Archive forApril, 2010
Apr
27
Argument as a Team Sport
April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Here is an article from the Wall St. Journal, April 20, 2010 about debate: Argument as a Team Sport Articulate, well-informed high-school students. Congress should do so well. By BRIAN ROSS In the world of high-school debate, the nerd can be king. A face full of pimples, a black three-piece suit and an encyclopedic knowledge of [...]
Apr
20
DKC Students Plead For More Activities In Wake of Plaza Disturbances
April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
By CHRISTINE VENDEL and LYNN HORSLEY The Kansas City Star Why hundreds of juveniles converge on the Country Club Plaza shouldn’t be a mystery, high school students told police and community leaders during a summit on youth activities Monday. “We need something free, so we go to the Plaza,” said Larry Coates, a senior at [...]
Apr
19
Paper vs Computer Who Will Win?
April 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Here is a link to a New York Times Article about paperless debate. It goes in depth on the subject and should be an interesting read for all policy debaters. What do you think should debate go paperless? Lets explore the issue in the comment section!
Apr
9
ACE Hosts Seasons Final Tournament
April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Afrikan Centered Education College Colloquium (ACE) hosted DKC’s Final Tournament of the year. It also happened to be one of the largest tournaments of the year with nearly 250 students in attendance. ACE was a magnificent host and our scholars competed fiercely and intelligently! Congratulations to all for a wonderful season! A full list [...]
Apr
9
FINAL 2010 Power Rankings
April 9, 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 [...]
Apr
9
DKC Featured in KC Counselor
April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Click here here to read a nice write up in the KC Counselor about the DKC City Championship sponsored by the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA). The KCMBA’s growing support of DEBATE-Kansas City has not only provided DKC students with vital resources such as summer debate camp scholarships, it has also opened their minds [...]
Apr
1
Coronado Debate Team Success Gets Noticed
April 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Kansas City Kansan ran a nice article about the Coronado Middle School debate team. See below: Coronado debate team winning big A group of seventh graders at Coronado Middle School are making waves on the debate scene in Kansas City. Debate students at Coronado Middle School are winning big this school year in various debate events [...]
