JBS Law Going to Indy!Garcia-Velasquez Qualify to NFL Nats

Ivan Garcia and Rolando Velasquez downed Greenhill in a close 2-1 decision to qualify to NFL Nationals. They are the first team in JBS Law Magnet history to qualify to NFL Nationals. The tournament will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana in June.

This is the culmination of a year's worth of work.  Thanks and appreciation go out to Dustin Darby, Brian Kersch, Charlie Stephens and Zavier Wingham for providing solid assistant coaching throughout the year. We would also like to thank the staff of the JBS Law Magnet: Patricia Guerrero, Severo Perez, Rozana Rojas and Angela Taylor for chaperoning the team when we needed extra help.

Finally, we would like to thank the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance staff, Nicole Serrano and Lauren Sabino, for helping input NFL points and covering the cost of entry fees. Ivan and Rolando will not only be representing the Law Magnet, but the entire DUDA.

DUDA VCX City Championship

The JBS Law Magnet Debate Team will be competing at the Dallas Urban Debate Alliance City Championship this Friday and Saturday at Southern Methodist University.

The charter bus/van will be leaving Townview immediately at the end of 2nd Period. I will be requesting that you be released at the end of 1st Period.

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SMU Directions to Campus

SMU Map (printable)

Schedule

Friday, February 17

3pm – 3:15pm Registration

3:30pm Round 1

5:30pm Round 2

7-8pm Dinner

8pm Round 3

10pm done

Saturday, February 18

8am – 8:30am breakfast/check in

8:30am – Round 4

10am – Round 5

12-1pm Lunch

1pm – Semis

3pm Awards

3:30pm – Finals

5pm done

OVERALL Notes
Please remember that all coaches and students are expected to stay through awards.

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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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.

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.