Monthly Archives: April 2014

2014 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association State Tournament: Rende and Hobbs Repeat; Six New Champions Crowned

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Oklahoma divides its state tournament competition into four groups (3A-6A) and then separates those groups into International and United States Extemporaneous Speaking categories. In 6A, Booker T. Washington High School had a great run as Arel Rende, this year’s … Continue reading →

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2014 New York State Forensic League State Championship Tournament: Piro Keeps the Title With Iona Preparatory; Regis HS Takes Second and Third

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Iona Preparatory School continued its hold on the New York state extemporaneous speaking championship as Graham Piro won this year’s New York State Forensic League Championship Tournament two weeks ago. The tournament, held at Delaware Academy in Delhi, New … Continue reading →

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Strategy: Preparing for Nationals

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Logan Scisco

by Logan Scisco In just a month’s time, the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) will host its national tournament and that will be followed a few weeks later by the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA – formerly National Forensic … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of April 21st-27th, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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2014 Massachusetts Speech and Debate League State Tournament: Freshman Sloane Upsets Primack; Newton South Places Three in the Final Round

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The Massachusetts Speech and Debate League hosted its State Championship Speech and Congress Tournament on April 5th at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in Acton, Massachusetts. The tournament featured an upset as Marshall Sloane of Milton Academy, a freshman, defeated … Continue reading →

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2014 Idaho High School Activities Association State Speech Tournament: Mansfield Puts Highland High School Back in the Winner’s Circle; Three Qualify to the 2015 TOC

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Two weeks ago, the Idaho High School Activities Association State Speech Tournament was held and Josh Mansfield of Highland High School emerged as the 2014 state extemporaneous speaking champion. Mansfield triumphed in the final round by four ranks over … Continue reading →

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U.S.-Russian Relations (2014)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] When entering the White House in 2009, President Barack Obama sought to “reset” relations with Russia.  The Bush administration had tense relations with Russia, cancelling the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty during its first term, waging the war in Iraq … Continue reading →

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R&D: U.S.-Russian Relations (2014)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on U.S.-Russian Relations (2014). It is difficult to regard the U.S. opposition to Russia’s actions in Crimea as sincere respect for international law: http://t.co/w6MREEneRY — Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) April 21, … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of April 21st-27th, 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Can the “grand bargain” save Detroit? 2. What steps should be taken to reduce the size of healthcare spending in the United States? 3. Should e-cigarettes be regulated the same way as tobacco products? 4. Do proposed reforms … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of April 21st-27th, 2014

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Should China’s Communist Party crack down on the corruption of old party leaders? 2. Why has Haiti been unable to stop its cholera epidemic? 3. Economically speaking, will the 21st century be the “African century”? 4. Should NATO … Continue reading →

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