The Kingman Debate Squad traveled to Great Bend on September 18.  The debaters on the open side were Tony Willams, Jessi Berry,  Libby Reeves,  Murray Heikes,  Blayn Youngers, and Taten Stamm.  The representatives for the novices were Amanda Lampe and Alex Miller.  The team of Tony Willams/Blayn Youngers finished the day with a 3-2 record, Jessi Berry/Murray Heikes with a 2-3, Amanda Lampe/Alex Miller with a 2-3, and Libby Reeves/Taten Stamm with a 1-4.  All-in-all, it was a pretty good day for the Kingman Debate Team.

The Kingman debate squad wishes to thank all the members of the community who assisted with our tournament this past weekend.  We appreciate all those who served as judges and time-keepers.  This tournament's success could not have been possible without you.

The Kingman Debate Squad competed at a JV tournament at Moundridge on Saturday, November 14^th.  Representing Kingman were Jessi Berry, Jonathan Gooden, Sarah McPherren, and Blayn Youngers.  Berry/Gooden had a very successful day, ending with a 4-1 record, 18 speaks and a 3^rd place finish in the tournament.  McPherren/Youngers also had a strong showing and garnered a 3-2 record, 21 speaks. 

 

With 4 tournaments and a 50% or better win-loss record, Berry, Gooden, and Youngers are now qualified for the State tournament, which will be held in January.  The Eagles will compete this weekend at Wellington in an Open/Novice tournament.

The Kingman Debate squad is looking for judges for our upcoming tournament on November 14, 2009.  The tournament consists of five rounds.  Round 1 begins at 8 am with the following rounds starting at hour and a half intervals.  Judges are not required to judge all five rounds.  There is a lunch break from 12:30 to 1:30.  A hospitality lounge will provide a complimentary lunch with snacks throughout the day.
Prior knowledge of debate is not a requirement.  We are looking for individuals who can listen with an open mind, make a determination which team did the better debating, and be able to give helpful feedback to the participants.  Two judging clinics will be held at Kingman High School to help give new judges an idea on what to expect and how to judge a debate round.  These will be held on Thursday, November 5 @ 7pm and Monday, November 9 @ 7pm in Mr. Mannebach’s classroom at the high school.
If you are interested in this exciting activity or have any further questions, please contact Darryl Mannebach at dmannebach@knusd331.com or (620) 532-3136 (Kingman High School).

The Kingman Debate squad competed at Wichita Collegiate on Saturday, October 31st.  Representing Kingman were Bethany Bailey, Sarah McPherren, Jessi Berry, Libby Reeves, Taten Stamm, and Blayn Youngers.  Stamm/Youngers led the team with a 3-2 record, 27 speaks.  Bailey/McPherren went 2-3, with 27 speaks and Berry/Reeves ended with a 2-3 record, 29 speaks.  The Eagles continue to finish strong and will take this week off before competing in Moundridge on November 14th, as well as host their own tournament that same day.

The Kingman Debate squad competed at Haven High School on Saturday, October 24th.  Twenty schools competed in the tournament.  As a squad, the Eagles place 5th out of 11 eligible schools in sweepstakes, which combines the records of a school’s top three teams.  Representing the Eagles were Alex Wing, Jonathan Gooden, Libby Reeves, Taten Stamm, Jessi Berry, and Blayn Youngers.  Wing/Gooden ended with a 3-2 record and 25 speaker points.  Reeves/Stamm also went 3-2 with 25 speaker points.  Berry/Youngers garnered a 2-3 record, 25 speaker points. The Eagles will be competing in an Open tournament at Wichita-Collegiate High School this Saturday.

Debaters at the Haven tournament: (Back row): Jonathan Gooden, Taten Stamm, Blayn Youngers.  (Front row): Kyle Stewart (alternate), Alex Wing, Libby Reeves, Jessi Berry.

The Kingman Debate Squad participated in a JV tournament at Bishop-Carroll High School on Saturday, October 17th, 2009.  Debating for Kingman were Jessi Berry, Allison Molitor, Murray Heikes, Jonathan Gooden, Libby Reeves, and Taten Stamm.  Berry/Molitor led the team with a 4-1 record, 21 speaker points, which earned them 8th place out of a field of 45 teams.  Heikes and Gooden garnered a 3-2 record, 26 speaks.  Reeves/Stamm ended the day with a 2-3 record, 27 speaks.  The Eagles head to Haven this weekend.

The Nickerson Novice Tournament took place on Monday, October 12th, 2009.

Libby Reeves/Taten Stamm: 2-1 record, 11 speaks (tied for 5th place)

Debate News:  Sterling - Oct 3rd (JV tournament) - 6th out of 12 schools

Tony Williams/Ciera Ogden: 3-2 record, 25 speaks

Bethany Bailey/Murray Heikes: 2-3 record, 26 speaks

Blayn Youngers/Jonathan Gooden: 2-3 record, 26 speaks

Debate News: The Kingman debate squad opened the season at Great Bend on Saturday, September 19th.  As a squad, Kingman placed 7th out of 17 schools.  In the Open division, Sarah McPherren and Ciera Ogden went 2-3 with 28 speaks and Alex Wing and Tony Williams went 2-3 with 30 speaks.  In the Novice division, Jessica Duhon and Taten Stamm were 4-1 with 22 speaks and placed 4th out of 25 teams.  Great job everyone!

For new people interested in debate, or curious about what it is:

• Debate is a form of speech competition in which teams of two debate whether or not a specific policy action should be enacted.  Students will have the opportunity to defend both sides of the issue, while improving their research, speaking, and critical thinking skills.