Practice Friday and Monday

Hey all, just to be clear:

1. Friday (tomorrow) we will have an open work-session from 5 to 7PM at South. I will probably be the only coach, but if you need access
to computer or want help, I'll be here.

2. Monday (next week) I will be gone, but we'll still have practice. We'd talked about having practice Tuesday, then we came to our senses when we realized it was Halloween.

Have a nice day.

Andy.

Hopkins Photo

Nov 18 @ Cooper

Hawk Invitational
Robbinsdale Cooper High School
Nov 18, 2006

Steve Kinsella will be the coach in charge on the day of the tournament. Andy Charrier will be a tournament in Chicago, but if you have questions, please contact him at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@debate194.net

Important Times:
Bus leaves from UPPER doors of North at 6:45AM.
Return will be about 5PM.

Tournament Format:
Round 1 – 8:30 to 9:15
Round 2 – 9:30 to 10:15
Round 3 – 10:30 to 11:15
(Lunch 11:15 to 12:00)
Round 4 – 12:00 to 12:45
Round 5 – 1:00 to 1:45
Round 6 - 2:00 to 2:45
Final Round 3:00 to 3:45

Other Information:
Bring something to eat for lunch.
Have 3 pre-flows ready for both sides.

Lakeville North Varsity:
Elisabeth White
Alexandra Fernandez
Luke Gunderson
Kelsey Meyer
Bryant Au
Pat Arnold

Lakeville North JV:
Jessica Kanuit

Lakeville North Novice:
Jesse VonWald
Anna Berg
Molly Makarchuk
Brianna Lauer
Nicona Bryan
Cody Labeau
Sara Starita
Alex Dahm

Lakeville South Varsity:
Tim Jennings
Jackie Caston

Lakeville South JV:
Kelsey Buehrer

Lakeville South Novice:
Gina Giorgi
Michelle Bradley
Shawn Nelson
Chris Elwood
Dustin Max
Jeff Burros
Abbie Barrett

Nov 11 @ BSM

We had planned on going to Highland Park when we made the season calendar, but we are going to Benilde-St. Margaret's instead.

Benilde-St. Margaret's
Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park
November 11, 2006

Andy Charrier will be the coach in charge. Call him at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@debate194.net if you have questions.

Important Times:
Bus will leave from UPPER doors of North at 6:45AM.
We will return later, perhaps about 5PM or so.

Tournament Format:
The plan is to have five rounds of LD and PF with a final round in all divisions.

Other Information:
Bring pre-flows for the 3 rounds on each side.

The BSM parents usually provide a really good concession stand, but it's always good to pack something to eat as a backup.

Lakeville North Varsity:
Lindsay Kubina
Alexandra Fernandez
Courtney Erickson
Tyler Traub
Karen Zhou
Pat Arnold

Lakeville South Varsity:
Mike Berger
Abbie Gudmundson
Hannah Ames
Emily Julik
Tim Jennings

Lakeville North JV:
Tom Caruso
Stephanie Hallgren
Elisabeth White
Bryant Au

Lakeville South JV:
Julie Schmidt
Christian Keil
Joe Julik


Lakeville North Novice:
Taylor Ehlis
Steven Elliott
Alexandra Nelson
Catherine Eichmann

Lakeville South Novice:
Kailey Benson
Carissa VanSlooten
Sarah Lund
Abbie Barrett

Oct 28 @ Eagan

Wildcat Invitational
Eagan High School
October 28, 2006

Andy Charrier is the coach in charge. If you have questions, contact him at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@debate194.net

Important Times:
Bus leaves from UPPER doors of North at 8:30AM -- nice to sleep in!
Estimated return to North is 6PM.

Other Information:
6 rounds of debate -- bring enough flows for 3 debates on each side.
Eagan usually has a nice supply of healthy food for sale, but you may still wish to pack a lunch or some snacks.

Tournament Schedule:
Lincoln-Douglas
Round 1 9:30 – 10:15
Round 2 10:30 – 11:15
Round 3 12:00 – 12:45
Round 4 1:15 – 2:00
Round 5 2:30 – 3:15
Round 6 3:45 – 4:30
Awards 4:45

Lakeville South Varsity:
Emily Julik

Lakeville North Varsity:
Pat Arnold

Lakeville South JV:
Joe Julik
Sam Ronneberg
Kelsey Buehrer
Kati Nylund

Lakeville North JV:
-none-

Lakeville South Novice:
Nichole Carroll
Kailey Benson
Michelle Bradley
Shawn Nelson
Chris Elwood
Dustin Max
Jeff Burros
Rob Luebbert

Lakeville North Novice:
Sara Starita
Molly Makarchuk
Taylor Ehlis
Brianna Lauer
Nicona Bryan
Cody Labeau

Courtney in Semis

Good news from Hopkins:

Courtney is debating Eden Pr MB -- Courtney won the flip and picked aff.

Other news from results -- speaker awards from memory:

2nd Speaker -- Abbie
3rd Speaker -- Mike
4th Speaker -- Karen

Quarters @ Hopkins

Courtney vs. EP RL -- flip for sides

Octos @ Hopkins

Here are the pairings for Octos at Hopkins.

Blake JS vs. Edina AJ
Eden Pr MB vs. Edina ES
Edina BH vs. Edina JN
Edina JM vs. Eden Pr IB
Apple Valley CT vs. Lakeville North KZ (Karen)
Lakeville North TC (Tom) vs. Eden Pr RL
Lakeville South AG (Abbie) vs. Lakeville North CE (Courtney)
SLP MG vs. Edina LS

Nov 3-4 @ Apple Valley

One of the biggest national-level tournaments in America!

Apple Valley/MinneApple
Apple Valley High School (Varsity)
Valley Middle School (Junior Varsity)
Falcon Ridge Middle School (Novice)
November 3-4, 2006

Andy Charrier is the coach in charge. If you have questions, contact him at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@debate194.net

Important Times:
Friday
No school in Lakeville!
We will meet at 10AM in the North IMC to prep for the tournament.
Bus will pick us up at 12:45PM at the UPPER doors of North and we'll drop off at all 3 schools.
We will return to North between 10 and 10:30PM.

Saturday
6:30AM pickup at UPPER doors of North.
The tournament has a shuttle bus that will take Novice and JV debaters from the middle schools over to Apple Valley HS about 10:45AM.
We will return to North between 6:30 and 7:00PM.

Other:
Bring 4 pre-flows for each side.

Pack a lunch/snack for Friday and do the same for Saturday. The tournament provides a meal, but I'm never sure how full people feel. There are no food places nearby, so be sure to have some food with you.

Lakeville North Varsity:
Courtney Erickson
Karen Zhou
Tyler Traub
Alexandra Fernandez

Lakeville South Varsity:
Hannah Ames
Bailee Rasmussen
Mike Berger
Abbie Gudmundson

Lakeville North JV:
Lindsay Kubina
Tom Caruso
Kelsey Meyer
Elisabeth White

Lakeville South JV:
Jackie Caston
Tim Jennings
Christian Keil
Julie Schmidt

Lakeville North Novice:
Steven Elliott
Catherine Eichmann
Alexandra Nelson
Jesse VonWald
Anna Berg
Alex Dahm

Lakeville South Novice:
Kori Fideler
Gina Giorgi
Sarah Lund
Carissa VanSlooten

Nov 18-20 @ Glenbrook North

The Glenbrooks
Glenbrook North High School
Northbrook, IL
Nov 18-20, 2006

Contact Andy Charrier at 651.387.8305 or send email to charrier@debate194.net if you have questions.

Flight Information:
We will fly out of MSP on Friday.

At 3:00PM, meet in the same group area on the lowest level that we used for the flight to Yale. You will need to arrange your own transportation to the airport.

Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport to Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport
Friday, November 17
Flight: NWA 1954
Depart: Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, November 17, 5:10 PM
Arrive: Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport, November 17, 6:18 PM

Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport to Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport
Monday, November 20
Flight: NWA 788
Depart: Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport, November 20, 2:50 PM
Arrive: Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, November 20, 4:09 PM

Hotel:
We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites
2600 LAKE COOK ROAD
RIVERWOODS, ILLINOIS 60015
847/374-0260

Tournament Schedule:
Friday, November 18 Hyatt-Deerfield
6:00 – 9:30 pm Registration for all schools, all events

Saturday, November 19 GBS, GBN, and New Trier-Northfield
8:00 am – 7:30 pm Preliminary rounds in all events

Sunday, November 20 GBS, GBN, and New Trier-Northfield
7:30 am – 9:30 pm Preliminary rounds in all events
12:30 pm – 5:30 pm Elims for JV Policy, Novice Policy, JV LD, PF
3:00 pm Speakers’ Awards for non-varsity debate events
6:30 pm Sextodecimos – Varsity Policy and Varsity LD
8:30 pm Speakers’ Awards for Varsity Policy and Varsity LDs

Monday, November 21 Hyatt-Deerfield
8:00 am Light Breakfast for remaining competitors and coaches
9:00 am – 8:00 pm Octos – Finals for Varsity Policy and Varsity LD
9:00 am – 2:00 pm Remaining Elims for JV Policy, Novice Policy, JV LD

Other:
Have plenty of pre-flows for both sides and bring enough clothing to debate for 3 days.

North Varsity:
Courtney Erickson
Tyler Traub

North JV:
Tom Caruso
Karen Zhou

South Varsity:
Abbie Gudmundson
Bailee Rasmussen
Hannah Ames

South JV:
Julie Schmidt
Christian Keil

Judges/Coaches:
Andy Charrier
Liz Vieira
TJ Madsen
Kenny Juskowiak
Peter Lemperis
Peter Zhou (flying in sometime on Saturday after Harvard/Yale football game)

Lakeville Award Winners

Congrats to our Lakeville debaters who were recognized at awards on Saturday:

Novice
5th place overall -- Lakeville North JV (Jessie VonWald)
Speaker awards:
8th speaker -- Lakeville North JV (Jessie VonWald)
9th speaker -- Taylor Ehlis (Lakeville North TE)
10th speaker -- Kailey Benson (Lakeville South KB)

Junior Varsity
5th place -- Lakeville North JK (Jessica Kanuit)

Honorable Mention with 5-2 records:
Lakeville South KBu (Kelsey Buehrer)
Lakeville North KM (Kelsey Meyer)
Lakeville North LG (Luke Gunderson)

Speaker awards:
2nd speaker -- Bryant Au (Lakeville North BA)
3rd speaker -- Jessica Kanuit (Lakeville North JK)
5th speaker -- Kelsey Buehrer (Lakeville South KBu)
8th speaker -- Carissa VanSlooten (Lakeville South CV)
10th speaker -- Joe Julik (Lakeville South JJ)

Varsity
Honorable Mention with 5-2 records:
Lakeville South BR (Bailee Rasmussen)
Lakeville North MMe (Mikayla Mehle)
Lakeville South CK (Christian Keil)
Lakeville North KZ (Karen Zhou)
Lakeville North PA (Pat Arnold)

Speaker awards:
7th speaker -- Abbie Gudmudson (Lakeville South AG)
9th speaker -- Bailee Rasmussen (Lakeville South BR)

New NFL Members

The National Forensic League (NFL) is one of the oldest honor societies for high school students. By being an active member of our team, you will also become a member of the NFL.

You earn points for debating – 6 points for a win, 3 for a loss.

The NFL has established levels of honor based upon how many points you earn, with 25 points being the level necessary to earn your lifetime membership with the Degree of Merit. So, let’s welcome our newest members of Lakeville’s two NFL chapters – some of whom have already earned their Degree of Honor with at least 75 points.

Lakeville South:
Shawn Nelson
Carissa Van Slooten
Chris Elwood
Michelle Bradley
Sarah Lund
Kailey Benson
Kori Fideler
Jeff Burros
Abbie Barrett
Dustin Max
Kyle Knapp
Andrea Lopez
Rob Luebbert

And then here are a few South members who have recently earned a higher degree:
Mike Berger – Superior Distinction, with 775 points
Andrew Lau – Special Distinction, with 500 points

Bailee Rasmussen leads the Lakeville South chapter with 984 points.

Lakeville North:
Alex Dahm
Brianna Lauer
Catherine Eichmann
Taylor Ehlis
Steven Elliott
Alexandra Nelson
Molly Makarchuk
Jesse Von Wald
Sara Starita
Nicona Bryan

And then here are a few North members who have recently earned a higher degree:
Bryant Au – Distinction, with 150 points
Alexandra Fernandez – Superior Distinction, with 750 points
Jessica Kanuit – Distinction, with 150 points

Results Packet from Lakeville

I've put together the LD and Public Forum results from the 2006 Lakeville Tournaments into a single PDF file. I know that the Policy results will be available in PDF format as well.

2006 Lakeville LD and Public Forum

2006 Lakeville Policy

Andy.

10 Friday Helpers

We need volunteers to help with tournament setup. Meet in the IMC of Lakeville North at 4PM on Friday.

1. Courtney Erickson
2. Joe Julik
3. Nicona Bryan
4. Tom Caruso
5. Mike Berger
6. Karen Zhou
7. Lindsay Kubina
8. Abbie Gudmundson
9. Tim Jennings
10. Christian Keil

Jefferson Results

Here are PDF files with results from Bloomington Jefferson:
Novice
Junior Varsity
Varsity

MONDAY: Reading Begins

From: Andy Charrier <charrier@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 6, 2006 8:20 AM
Subject: MONDAY: everybody bring a new topic article

Here is the deal -- everybody needs to print off at least one of the half-dozen articles I've mailed out this week on the new topic (or, you could dig your own out of EBSCO, JSTOR, Lexis, NetLibrary).  You want to get an article that is scholarly and has depth.  The ones I've sent out or the one Abbie sent all meet that criterion. 

We are going to start practices for the next 2 weeks with some debate reading time. 

Andy. 

Oct 14 @ Lakeville North

Lakeville Ray Kolbe Invitational
Lakeville North High School
Saturday, October 14th

If you have questions, call 651.387.8305 or email charrier@debate194.net

Important Times:
Be at North at 7:30AM -- no need to come earlier -- and meet in room 248 where Coach Steve will check you all in and make sure you are present.

Our tournament is NOT flighted this year and you will debate a lot of rounds.

NOBODY leaves our tournament until the building is cleaned and put back together. We will organize cleaning as the last rounds begin to finish. But, everybody cleans.

LD Varsity and JV
R1 8:00 AM
R2: 9:00
R3: 10:00
Break
R4 11:30
R5 12:30
Break
R6 2:00PM
R7 3:00
Final round for Varsity (no JV final)
Awards ASAP

LD Novice
R1 8:00 AM
R2: 9:00
R3: 10:00
Break
R4 11:30
R5 12:30
Break
R6 2:00PM
R7 – novices watch a varsity round
Final round for Varsity
Awards ASAP

Lakeville North Varsity:
Lindsay Kubina
Mikayla Mehle
Karen Zhou
Tyler Traub
Courtney Erickson
Tom Caruso
Elisabeth White
Pat Arnold

Lakeville North JV:
Luke Gunderson
Kelsey Meyer
Jessica Kanuit
Bryant Au
Stephanie Hallgren
Catherine Eichmann
Steven Elliott
Alex Dahm
Alexandra Nelson

Lakeville North Novice:
Molly Makarchuk
Brianna Lauer
Jess VonWald
Sara Starita
Nicona Bryan
Taylor Ehlis
Anna Berg

Lakeville South Varsity:
Andrew Lau
Mike Berger
Abbie Gudmundson
Bailee Rasmussen
Christian Keil
Julie Schmidt
Jackie Caston
Tim Jennings

Lakeville South JV:
Kelsey Buehrer
Joe Julik
Kati Nylund
Sam Ronneberg
Sarah Lund
Carissa VanSlooten
Kori Fideler

Lakeville South Novice:
Gina Giorgi
Kyle Knapp
Nicole Carroll
Rob Luebbert
Abbie Barrett
Shawn Nelson
Chris Elwood
Michelle Bradley
Andrea Lopez
Dustin Max
Kailey Benson
Jeff Burros

Oct 20-21 @ Hopkins

Hopkins Royal Cup
Hopkins High School
Oct 20-21, 2006

Contact Andy Charrier at 651.387.8305 or send email to charrier@gmail.com if you have questions.

Important Times:
Friday -- We will meet at the upper doors of North at 8:30AM. We'll go out to BREAKFAST! And then we'll drive over to the tournament to register and get ready.

Saturday -- We will leave upper doors of North at 7:30AM.

Friday, October 20th, 2006
Registration All Events 10:30 am-11:30 am

Round 1 Policy, LD, & PF 12:00 pm
Round 2 Policy, LD &amp;amp; PF 1:45 pm
Round 3 LD & PF 3:30 pm
Round 4: LD & PF 5:15 pm
Round 5: LD & PF 7:00 pm*

Saturday, October 21st, 2006
Round 6: LD & PF 8:30 am
Round 7: LD & PF 10:15 am (Hidden Break Round) *
Quarters/Semis: LD & PF 12:45 pm
Semis/Finals: LD & PF 1:45 pm
Award Ceremony: 3:45 pm
Finals: All Events (ASAP)


Other:
Have 4 pre-flows for each side.

Bring plenty to eat. Pack a lunch and snacks, it's a team tradition. And it's much cheaper.

North Varsity:
Courtney Erickson
Tom Caruso
Karen Zhou

South Varsity:
Abbie Gudmundson
Mike Berger
Julie Schmidt
Christian Keil

Judges:
Liz Vieira
Katie Whillock
Andy Charrier

Oct 17 TNT @ South

Lakeville South Tuesday Night Tournament
Lakeville South High School
Tuesday, October 17th

If you have questions, contact Andy Charrier at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@gmail.com

Important Times:
Everybody meet in the IMC of Lakeville South at 3:00PM.

You will debate 3 rounds and then have awards -- should be done about 6:30PM, then we will need to make sure rooms are neat and clean before we leave South.

Things to Know:
You can bring your clothing to school. South students can bring it to the Activities Office and Ms. Christoffer or Mr. Strader will tell you where to put it. North students can store clothing in the Teacher Center across the hallway from room 126.

Bring food to eat. Pack something to snack on after school and then something else for a meal at the tournament. Most of the time these TNT events do not have any food available.

Do your homework when you can. You don't want to start it all at 8PM at night.

Coaches in Charge:
Mr. Steve Kinsella
Mr. Ken Juskowiak

Lakeville North Novice: *
Cody Lebeau
Alexandra Nelson
Molly Makarchuk
Alex Dahm
Brianna Lauer
Catherine Eichmann
Jess VonWald
Sara Starita
Nicona Bryan
Taylor Ehlis
Steven Elliott
Anna Berg

Lakeville South Novice: *
Gina Giorgi
Kyle Knapp
Nicole Carroll
Rob Luebbert
Abbie Barrett
Shawn Nelson
Carissa VanSlooten
Chris Elwood
Michelle Bradley
Kori Fideler
Andrea Lopez
Sarah Lund
Dustin Max
Kailey Benson
Jeff Burros

* If you are not on the list for some reason but want to go to the TNT, just let me know and I'll add you to the list.

Oct 10 TNT @ Coon Rapids

Coon Rapids Tuesday Night Tournament
Coon Rapids High School
Tuesday, October 10th

If you have questions, contact Andy Charrier at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@gmail.com

WE WILL NOT ATTEND THE TNT THIS WEEK.

Our next TNT will be at Lakeville South on Tuesday, Oct 17th and then we'll finish the TNT series at Coon Rapids on October 24th.

3 Oct TNT Results

Congrats to Lakeville novices for another good performance!

Thanks also to the experienced debaters who worked as judges.

Ribbon winners for Lakeville North:
Blue (3-0)
Alexandra Nelson
Catherine Eichmann
Molly Makarchuk
Steven Elliott

Red (2-1)
Anna Berg
Jesse VonWald
Nicona Bryan
Sara Starita
Taylor Ehlis

Winning ribbons for Lakeville South:
Blue (3-0)
Andrea Lopez
Carissa VanSlooten

Red (2-1)
Abbie Barrett
Kailey Benson
Michelle Bradley
Sarah Lund

Bailee: 2006 Homecoming Queen

Pictured with her father, Bailee was crowned 2006 Lakeville South homecoming queen tonight! 

Picturing Des Moines Valley

Valley Results Packet

The full results packet for Valley is online:

http://www.joyoftournaments.com/ia/mac/2006/LDPrelims.pdf

And the speaker awards are also available:

http://www.joyoftournaments.com/ia/mac/2006/LDSpeakers.pdf

Abbie finished as 14th speaker -- if you look at that results sheet carefully, you'll see what a big difference even a single point makes.  Keep this in mind as you work on rebuttals and practice your arguments this week.

Out in Octos

The Valley tournament ends with Bailee going out in octos.

Congrats to Bailee and Abbie for good performance, along with the rest of the team.

We are going to try to get packed up and head home soon.

Nov-Dec Topic Released

The National Forensic League has released the November/December resolution: "A victim's deliberate use of deadly force is a just response to repeated domestic violence."

Oct 3 @ Lakeville South

Lakeville South Tuesday Night Tournament
Lakeville South High School
Tuesday, October 3rd

If you have questions, contact Andy Charrier at 651.387.8305 or email to charrier@gmail.com

Important Times:
Everybody meet in the IMC of Lakeville South at 3:00PM.

You will debate 3 rounds and then have awards -- should be done about 6:30PM, then we will need to make sure rooms are neat and clean before we leave South.

Things to Know:
You can bring your clothing to school. South students can bring it to the Activities Office and Ms. Christoffer or Mr. Strader will tell you where to put it. North students can store clothing in the Teacher Center across the hallway from room 126.

Bring food to eat. Pack something to snack on after school and then something else for a meal at the tournament. Most of the time these TNT events do not have any food available.

Do your homework when you can. You don't want to start it all at 8PM at night.

Prepare 3 pre-flows for each side.

Coaches in Charge:
Mr. Steve Kinsella
Mr. Ken Juskowiak
Mr. Andy Charrier

North Debaters:
Alexandra Nelson
Molly Makarchuk
Alex Dahm
Brianna Lauer
Catherine Eichmann
Jesse VonWald
Sara Starita
Nicona Bryan
Taylor Ehlis
Steven Elliott
Anna Berg
Kyle Knapp

South Debaters:
Chris Elwood
Gina Giorgi
Shawn Nelson
Kailey Benson
Kyle Knapp
Carissa VanSlooten
Kori Fideler
Nicole Carroll
Abbie Barrett
Sarah Lund
Michelle Bradley
Dustin Max
Andrea Lopez
Jeff Burros
Rob Luebbert

Judges:
Experienced debaters - I need 15 of you to judge and you will all earn a point for lettering.

1.Tyler Traub
2.Courtney Erickson
3. Hannah Ames
4. Alexandra Fernandez
5. Abbie Gudmundson
6. Mikayla Mehle
7. Pat Arnold
8. Kelsey Meyer
9. Emily Julik
10. Mike Berger
11. Lindsay Kubina
12. Tom Caruso
13. Tim Jennings
14. Jessica Kanuit
15. Stephanie Hallgren
16. Christian Keil

Octos @ Valley

Bailee will debate Eagan AS in octos tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Congrats to Abbie for breaking.

Wish Bailee good luck.