We are happy to announce the motion for the CTMSDL’s next tournament coming up on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury, from 9:30 — 3:45: This House would eliminate executive pardons and commutations. Debaters should prepare…
On Saturday, December 2, 2017, 218 Middle School debaters in 78 teams from 20 schools debated the motion: This House would institute year-round schooling. Proposition prevailed in 62% of the 117 debates. The team of Halle Hunt, Ava Prevey, and…
On behalf of Middlebrook School and coach Michael Panoli, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to our first tournament of this season. The details are: Date: December 2, 2017, 9:30AM -- 3:45PM Location: Middlebrook School, 131 School Road,…
The Connecticut Middle School Debate League's next event will be a tournament on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at Middlebrook Middle School in Wilton, CT, from 9:30 — 3:30. The motion will be: This House would implement year-round schooling. Debaters should…
The Connecticut Middle School Debate League (CTMSDL) kicked off the 2017-18 season with a scrimmage at Bethel Middle School yesterday. 170 debaters in grades 5-8 from 14 schools combined into 59 teams to debate both sides of the motion: This…
On behalf of Coach Cathy Emerick and Bethel Middle School, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League invites you to this season’s first event, a demonstration debate, skill-building workshop and scrimmage, on Saturday, October 21, 2107 from 9:30 am — 2:30…
On September 23 the Connecticut Debate Association, our high school debate league, used the following resolution at their Novice Scrimmage: Resolved: Every citizen should complete one year of national service. CDA debates include a packet of articles to provide background…
Our first event of the year will be a scrimmage on October 21 at Bethel MIddle School. Debaters will see an exhibiition round by experienced debaters and have two practice rounds, one on each side of the motion. Our motion…
The school year is about to begin and our middle school debate calendar is just about set. We will begin with a scrimmage in October and tournaments in December, January and April. The details are: Scrimmage: October 21, Bethel Middle…
I was asked by a Coach I know to write a more detailed review of a round I judged at the April 22 tournament. We agreed it might be useful to share it with the other Coaches and teams in…