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08.20.08Happy Birthday, Tyler!
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Salado High School’s Tyler Cook tried to play it down, but we didn’t let him: it’s his birthday! He’ll celebrate his big day in lab today. Tyler, on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Victory Briefs Institute, I’d like to wish you a very special day! ShareThis
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08.19.08Aaron Timmons Announces Greenhill Round Robin
Victory Briefs Daily (0)ADDISON, Tex. — Greenhill School is pleased to announce the Lincoln-Douglas debate participants in the 2008 edition of the Greenhill Round Robin. The round robin will be held September 11 and 12. Notes tournament director Aaron Timmons, “we have sixteen outstanding debaters that have accepted the challenge that are geographically and stylistically diverse that will make for an educational and social experience that is second to none.” The list of competitors, as presented by Timmons, is available here on VBD. (more…) ShareThis
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08.19.08Big Manchester Wants You!
Victory Briefs Daily (0)MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA, Mass. — Registration for the 30th Annual Tim Averill “Big Manchester” Invitational Debate Tournament has officially opened. “Thanks to many wonderful suggestions from you, my friends in coaching, and the experience of having completed my first year at MERHS, I am excited to announce another round of improvements to our tournament,” noted Jonathan Peele in an e-mail this morning. This year’s tournament will bestow beautiful awards upon top competitors in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, policy, and congressional debate. The full text of Peele’s e-mail is available here on VBD. (more…) ShareThis
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08.18.08Happy Birthday, Amberly!
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart’s Amberly Nardo celebrated her sixteenth birthday today. There is no camp-wide gathering today, but belatedly, the entire student body will serenade Amberly at tomorrow’s demo round. Amberly, on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Victory Briefs Institute, I’d like to wish you a very special day! ShareThis
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08.18.08Happy Birthday, Dierdre!
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Monta Vista High School’s Deirdre Chen will celebrate her seventeenth birthday today not simply with a stop-and-go practice round and a module, but with the wonderful folks in her lab. Deirdre, on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Victory Briefs Institute, I’d like to wish you a very special day! ShareThis
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08.14.08Demo: Cooper vs. Jeffers
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Early this afternoon, students were treated to topic analysis, followed by research work in labs. And after a largely working dinner, students gathered for a video analysis of a demonstration debate on the new resolution that featured Ryan Cooper (2005 champion of Greenhill and St. Mark’s) on the affirmative and Douglas Jeffers (2006 champion of Emory and Nationals) on the negative. The round was moderated by Anjan Choudhury and Wesley Craven. ShareThis
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08.14.08Happy Birthday, Ezra!
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Newton North High School’s Ezra Cohen celebrated his sixteenth birthday today. The entire cafeteria joined us in a rousing round of “The Birthday Song” while Ezra feasted upon his cake. Ezra, on behalf of the entire faculty and staff of the Victory Briefs Institute, I’d like to wish you a very special day! ShareThis
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08.14.08Topic Released Tomorrow
Victory Briefs Daily (0)NEW YORK, N.Y. — Tomorrow, the National Forensic League will announce the Lincoln-Douglas debate resolution that will serve as the basis for competitions in both September and October. There are six potential resolutions remaining from which the resolution will be chosen. (They are listed in full in the extended body of this article.) Which do you hope will be chosen? Why? (more…) ShareThis
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08.14.08Where Will You Compete This Coming Season?
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Which tournaments — local, regional, national — do you and your team hope to attend this coming season? Which tournaments would you encourage others to attend? Why? Beyond the national championship titles, which tournament would you most hope to win? ShareThis
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08.13.08Demo: Van Elswyk vs. Diehl
Victory Briefs Daily (0)LOS ANGELES, Cali. — Following VBI Session II@UCLA’s “Theory Academy,” the student body assembled together for a demonstration debate that pitted 2004 Whitman Invitational champion Peter D. Van Elswyk against 2007 TOC champion Patrick Diehl. The round was introduced by Ryan Lawrence. ShareThis
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