Monthly Archives: November 2014

2014-2015 Extemp Central National Points Race: New Standings Posted to Reflect the Glenbrooks!

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The 2014-2015 Extemp Central National Points Race standings have been updated to reflect the results of the Glenbrooks, the first third tier tournament in this year’s National Points Race calendar.  To access the standings, you can click on the … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Weekly Roundup for the Week of November 24th-30th, 2014

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. Here is our weekly … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Ferguson Protests & Unrest

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D covers the … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 24th-30th, 2014

Posted on November 26, 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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R&D: Kenya & al-Shabab

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D covers Kenya’s … Continue reading →

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2014 Glenbrooks: Glaser Defeats Larkin to Become First Colorado Extemper to Win the Glenbrooks

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] History was made last weekend at the Glenbrooks, the first third tier National Points Race tournament of the season, as Jack Glaser of George Washington High School (CO) became the first Colorado extemper to win the tournament. Glaser, a … Continue reading →

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2014 Villiger Speech & Debate Tournament: Wartel Becomes First Extemper to Repeat Since 1987; Teammate Tobin Takes Second

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the site of the thirty-fifth annual Villiger Speech and Debate Tournament, a 2015 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifier. Josh Wartel of Lake Braddock Secondary School (VA) made a successful defense … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last Thursday President Obama announced that he was taking executive action to resolve part of the nation’s pressing illegal immigration problem.  The President’s executive order will allow up to five million illegal immigrants to obtain work permits, thereby allowing … Continue reading →

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R&D: President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on President Obama’s executive action on immigration. Obama’s immigration gamble may have severe consequences for Hillary Clinton. http://t.co/g9Y4twBfli — WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) November 24, 2014 The Conservative Case … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of November 24th-30th, 2014

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. What steps do schools need to take to ensure that students are college and career ready? 2. How should Congressional Republicans respond to President Obama’s executive action on immigration? 3. Are campus sexual assault investigations going too far … Continue reading →

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