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
2nd
in
Allentown,
New
Jersey,
but
ultimately
could
not
compete
due
the
the
Covid-19
Pandemic.
We
are
hoping
that
2022
will
be
the
year
we
can
qualify
and
compete
in
Nationals!!
2021-2022 NCDL Season Schedule:
Tournament |
Date |
Virtual #1 (Beville Not Attending) |
Saturday, 10/23 |
Virtual
#2 |
Saturday, 12/4 |
In
Person
Tournament
#3 |
Saturday, 2/5 |
In
Person
Tournament
#4 |
Saturday, 3/12 |
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