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Announcements
2016 Impromptu Championships Invitation
The complete invitation for the 2016 Impromptu Debating Championships on October 14-15, 2016 can be viewed at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hJY5LW7uxa5nXaOp4hnCzR5K03M53vC3lOBd7rm22-M/edit?usp=sharing Please complete the registration form at: https://form.jotform.com/62855951905264 Registration fees for the tournament, and NSDS membership dues, can be paid by cheque at the tournament. If you have any questions, please send me an email or give me a call at 902-441-8432. Thanks, Matt Edmonds |
2016 Senior High Provincials Registration
Invitation & registration info for Senior High Provincials (April 1-2 at Halifax West) can be found at: http://www.debatingsociety.ca/events/invitations/2015-2016/2016-04-01-senior-high-provincials. |
Former NSDS debaters at CUSID Atlantics 2016
Several former NSDS high school debaters held important roles at the 2016 Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate Atlantic Championships. The event took place from March 11-13 at Dalhousie University.   |
Halifax Grammar Invitational Results
The 2016 Halifax Grammar School Invitational (Judah Cup) took place on March 5-6, 2016. Full results are posted at http://www.debatingsociety.ca/events/results/2015-2016/2016-03-05-grammar-invitational.        |
Megan Gillis Invitational Results
Courtesy of Bonny Hubley: The Megan Gillis Invitational was held on Saturday, February 20th at Middleton Regional High School. The results are as follows: In the novice division, the King's-Edgehill School team of Krishshain Nathan and Vaishnaron Somasekaram defeated the King's-Edgehill School team of Julien Spinney and Eric Arenburg in the final. The top novice debater was Krishshain Nathan. In the advanced division, the hybrid team of Will Fraser (J.H. Gillis) and Liam Taylor (MRHS) defeated the MRHS team of Harper Metler and Hayden Kinsmen. The top advanced debater was Harper Metler.     |
Report on the Hart House Tournament
Courtesy of Brian Casey: I am pleased to report on the Hart House tournament which concluded Saturday. Nova Scotia dominated the tournament (the largest Ontario high school tournament) despite having teams from only four schools in attendance. In the junior category, Halifax Grammar (Matthew Farrell and Rebeccah Raphael) were first in regular rounds but lost in the final round; Truro Junior High (Myles Fox and Cecelia White) finished seventh overall, and Cecelia White placed 3rd individually. Matthew and Rebeccah tied for 5th and Myles was 7th. In the senior category, Rory Flynn of Sacred Heart School of Halifax (debating with an Ontario partner, Alex Wu), and Ben Gillis and Jack Farrell from the Halifax Grammar School, made it to the final round (out of 132 teams). Rory won team and individual honours; Jack Farrell tied for 11th and Ben Gillis was 20th. This is the sixth year in a row a Nova Scotian debater has placed first at the tournament (four different students).    |
2016 Junior High Provincials Invitation
The complete invitation for Junior High Provincials has been posted at: http://www.debatingsociety.ca/events/invitations/2015-2016/2016-02-27-junior-high-provincials. The first two rounds will be in cross-examination style on the prepared topic (This house would provide a guaranteed annual income). The third and fourth round will be in Parliamentary style on an impromptu topic to be decided at the tournament. For the Parliamentary style debates we will be allowing Points of Information and will be disallowing heckling, which is now standard for Parliamentary debating in Canada, including at Junior High Nationals, for which this tournament is a qualifier. An updated scoresheet and moderators'/speakers' scripts are available at the link above. |
Les Débats de L’Acadie 2016 Results
Results from the bilingual tournament hosted at École du Carrefour on February 13, 2016 have been posted.   |
Dalhousie Canadian Parliamentary Invitational 2016 Results
Minutes from the Coaches' Forum are also available.  Finalists: Jack Langille & Peyton Duggan of Armbrae Academy  Winners: Caraid McGinty & Ben Gillis of Halifax Grammar School  |
Invitation to Junior High Public Speaking Nationals
The 2015 Junior High National Public Speaking Championships will be held May 27-30, 2016 at West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver BC. The official invitation is online at http://www.jhspeechnationals.weebly.com/invitation.html and is recorded on our site's invitations list. Nova Scotia may send up to six students from grades 7-9, three of which must be first time participants of the event. One adult chaperone must accompany the student(s), but there is no further judging requirement. If you are interested in sending students, please send me an email (ns@debatingsociety.ca) before registering. |
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