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DUDA #2: Woodrow Wilson Info

The Policy (CX) Squad will be competing at the 2nd DUDA Tournament this weekend. The tournament is being hosted by Woodrow Wilson High School.  A chartered van will pick up students at 245PM.  Students are NOT to report to 4th Period.

Tournament schedule

Nov. 11, 2011
3:00 PM	HS Registration
4:00 PM	HS Judge Training
4:30 PM	HS Round 1 Round 1: J-CX, NF-CX, V-CX
5:00 PM	MS Registration
5:30 PM	Middle School Training 1
6:00 PM	HS Round 2 Round 2: J-CX, NF-CX, V-CX
6:30 PM	Middle School Training 2
7:30 PM	Dinner
8:30 PM	HS Round 3 Round 3: J-CX, NF-CX, V-CX
Nov. 12, 2011
7:45 AM	HS Registration
8:00 AM	HS Judge Training
8:30 AM	HS Round 4 JV/Varsity Round 4: J-CX, V-CX
8:45 AM	HS Round 1 Novice Round 1: NS-CX
9:45 AM	MS Registration
10:30 AM	HS Rd 5 JV/Varsity, Rd 2 Novice; MS Judge Training Round 2: NS-CX Round 5: J-CX, V-CX
11:00 AM	MS Round 1 Round 1: MS-CX
12:00 PM	Lunch (and HS Survey)
1:00 PM	Rd 3 Nv, Semis JV,V, MS Rd 2 Round 2: MS-CX Round 3: NS-CX Semifinal round: J-CX, V-CX
2:00 PM	MS Rd 3 Round 3: MS-CX
3:00 PM	Awards
3:30 PM	Finals JV, V Final round: J-CX, V-CX

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Hockaday Information

The LD Squad will be competing at the Hockaday TFA Tournament. Van will leave Townview at 3:30pm.  Students will be dismissed from their 4th period classes. You will NOT go to 4th.

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Garcia-Velasquez Finish First at Naaman Forest

The policy (CX) team of Ivan  Garica and Rolando Velasquez continued their hot streak (3 consecutive weeks of top 3 finishes) by winning the VCX division of the Naaman Forest TFA Tournament. Ivan Garcia also won his second 1st Place Best Speaker award and Rolando won the 2nd Place Best Speaker.

In the Novice LD division Maria Herrera became the first novice this year to break into elimination rounds.  She made it to Quarter Finals in only her second NLD tournament!

This weekend the squad will be split.  LD'rs will be competing at Hockaday while the CX teams compete at the DUDA tournament hosted by Woodrow Wilson.

Naaman Forest Info

We will leaving immediately after 3rd Period and taking a mini-bus like we did for Plano West. Students are responsible for making up work and ARE NOT authorized to skip 3rd Period. You must get written permission from your 3rd Period teacher to be in the Debate Room. I am NOT requesting to pull students out of class before 4th Period. If a teacher chooses to let you out that's between you and the teacher. If you work out such a deal, you are responsible for making sure that you are not counted absent.

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Go West Get Points!

The JBS Law Magnet once again finished the weekend with two Top 3 finishes.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman took top honors for the team by winning 2nd Place in Varsity LD, earning 6 additional TFA points and qualifying to state.  Emilio Lozano broke to Quarters and earned his first 2 TFA qualifying points.

Top honors in Varsity CX Debate go to Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez who finished the weekend in 3rd Place and earned 4 TFA points. They too qualified to state with the weekend performance.

Kelsey, Ivan and Rolando are the first JBS Law Magnet debate team members of the to qualify to TFA State this year. Alex Delgado and Emilio Lozano both have 2 points in VLD.

The team will next compete at Naaman Forrest in Garland.

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JBS Law Debaters Gust Thru Guyer Field

The JBS Law Magnet debate team grabbed two top finishes at the Guyer TFA qualifier this weekend.

Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez knocked off the top seed in Quarters and defeated Colleyville-Heritage in the Semi's on 3-0 decision before finally splitting a 2-1 decision against Greenhill in the Finals.  Team GV finished 2nd and earned 6 TFA State points.

Kelsey Annu-Essuman broke to Quarters in VLD and won the Top Speaker Award in the division. Kelsey also earned an additional 2 TFA points, bringing her total to 5 for the year.

The novice LD'rs also competed in their first tournament and did so in the varsity division. Congratulations to Jose Garcia, Maria Herrera and Kimberly Pesina for competing for the first time.  On a special note, Maria won one of her varsity rounds!

Next week, the team competes at Plano West.

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Off to a Fast Start

Emilio Lozano picked up his first round at St. Mark's. Lozano is a converted CX debater, competing in his first LD tournament since he was a freshmen.

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Jesuit Novice CX Scrimmage

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Note: Jesuit will be proving breakfast and lunch for all students.

Hart Global Leaders Forum

Kelsey Annu-Essuman, Quetzabel Benavides and Rolando Velasquez joined other students from local high schools at Southern Methodist University to participate in this year's Hart Global Leaders Forum.

The students participated in morning sessions led by SMU professors Dr. Seyom Brown and Dr. Delores M. Etter. Brown discussed the Just War Doctrine in the context of recent US foreign policy. Etter spoke on the topic of emerging technologies being used in war and homeland surveillance.

The day culminated by the three JBS Law Magnet students joining additional students from JBS Law Magnet and other schools at McFarland Auditorium to hear former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speak. He spoke passionately about not setting rigid goals in life and being open to opportunities. After Dr. Gates' speech Kelsey, Q and Rolando joined a smaller group to dine with Dr. Gates at the Umphrey Lee Center.

SMU hosts the Hart Global Leaders Forum each year. Past speakers have included General Colin Powell and New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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JBS Debaters Dominate DUDA #1

The JBS Law Magnet Debaters dominated the field at the first DUDA tournament hosted by Adamson High School.

Novice CX
Richard Ramirez and Samuel Rodriguez - 6th Place
Emerson Chavez and Ismael Reyna -9th Place
Destiny Hernandez and Ronaldo Ramirez went 2-2, winning their first rounds as NCX debaters.

Ismael Reyna - 7th Best Speaker
Richard Ramirez - 9th Best Speaker

Varsity CX
Emilio Lozano and Rolando Velasquez - 1st Place
Ivan Garcia and Rodolfo Velasquez - 2nd Place
Ruben Garcia and Andre Lozano - 4th Place

Rolando Velasquez - 1st Place Best Speaker
Ivan Garcia - 3rd Place Best Speaker
Andre Lozano - 4th Place Best Speaker
Emilio Lozano - 5th Place Best Speaker

The squad also won 2nd Place Overall Sweepstakes!

A special thanks to Rozana Rojas for judging and Patricia Guerrero for chaperoning. Thanks also to Seneca Okere and Alex Becerra for judging.

The CX squad will next debate at the Novice Jesuit Tournament on October 8th.

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HS Tournament

7:45am – 8:30am Registration

8am – 8:30am Judge Training

8:30am – Round 1 JV/Varsity

8:45am – Round 1 Novice

10:30am Round 2 – Novice, JV, Varsity

Noon – 1:15pm – Lunch and survey

1:15pm – Round 3 – JV, Varsity, Novice

3pm – Round 4 – JV, Varsity, Novice

5:30 pm Awards

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Greenhill LD Round Robin Update#1

So we've survived the morning breakfast ritual and now we're waiting for the photo sessions.

The policy debaters have taken their group and coach photos. Now the photographer is shooting the LD'rs in group spots. This will be followed by coach/debater pics and then off to Round 1.


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Greenhill 2011

LD Round Robin Information:

Schedule:

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

8:00 PM    Registration for coaches in Presidential Suite of Intercontinental Hotel

Thursday September 15, 2011 (Held at Intercontinental Hotel - Dallas)

7:30 - 8:15        Breakfast for students/coaches
8:15        Pictures for students/Pairings Released after photos are complete

9:00 – 10:30 Round One
10:30 - 12:30 Round Two
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:45 - 3:45 Round Three
3:45 – 5:45 Round Four (Snacks and Drinks)  
7:30 Dinner (The Blue Mesa)

Friday September 16th, 2011 (Held at Intercontinental Hotel - Dallas)
8:30 - 9:00 Breakfast (schedules released)
9:15 – 11:15 Round Five
11:30 – 12:15 Lunch

12:30 – 2:30 Round Six
2:30 – 4:30 Round Seven   
6:30 Dinner/Awards

7:30 Final Round

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Grapevine Classic 2011

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Barefoot Debaters Climb Hilltop

The Judge Barefoot Sanders Debate Team competed at the SMU debate tournament this weekend. The LD Squad completed the weekend with several top awards:

Kelsey Annu-Essuman - 2nd Place in the tournament and 3rd Best Speaker.
Alex Delgado - 3rd Place in the tournament.
Yastril Nanez - 4th Best Speaker.

Ivan Garcia was the sole CX debater to be recognized at the tournament. He was 7th Best Speaker in CX debate.

The top varsity debaters will be competing at Plano Sr. and Hendrickson this weekend in preparation for the Grapevine TOC Classic in two weeks.

SMU Debate Tournament

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Y-O-D-A

In keeping with the tradition established a few years ago, I am proud to announce this year's theme - Y-O-D-A: The Year of Determined Achievement. We will achieve great things as a team. In the words of Dr. Scott "Duck" Deatheridge, "when one of us wins, we all win."

Yoda has a long connection with the Law Magnet debate team. My first year of coaching, my favorite phrase to share with the debaters was "do or do not, there is no try." I like this message and it holds true to this day.

That same year, the team took this small figurine to UIL State as a "good luck" charm.  That team broke to the Sweet 16. Ms. Taylor, who is now the Assistant Debate Coach, was one of those debaters.

YEAR OF DETERMINED ACHIEVEMENT! This is your year to achieve because we are in it to win it!

MGW11: Conducting Online Research

Although this video is a little raw, the content is great. This is a brief lecture at the Mean Green Workshops conducted by Amy Schade and Hunter McCullough, both debaters on the UNT debate team.

Richardson New Topic Tournament

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NDCA Results

The NDCA released the final results of the NDCA Championships and Kelsey Annu-Essuman finished as the 32nd Seed. The tournament only broke to partial doubles, but had it broken to doubles, Kelsey would have qualified to the elimination rounds.

Next year's NDCA Championships will be hosted by UNLV in sunny Las Vegas!

UIL Regional Info

We will be leaving Townview Friday, April 15 at 10AM.  DO NOT report to any of your classes. Instead report to debate room with luggage. We will check into hotel before LD rounds start. Dress comfortably for the drive and pack for one day. I will email weather report next week.

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JBS Law Magnet Ranked in 10 Ten by Children at Risk Organization

The Children at Risk Organization recognized the JBS Law Magnet as a Top Ten High School in the Greater Dallas Area and a Top Twenty High School in the State of Texas. The recognition is based upon test scores, demographics, college readiness and a myriad of other factors.

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UIL Spring Meet Results

UIL Spring Meet Results for the JBS Law Magnet in alphabetical order of the event.  1st-3rd Place winners received a medal and advance to compete in Regionals at Baylor University.  4th-5th Place alternates also get to travel to Waco as possible substitutes.

Computer Applications - 4th Place, Margarita Sanchez

Current Issues & Events - 8th Place, Reuben Howard

Headline Writing - 1st Place, Rolando Velasquez

Informative Speaking - 6th Place, Reuben Howard

Lincoln Douglas Debate - 2nd Place, Katia Ramirez

Poetry Interpretation - 1st Place, Lucero Pina
                                   4th Place, Quetzabel Benavides

Prose Interpretation - 3rd Place, Kelsey Annu-Essuman
                                  5th Place, Glyneisha Johnson

Ready Writing - 1st Place, Rolando Velasquez

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The schedule has not been released online.  Participants need to see Mr. Gonzalez for specific time of events or view the list of events in the UIL Prep Dropbox folder.

Kersch breaks to CEDA Quarters

Congratulations to Brian Kersch, our CX assistant coach who debates for UNT.  He and his partner Amy Schade broke to Quarter Finals at the CEDA National tournament.

Brian has been one the JBS Law Magnet assistant coaches for the last two years and played a key role in Law Magnet getting its first CX team qualified to the TOC.

Emory NDI: Research Tips & Tricks

JBS Law Joins DUDA in 2011-2012

Enjoying the team's most successful outing at TFA State was not the only major accomplishment at the tournament. After a series of email discussions over the last two weeks, Don Gonzalez, the JBS Law Magnet coach, and Nicole Serrano, Executive Director of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, met to discuss the Law Magnet's potential admission into the DUDA next year. 

The two reached an agreement to have next year's JBS novice and sophomore CX debaters compete in the DUDA. The teams will abide by all the UDL rules regarding disclosure and evidence use. Serrano has agreed to include JBS in its workshops and training sessions.  Additionally, the JBS Law Magnet has offered to host one of the DUDA debate tournaments at Townview.  More exciting information about shared resources is pending and will be provided when finalized.

Gonzalez believes this will be the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship which will facilitate a deeper and broader growth of debate in Dallas ISD. 

Nicole Serrano, who is completing her first year as the Executive Director of the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance, brings a strong debate pedigree to the DUDA. Serrano has previously coached debate at Montgomery Bell and is a member of the Executive Board of the National Debate Coaches Association. She has also taught at the Dartmouth Debate Institute.

3 Top 20 Finishes @ TFA State

The JBS Law Magnet debate team had its most successful showing at TFA State with three Top 20 performances.  Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquz finished in 17th place in CX Debate.  Ivan Garcia (who has struggled with his speaker points all year) finished as the 19th Best Speaker in CX.  Kelsey was the 20th Best Speaker  in LD.  Since TFA State is so large, they recognize the top 20 Speakers.

In a year, in which JBS was supposed to rebuilding, it got is first CX team to break at TFA state.  Scott Deatherage used to say that "when won of us wins, we all win," that debate is more of a team effort than just the people debating in the room.  That was obvious this weekend as Charlie Stephens and Zavier Wingham came up to help be part of the research/strategy team, instead of enjoying their first weekend of Spring Break. Below is  a great picture of one of our "war room" sessions before leaving for the tournament.

Now we get ready for UIL Spring Meet and then the NDCA Championships in Scranton, PA.

Garcia-Velasquez Clear @ TFA State!

After digging themselves into an 0-2 hole, Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez won three consecutive rounds to become the first Law Magnet debaters to clear at TFA state. The team is seeded #23 and will face Highland Park in the Double Octo Finals Saturday morning at 8AM.

Garcia-Velasquez Make NDCA Champs

We received word late today that Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez have qualified for the National Debate Coaches' Association Championships.

Cameron University Debate Camp

If you still don't know the extent of your ability to debate next year, but want to go to a camp to make sure you save a spot on the team, I would recommend going to Cameron.  I CANNOT OFFER ANY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAMERON.  The price is affordable and it's only 6 days of your Summer Break.

Most of you would be intermediate or advanced.

TFA STATE

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Rolando Velasquez Finishes in Top 10

Rolando Velasquez finished as 10th Place Best Speaker this weekend.  That is a great accomplishment at a TOC tournament.  Most TOC tournaments recognized the Top 20 speakers in each event.

Katia Takes on Entire Grapevine NLD Squad

Katia Ramirez dominated the NLD field throughout the preliminary rounds, defeating four Grapevine debaters in route to a 5-0 record. Katia defeated another Grapevine debater in the Quarter Finals, setting up yet another debate against Grapevine. Having had five previous opportunities to hear her arguments, the Grapevine debater prevailed and Katia finished in 3rd Place. According to Mr. Gonzalez, he could not recall a single time in which a debater or team was required to debate one squad so many times and questioned the tab room's management of the tournament.  On a bright note, Katia finished the season with three TFA points, the most ever accumulated by a freshman JBS LD debater.

The varsity debaters were in the hunt for a TOC bid.  Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez finished in 9th Place and missed the bid round by .5 speaker points. Rodolfo Velasquez and David Webb once again finished with a winning 3-2 record, but it was not enough to break.

The JBS Law Magnet Debate Team closed out the TFA regular debate season at the Colleyville TOC Winter Classic. Garcia-Velasquez and Kelsey Annu-Essuman will be competing at TFA state March 10-12.

Colleyville Heritage High School

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Please remember there will be no per diem on this trip so bring money for dinner and lunch the next day.  I  have covered breakfast at the hotel.

This IS a TOC tournament.  Bids at Semis for CX and Finals for LD. Let's roll!

Novices Land Treasure at DeSoto

The novice CX team of Haley Estrada and Tyffany Robles volunteered to debate varsity at DeSoto to help build the numbers to help one of the VCX get qualified to state.  They did more than show up; they broke to Quarters, earned the 5th Place spot and earned their first two TFA points!

Ana Giron also broke to Quarters in Novice LD.

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UIL SPRING MEET INFO

Our Spring Meet is March 26th at Richardson High School.  Please help me recruit other appropriate non-debate Law & CJ students.  You can share this link.

We currently have old study packets.  You can ask Rolando where they are.  The new packets have been ordered and should arrive in a week.

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