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THE GREAT DEBATERS NEWSLETTER! THE CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE "Be Great! Be a Great Debater!"

NEW YORK CITY'S GREAT DEBATERS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION AGAIN TO JUDGE THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES!

Welcome to the 2015-2016 Debate Season! And wow what a first two weeks of September... The debate season kicked off in September with NYC Great Debaters invited to judge the second Republican Presidential Debate on Fox News' Greg Gutfeld Show, invited to the New York Yankees Game, New York Jets Game, the NASDAQ Stock Market to ring the closing bell, join the USA Debate Team to debate across the world, and as we speak our Travel Team is competing at Yale University! And that was only the first two weeks of the debating season! Next week is our first middle school debate tournament of the year and for our travel team the Georgetown Day School Invitational in Washington D.C.! And if you are a new school interested in joining 's debate league - click here to sign up! Thank you again to Fox News and the Greg Gutfeld Show for having our debaters judge the first and second Republican Presidential Debates!

Sincerely,

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NEW YORK CITY DEBATE NEWS All students should have access to the best debate education opportunities

SEPTEMBER 19TH NYC GREAT DEBATERS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION AGAIN!

We were humbled to be invited again on Fox New's The Greg Gutfeld Show to critique the second Republican Presidential Debate! Thank you to debaters from Hunters Point Community School, PS 161, Success Academy, and North Star Academy for participating on the Show. Click here to learn more!

SEPTEMBER 11TH NYC GREAT DEBATERS CLOSE THE STOCK MARKET!

The New York City Urban Debate League was one of several of the city's top youth education organizations invited to a special ceremony to ring the closing bell of the NASDAQ Stock Market! Click here to learn more!

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SEPTEMBER 3RD 100 NYC GREAT DEBATERS INVITED TO THE NEW YORK JETS GAME!

We would like to thank the New York Jets for inviting 100 of our debaters to attend the New York Jets game this month! And this was right after our debaters were also invited to watch the Yankees as well! Thank you to both the New York Jets and the New York Yankees!

OCTOBER 16TH MEET PRESIDENT OBAMA! URBAN DEBATER OF THE YEAR APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!

Every year each urban debate league honors their graduating senior as the "Urban Debater of the Year." This year we are very honored to announce thanks to the National Association of NYCUDL Debater Tyler Anderson Meets President Obama Urban Debate Leagues that our Urban Debater Of the Year will also be considered for the Presidential Scholars Program! Click here to learn more!

SEPTEMBER 9TH BRONX DEBATER SELECTED FOR THE USA DEBATE TEAM!

Congratulations to Bronx High School of Science's Julia Lauer who was selected as one out of nine students in the entire nation to join the USA Debate Team which travels across the world to debate! Click here to learn more!

SEPTEMBER 19TH http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html 3/8 9/20/2017 archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html YALE UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT!

While our middle school debaters will be on Fox News, our high school debaters will be at Yale University in the Travel Team's first tournament! Each year New York City urban debaters have won top awards at the tournament! Several of our alumni are now Yale University students and will be helping to host our debaters! Click here for the complete Invitational information.

SEPTEMBER 26TH FIRST MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR

Our first middle school tournament of the year is scheduled for Saturday, September 26th for the debate events of public forum debate and policy debate! The following topics are the national topics in public forum debate and policy debate based on a national vote of coaches and students by the National Speech and Debate Association. And so from New York City to New Mexico - high school and middle school debaters will be engaged on the following topics:

Middle School Public Forum Debate Resolution (September/October) Resolved: The United States Federal Government ought to pay reparation s to African Americans.

Middle School Policy Debate Resolution (2015-2016) Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.

SEPTEMBER 26TH GEORGETOWN DAY SCHOOL TOURNAMENT!

September is the start of school and the debate season but for our Travel Team it is one of the busiest months with two national tournaments. First is the Yale University Tournament and the second tournament is the Georgetown Day Tournament! Click here to learn more!

OCTOBER 3RD SEASON OPENER WORKSHOP! BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE

On Saturday, October 3rd the Bronx High School of Science will host the NYCUDL Season Opener Workshop! This will be for all grade levels and all debate events! Registration will be online soon! http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html 4/8 9/20/2017 archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html Thank you to the Bronx High School of Science and Bronx Science Debate Team for making this workshop possible!

OCTOBER 22ND SAVE THE DATE! THE MACQUAIRE DEBATE INVITATIONAL AND DEBATE FUNDRAISER!

We are so excited to announce our second Macquaire Debate Invitational! Thank you to Macquaire which has been an incredible supporter of the New York City Urban Debate League and our city's Great Debaters. The city's top middle school debate teams are invited on October 22nd for a Championships Debate Night! Debates, food, raffles, prizes, and more! And afterwards Macquaire is hosting a fundraiser to support our Great Debaters! Click here for more information!

FALL DEBATE CLUBS SIGN UP NOW! Click here to register!

NYC Debate Clubs meet Saturday, Thursdays, and Wednesdays during the Fall and Spring Semesters for practices and debate tournaments. The Debate Club is open to all grade levels - elementary school, middle school, and high school. The Debate Club is open to all grade levels - beginners, intermediate and advanced. Our students have won local, city, regional and national tournaments. Our instructors are among the top debaters and coaches in the city. The Debate Club is free for schools that are members of the New York City Urban Debate League. If your school is not a member, click here to register.

SEPTEMBER 12TH MANHATTAN DEBATE CENTER NOW OPEN!

This is the second year of the Manhattan Debate Center and Manhattan Debate Club. The Club meets nearly every Saturday from 11:00am-1:00pm and competes at tournaments. The Club is located at our office at the national headquarters of Teach for America, 25 Broadway, 12th Floor. Click here to learn more. http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html 5/8 9/20/2017 archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html

OCTOBER 8TH DEBATE CENTER OPENS ON OCTOBER 8TH!

We are so excited to announce the grand opening of our Harlem Debate Center at Columbia University. The Harlem Debate Center will be opening its doors every Thursday from 4:00pm-6:00pm and competing in monthly tournaments. The Center will be located at The School at Columbia University, 556 W 110th St, New York, NY 10025. Our mission is every school and student in Harlem will have access to debate! Click here to learn more!

OCTOBER BROOKLYN DEBATE CENTER OPENING SOON!

Finally, we are excited to announce the opening of our Brooklyn Debate Center! Stay tuned for details!

JOIN THE NEW YORK CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE FOR THE 2015-2016 DEBATE SEASON!

DEBATE TOURNAMENTS EVERY WEEKEND, DEBATE CENTERS EVERY WEEK, DEBATE NIGHTS EVERY MONTH, SUMMER DEBATE INSTITUTES ALL SUMMER IN OUR BRONX, MANHATTAN, QUEENS, BROOKLYN, HARLEM AND CITYWIDE DEBATE LEAGUES.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL NOW!

2015-2016 NYC HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

10/3 - Season Kick Off Workshop (Bronx High School of Science) 10/24 - NYC High School Tournament #1 () 11/21 - NYC High School Tournament #2 (ACORN Community High School) 12/12 - NYC High School Tournament #3 (Bronx Collaborative High School) 1/23 - NYC High School Tournament #4 (Institute for Collaborative Education) 2/6 - NYC High School Tournament #5 (Bronx Science) 3/12 - NYC High School City Championships March- April - March Madness Debate Month http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html 6/8 9/20/2017 archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html May - Law Debate Month June - National Speech & Debate Association's National Championships

2015-2016 HIGH SCHOOL TRAVEL TEAM CALENDAR The Brown Rudnick Travel Team

9/19 - Yale University Debate Invitational 9/26 - Georgetown Day School Invitational 10/16 - New York City Invitational 10/24 - Capital Classic Invitational 1/26 - Lexington High School Invitational 2/13 - Harvard University Invitational 2/27 - Lakeland Invitational 4/9 - National Debate Coaches Championships 4/16 - National Urban Debate League Championships June - National Speech and Debate Association National Championships

2015-2016 MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT CALENDAR

MIDDLE SCHOOL QUALITY INITIATIVE DEBATE CALENDAR 10/17 - MSQI Debate Tournament #1 (MS 88) 1/30 - MSQI Debate Tournament #2 (Brooklyn Tech) 3/5 - MSQI Debate Tournament #3 (Bronx Science) 6/10 - MSQI Debate Championships (Hunter College)

MIDDLE SCHOOL PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE CALENDAR 10/3 - Season Kick Off (Bronx Science) 10/10 - Parli Tournament #1 (PS 161) 11/14 - Parli Tournament #2 (Anderson/Computer School) 12/5 - Parli Tournament #3 (Berkeley Carroll) 1/9 - Parli Tournament #4 (TBA) 2/6 - Parli Tournament #5 (PS 161) 3/5 - New York City Middle School City Championships (Bronx Science) April - Borough Championships May - Law Debate Month 5/21-5/22 - State Championships (Brooklyn Tech & Julia Richman Education Complex) June - National Speech & Debate League National Middle School Championships

MIDDLE SCHOOL PUBLIC FORUM & POLICY DEBATE CALENDAR 9/26 - Public Forum & Policy Tournament #1 (Institute for Collaborative Education) 10/3 - Season Kick Off Workshop (Bronx Science) 11/7 - Public Forum & Policy Tournament #2 (MS 45) 12/12 - Public Forum & Policy Tournament #3 (Hunters Point Community School) 1/16 - Public Forum & Policy Tournament #4 (Far Rockaway High School) 2/13 - Public Forum & Policy Tournament #5 (Maspeth High School) 3/5 - New York City Middle School City Championships (Bronx Science) April - Borough Championships May - Law Debate Month 5/21-22 - New York State Middle School Championships June - National Speech & Debate League National Middle School Championships

MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE LEAGUES BOROUGH CHAMPIONSHIPS 5/7 - Bronx/Harlem Debate League Championships (TBA) 5/7 - Manhattan Debate League Championships (TBA) 5/14 - Queens Debate League Championships (Maspeth High School) 5/14 - Brooklyn Debate League Championships (TBA)

2015-2016 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALENDAR

12/12 - Fall Semester Elementary School Championships 3/19 - Spring Semester Elementary School Championships http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html 7/8 9/20/2017 archive.constantcontact.com/fs126/1103318109276/archive/1122262761420.html

2015-2016 INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATE NIGHTS

10/14 - China and the U.S. Are Long-Term Enemies 10/27 - Raise the Federal Gas Tax to Fund Infrastructure 11/18 - Central Banks Can Print Prosperity 12/3 - The Equal Protection Clause Forbids Racial Preferences In State University Admissions

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