February 4 Tournament Invitation
On behalf of the CDA and our host schools, Glastonbury High School and Westhill High School, we invite you to our fifth tournament of the season on Saturday, February 4. You can view the February Invitation or download the Registration Worksheet. These can also be found on the 2011-12 Schedule page. Please send in your registration by the end of the day on Tuesday, January 31.
We have room for 380 debaters. At this time we do not expect to have to limit entries.
January 7 Tournament Results
It was sunny, in the 50's and January! We had a near record 362 debaters from 27 schools attend our tournaments at Fairfield Warde High School and King School. Thanks to coaches Mick McGarry and Christos Galanopolos for literally openning every door to accommodate us. The topic was:
Resolved: College athletes should be paid competitive salaries.
The final round at Warde was won by the Warde team of Sam Preminger and Ethan Cantor on Negative over the Trumbull team of Stephen Scott and Dan Flaherty.
The final round at King was won by the New Canaan team of Gita Abhiraman and David Luchs on Affirmative over the Stamford team of Samantha Sye and Dan Paseltiner.
Congratulations to all of our trophy winners. You may view or download the complete January Results, as well as the resolution package.
Our next tournament date is February 4 when we will be a Glastonbury High School and Westhill High School in Stamford.
December 11 Tournament Results
We had another great tournament weekend. 334 debaters from 30 schools attended our tournaments at Darien High School and Joel Barlow High School. Thanks to coaches Ann Sather and Randy Smith for their hospitality. The topic was:
Resolved: The U.S. should significantly increase investment in microgeneration.
The final round at Darien was won by the New Canaan team of Megan Paul and Charlie Fryre. The final round at Joel Barlow was won by the Ridgefield team of Stanley Cai and Junius Brown. Congratulations to all of our trophy winners. You may view or download the complete December Results, as well as the resolution package.
For results from all tournaments this year see the Schedule page.
CivicsFirst Announces Debate Tournaments
CivicsFirst has announced the date, location and topic for their 2012 high school debate. In past years this competition was named The Great Connecticut High School Debate. The format is cross-examination policy debate, similar to what we use in CDA. It is a good opportunity to debate using a researched topic and to meet many schools that do not participate in CDA.
Competitions will be held at New Britain High School on March 28 and New Canaan High School on March 29. In addition to the high school competition, a middle school tournament is also planned. See the CivicsFirst web site for registration and details.
Last updated January 24, 2012.