Monthly Archives: October 2011

2011-2012 Extemp Central National Points Race: St. Mark’s Calculations

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Since the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational allows extempers to do International and United States Extemp, Extemp Central combines extemper’s finishes in each category to prevent counting both as separate tournaments and giving extempers who attended St. Mark’s an … Continue reading →

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2011 St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational: Stone and Leys Exchange Finishes; Leys Becomes First Non-Texas Extemper to Win an Extemp Category Since 2007

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Last week, the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational took place in Dallas, Texas.  The tournament allows extempers to participate in United States and International Extemp and Zachary Stone of Plano West High School in Texas and Nathan Leys of … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of October 18th-24th, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1.  Has the international community failed to establish a strong democratic culture in Afghanistan? 2.  Is Mexico’s drug war a regional more than a Mexican national security issue? 3.  Should the French Socialist Party have gone younger for the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of October 17th-21st, 2011

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of October 18th-24th, 2011

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

1.  Is it important that the Occupy Wall Street movement unifies around a single message? 2.  How will recent reports that Hugo Chavez’s cancer is terminal impact U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America? 3.  Is the U.S. doing enough to … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of October 17th-21st, 2011 (Short Answer Version)

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your Extemp Central short answer news quiz for this week. Good luck!

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of October 17th-21st, 2011 (Multiple Choice Version)

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your Extemp Central multiple choice news quiz for this week.  Pick well and good luck!

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Extemp Central National Points Race: How Points Will Be Awarded for St. Mark’s

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Starting tomorrow, the St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational will take place in Dallas, Texas.  The tournament is unique in that it allows extempers to do both United States and International Extemp.  The St. Mark’s Heart of Texas Invitational is a … Continue reading →

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2011-2012 Extemp TOC Updates

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Logan Scisco

There are several updates for this year’s Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) that have recently been added to the site.  The Extemp TOC has made several changes to this year’s qualification process.  The biggest is that legs at invitational tournaments … Continue reading →

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2011-2012 Extemp Central National Points Race: This Year’s Structure

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Logan Scisco

This year, there will not be a significant shake up in the Extemp Central National Points Race, which is heading into its fourth year.  The five different tiers will remain and while new tournaments have been added and some have … Continue reading →

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