Capitol Debate - Middle School Debate Institude

THE 2010 HOWARD COUNTY

HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE SIGNUP

CENTRALIZED DEBATE PRACTICE FOR ALL HOWARD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAMS Location: Centennial High School, Room 206 When: Tuesday evenings, 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Starting: August 31 , 2010. Summer Practice all day on August 26-28, 2010 at place TBA. Costs: $200 per semester for evidence, materials and training. Contact: Ronald Bratt at bratt@capitol-debate.com or 443 538-4992 Open to all current 8th graders through Seniors - no experience required.
	WHY BE ON YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE TEAM: 1. Looks Great on your College Admissions Application 2. Improved Skills include: Researching Writing Organization Critical Thinking Refutation 3. You Will have Lots of Fun - Travel Locally, Regionally, and Nationally for Debate. Make Friends with the Best and the Brightest from All Around the Country. 4. Enhance Your Future - the number one skill set that any job application asks for is "Good Communication Skills." 5. Get College Scholarships - many colleges offer partial to full scholarships for debate.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2009-2010 Saturday, September 18, 2010 – Opening Competition 8 to 6 p.m. October 23, 2010 – Local League Tournament October 30 and October 31 – Capitol Debate Tournament, Centennial HS November 12-14, 2010 – Scranton High School, Scranton, PA December - TBA January 7-8, 2011 – George Mason University February 4-5, 2011 – Pennsbury High School, Oxford PA February 25-27, 2011 – Lakeland High School, Westchester NY March 25-27, 2011 – Novice Nationals, Atlanta GA – top few novices ** Remember, some novices excel fast and are invited to national team!
	RESPONSIBILITIES/COSTS Attend Practice Weekly – Centennial High School 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. - 4:30 the first 3 weeks. Tuesday Evenings starting on August 31, 2010. Full Day practice August 26-28, 2010. Prepare Materials Weekly – be prepared to do about 2 to 3 hours a week of preparing for tournaments at home on a weekly basis during your novice year. Attend Debate Tournaments – Schedule listed above. We prefer that everyone attend all debate tournaments. If you need to miss one, we need to know way in advance. Pay Evidence/Materials/Training Fee - $200 per semester. Evidence/Materials/Training Fee is nonrefundable. National Travel – subsidized by Capitol Debate with grant money. Typical share per student is about $75 to $200 per tournament in travel fees .
About the Director: Ronald Bratt has been involved in competitive academic debate for the past 25 years and has successfully started and grown both high school and college debate programs. From 1998 to 2005, Mr. Bratt started the Catholic University Debate program. In its first year of existence, Catholic Debate advanced to the finals of the American Debate Association. By 2001, Catholic University Debate Program was up to 30 debaters and was ranked number one in the nation by the National Debate Tournament rankings. Additionally, in 2001, Catholic Debate won 2 national titles including the American Debate Association Varsity Championship and the Cross Examination Debate Association Novice National Championship. This feat of winning 2 national titles was replicated in 2003. Mr. Bratt was also instrumental in implementing an Urban Debate League in Washington, D.C. In the fall of 2002, Mr. Bratt was one of the founding directors of the league helping recruit students, establish infrastructure, and train both students and teachers. The league is now strong and vibrant. On the international arena, Mr. Bratt worked closely with the International Debate Educational Association in 2003 to bring nearly 50 high school students from 6 countries in Southeastern Europe to the United States to learn leadership and debate. The following year, Mr. Bratt brought about 35 students from 7 countries including Russia, China, Haiti, Argentina, and South Africa to train and compete at the National Forensics League National Tournament. On the training side, Mr. Bratt started the nation’s leading high school debate institute, the Capitol Classic Debate Institute. At its height, the Capitol Classic Debate Institute drew over 225 students from nearly 30 states to reside at Catholic University for periods of 3 to 7 weeks. Numerous national high school debate champions graduated from this debate institute.

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