"A Silent Classroom is a classroom where there is untapped voices that are not heard. If you believe in democratic education, you have to focus on oratory."
10/16/16

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Why The Art of Speaking Should Be Taught Alongside Math and Literacy


This week we have two shout outs!  The first shout out goes to KQED News, Edutopia, and the School of 21 for an inspiring article and video series of a school in London that incorporates public speaking, oratory, communication skills and debate across the curriculum. The school is now one of the most award winning schools in England and model worldwide. Peter Hyman, cofounder of the school, states that "We need to elevate speaking to the same level as reading and writing." Click here to learn more.

Our second shout out goes to our first Harlem-Bronx Middle School Tournament of the Year! Thank you so much to host school PS 161 and Coach Mr. Beattie for making everything possible! Thank you to all the incredible Bronx and Harlem schools participating. Congratulations and thank you to all students, parents, volunteers, teachers, staff, interns and everyone for making this event possible! Coming Up Next Weekend.... our first Queens/Brooklyn Tournament of the school year for middle schools and elementary schools! Coaches sign up now by clicking here! Volunteers interested in judging or helping at the tournament, please click here! Thank you everyone for a wonderful Saturday! See you next Saturday! 

Tournament Photography Album
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Tournament Results Page
Click here for Tournament Results! 

Top Ten Results of Public Forum Debate Team Awards
1st Place - TAG Young Scholars M012 Khandker Habib
2nd Place - SA Harlem West Bathily & Seck
3rd Place - C.A.S.A. Brooks & Penny
4th Place - SA Harlem West Haidara & Washington
5th Place - Success Academy Harlem East Omega & Archer-Brown
6th Place - TAG Young Scholars M012 Rashid & Ackerman
7th Place - Success Academy Harlem East Quinn & Peguero
8th Place - PS 278 The Paula Hedbavny Bradley & Shikany
9th Place - Success Academy Harlem East Omega & Moskowitz
10th Place - C.A.S.A. Puchalski & Martinez

Top Ten Results of Parliamentary Debate Team Results
1st Place - PS 161 Collado & Correa & Conde
2nd Place - PS 161 Sanchez & Martinez & Cordero
3rd Place - PS 161 Morla & Russo & Jimenez
4th Place - PS 161  Henry & Jones & Colon
5th Place - PS 161 Crisostomo & Fabian & Santana
6th Place - PS 161 Lamarre & Merejo & Ortega
7th Place - PS 161 Santana & Vasquez & Saldarriaga
8th Place - PS 161 Alfaro & Avila & Battle
9th Place - PS 161 Khalfani & Pena & Colon

Top Ten Speaker Awards of Public Forum Debate 
1st Place Henry Brown-Kempf (Success Academy Midtown West Middle)
2nd Place - Jaxon Ackerman (TAG Young Scholars)
3rd Place - Tahir Rashid (TAG Young Scholars)
4th Place - Benjamin Kreitzer(Success Academy Midtown West Middle)
5th Place - Khandker Habib (TAG Young Scholars)
6th Place - Tanyah Archer-Brown (Success Academy Harlem East)
7th Place - Silma Battily (Success Academy Harlem West)
8th Place - Owen Bradley (PS 278 The Paula Hedbavny)
9th Place - Yuri Omega (Success Academy Harlem East)
10th Place - Zifiniyah Washington (Success Academy Harlem West)

Top Ten Speaker Awards of Parliamentary Debate
1st Place - Nelson Sanchez (PS 161)
2nd Place - Dashaun Conde (PS 161)
3rd Place - Melissa Jimenez (PS 161)
4th Place - Jamaly Collado (PS 161)
5th Place - Justin Cordero (PS 161)
6th Place - Nyomi Russo (PS 161)
7th Place - Melvin Morla (PS 161)
8th Place - Jeniyah Martinez (PS 161)
9th Place - Kiana Colon (PS 161)
10th Place - Rashawn Jones (PS 161)

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL DEBATERS! 

Sincerely,
Erik Fogel, Executive Director
(917) 455-1079

Upcoming October-November Debate Events

10/25 - Beveridge & Diamond Debate Invitational Championships
10/26 - Intelligence Squared Debate Night (Lincoln Center)
11/5 - NYC Middle School Tournament #2
11/11 - US Presidential Scholars Program (White House)
11/12 - NYC High School Tournament #2
11/19 - MQI Tournament #1 

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Schools! Join the New York City Urban Debate League!

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October 15th Middle School Tournament
Public Forum Debate Top Team Awards
results
October 15th Middle School Tournament
Public Forum Debate 
Top Speaker Awards
results
October 15th Middle School Tournament
Parliamentary Debate Top Team Awards
results
October 15th Middle School Tournament
Parliamentary Debate 
Top Speaker Awards
Results
October 22nd
Brooklyn/Queens Middle School Tournament
Hunters Point Community Middle School

Hunters Point
Our first tournament for Brooklyn and Queens school is scheduled for October 22nd at Hunters Point Community Middle School. This tournament is open to all schools but priority preference for schools located in Brooklyn and Queens. Thank you so much to everyone at Hunters Point Community Middle School for hosting! 

Tournament Registration Link

Parliamentary Debate Topics and Resources

Public Forum Debate Topics and Resources
http://debate.nyc/resources/public-forum-debate/

October 26th
Beveridge & Diamond Debate Invitational

Beveridge & Diamond
Save the date! Long time community partner Beveridge and Diamond will be hosting us for a special Debate Night inviting our top champion tournaments of the month to their firm for an evening of debates, dinner, and legal mentorships. Thank you Beveridge and Diamond! 
October 26th
Intelligence Squared Debate Night Tickets Available to NYCUDL Schools!

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Each month we partner up with Intelligence Squared for an evening of debates! Intelligence Squared is one of the most prestigious adult debate nights in the United States and invites guest debaters from across the world. Each Debate Night we are offered a limited number of tickets for our students. Please let us know if your school is interested in joining Intelligence Squared for an evening of debates! 

Debate Night Topic
Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship

Learn more!
November 5th 
Middle School Tournament #2 
Location: TBA

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We still have middle school tournaments for the month of October! But save the date for our only Middle School Tournament in November! November 5th will be a citywide middle school tournament featuring the new November debate topics!  School Registration and Judge Registration will be posted soon! Topics below! 

November National Public Forum Debate Topic

Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Internet of Things outweigh the harms of decreased personal privacy.

A total of 334 schools and 944 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 53% of the school vote and 48% of the student vote.

November Parliamentary Debate Topics

1. This House would give undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. 

2. This House believes a government should have the right to spy on its own citizens. 

3. This House would pay reparations to African Americans.
November 8th (Election Day)
Fall Debate Educators Conference 
"Debate Con Fall 2016"

Debate Con

"Debate Con" is New York City's conference by and for debate educators and all those passionate about debate! If you love debate or if you are interested in starting a debate program, or just interested in sharing your passion for debate then please sign up! Also, for our advanced debate coaches out there - we need your help. Please let us know if interested in teaching a session at Debate Con!  Workshops, breakfast, lunch, networking and more provided for all! 

November 11th
U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Nomination

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We have exciting news. This year we are invited to nominate up to 40 students to apply to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.  We would like to explain a few changes we are making to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Nomination and the Urban Debater of the Year award - a process which was previously combined.
  
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program emphasizes academic achievement, and coaches therefore should nominate students who display a very strong academic record, in addition to extracurriculars. National Association of Urban Debate League's Urban Debater of the Year is awarded is presented to a student who has overcome challenges, displayed personal and academic growth, and is a leader in the urban debate community. 
 
Applications are currently open for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Nomination, and will close 11/11/2016. NAUDL will open the application for Urban Debater of the Year on 12/1/2016, with a deadline of 2/17/2017.
November 12th 
High School Tournament #2 
Location: Midwood High School, Brooklyn

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Congratulations to all our high schools last Saturday! But now time to prepare for the next tournament and new debate topics! Our second high school tournament will be held on November 12th at Midwood High School in Brooklyn. Topics below! Good Luck and thank you to Midwood for hosting!  Registration information will be posted soon! 

November Public Forum Debate Topic

Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Internet of Things outweigh the harms of decreased personal privacy.

A total of 334 schools and 944 students voted for the resolution. The winning resolution received 53% of the school vote and 48% of the student vote.

November Policy Debate Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.
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Register Your School for the 2016-2017 Debate Season! 

Logo"Maybe you could be a mayor or a Senator or a Supreme Court Justice, but you might not know that until you join student government or the debate team." - President Obama, State of Schools Address

Debate is one of the most rigorous academic programs. The New York City Urban Debate League is committed to the mission that all schools should have a debate team and all students should have access to the best debate education opportunities.

Click here for school registration. We provide training and anything you need to start and sustain a successful debate program.
Volunteer Judges Needed!  
Attention High School Students, Parents, Volunteers, Alumni, College Debaters and Community Members!  

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Welcome back to school! Welcome back to the new Debate Season! We need volunteer judges! Parents, alumni and college debaters - this is an excellent opportunity to support our next generation of leaders. High School students - this is a great opportunity to earn community service hours as well as improve your own debate skills.

Click here to sign up to judge for the 2016-2017 debate season! Thank you so much for supporting New York city Youth! 
How to get involved! 

"Anyone who bemoans the state of public education need only spend a weekend at a high school speech and debate tournament to have their faith restored." - Curt Stedron (School Teacher)

Debate since Ancient Greece is the most rigorous academic program. Our mission is every school should have a debate team and every student should have access to the best debate education opportunities. We need your support to make this possible! 

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Thank you for taking the time to read our Newsletter for this week!

About the New York City Urban Debate League
The New York City Urban Debate League is the largest urban debate league in the nation and only urban debate league that is year round. We impact several thousand students and over 100 schools each month by supporting debate practices every day, debate tournaments every weekend, community debate centers every week, teacher professional development conferences every month, out of state travel opportunities every month, and debate institutes all summer. We are the winner of the White House Youth Awards, which recognizes the nation's top after school programs....

"The New York City Urban Debate League is a program that empowers underserved students while immersing them in public speaking, research techniques, civics, law and ethnic studies.  Along with countless debating trophies, the program boasts years of data showing that their alums have higher grade point averages, high school graduation rates, college acceptances and number of scholarships than their peers." - Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the First Lady of the United States, and the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, honoring us with the National Arts and Humanities Award for one of the top after school programs in the nation in the arts and humanities

Sincerely,
 
The New York City Urban Debate League Team