2009 Provincial Debate Championships

March 13/14, 2009

Wm. Aberhart in Calgary has agreed to host this event. Students attending this event will have to qualify at the Regionals:

Feb. 21 - Bilinguals @ Branton

Junior Bilingual Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Neil Connatty & Graeme McConnell	Bishop Pinkham
2nd	Alex Li & Albert Li	Branton
3rd	Philippe Assaad & Josh Thon	Branton
4th	Chris Virtue & Fatima Ramazani	Branton

 

 

 

 

Senior Bilingual Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Allison Morrell & Lisa Chaudry	Wm. Aberhart
2nd	Andrea Morgan & Owen Ferris	Wm. Aberhart
3rd	Gareth Cross & Jacob Horbulyk	Wm. Aberhart
4th	Jamal Hamadeh & Jillianne Southam	Wm. Aberhart
5th	Nick Moore & Charlotte Smith	Western Canada
6th	Attiya Hirji & Rachel Bethume	Western Canada

Feb. 28 - Calgary Jr. @ Queen Elizabeth

Cal. Jr. Beginner Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Brennan Undseth & Aaron Ting	Webber Academy
2nd	Claire Finkbeiner & Sophia Calkhoven	John Ware
3rd	Vicky Xiao & Graham Besse	Queen Elizabeth
4th	Irfan Ibrahim & Andre Tertzakian	Calgary French
5th	Khalid Dhalla & Ryan Stumpf	Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
6th	Graeme Climie & Ryan Liu	John Ware
7th	Henry Su & Devin Hao	John Ware
8th	Nathalie Edmunds & Carina Fan	Queen Elizabeth

 

Cal. Jr. Open Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Alex Roderigues & Austin Way	John Ware
2nd	Kalana Kariyawasar & Kevin Zapf	Queen Elizabeth
3rd	Jason Lamb & Kenneth Wang	Branton
4th	Rebecca Todesco & Linlei Ye	Queen Elizabeth
5th	Himni Cheruvu & Kyung-Seo Min	Tom Baines
6th	Karim Kurji & Colin Hill	Calgary Science
7th	Kristina Schmidt & Sierra McKinney	Tom Baines
8th	Ankur Banerjee & Sarah Smaliman	John Ware
9th	Rachel Miller & Kyler Chittick	Branton

Feb. 28 - Edmonton Jr. @ Vernon Barford

Edm. Jr. Beginner Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Josh Dogor & Caroline Barlow	Crestwood
2nd	Laura Senior & Celia Taylor	Crestwood
3rd	Austin Redmond & Rahim Rahemtulla	Crestwood
4th	Steven Chang & Sai Vemula	Vernon Barford

 

Edm. Jr. Open Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Matthew Pick & Sirisha Valupadas	Ottewell
2nd	Zac Roderigo & Sarah Li	Vernon Barford
3rd	Sandy Xu & Annie Duan	Vernon Barford
4th	Millie Mohan & Akshata Kulkarni	Grandview Heights
5th	Kendra Thompson & Rebecca Gross	Vernon Barford

 

Mar. 7 - Calgary Sr. @ Lester Pearson

Cal. Sr. Beginner Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Sam Kerr & Rachel Behune	Western Canada
2nd	Rachel Schneider & Taylor Blair	Wm. Aberhart
3rd	Sahar Ibrahim & Trevor Davis	Western Canada
4th	Joey Doyle & Brent Mills	Westmount Charter
5th	Hamza Riaz & Harris Malik	Western Canada
6th	Tim He & Jay Tomar	Henry Wise Wood
7th	Lindsay Logan & Siobhan Lazenby	Wm. Aberhart
8th	Matthew Scott & Tristan Campbell	Western Canada
9th	Hannah Caaird & Kathleen Boothman	Wm. Aberhart
10th	Ashton Char & Masha Togghrai	Westmount Charter
11th	Alexandra Kostenko & Michael Nicol-Seto	Western Canada
12th	Neesha Chhina & Jasmine Kassam	Western Canada
13th	Matt Gieb & Taylor Jackson	Henry Wise Wood

 

Cal. Sr. Open Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Veenu Goswani & Pardeep Dhaliwal	Webber Academy
2nd	Jamie Robertson & Raymond Xing	Western Canad
3rd	Gareth Cross & Kurt Weichert	Wm. Aberhart
4th	Matt Blundell & Jessica Tang	Sir Winston Churchill
5th	Cassidy Villebrun Buracas & Danny Hogg	Wm. Aberhart
6th	Jay Hennenfent & Gavin Marchuk	Henry Wise Wood
7th	Jamal Hamadeh & Jillianne Southam	Wm. Aberhart
8th	Ana Angela & Ali Tejpar	John Diefenbaker
9th	Andrea Morgan & Keenan MacNeal	Wm. Aberhart
10th	Cameron Climie & Taylor Steele	Henry Wise Wood
11th	Stephen Dixon & Own Ferris	Wm. Aberhart
12th	Ademola Oladusu & Rabiya Mansoor	Sir Winston Churchill
13th	Cameron Griffiths & Sam Hossack	Notre Dame
14th	Easton Sheahan-Lee & Brendon Bennett	Strathcona-Tweedsmuir
15th	Nick Moore & Calvin Tse	Western Canada
16th	Cory Dirk Pothier & Austin Campbell	Wm. Aberhart
17th	Raphaelle Masquillier & Ian Thomas	Queen Elizabeth
18th	Lisa Chaudrey & Allison Morrell	Wm. Aberhart

Mar. 7 - Edmonton Sr. @ Ross Sheppard

Edm.Sr. Beginner Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Shaheer Meenai & Stephen Smith	Old Scona
2nd	Catherine Fan & Thisaranie Herath	Old Scona
3rd	Jessica Huynh & Bona Zhang	Old Scona
4th	Alisa McMaster & Kerry Sun	Old Scona
5th	Salma Elmallah & Rachel Roderigo	Old Scona

 

Edm.Sr. Open Teams Advancing to Provincials
1st	Roger Smith & Ryan Yeh	Old Scona
2nd	Marjun Parcasio & Catherine Fu	Old Scona
3rd	Ryan McKenna & Crystal Chin	Ross Sheppard
4th	Vallen Rezazadeh & Nisha Patel	Old Scona

 

 

2009 Debate Provincials

March 14, 2009

 

Martin Poirier, Aaron Campbell. (Bishop Carroll Alumni), Jeff Homer (Western Canada Alumni),  Jason Hong (William Aberhart Alumni) and  David Miko (Westmount Charter Alumni) and William Aberhart School hosted the 2009 version of the Debate Provincials. On hand to assist with the Awards Ceremony and handing out medals and trophies was Harry Chase - MLA for Calgary - Varsity.

Junior High:

There were 14 Open, 12 Beginner and 4 Bilingual teams participating in the Jr. High portion. The schools represented were: Bishop Pinkham, Branton, Calgary French & International, Calgary Science, Crestwood, Grandview Heights, John Ware, Ottewell, Queen Elizabeth, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir, Tom Baines, Vernon Barford, and Webber Academy. The prepared topic at the Jr. Provincials was: “BIRT” we should Ban extremist Political Parties in Canada.” The impromptu topic was “BIRT concern for the environment should take precedence over concern for the economy.”

Junior Bilingual

After the 3 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were:
            1st – Philippe Assad & Josh Thon – Branton
            2nd – Neil Connatty & Graeme McConnell – Bishop Pinkham
            3rd - Chris Virtue & Fatima Ramazani – Branton
            4th – Alex Li & Albert Li – Branton

There were no Semi-Finals in Jr. Bilingual. In the Finals, Team 1 plays Team 2. Philippe & Josh defeated Neil & Graeme.

As a result, the placings for Junior High Bilingual for 2009 are officially:

JUNIOR BILINGUAL
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the CPF Trophy: Josh Thon - Branton	1st	Winner of the trophée de la Direction de l’Education Francaise:  Philippe Assad & Josh Thon - Branton
1st	Winner of the CPF Trophy: Chris Virtue - Branton	2nd	Neil Connatty & Graeme McConnell – Bishop Pinkham
2nd	Graeme McConnell – Bishop Pinkham	3rd	Chris Virtue & Fatima Ramazani - Branton
3rd	Neil Connatty – Bishop Pinkham

Junior Beginner

After the 3 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were 
            1st – Vicky Xiao & Graham Besse – Queen Elizabeth
            2nd – Henry Su & Devin Hao – John Ware
            3rd – Josh Doger & Caroline Barlow – Crestwood
            4th – Brennan Undseth & Mark Ting – Webber Academy

 In the Semi-Finals, Team 1 plays Team 4 and Team 2 plays Team 3 – Brennan & Mark defeated Vicky & Graham and Henry & Devin defeated Josh & Caroline.
 
In the Finals – Henry & Devin defeated Brennan & Mark

As a result, the placings for Junior High Beginner for 2009 are officially:

JUNIOR BEGINNER
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the Michael Dorval Cup: Josh Doger - Crestwood	1st	Winner of the Ellen Weber Trophy:  ­­­­­­­­  Henry Su & Devin Hao – John Ware
2nd	Henry Su – John Ware	2nd	Brennan Undseth & Mark Ting – Webber Academy
3rd	Graham Besse – Queen Elizabeth	3rd	Vicky Xiao & Graham Besse – Queen Elizabeth
		4th	Josh Doger & Caroline Barlow – Crestwood

Junior Open

After the 3 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were

  1st – Alex Rodrigues & Austin Way – John Ware
              2nd – Rebecca Todesco & Linlei Ye – Queen Elizabeth
              3rd – Jason Lamb & Kenneth Wang – Branton
              4th – Kristina Schnidt & Sierra McKinney – Tom Baines

  In the Semi-Finals, Team 1 plays Team 4 and Team 2 plays Team 3 – Alex & Austin defeated Kristina & Sierra and Rebecca & Linleil defeated Jason & Kenneth. In the Finals – Alex & Austin defeated Rebecca & Linlei.

As a result, the placings for Junior High Open for 2009 are officially:

JUNIOR OPEN
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the Caldwell Cup:   Alex Rodrigues – John Ware	1st	Winner of the Terri Kennedy Trophy: Alex Rodrigues & Austin Way – John Ware
2nd	Austin Way – John Ware	2nd	Rebecca Todesco & Linlei Ye – Queen Elizabeth
3rd	Kalana Kariyawa – Queen Elizabeth	3rd	Jason Lamb & Kenneth Wang – Branton
		4th	Kristina Schnidt & Sierra McKinney – Tom Baines

 

 

The teams that will represent Alberta at  the JUNIOR NATIONALS in Halifax, Nova Scotia from April 22 to 24. (3 best teams in Junior Open) were also selected: ( Any team qualifying for interprovincial competition qualifies as a TEAM - thus, if one of the 2 partners is unable to advance, the TEAM does not advance and we select the next complete TEAM on the list of qualifiers.)

Coach: David Ball – John Ware

1st – Alex Rodrigues & Austin Way – John Ware
2nd – Rebecca Todesco & Linlei Ye – Queen Elizabeth
3rd – Jason Lamb & Kenneth Wang – Branton

 

For a printout of the Junior Stats - Click here.  

 

Senior High:

There were 18 Beginner, 22 Open, and 6 Bilingual teams participating. The schools represented were: Bishop Grandin, Henry Wise Wood, John Diefenbaker, Notre Dame, Old Scona, Queen Elizabeth, Ross Sheppard, Sir Winston Churchill, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir, Webber Academy, Western Canada, Westmount Charter and Wm. Aberhart. The prepared topic at the Sr. Provincials was: “THBT we should Ban extremist Political Parties.” The impromptu topics were “THW abolish the income tax and replace it with a consumption tax”; “THW allow children access to vital medical treatment regardless of parental consent” and “THBT the advertising of fast foods should be banned.”

Senior Bilingual

After the 4 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were
            1st – Tyler McDonough & Josh Cawthorpe – Wm. Aberhart
            2nd – Jill Epp & Taylor Blair – Wm. Aberhart
            3rd – Jamal Hamedeh & Jillianne Southam – Wm. Aberhart
            4th – Allison Morrell & Lisa Chaudry – Wm. Aberhart

There were no semi-finals. In the finals, Jill & Taylor defeated Tyler & Josh.

As a result, the placings for Senior High Bilingual for 2009 are:

SENIOR BILINGUAL
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the trophée de la Faculté St-Jean:  Jamal Hamedeh – Wm. Aberhart	1st	Winner of the Trophée du Conseil Francais:    Jill Epp & Taylor Blair – Wm. Aberhart
2nd	Tyler McDonough – Wm. Aberhart	2nd	Tyler McDonough & Josh Cawthorpe – Wm. Aberhart
3rd	Lisa Chaudry – Wm. Aberhart	3rd	Jamal Hamedeh & Jillianne Southam – Wm. Aberhart
		4th	Allison Morrell & Lisa Chaudry – Wm. Aberhart

Senior Beginner

After the 4 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were
            1st – Neesha Chhina & Jasmine Kassam – Western Canada
            2nd – Sahar Ibrahim & Trevor Davis – Western Canada
            3rd – Sam Kerr & Rachel Bethune – Western Canada
            4th – Alisa McMaster & Kerry Sun – Old Scona

For the semi-finals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played the 3rd place team. Neesha & Jasmine defeated Alisa & Kerry and Sahar & Trevor defeated Sam & Rachel.
In the Final Sahar & Trevor, defeated Neesha & Jasmine

As a result, the placings for Senior High Beginner for 2009 are:

SENIOR BEGINNER
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the Jane Robertson Memorial Trophy: Jasmine Kassam – Western Canada	1st	Winner of the First Choice Marketing Trophy:   Sahar Ibrahim & Trevor Davis – Western Canada
2nd	Neesha Chhina – Western Canada	2nd	Neesha Chhina & Jasmine Kassam – Western Canada
3rd	Sam Kerr – Western Canada	3rd	Sam Kerr & Rachel Bethune – Western Canada
		4th	Alisa McMaster & Kerry Sun – Old Scona

 

Senior Open

After the 4 preliminary rounds, the first 4 place teams were
1st – Jamie Robertson & Raymond Xing – Western Canada
2nd – Andrea Morgan & Keenan MacNeal – Wm. Aberhart
3rd – Cassidy Villebrun Bucaras & Danny Hogg – Wm. Aberhart
4th – Stephen Dixon & Owen Ferris – Wm. Aberhart

For the semi-finals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played the 3rd place team. Stephen & Owen defeated Jamie & Raymond and Andrea & Keenan defeated Cassidy & Danny.
In the finals, Keenan & Andrea defeated Stephen & Owen.

As a result, the placings for Senior High Open for 2009 are:

SENIOR OPEN
Speaker:		Team:
1st	Winner of the Patron’s Cup:  Jamie Robertson – Western Canada	1st	Winner of the Fergus Milaney Trophy: Andrea Morgan & Keenan MacNeal – Wm. Aberhart
1st	Winner of the Patron’s Cup:  Keenan MacNeal – Wm. Aberhart	2nd	Stephen Dixon & Owen Ferris – Wm. Aberhart
2nd	Raymond Xing – Western Canada	3rd	Jamie Robertson & Raymond Xing – Western Canada
3rd	Veenu Goswani – Webber Academy	4th	Cassidy Villebrun Bucaras & Danny Hogg – Wm. Aberhart

 

For a printout of the Senior Stats - Click here.

 

The teams that will represent Alberta at Interprovincial tournaments are also selected at the Debate Provincials: ( Any team qualifying for interprovincial competition qualifies as a TEAM - thus, if one of the 2 partners is unable to advance, the TEAM does not advance and we select the next complete TEAM on the list of qualifiers.)

CSDF CANADIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE SEMINAR in Winnipeg in Nov. 2009
English delegates (Top Senior Open Speaker from each region, decided using the formula:1 x Individual placement at their regional finals + 3 x individual placement at the provincials) The lowest result from each region is the delegate. (Delegates cannot be from the same school, cannot attend this Seminar twice and have to be in Grade 10 or 11).

Shaheerr Meenai – Old Scona
Sam Kerr – Wqestern Canada
Keenan MacNeal – Wm. Aberhart
Marjun Parcasio – Old Scona

For Bilingual and French: The delegates will be selected according to this formula: ((highest English score)+2x(Highest score at the F/B Regionals)+3x(Prov B/F Score)) 

Français: Jill Epp – Wm. Aberhart
               Taylor Blair – Wm. Aberhart
               Allison Morrell – Wm. Abewrhart
               Lisa Chaudry – Wm. Aberhart

Bilingual: Matthew Scott – Western Canada
  Andrea Morgan – Wm. Aberhart
  Charlotte Smith – Western Canada
  Hannah Caird – Wm. Aberhart

 

WESTERN PROVINCES SEMINAR in Saskatchewan in Fall, 2009. (Top 2 Sr. Beginner teams and the top Senior Bilingual team that will not have graduated.)
Coach: TBA
Jill Epp & Taylor Blair – Wm. Aberhart
Neesha Chhina & Jasmine Kassam – Western Canada
Sahar Ibrahim & Trevor Davis – Western Canada

 

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP in Regina, Sakatchewan from April 24 to 26, 2009. (Top 2 Sr.Open teams that do not graduate this year plus top 2 Sr. Beginner teams plus top Sr. Bilingual team.) 
            Coach – TBA
            Jill Epp & Taylor Blair – Wm. Aberhart
            Neesha Chhina & Jamine Kassam – Western Canada
            Sahar Ibrahim & Trevor Davis – Western Canada
            Jamie Robertson & Raymond Xing – Western Canada
            Stephen Dixon & Owen Ferris – Wm. Aberhart
            Andrea Morgan & Keenan MacNeal – Wm. Aberhart

 

 

A number of additional awards are presented at the Debate Provincials.

John Baty Award

This award is named in honour of John Baty, Executive Director of the Alberta Debate and Speech Association from 1979 to 1989.  It is presented each year by the Debater's Alumni Association of Alberta to the Adult or Association that makes the most outstanding contribution to debate.

Previous winners:

1991 – Alberta Law Foundation - Key ADSA Funder                                                            
1993 – Bev Dayan - Office Manager ADSA
1995 – Terry Lazenby from Crescent Heights, Medicine Hat
1996 – Marion Woodward from E P Scarlett
1997 – Marion Woodward from E P Scarlett
1998 – Donna Chorney
1999 – Sharie Dewar from Archbishop MacDonald
2001 – Morris Brause from Canadian Armed Forces

2002 – Rick Pawluk from Ross Sheppard
2003 – Martin Poirier from William Aberhart
2004 – Ann Bradley from Caledonia School
2005 – Conoco Phillips World Schools Committee
2006 – Valentine Doll from Clearwater Academy
2007 – Ben Hall from U of C
2008 – Willis Kachuk - Provincial Coordinator from 2000 to 2009

 

The winner for 2009 is Blair Ching

 

 

Janet Garten Award  

This award is named after Janet Garten. When Janet passed away, her parents from Athabasca created this award in her memory. It goes to the Junior or Senior High student showing enthusiasm and commitment to debate.

Previous winners:

1995 – Jennifer Villebrun ( Hillside )
1996 – Carla Hubert
1997 – Dominic Cloutier ( Hillside )
1998 – Peter Sherk (Beaverlodge)
1999 – Ann Louise Burry (Hythe)
2000 – Chad Vigen (Beaverlodge)
2001 – Janelle Maitland ( Hillside )
2002 – Thomas Berry (Beaverlodge)
2003 – Ross Farney (Beaverlodge)
2004 – Ashlin McGovern (Crystal Park)
2005 - The award was not presented.
2006  - Jr. – Ashley Dalinger-Williams & Leslie Kingston – Sherwood Heights
          - Sr. – Siobhan Kirkland – Wm.Aberhart
2007 – Jr. – Karen Li from Queen Elizabeth
         – Sr. – Meredith Crough from Airdrie Home & Mike Maher from Wm. Aberhart.
2008 – Jr. – Christina Welch from Rundle College &
   Sr - Kelvin Ng from Westmount Charter & Aidan Paul from Archbishop MacDonald. 

The recipients for 2009 are: Junior: Kendra Thompson from Vernon Barford

Senior:

Jill Southam from Wm. Aberhart

Kaitlyn Cumming from Wm. Aberhart

Carla Joubert from Queen Elizabeth

L to R above - Kendra, Jill, Kaitlyn and Carla.