Archive for the 'students talk' Category
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. [...]
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 [...]
Feb
1
All Eyes on DKC
February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment
DEBATE-Kansas City (DKC) has garnered considerable media attention in recent days. Tuesday’s public debate co-sponsored by the Kansas City Star, Competing Futures: a debate over Kansas City Schools, had everyone from Mayor Sly James to National Public Radio’s Scott Simon tweeting about dynamic DKC debaters making compelling arguments. The event was attended by 175 guests [...]
May
19
Arrowhead Middle School Debate Video
May 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
Arrowhead Middle School was recently awarded a grant of $750 for next year through the Leadership 2000 ImactDotte.org Video Contest. Check out the sweet video called “Changing the World One Speech at a Time”
Aug
30
DKC Alumni in KC Star
August 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Kansas City Star has been following the massive changes underway in the Kansas City, Missouri School District with a special section called, “Saving 17,000 kids“. In a recent article two DKC alumni that graduated from the District were interviewed to offer their insights and experiences. The alumni, Ryan Wash (Central) and LaToya Green (Lincoln Prep), now [...]
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
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 [...]
Mar
12
DKC Student Speaks to the Star
March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Taylor Brown, a junior debater at Paseo, was interviewed recently by The Kansas City Star. Read a clip from the story below and click the link to read the full article. “Taylor Brown is intelligent enough to know one thing for certain — she is not educated to a level that will allow her to [...]
Feb
11
Interview with Lincoln Middle Debater
February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Watch the following video and see Jared Freemon of Lincoln Prep Middle School share his thoughts about debate. We interviewed Jared before the Foreign Langauge Academy middle school tournament.
