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Welcome to the 2009-2010 Debate Season!
If you want to get on SEDA's email list, contact info@saskdebate.com 

New to debate? Contact the SEDA office at 780-9243 and we'll get you started!!
Or visit our "Starting a Club" link. Cost to debate?

DEBATER TOOLS

Join the Saskatoon city-wide debate club meetings on
Wednesdays at 4:00 pm at Walter Murray Collegiate!
~ open to all Saskatoon students gr. 5-12 plus teachers & parents ~


Getting started: 2009 Step-by-Step Guide (may take a bit to load
Judging Guide / General Rules

North Speech Finals Results / South Speech Finals Results (Rankings REVISED!)

Congratulations Team Canada! Read about Team Canada's win at Worlds in Doha, Qatar
February 8th-18th, 2010

Why is debate a hard sell in schools today?
Watch Dr. Joel Westheimer's U of R Lecture:
"No Child left thinking: Democracy at Risk in Canadian Schools" for a potential answer!

2010 Provincial Championships / Team Canada Qualifier Try-outs Invitation 
& Military Service Research Package
Reminder: Team Sask try-out forms due Monday. The prepared resolution will be:
THB every country has a right to possess nuclear weapons.
Provincial Rankings and video of Military Guest Speaker available in the Members Area - contact SEDA for access

Tournament IV
Sports & Olympics Research Package
TIV North & South Elementary & High School University of Regina Invitation / Results
South Pro-Am Invitation / Results

The modified South Elementary resolution will be: This house would support Canadian food banks before international food aid.
Tournament III AIDS Drugs Research Guide / Food Aid Research Guide
Tournament III South Elementary Columbia Invitation / Results
Tournament III South High School Luther Invitation / Results
Tournament III North Elementary Greystone Invitation / Results
Tournament III North High School USDS Invitation / Results
North Pro-Am Invitation / Results - POSTPONED (watch for rescheduling details)

North French Junior (Gr. 5-8) Debate Tournament Invitation / Results

Tournament II Food & Nutrition Research Guide
Tournament II North All HCHS Invitation / Results
Tournament II South High School  Invitation / Mini-tourney results
(SEDA will still assist any set of schools with hosting a mini-tournament for TII!)
Tournament II South Elementary Lumsden Invitation / Results

Tournament I - Nuclear Energy Research Package
Tournament I - North All USDS, Saskatoon
Invitation / Results
Tournament I - South All Campbell, Regina Invitation / Results

2009 Western Canada Debate Seminar - Walter Murray Collegiate, Saskatoon
Invitation / Results

Congratulations to Nasra M., who placed 3rd overall and Areeb S. who placed 8th overall at the Trojan Cup Invitational in Alberta. They placed 5th overall as a team. In their division Nasra placed 1st, Areeb 3rd and 2nd place team.

2009 SEDA Constitution and Policy Manual
Please note the changes to Provincials, Westerns and North Am selection criteria made in 2008. Only Dictionaries and almanacs are allowed during impromptu prep periods.

View past  2009-2010 Announcements under Opportunities for archived information



Click here for everything tournaments!
Resources for Judges too!
 
Results, Schedules,
Resolutions, Invitations
Scripts and Ballots

Last Edited: 11/18/2009 12:08:03 PM


There is Life After Tournaments:

Canada Day Debate, Pro-Am
Adult Invitational, Model Legislature
Jr. Nationals, Westerns, Workshops
National Seminar, Summer Day Camp

Last Edited: 8/27/2009 6:26:28 PM


Want to Start a Club?

Using Debate in the Classroom, Links, Forms, Research Packages, *New Coaching binder!

Last Edited: 12/7/2009 10:02:14 AM


New: Judging Registry & Advocacy Survey
Yearly Highlights
Online donations
Vote on this, submit to that!
Photo Gallery & FORUM


Last Edited: 10/27/2009 5:27:32 PM
Recent Web Updates:
Last updated: 3/6/2010

Upcoming Events

2009-2010 Season

 

February 8-19, 2010
World Schools Debating Championships
Qatar

February 26, 2010
North & South Tournament IV - All
University of Regina Debate Society

February 27, 2010
South Pro-Am - All
University of Regina Debate Society

(North clubs are welcome to host their own regional TIV events if they wish - contact SEDA to arrange)

March 5-7, 2010
McGoun Cup - CUSID West
University of Saskatchewan Debate Society, Saskatoon
(Volunteers needed!)

March 12-13, 2010
Provincials - ALL
University of Saskatchewan Debate Society, Saskatoon
(Volunteers needed!)

March 14, 2010
Saskatchewan Team Canada Try-outs
University of Saskatchewan Debate Society, Saskatoon

March 27, 2010
McKercher Cup Mock Trials,

Saskatoon
(CBA invitational)

April 21-24, 2010
2011 Team Canada Try-outs
Victoria, BC

April 22-26, 2010
National Debate Championships
Victoria, BC

Visit the National Calendar!

SEDA debaters are welcome to register for non-SEDA events, as per the host's invitation, on a first come basis. They are responsible for all their own costs and chaperoning. Just let SEDA know you went, and how you did!


~event dates & locations subject to change!

~consider hosting!

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