Scrimmage, Demonstration & Workshops Saturday, October 19, 2019, 9:30 am — 3:00 pm Bethel Middle School, 600 Whittlesey Drive, Bethel, CT Sponsored by the English Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch On behalf of Bethel Middle School and Coach Cathy Emerick, The…
For the 2019-2020 school year, our CTMSDL scrimmage topic is: This House supports the restitution of cultural objects. A former high school debater has written sample cases and a coaches' note on the topic to help teams prepare for our…
The CT Middle School Debate League held its final tournament of the season on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Eastern Middle School. Huge thank yous go to our hosts Bruce Johnson and Colleen Kishore, the English Speaking Union, Greenwich Branch…
Thank you to everyone who suggested possible topics for our next tournament and thanks to the CTMSDL Board for the time and effort they put into making the decision. The motion for our April 6, 2019 tournament at Eastern Middle…
On Saturday, January 26, 2019, The Connecticut Middle School Debate League held it’s second competitive tournament of the season at Bethel Middle School. 254 debaters from 23 schools combined into 92 teams to debate the motion: This House, as the…
On behalf of Bethel Middle School, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to our second tournament of the season, on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 9:30AM to 3:45PM at Bethel Middle School, 600 Whittlesey Drive, Bethel, CT 06801.…
On Saturday, December 1, Seymour Middle School hosted 272 debaters from 22 schools. This is the CT Middle School Debate League’s largest tournament to date! Many thanks to everyone who made this possible: Seymour coaches: Harvey Catlin, Carol Wood and…
The Connecticut Middle School Debate League’s first tournament of the season is coming up on Saturday, December 1, at Seymour Middle School. Please download the following files for details: The full Tournament Invitation Updated Judge's Instructions complete with a rubric…
Our first tournament of the year will take place on December 1, 2018 at Seymour Middle School from 9:30 — 3:30. (The snow date is Saturday, December 15.) The motion will be: This House would allow incarcerated felons to vote.…
The CTMSDL season began with a scrimmage at Smith Middle School, Glastonbury on Saturday, October 27. 156 debaters from 18 schools combined into 21 experienced teams and 36 brand new teams to debate the motion: This House would include e-sports…