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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

2010 Model Legislature Invitation
April 16-17, 2010
Allan Blakeney Era 1971-1982

Sunday April 11, 2010
USDS Pro-Am!
Invitation

2010 Provincial Championships / Team Canada Qualifier Try-outs Invitation / RESULTS

2009-10 Membership Survey / 2010-2011 Resolution Ballot
(Please email, fax or mail your feedback to SEDA)

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!


& 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 Results with full names are 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.

2009-2010 Announcements

USDS British Parliamentary Tournament - September 19, 2009, Lake Diefenbaker Invitation

Welcome back! The first email out to clubs was sent August 27, 2009.
The information sent included:

·        Weekend & One Day Workshop Invitations, registration forms and General Release form 
(note: workshop is at Walter Murray; and the weekend workshop is Sept 18-19!)

·         Membership Application form

·         Guides to the resource material that SEDA provides

·         List of resolutions for 2009-2010 with the Categories and Styles for this season

·         Tournament I Research Package (Nuclear Energy) - hard copies will be distributed at the weekend & one-day workshops!

·         Promotional poster to circulate to colleagues or to post in staff rooms, classes, etc.

·         Draft schedule of events (tentative - watch the Upcoming events column for updates)!


The first day of Camp I thought debate was a 'super nerdy thing'. 
Now I think it is 'Sweetness and rock awesome'. ~2008 Regina Camper, new to debate

Preparing for a debate or maybe a paper for school?
Visit your public library and access the
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
or other databases

For amazing debate opportunities visit SEDA's new 
IDEA (International Debate Education Association ) Page
Or IDEA's Debatabase - pages of pro/con arguments for hundreds of debate resolutions

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.

What is Debate? Visit Wikipedia to find out!

View past 
 2009-2010 Announcements under Opportunities for archived information

Congratulations to Nicholas C. who was invited to the 2010 Team Canada Training Camp - Good Luck!

2010 Model Legislature Invitation 
April 16-17, 2010  - Allan Blakeney Era 1971-1982

Congratulations to Top Parliamentarians Brandyn R. and Nasra M.!

Sunday April 11, 2010 - USDS Pro-Am! Invitation

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

2010 SEDA Constitution and Policy Manual
Please note in particular the changes to Registration procedures and Junior & Senior Nationals selection criteria.

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