based upon the total number of applications received. All Minnesota …
MDTA Announcing Program Grants for 2011-12 Season Read More »
Does plea bargaining undermine the criminal justice system was the topic argued at the first Minnesota Public Forum State Tournament. Miles Norman and Emily Dallager of Eagan High School defeated Eastview’s Allie Johnson & Steven Albers 5-0 to win the public forum tournament. Norman and Dallager’s argument of how plea bargaining does not undermines the United States …
Eagan Captures Minnesota Public Forum State Tournament Read More »
