Wednesday, January 23rd is the last practice before our debate on Saturday.  Please bring all your notes as you will be trying out your debating skills.  Remind your parents that the debate tournament is at
Clifton Barkalow Middle School
498 Stillwells Corner Road
Freehold, NJ 07728     Directions
We encourage your parents to attend the tournament.  We also need high school students, age 16 and up, parents, grandparents, neighbors, and friends to get trained as judges.  Training takes place at the tournament, but more information can be found at Middle School Public Debate Program
Mrs. Burek and Mrs. Hoffman can also answer any questions.

We go back to school on Wednesday, January 2nd and have debate practice after school until 4:15.   Bring your notes and articles.  We might try a practice debate or two. Look back over recent posts on the blog for topics.

DEBATE PRACTICE
Wednesday, December 19th 2:45-4:15

Be sure you have 2 or 3 points for both Prop and Opp for all 5 topics.
You can type them or hand write them.  Just bring them on Wed. 
Let Mrs. Burek or Mrs. Hoffman know if you can't make it to practice.

FEMA

January 26th 2013 Debate @ Clifton T. Barkalow Middle School (Freehold)

Yes, it is at Barkalow.  Your permission slips say Red Bank, but we are going to Freehold.

Practice: Wednesdays after school 

            December 12th and 19th

            January 2nd, 9th, 16th, and  23rd

Pick up at 4:15 at the main office

Get a permission slip from Mrs. Burek or Mrs. Hoffman.

 

 Topics:

Ban energy drinks.

FEMA’s responsibilities should be handed over to the states.

The caste system was good for Indian Society.

Wikipedia does more good than harm.

The United States should not expand drilling for oil off the East Coast.

    

Wednesday December 5th....debate team meeting until 4:30.
Topics for the January debate are posted outside Mrs. Burek's room.
 

SBMS Debate news

1.  Team travels to Trenton Central High School on Thursday, December 6th to see the Trenton High Team debate the University of Pennsylvania team.  Topic:
Resolved:In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system.
Students should come to school with a lunch or money to purchase lunch.

2. Our tournament for December 1st has been canceled.  Our next tournament is January 26th. Topics will be announced soon.