Former high school debaters, I know you're out there.
Jul 20, 2008, 6:38 pm
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I remember that topic well!!! I still have my pins somewhere. Also, we received letters for debate and speech and I'm sure those are somewhere in my garage.
Jul 20, 2008, 6:42 pm
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Rock Bridge Sr High. Missouri has a rule where you can't travel more than 250 miles out of state during the school year so we would never leave the state. MO also had their own resolution for LD.
I was LD/Extemporaneous/tried radio for my 1 year.
I was LD/Extemporaneous/tried radio for my 1 year.
Jul 20, 2008, 7:31 pm
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LETTERS for Debate? WOW! All our team got was a '77 Dodge passenger van that always used three quarts of oil between Yucaipa and San Francisco. Thank god we could stop in Buttonwillow and buy more oil on the school district's gas card!
Jul 21, 2008, 1:42 pm
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La Reina High School in California (1994-1998), mostly extemporaneous events, three rounds of JV LD, and two years of policy (CX) debate
Harvard University - just a year on the CX team before realizing I was way too behind and didn't have the time or talent to catch up.
Currently also dating someone I met through debate! Colleyville in TX for HS and Georgetown for college.
Harvard University - just a year on the CX team before realizing I was way too behind and didn't have the time or talent to catch up.
Currently also dating someone I met through debate! Colleyville in TX for HS and Georgetown for college.
Jul 21, 2008, 3:17 pm
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Jul 22, 2008, 6:12 pm
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I assume this is UCSD as in UC San Diego?
I didn't debate in high school, but graduated from UC San Diego in 1992 after having debated for San Diego State 90-92. UC San Diego didn't have a debate program at the time, so I audited one class at SDSU to qualify as a student there to debate for them.
UCSD's lack of a debate program ended up working well for me, as I met my now-husband on the SDSU debate team. ^
I didn't debate in high school, but graduated from UC San Diego in 1992 after having debated for San Diego State 90-92. UC San Diego didn't have a debate program at the time, so I audited one class at SDSU to qualify as a student there to debate for them.
UCSD's lack of a debate program ended up working well for me, as I met my now-husband on the SDSU debate team. ^
Jul 22, 2008, 6:32 pm
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I met my husband of 23 years at the California State High School Speech Championship at San Jose State in 1980. When I tell my freshmen about what debate can do for them I never fail to mention that they may find a future spouse.
Jul 23, 2008, 6:59 pm
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Not a debater but forensics during 3 years of undergrad at Miami University (Ohio) - specializing in impromptu/extemporaneous/informative speaking events. Lots of trophies and our novice team got to go to Nationals!
Jul 23, 2008, 7:17 pm
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Jul 24, 2008, 2:56 pm
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I assume this is UCSD as in UC San Diego?
I didn't debate in high school, but graduated from UC San Diego in 1992 after having debated for San Diego State 90-92. UC San Diego didn't have a debate program at the time, so I audited one class at SDSU to qualify as a student there to debate for them.
I didn't debate in high school, but graduated from UC San Diego in 1992 after having debated for San Diego State 90-92. UC San Diego didn't have a debate program at the time, so I audited one class at SDSU to qualify as a student there to debate for them.
Jul 25, 2008, 7:22 pm
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Wow! I've always heard about the places where they have four person teams (with debaters specializing in a single side of the topic). I've never actually met anyone who did it. Does the idea of switch sides debate (which is most common) seem bizarre to you?
Jul 26, 2008, 8:28 am
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Ever so many years ago when I debated, novice debaters debated one side of the question for the year. Advanced debaters did switch side debating.
