Entries by David Song
Solicitud Estudiantil para Chicago Debates 2019-2020 – complete antes del 4 de marzo
Por primera vez en más de 20 años de nuestra historia, estamos implementando una solicitud estudiantil para Chicago Debates con el fin de anotar a cada estudiante que participe en el debate. Esta solicitud les permite a los estudiantes unirse al grupo de debate de su escuela, asistir a los entrenamientos y participar en torneos/competencias […]
Announcing the Return of the $5,000 W.E. Sanders Coaching Award
The W.E. Sanders Award recognizes a teacher-coach’s leadership and impact on young people as a mentor and is open to current Chicago Debate League coaches who are full-time CPS teachers and exemplify the qualities the W.E. Sanders foundation is looking for (see the document below). Lane Tech coach Andy Fine was the inaugural winner in […]
High School Coaches: Vote for the National 2020-2021 Debate Topic!
If you’re a high school coach, IHSA is collecting one ballot from each high school offering debate by December 15th. Your vote goes toward the overall vote from the state of Illinois toward the NFHS national topic selection vote that adds up each state. Chicago Debates has the largest number of debate high schools in […]
Introducing this year’s Chicago Debates swag!
We are working with our vendors on swag for this year and have exciting new designs that reflect our new brand and the energy our students bring to debate. We expect to have these ready for tournaments in December, possibly late November. We encourage all debaters to attend one tournament to see what our debate […]
Tournament One Dates CANCELLED – CTU teacher strike
We know there is a lot going on and we are here to support our teachers and coaches in their work. During the current CTU teacher strike, Chicago Debates will not be in contact with CPS teachers or students and will not cross lines. We will have plenty of time to support our teachers as […]
Guidelines for Which Division Your Middle School Debaters Should Enter
The short version is that middle school coaches can now decide where their students belong since you know your students best. If they are debating in the same division as last year (say Novice), they have to move up to the next division once they have finished among the top 3 teams more than once this […]
Guidance on Which Divisions to enter your High School students in for tournaments
There’s a helpful section of our Guidelines, which our Coaches’ Council helps us update to create our tournament and competition rules, that explains our new policy on what divisions your students may compete in. The short version is that coaches can now decide where their students belong since you know your students best. If they […]
Announcing our Coach Kickoff Event! Friday, September 20th!
We’re excited to announce the return of our Coach Kickoff! Friday September 20th (moved to a Friday night by popular demand) 6-8pm Read/Write Library 914 N California (Humboldt Park) We will have free food and beverages, music, and a good time for you and a guest at a funky, fun venue. Get to know […]
Northwestern University Chicago Summer Scholars 2019
The Northwestern University Debate Society and Chicago Debates are providing four select CDL students with full coverage of tuition and room and board for the 2019 Northwestern University High School Debate Institute as Northwestern University Chicago Summer Scholars. These scholarships are valued at over $5,000 each and will enable four of our students to attend […]