Archive forMarch, 2010
Mar
30
Which is the Real Football? Chiefs and Wizards debate to raise funds for DKC
March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment
You are. you are yoYou are cordially invited to attend our first ever fundraiser to support DEBATE-Kansas City! We hope that you can join us on May 20, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to watch current and former Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Wizards players humorously debate: Which is the Real Football? The [...]
Mar
30
School Board Sound Off A Success
March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment
On Sunday, March 28th DEBATE-Kansas City held The School Board Sound Off: A debate between Kansas City, Mo. School Board candidates driven and judged by students and hosted by the Kansas Public Library, Plaza Branch. The venue was pitch perfect thanks to the generous donation of staff and support by the Plaza Branch. Candidates were paired [...]
Mar
24
Central Set to Attend National Forum of the Coalition for Community Schools
March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Kansas City Central High School will be sending three debaters and their coach, Jane Rinehart, to Philadelphia, Pa. as participants in the 7th Annual National Forum of the Coalition for Community Schools April 6th – April 9th. The students will participate in a debate addressing the myths surrounding community schools. Recently the students met with Martin Blank (pictured), President of [...]
Mar
24
Summer Camp Scholarship Application 2010
March 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DKC students, summer is still months away, but you can never plan your vacation time too soon. If you love debate and want to get better you should consider attending summer debate camp. DKC has a great relationship with UMKC Summer Debate Institute and each year we raise funds to provide camp scholarships for DKC [...]
Mar
23
DKC Sponsoring A KCMSD School Board Debate
March 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City is sponsoring a debate between candidates running for seats in the upcoming Kansas City, Missouri Board of Education election. DKC students have crafted the topics for this debate they will also directly question candidates about important issues facing the district. The debate will take place this Sunday March 28th at the Plaza branch library [...]
Mar
18
Argentine Middle School Weeknight Tournament
March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Argentine Middle School hosted the next to last tournament of the year. It was a huge success in large part because of the outstanding response from the Argentine faculty and staff. “Never before has a school recruited so many judges for a weeknight tournament” said Gabe Cook Director of DKC. “This allowed the tournament to [...]
Mar
15
Melvin B. Tolson Senior Award 2010
March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Attention DKC Seniors: You can now apply for the Melvin B. Tolson Senior Award. The award will honor one DKC senior for embodying the spirit of the Melvin B. Tolson. Your name will be engraved on a Tolson plaque with previous winners and you will receive an award to take home. Last year the award [...]
Mar
10
Attention Seniors: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competition
March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
All Kansas City, Mo. seniors are eligible to compete in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Drum Major for Justice Advocacy Competition. The contest will require an essay about how Dr. King would view same sex marriage. The best six essays will be chosen for an oral presentation with a $1,000.00 savings as the top prize. The [...]
Mar
9
City Championship In-Depth
March 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The 2010 DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) City Championship sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) was an opportunity for the best debaters in the city to shine and a rewarding experience for all involved. Nearly 200 DKC students competed in student congress and policy debate at Lincoln Preparatory High School on Saturday, February 27th [...]
Mar
5
Update: Power Rankings
March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
DKC is proud to release our Final set of Power Rankings for Middle School and High School debate. The current totals are based on all tournaments held to date. In policy debate the teams are ranked based on total number of wins with speaker points breaking ties. In middle school student congress totals are based [...]
