WE ARE BEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL'S DEBATE TEAM
Beville Debate is one of the many teams in the Nation's Capital Debate League (NCDL).
After a LONG layoff, we are back with in person meetings after school in Room 1820. We are gearing up for a (planned) return to in-person debating in February 2022. We compete against public and private schools from throughout Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.
Last season Bobcats Debate set new records for success bringing home ample hardware from multiple debates. This includes a 3rd Place Overall team finish in City Championships in May. Our team is also proud to boast that we have the 2nd place individual speaker (out of 200 who competed) Rebecca Clark!
Our last live, in person debate that we have attended the March 7th, 2020 at Longfellow Middle School in Falls Church, VA. The debate consisted of three impromptu rounds, and one scripted round with the topic of Zoos Should Be Banned. Beville brought six teams to Longfellow Middle School, all of which debated schools like Rachel Carson Middle School and Blessed Sacrament School. Yared Pierce, an 8th grader, took home the Top School Speaker award.
We qualified and scheduled to compete in the East Coast National Championship Tournament on May 2 in Allentown, New Jersey, but ultimately could not compete due the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are hoping that 2022 will be the year we can qualify and compete in Nationals!!
2021-22 NCDL Season Schedule:
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Tournament |
Date |
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Virtual #1 (Beville Not Attending) |
Saturday, 10/23 |
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Virtual #2 |
Saturday, 12/4 |
|
In Person Tournament #3 |
Saturday, 2/5 |
|
In Person Tournament #4 |
Saturday, 3/12 |
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In Person Tournament #5 |
Saturday, 4/23 |
|
City Championship |
Saturday, 5/21 |
Weekly Schedule:
Tuesday, Beginner Debate, Till 5:15 PM
Wednesday, Debate Research & Team Planning, Till 5:15 PM
Thursday, Advanced Debate, Till 5:15 PM
***Currently due to Mr. Butler's Appointment, Tuesday sessions will be moved to Wednesday. Team planning (as needed) can request to meet anytime on Zoom
All meetings will go till 5:15 PM on the week of a tournament.
All meetings are subject to change.
Beville Debate Leadership
Mr. Rick Butler, Team Coach & Founder Jonathan Kevorkian, Assistant Head Coach Yared Pierce, Assistant Team Coach Christian Andrade, Asst. Coach Jesus Flores Diaz, Asst. Coach Juan Flores, Assistant Coach Zeven King, Asst. Coach
Rebecca Clark, Lead Team Captain Adan Rojo, Advanced Team Captain TBD, Beginner Team Captain