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Registration of teams for the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships in Singapore officially closed on 11th February. At the official close of registrations, 53 nations had registered a team: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States, Wales and Zimbabwe. In addition to this, the organising committee has given China permission to submit their registration later this week (their Team Manager is travelling without Internet access until tomorrow). 2 other nations have been in e-mail contact with the organising committee about re...

Student, coach see gender bias in debate world High school senior says she worries about 'sounding feminine' when engaged in male-dominated competition. http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/tn-vsl-me-fsha-student-coach-see-gender-bias-in-debate-world-20150204,0,1343474.story Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy senior Maddie Collins, 17, with several awards she has earned in debate, in an FSHA classroom on Monday, January 26, 2015. (Tim Berger, La Canada Valley Sun / January 26, 2015) By Sara Cardine, sara.cardine@latimes.com February 4, 2015 | 1:31 p.m. As a debater, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy senior Maddie Collins has a lot going for her — poise, confidence and a clear speaking voice she's polished for years as a member of the school's speech and debate team. The only thing that seems to occasionally work against her is, unavoidably, her gender. Taking part in an activity that retains a traditional "boys club" dynamic, female debaters like Collins and their c...

Registration guide can be found at http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/WSDC%202015%20Phase%201%20Registration%20Guide.pdf Stage 1 of registration for the 2015 World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) in Singapore opens today (21st January) and will run through to 11th February. This is the initial phase of the registration process in which each nation which wants to send a team to the championship is be able register their team and delegation online. The attached PDF document contains a guide to this phase of registration. The guide document explains the process and contains links to the online registration forms. Please read through the guide carefully before your nation begins registration of your team and delegation. If, for any reason, your nation has difficulty opening the guide document or accessing the online registration forms, please e-mail wsdcsingapore2015@gmail.com to let us know. We look forward to receiving the registrations of each nation which wishes to send a team to WSDC...

Gathered from searches on Google for debate team, debate tournament and debate coach. Debate  helps students, but not every school values it equally Rapid City Journal  -  ‎Jan 10, 2015‎ Nick Reid wears all sorts of hats - business owner, coach, political consultant, speech writer - and in all of those areas, he says, his high school debate experience applies. “It really helps you in every aspect of life,” said Reid, now head coach ... 911 recordings capture chaos and panic after shooting at Arapahoe High The Denver Post  -  ‎Jan 12, 2015‎ "I believe it was a boy named Karl Pierson." Several students recognized Pierson, 18, when he entered the school with a shotgun on Dec. 13, 2013, killed fellow senior Claire Davis and tried to kill his debate coachbefore turning the gun on himself. Debate  team clinches 1st place win at Miami  tournament MSUToday  -  ‎Jan 7, 2015‎ The Michigan State University debate team came ...

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