On Saturday, April 2, 2022, the CT Middle School Debate League, sponsored by the Greenwich Branch of the English Speaking Union, held its third regular tournament of the 2021-22 season. 233 Middle School debaters from 20 schools combined into 25…
On Saturday, February 12, 2022, 227 Middle School debaters from the following 17 schools combined into 24 Novice and 45 Open teams and debated the motion: This House regrets the rise of space tourism: Stamford schools coached by AITE, Amity…
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, 277 Middle School debaters from 19 schools combined into 96 teams and debated the motion: This House would boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Proposition teams prevailed in 58% of the 83 rounds debated. 74…
The CTMSDL kicked off the 2021-22 season with a virtual scrimmage yesterday. 163 Middle Schoolers from 12 schools debated the motion: This House would ban direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising in the U.S. Thanks to our 41 volunteer judges, our coaches,…
On Saturday, May 22, 2021, 72 debaters from 14 Middle Schools, combined into 24 teams to debate the motion: This House, as the International Criminal Court, would make ecocide an international crime. Proposition won 50.5% of the day’s ballots. Debaters qualified…
On Saturday, April 24, 2021, 263 debaters from 23 Middle Schools, combined into 94 teams to debate the motion: This House, as the US federal and state governments, would not require standardized testing for the 2020-21 school year. Proposition prevailed in…
On Saturday, December 19, 2020, the Connecticut Middle School Debate League held its first competitive tournament of the season, online. 300 debaters from 19 schools combined into 106 teams to debate the motion: This House believes that televised Presidential debates…
In our first event of the 2020-21 season, a scrimmage, 187 debaters from 15 schools combined into 65 teams to debate the motion: This House, as Facebook, would ban all political advertising. 46 volunteers judged, including many Varsity High School…
On Saturday, May 9, 2020 the CTMSDL hosted an online Middle School debate tournament. 99 debaters from 11 schools combined into 36 teams to debate the motion: This House believes that it’s time to expand nuclear power for civilian use. 28…
January 26, 2020 Yesterday 244 Middle Schoolers from 22 Connecticut schools came together at Middlebrook Middle School in Wilton to debate the motion: This House would require corporate boards to have women members. Proposition prevailed in 54.6% of the debates.The team…