Archive for February, 2007

Now Begins the Run

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
This is the last week before the TFL State Championship.  Winning States is a team effort, requiring that everyone in every event does their very best.  If this year is anything like last year, it will be 1 student or team that makes the difference between us taking 1st place and 2nd place in sweeps!  Will you be that student?  Will you be the one no one expected to break and place but did?  Will you be the one who pushes us over the top in sweeps? 
 
Remember: Practice is happening every day of this week.  Jonathan Jerome will be in all week to help out.  Please make your best effort to perform to the best of your ability this weekend at States!
 
Best of Luck!
 
- Mr. West and Mr. Kline

Kline Goes to McDonalds

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Once again, thanks David Marshall for the pics. I think this is going to become funnier and funnier….There are two versions of this one

Mr. Kline Goes to Egypt

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

This was too hilarious to pass off. Thanks David for the submission

Harvard Schedule(s)

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Here are the schedules for Harvard. I say schedules plural because there is one for the entire tournament, and then I divided this into a schedule for each event group to make it easier for you to find where you need to be when you need to be there. Please note that these schedules are still considered tentative, and are current as of February 14, 2007 according to the Harvard folks.

Please print a copy of your event’s schedule!

Full Tournament Schedule
Public Forum Debate Schedule
Lincoln Douglas Debate Schedule
Congressional Debate Schedule
Individual Events Schedule

Online Tournament Signups

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
PLEASE USE CARE when you sign up for tournaments.  Do not press “submit registration” twice and check the list before you sign up twice!

Harvard Logistics/Information

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

If you are going to Harvard, you must attend a mandatory meeting (regardless of what event you are in) for information. There will be two meetings held: February 13 and February 14, from 2:30 to 3:00. You only need to attend one of the meetings, so pick the date that is better for you. Both meetings will be held in LA-27.

In addition, the logistics information can be downloaded here. This document includes air/hotel/cost/chaperone information for parents, and a permission form. Please turn in the permission form and money ASAP.

Also, those going to Harvard need to fill out this information form online, with which we’ll be able to have all of the necessary information needed for our trip.

Thanks!

Signups and Updates galore

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Signups: A whole bunch of signups are now online. First, there’s the info signup for all students attending Harvard, which asks for important contact information that we need. Second, there’s the signup for the TFL State Championship, and finally there’s a signup for Porter Ridge, which is being held on the 24th of February.

Legislation Information: Harvard information, including legislation and chamber assignments are now all on the legislation page. In addition, remember that legislation for all tournaments is always available through the MPDebate site. In some instances (cough, Cary, cough) the legislation is not nicely formatted. The PDF that you see on our website is nicely formatted for printing and viewing. So, if you have a problem reading/printing legislation, check our legislation page. Chances are it’s neater and cleaner

Media: There’s a ton of media up too! If you click the media link, you will have the option to link to the brand new photo album, where you can view past and current team pictures. If you have contributions, including pictures and/or videos, please send them in, and I’ll get them up.

Members: The link for members goes to our nflonline team’s page. Be sure to check this regularly to make sure points are entered correctly.

Thanks, and if you have suggestions/comments, email admin@mpdebate.org

-Roshan

CONGRATS to Kim and Diana!

Sunday, February 4th, 2007
big CONGRATULATIONS to Kim Quach and Diana Norton!
 
They have achieved 750 NFL points in Debate, which is the maximun number of points allowed in a single category. 
 
Most impressive about this?  Kim and Diana started debating in their SOPHOMORE YEAR!
 
Make sure you tell them congrats!

NFL Nationals Site Is Live

Friday, February 2nd, 2007
http://www.kansasnationals2007.com/index.html

CFL Qualifiers – Contracts Needed

Friday, February 2nd, 2007
Attention ALL CFL Qualifiers…
 
I need your contracts immediately in order to begin the process of reserving airline tickets.