On Saturday, October 26, 2024, 235 Middle School debaters from 11 schools competed in the CT Middle School Debate League’s season opener, a scrimmage for Novices and a tournament for Open Level debaters. They debated the motion: This House would…
The CTMSDL held its 2023-24 season Championship Tournament on Saturday at Bethel Middle School. To qualify, debaters scored among the top 15 speakers and/or teams during the regular season. The prep ahead motion was: This House believes that only violent…
On Saturday the CTMSDL held its last regular tournament of the season at Timothy Edwards Middle School in South Windsor. Despite morning traffic and an afternoon software crash, 260 debaters from 16 schools combined into 52 Novice teams and 42…
Yesterday the CTMSDL held a Novice Scrimmage and Open Level Tournament at Seymour Middle School. 241 debaters from 14 schools combined into 60 Novice teams and 26 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House supports student uniforms. Proposition…
Yesterday the CTMSDL held a tournament at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury. 308 debaters from 19 schools combined into 74 Novice teams and 35 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House would set maximum age limits for elected…
On Saturday, April 1, 2023, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League (CTMSDL) held its third annual Championship Tournament. 66 debaters from the following 11 schools qualified for the Championship by placing 1-10 at a CTMSDL Tournament this season:Stamford Middle Schools…
Yesterday 223 debaters from 17 Middle Schools combined into 37 Novice and 46 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House would give low-income parents vouchers to send their children to private schools. Proposition prevailed in 50.8% of the…
Yesterday 222 debaters from 18 Middle Schools combined into 41 Novice and 39 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House believes that state lotteries do more harm than good. Results can be found on Tabroom by clicking on Results…
Results Yesterday, 172 debaters from 12 Middle Schools, combined into 30 Novice teams and 30 Open Level teams to debate the motion: This House believes that zoos do more harm than good. This was a scrimmage for Novices and a Tournament…
On Saturday, May 7, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League hosted its second annual Championship Tournament. 64 debaters from the following schools qualified for the Championship by placing 1-10 at a CTMSDL Tournament this season:Amity Middle School, Eastern Middle School,…