she/they

niles north 25

ADD THIS EMAIL PLEASE:

alebur3@nilesk12.org AND

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call me "alex", not "judge"

tech>truth

clarity>speed

MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE:

• enjoy your rounds, most importantly. its all about learning, so if you have any questions at all please please ask :) im happy to help in any way i can!
• if you forget something (paper, pens, to time your speech, etc, just let me know i usually have extra stuff on me and am happy to share!)

FOR ONLINE: i would strongly prefer if cameras were on, if not, no worries, j ask me if im there before u start talking

everyone....

DONT

• isms (racism/sexism/etc)
• steal prep
• take forever for the email chain (its j a pet peeve of mine pls i understand tech stuggles but pls try and be efficent when sending out stuff)

DO

• time your own speeches (i probs am not and it is the debater not judges responsibility anyway)
• FLOW.
• be respectful!
• give a roadmap/signpost ("i am going to be responding to what my opponents said/it will be in the order of the (insert previous speech)" is NOT a real roadmap!)
• keep the debate interesting! debates are long, attention spans are short, have some ethos and confidence, it will go a long way! (esp for speaks...)
• impact calc. <3
• pretend im not flowing, if your opponent dropped something, tell me (but u should be flowin!)
• line by line in rebuttal speeches
• judge instruction in the 2NR/2AR goes a LONG way, it helps yall, helps me, tell me how i should write my ballot
• SEND THE 1AC BEFORE THE ROUND STARTS !!!!!!!!

MISC:

- i have learned i have very prominent facial reactions, if i look confused i probs am, etc

- be nice, have fun, novice year is all about learning feel free to ask questions after the round :)

- im cool with tag-teaming in CX, but please don't talk over/down to ur partner. if that happens, I will probs dock speaks. there is no reason to be rude in CX, it's obnoxious and embarrassing! (also be a decent person, there is a difference between asserting urself and being plain rude)

- please overexplain rather than underexplain args- assume i know nothing, overexplain everything

+ 0.1 speaks if you make me laugh or make a FUNNY joke about: anybody from Niles North, Isidore Newman, or Froylan Suarez (from the esteemed Lincoln Park High School)

+ 0.1 speaks if you show me flows after the round

- also random but huge pet peeve ive accquired over time: ask ONCE maybe twice if everyone is ready, if anyone is not, wait, if everyone is ready please start ur speech, its become increasingly frustrating hearing debaters ask a million times if everyone is ready every time they go up to talllllkkk

- have fun! debate is all about education and getting better, so don't get too stressed, it is truly never that serious and feel free to email any questions after the round :))))

- stop. stealing. prep. u r not slick.

- if i have my headphones on during ur round, its nothing personal ( i can still hear you dont worry) i have a great deal of adhd and it helps me focus on the round to have one headphone on, (if u have music reccs lmk affter round they r always appreciated!)

lukas

he/him

Jones 26

yes put me on the email chain --- lflynn@cps.edu

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middle schoolers - i encourage you to ask about debating at jones

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high schoolers:

READ THIS PART

- if you show me you follow @jones.debate on insta, +0.1 speaks

- if you show me you follow @jonesdebate on tiktok, +0.1 speaks

DISCLAIMER - please lmk if you followed after the round, not during. i can't add extra points if i haven't decided on the original ones.

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actual stuff:

- i'll vote on pretty much anything

- probably not the best for topicality and theory

Add me to the email chain at: chudecek@cps.edu

Number one rule is to be respectful in round. I will not tolerate any bullying of any kind and if I see any I will heavily dock your speaks. That being said I am super comfortable with all types of arguments and have debated both policy and K's. I typically vote tech over truth and would rather see well read arguments over harder ones you know nothing about. Also just to shake things up anyone who mentions Lane Tech gets +.1 speaks.

jay lobo (he/him/his)

jlobo@cps.edu OR jayarajlobo@gmail.com please add me to the email chain :)

lane tech '25

just pls have fun and be nice!! extra speaks if you reference star wars, marvel, or tmnt

also if your 2nr is just singing stick the the status quo from high school musical you will get +1,000,000 aura

Michelle Sokovikova -- put me in the email chain

msokovikova@cps.edu

BE NICE, BE POLITE, HAVE A SOUL

this is high school debate, I understand if you're stressed but that is no excuse to be rude in anyway to other people, be conscious about what you're speaking about and be respectful! Any hate speech of any kind will be an auto lose.

If it's a super complex idea EXPLAIN, because the chance that you, the other team, and I know about what you're talking about is really low. Explain so that the rest of the debate will be complex and people will be educated!!

I love identity Ks, and Ks in general IF you can actually debate them. Don't run something you don't understand if it's about serious systemic issues that effect multiple people!

I'm pretty chill with any debate topics/strats if you know how to debate them.

DON'T STRESS -- you got this! :-)

Also if you can incorporate some type of debate pun in your speech (that will make at least one person in the room laugh), I will give you 0.1+ speaker points.

NOVICES:

• please time yourselves, it's easier for you, the other team, and me!
• FLOW!
• if youre talking to your partner or touching your computer while a timer is not going, that is stealing prep! please dont do it because its so awkward for everyone and reduces your speaker points
• SIGN POST - tell me when youre switching from arguments so I know where to put down your responses
• if somebody drops something/says something, BRING IT UP, make sure it is very clear that they did it and why it matters in the debate round (ex. --> they dropped this in the 1ar this means that you should not let them bring it back up again and it is invalid for the rest of the debate round, this PROVES why we have to win bc of x,y,z)
• I will be voting on the most important factors at the end of the round, ie what is being told, I will NOT crossapply evidence/arguments for you, and I will not automatically extend things if theyre not brought up. talk about it, be direct, and I'll take it into account.