Announcements October 28, 2013

Announcements

1. Points have been entered through Events 1.

2. Practice folders have been finished. If you want to practice your speech (prepared, interp, or extemp), have your judge take your practice folder from the top of the filing cabinet, and fill out one of the practice forms.

3. By Noah: Everybody who has signed up for debate 2 has been added to the drop box. please add the articles you turned in for class into the appropriate folder within the dropbox

4. By Jordan: ALL PUFO DEBATE 2 CASES ARE DUE TO ME (Jordan Nakahara) by WEDNSDAY 10/30. Please send them to j.nakahara234@gmail.com if you want to go to debate 2. If I don’t receive your cases you will NOT be allowed to go. Practice will take place the next day during lunch. If you have any questions/problems, feel free to email me. Good luck!

5. Signups for Santa Clara (varsity competitors only), Parli/PF 2 and Debate 2 are now available. Check the whiteboard. Santa Clara and PF permission forms are due by this Wednesday.

6. By Brian and Charlie: For everyone who went to Events 1– we’d like you to re-give any speeches from Saturday that you earned a 4 or a 5 on. If you have not already done so, sign up on the white board at the front of the room.

7. By Elton: Over the next four weeks we will be preparing for Congress Two. The plan is for the first three weeks to solely focus on a specific bill and the have the last practice on week four set aside for congress practice in general. I will be updating the practice schedule on a week by week basis but the schedule for the four weeks of prep will be as follows. None of these practices are mandatory, they are just opportunities for you to drop in on if you would like the help.
Schedule:
Friday, November 1st @ Lunch – Syria bill
Friday, November 8th @ Lunch – Third Senate bill
Friday, November 15th – General congress practice

Meetings and Practices – This Week
Monday-Friday (Lunch and After School): Extemp Makeups
Tuesday (Lunch) – LD Meeting – We will be doing debate 2 prep. Bring cases!

Wednesday (Lunch, 312): Cabinet Meeting

Wednesday (After School, 312): We are going to have a meeting after school on Wednesday, so memorize your speeches by then if you can! That way your content and delivery can be critiqued for Events 2. If not, please at least bring a printed copy of your speech so you can still give it for tips.
Friday (Lunch, 312): Elton: Congress Two. We will be discussing the NSA bill, so please bring arguments, articles and your brain. We will also be giving practice speeches and holding cross examination.

(updates will be posted throughout the week if more meetings are scheduled)

Upcoming Tournaments
November 9 – Parli 2/PuFo 2 (Dougherty HS)
November 16 – LD Debate 2/Congress 2 (El Cerrito HS)
November 22-24 – Santa Clara Invitational (Santa Clara University)
November 22-24 – Glenbrooks (Glenbrooks, Chicago, IL)
December 7 – Events 2 (Pinole Valley HS)
December 21-22 – CPS Invitational LD (College Prep HS)

Questions? Send an email to (click name): Mr. Matley, Soumya, or Brian

Announcements October 14, 2013

Announcements

1. Points have been entered through Events 1.

2. Signups for Santa Clara (varsity competitors only), Parli/PF 2 and Debate 2 are now available. Check the whiteboard.

3. By Brian and Charlie: For everyone who went to Events 1– we’d like you to re-give any speeches from Saturday that you earned a 4 or a 5 on. If you have not already done so, sign up on the white board at the front of the room.

4. By Elton: Over the next four weeks we will be preparing for Congress Two. The plan is for the first three weeks to solely focus on a specific bill and the have the last practice on week four set aside for congress practice in general. I will be updating the practice schedule on a week by week basis but the schedule for the four weeks of prep will be as follows. None of these practices are mandatory, they are just opportunities for you to drop in on if you would like the help.
Schedule:
Friday, October 25th @ Lunch – NSA bill
Friday, November 1st @ Lunch – Syria bill
Friday, November 8th @ Lunch – Third Senate bill
Friday, November 15th – General congress practice

Meetings and Practices – This Week
Monday-Friday (Lunch and After School): Extemp Makeups
Starting Wednesday: PF Practices for Debate 2

Wednesday (Lunch, 312): Cabinet Meeting
Friday (Lunch, 312): Elton: First session for Congress Two. We will be discussing the NSA bill, so please bring arguments, articles and your brain. We will also be giving practice speeches and holding cross examination.

(updates will be posted throughout the week if more meetings are scheduled)

Upcoming Tournaments
November 9 – Parli 2/PuFo 2 (Dougherty HS)
November 16 – LD Debate 2/Congress 2 (El Cerrito HS)
November 22-24 – Santa Clara Invitational (Santa Clara University)
November 22-24 – Glenbrooks (Glenbrooks, Chicago, IL)
December 7 – Events 2 (Pinole Valley HS)
December 21-22 – CPS Invitational LD (College Prep HS)

Questions? Send an email to (click name): Mr. Matley, Soumya, or Brian

Update: Congress Meeting Info

UPDATE: If you didn’t JUST break to senate at congress one. You don’t have to come tomorrow. That is all. Have a nice day.

Organizer Name: Elton Rego
Event: Congress
Event Type: Meeting
Day: Friday
Time: Lunch
Location: 312

Prepared Speech Meeting Wednesday after School

Hello Speech students!! I’m going to be sticking around room 312 for critiques and questions after school Wednesday. Please bring me your printed out scripts so I can look them over! If there is time, I can also watch your speech 🙂

I hope to see y’all there!

Organizer Name: Justin Tsung
Event: Prepared Speech
Event Type: Practice
Day: Wednesday
Time: After School
Location: 312

Congress 2 Meeting This Friday

If you’re planning on going to Congress 2, come to this meeting. We’re going to be going over the five topics for Congress 2 so we can start seriously researching for the tournament. Make sure you bring something to write notes on as well as something to write notes with; additionally, make sure to bring any preparation you have done beforehand so we can get as much info into everyone’s minds as possible.

Organizer Name: Elton Rego
Event: Congress
Event Type: Meeting
Day: Friday
Time: Lunch
Location: 312

Announcements October 14, 2013

Announcements

1. Points have been entered through Events 1.

2. Signups for Santa Clara (varsity competitors only), Parli/PF 2 and Debate 2 are now available. Check the whiteboard.

3. By Brian and Charlie: For everyone who went to Events 1– we’d like you to re-give any speeches from Saturday that you earned a 4 or a 5 on. Contact us to arrange practice times.

Meetings and Practices – This Week
Tuesday (Lunch, 312) – LD meeting
Wednesday (Lunch, 312) – Main Officer meeting
Thursday (Lunch, 312) – PF Meeting

(updates will be posted throughout the week if more meetings are scheduled)

Upcoming Tournaments
November 9 – Parli 2/PuFo 2 (Dougherty HS)
November 16 – LD Debate 2/Congress 2 (El Cerrito HS)
November 22-24 – Santa Clara Invitational (Santa Clara University)
November 22-24 – Glenbrooks (Glenbrooks, Chicago, IL)
December 7 – Events 2 (Pinole Valley HS)
December 21-22 – CPS Invitational LD (College Prep HS)

Questions? Send an email to (click name): Mr. Matley, Soumya, or Brian

Welcome!

By: Soumya Ramireddy

Hello, fellow Monte Vista speech and debaters!

Now that a Congress, debate, and events tournament have passed, I feel as though it is only fitting to finally welcome you all to the 2013-2014 competitive season! As team president this year, I am so thrilled to see what all of you will surely accomplish, and I’m already proud of how well so many of you have been representing Monte Vista at the few tournaments we’ve had.

That being said, I’ve taken it upon myself to help as many of you as possible in achieving your speech and debate goals for the season. Your captains are undeniably amazing resources, and I’m so thankful that I get to work with them in running this team. However, I would love the opportunity to throw my own hat in the ring and open myself up to any questions or concerns of yours that I can address. I’ve been competing for my entire high school career, so I’ve amassed quite a bit of experience in fields like oratory, expository, Congress, Public Forum debate, and even a little bit of advocacy. But, even if you don’t compete in any of those events, I’ve learned enough from my many teammates over the years to offer you some interesting tidbits on how to improve your performance in speech and debate in general.

So, please feel free to contact me at my email address that’s listed on this website or talk to me during fourth period as that’s when I TA for Mr. Matley. Here’s to another great season, Mustangs! 🙂

Results: Events 1

For all season results, click here.

Events 1 – Pinole Valley HS
October 12, 2013

Varsity
2nd Place – Neha Dabke (OPP)
2nd Place – Sarah Joo (OO)
2nd Place – Brian Yu (NX)
3rd Place – Kira Smith (OPP)
4th Place – Rohan Savoor (IX)
5th Place – Charlie Liao (NX)

JV
1st Place – Claire Bekker (OA)
2nd Place – Reilly Olson (OO)
2nd Place – Kimi SooHoo (OPP)
3rd Place – Kathryn Hammond (HI)
3rd Place – Kevin Luo (NX)
4th Place – Jessica Heimann (HI)
4th Place – Varun Jain (NX)
5th Place – Austin Chen (IX)
6th Place – Joseph Kelly (IX)
7th Place – Christopher Hou (IX)

Team Members in Attendance

Varsity OO: Sarah Joo, Max Pienkny
Varsity NX: Charlie Liao, Ryan Olson, Brian Yu
Varsity IX: Noah Kouchekinia, Taylor Lee, Rohan Savoor
Varsity HI: Audrey Butler, Andrew Ruskin
Varsity DI: Simran Kooner
Varsity OPP: Neha Dabke, Kira Smith

JV OO: Reilly Olson
JV OA: Claire Bekker
JV NX: Varun Jain, Jioo Lee, Kevin Luo, Jackson Matley, Rohan Murthy, Anshula Singh, Dean Swennumson
JV IX: Austin Chen, Christopher Hou, Joseph Kelly, Roma Kolisnichenko, Benjamin Pollak, Brendan Sweeney, Eric Weng, Max Yuan
JV HI: Kathryn Hammond, Jessica Heimann
JV DI: Hanrin Cho, Courtney Fradelis
JV OPP: Kimi SooHoo

Update: LD and PF Meetings

PUBLIC FORUM MEETING THURSDAY 10/17. We will be reviewing ballots from Debate 1 and going over the topic for November. Remember, the topic is “Resolved: The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweigh the harms.” If you want articles and more topic analysis you MUST bring articles of your own.Organized by Jordan Nakahara

LD MEETING NEXT TUESDAY
We will be going over the new topic in preparation for debate two. I would advise you read up on the topic before hand so you can better understand the discussion.
Additionally, if you are new to LD at this meeting we will be a chance for you to see how the LD team works, and to learn the fundamentals of the event.
Event: LD Debate
Event Type: Meeting
Day: Tuesday
Time: Lunch
Location: 312
Organized by Noah Kouchekinia

Congress 2 Bills Released

By Elton Rego

CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN: The Congress Two legislation has been released. Make sure to check school loop (or below) for the bills and start familiarizing yourself with the topics. This week we are focusing on Events One ; however, next week I will be setting up meetings to discuss the legislation. Preparation is the key to doing well, so we have to maintain the level of prep we did for Congress One!

Congress 2 Bills, 2013
El Cerrito HS, November 16, 2013

A Resolution to Repair the Immigration System of the United States

1. WHEREAS, every year hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants enter the United States, and currently
2. there are over eleven million illegal immigrants residing in the United States; and
3. WHEREAS, Due to recent budget cuts the US Border Protection branch of government is receiving heavy cuts,
4. making it harder to protect our borders; and
5. WHEREAS, the United States government has yet to pass legislation resolving this issue; and now, therefore,
6. Be it resolved by the student congress here assembled that the United States pass the Border Security, Economic
7. Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, which strengthens border security, law enforcement, and
8. creates a method through which immigrants may become citizens.Respectfully submitted by Senator Noah Goldstein of Miramonte High School

   A Resolution to Authorize Military Intervention in Syria

1. WHEREAS, The Assad Regime has recently used chemical weapons against his own people; and
2. WHEREAS, Assad still has the capability to kill thousands of innocent lives by having chemical weapons; and
3. WHEREAS, The current UN agreement can only be effective if backed up by the threat of military force. therefore, be it
4. RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that: the U.S. authorizes military intervention against specific
5. targets in Syria in order to change Assad’s calculus on using chemical weapons and/or end his reign.Respectfully submitted by Representative Robert Costa, Monte Vista High School

   A Bill to Enable Construction on the Keystone Pipeline

   BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

1. SECTION 1. All four proposed phases of the Keystone Pipeline shall be approved to begin construction.
2. SECTION 2. Keystone pipeline will transport 510,000 barrels of oil and petroleum per day from
3. Alberta, Canada to Pakota, Illinois
4. SECTION 3. The U.S. department of State shall oversee this legislation along with TransCanada the sole owner of the
5. Keystone pipeline
6. SECTION 4. Construction will start after January 1st 2014.
7. SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.Respectfully submitted by Senator Kelly Strand, Monte Vista High School

A Bill to Reform the NSA

BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

1. SECTION 1. The NSA shall be banned from capturing US citizen communication information unless they are named in
2. a court ordered warrant.
3. SECTION 2. U.S citizens who have been professionally impacted by the government’s collection of communications
4. shall have the ability to challenge the government’s claims that this surveillance is constitutional, and not
5. be prevented from seeking redress through US courts.
6. SECTION 3. This law will take effect within 12 months of passage.
7. SECTION 4. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.Respectfully submitted by Senators Elton Rego, Jackson Matley and Taylor Lee, Monte Vista High School

   A Resolution to End US Economic Sanctions Against Cuba

1. WHEREAS, Cuba no longer poses a threat to the national security of the United States; and
2. WHEREAS, The sanctions have failed to punish the Cuban government and only harm Cuban citizens who are
3. unaffiliated with the Cuban military regime; and
4. WHEREAS, Lifting the sanctions on Cuba will improve US relations in Latin America and elsewhere; therefore, be it
5. RESOLVED, By the Student Congress here assembled that the United States shall immediately end all of its economic
6. sanctions against the nation of Cuba.Respectfully submitted by Senator Hinman, Miramonte High School