Archive for the 'policy debate' Category
Mar
7
DKC Policy Duo Earn Bid to NFL Nationals as Lincoln Prep Has Strong Showing at District Qualifier
March 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment
On March 2nd, 2013 Corey Fisher and Jared Freemon became the first policy debate team from Lincoln College Preparatory Academy to earn a bid to the National Forensic League Tournament. The prestigious tournament has been held since 1931 and this June will be in Birmingham, Alabama. In qualifying the policy duo added a new chapter [...]
Jan
7
Power Rankings
January 7, 2013 | 3 Comments
DKC is proud to release our fist set of Power Rankings for the 2012-2013 season. 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 student congress places are determined by performance at all tournaments. [...]
Jan
6
New Transportation Topic Resources
January 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment
As part of a generous sponsorship package for the 2013 Urban Debate National Championship Tournament, The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has developed a website to support research on this year’s policy topic, exclusively for urban debate leagues. The website includes a vast array of papers, platforms, studies, surveys, FAQs, economic analyses and links [...]
Dec
7
DKC Debaters On Point at Arrowhead Weeknight Tournament
December 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment
On November 15th Arrowhead Middle School hosted one of the largest middle school tournaments in DEBATE-Kansas City’s (DKC) history. Just over 280 middle school students from across the city competed as part of DKC’s weeknight tournament series. The Foreign Language Academy (FLA) debate squad earned an impressive array of awards, both in policy debate and [...]
Dec
7
Patton Tournament Results
December 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The second leg of the DEBATE-Kansas City’s (DKC) weeknight tournament was held at November 13th at Patton Junior High on the US Army military facility of Fort Leavenworth. For the second year in a row Patton Junior High made everyone at the tournament feel right at home with hospitality. Students from across the league met and [...]
Oct
23
Hallmark Sponsors First DEBATE-KC Tournament at University Academy
October 23, 2012 | 2 Comments
Hallmark sponsored DEBATE-Kansas City’s (DKC) first high school tournament of the year at University Academy. Thanks to their support DKC was able to double the number of the tournament participants compared to last year as nearly 100 students competed in policy debate and student congress from seven area schools. “We had a great tournament and [...]
Sep
18
University Academy Debate Team Takes the Train to Learn About Transportation
September 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The University Academy (UA) debate team acquired firsthand experience understanding this year’s policy debate topic by taking a trip on a train to St. Louis. The trip was led by new and recently unretired head coach Jane Rinehart and Marcus Leach a member of the DKC Board of Directors. Mrs. Rinehart is known for dedication [...]
May
16
Here is an article from the Ft. Leavenworth Lamp published May 10, 2012 about the Patton debate team’s first year in DKC: A group of eighth- and ninth-grade students from Patton Junior High School managed to hold their own against high school students during the school’s first year of having a debate team. Out of [...]
May
7
When students of Arrowhead Middle School heard there was a policy debate being held for Kansas City, KS high school students, they immediately wanted in. A number of Arrowhead Middle students have been competing in DEBATE-Kansas City’s policy debate program all year, some for the past two years, and the experience provided them the confidence and desire to compete with upperclassmen. [...]
May
3
Top College Debaters & DKC Grads to be Keynote Speakers at Awards Night
May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Two DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) graduates will be honored at the annual DKC Awards Night Celebration May 9th for their achievements while debating together for Emporia State University. Ryan Wash (Central) and LaToya Williams-Green (Lincoln Prep) have become the most successful college debaters in this history of DKC program graduates. They will be the night’s keynote [...]
