The MDTA has created resources for policy and LD coaches for their novice debaters. Below is a quick description of each: MDTA Novice LD Topic The MDTA has adopted a policy of using the following resolution for all Novice LD for tournaments using the Sept/Oct topic. Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified. …
Mark your calendar – the 2013 Novice Policy Case Limits meeting will be held on June 1st. We will be discussing area with the 2013-2014 Policy Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela. I will update this post with exact time and location as …
Only one more tournament left for the books and it appears we have everything cleared up. In the individual race, Elliot Polsky of STA has a three point lead over Sam Anderson of Lakeville North. In the school race, STA has a three point lead over Lakeville North. Individuals Elliot Polsky STA 21 Sam Anderson …
Here are your near final Public Forum results for the 2012 school year. In terms of team points, it appears we have a tie between Blaine HS and SPA with only the section tournament bonus points remaining. It should be a great finish for the team awards. For our individual results Jed Rothstein from St. …
We are the end of the season. With only SPA, Blake and Swamp Rats Part II remaining on the calendar – some of the races are very tight. These results are unofficial still as we need to triple check names/such. Full results can be found below. Name School Points Debate Perry Abdulkadir Eastview 12 Classic …
We have updated LD and PF results for everyone. We are waiting on all results from the U of M and Minneapolis Southwest Tournaments. Here are your top two plus ties for individuals three weeks into the season. Name School Points Debate Erik Lecy Eastview 3 Classic Charlotte Roiger Eastview 3 Classic Trace Thompson Minneapolis_South …
The MDTA Cup Points have been updated for week 2. Full update can be found here: http://mdta.org/results/mdta-cup/ Top 5 Schools in LD Lakeville_North 9 Apple_Valley 7 Robbinsdale_Cooper 6 Lakeville_South 5 STA 5 Top 5 Schools in PF Blaine 8 Eastview 6 Apple_Valley 6 Maple_Grove 5 Cannon_Falls 5 Robbinsdale 5 Top 5 Schools in CX Minneapolis_South 7 …
2012 CHANHASSEN / MDTA JAMBOREE RESULTS CONGRATULATIONS to the entire Minnesota debate community for participating in its first in-state debate tournament for the 2012-2013 debate season! The Chanhassen tournament was a major success due to the work of several area coaches that chipped in to lecture JV debaters on the transition to varsity …
That time of the year is upon us again where members of the MDTA can get together. This year, our MDTA General Membership meeting will again be held along side the CTAM Conference. CTAM is September 14-15 in St. Cloud, MN at the Holiday Inn. You can get registration information here. The CTAM General Membership …
The MDTA is again excited to announce the program grant program for the 2012-13 school year. Over the past two years, the MDTA has paid out over $20,000 to over 15 different programs. These grants have helped new programs get off the ground and supplied support to existing programs. The grant application is now available here. …
