Congratulations to the Prep Debate Team!

Our Debate Team earned 3rd place at the U.S. WSDC Championship debate held this weekend at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. We did great as a team and individually as well. Nikhil Narang took home the 6th place speaker overall award. Please congratulate our very talented students who represented Fairmont this weekend. They have worked very hard to prepare for this tournament and deserve congratulations.

Ranvir Bajwa
Nikhil Narang
Daniel Winget

Mable Meet Results

Wow, things keep heating up leading to our league championship on March 27 at Fairmont Private Schools - Anaheim Hills!

There were 76 participants from 6 schools this past Saturday at our Mable Meet. Thanks to all students, parents, administration, and faculty who continue to make each debate competition a success.

School Awards:
Overall: This is for the most wins per school
1st place - Edgewood
2nd place - Anaheim Hills
3rd place - Mable

Tournament: This is for highest win percentage
1st place - Edgewood


Team Awards:

1st place - Edgewood NPR: Anjali Narang, Austin Prado, Rochelle Rouhani
2nd place - Edgewood MRL: Alexandra Mowrey, Alison Ren, Carl Lejerskar
3rd place - Anaheim Hills TCW: Sabrina Tawfik, River Crawford, Jayde Woods
5th place - Edgewood LAB: Bradford Lee, Allen An, Celeste Broderick
6th place - Edgewood TMA: Kaitlyn Tran, Jonathan Messiha, Azzam Ahmed
7th place - Anaheim Hills PRK: Sasson Perian, Keren Rosenthal, Yvonne Kim
11th place - Mable BCL: Anshika Bagla, Jessica Chung, Justin Lee
13th place - Mable WCX: Emily Wang Allison Cheung

Speaker Awards:

1st place - Bradford Lee
2nd place - Rochelle Rouhani
3rd place - Anjali Narang
4th place - Allison Cheung
6th place - Nick Crosson
7th place - Jonathan Messiha
8th place - Kaitlyn Tran
9th place - Alice Joo
10th place - Allen An
11th place - Alexandra Mowrey
12th place - Lauren Lee
13th place - Emily Wang
14th place - Jessica Chung
15th place - Sasson Perian
16th place - Yvonne Kim
17th place - Sabrina Tawfik
18th place - River Crawford
19th place - Jayde Woods
20th place - Azzam Ahmed
22nd place - Carl Lejerskar
23rd place - Keren Rosenthal

Thanks again to all that were there and all who helped behind the scenes. Our next debate is the league championship, which determines who will go to Nationals in June. Keep your eyes here for updates and information!

Mable Meet - February 13

Hey all! Hope your Winter Breaks went wonderfully! We were busy around here gearing up for the next tournament.

The Mable Meet will be held at Fairmont Schools - Prep Academy and is hosted by Fairmont Schools - Mable Campus.

Topics for this event:
User generated websites like Wikipedia should not be cited in academic research
Stem cell research should be allowed
Cell phones should be allowed in schools
Hammurabi was a positive influence on Mesopotamian society
The United States should guarantee a free college education to all citizens

 Schedule for the event and registration form to follow.


Hope to see you all there!

Eagle Invitational Results

Thanks to all Fairmont participants, coaches, parents, and staff that came to support us on Saturday. It was a great tournament, and very successful as well!

School Awards:
Overall: This is for the most wins per school
1st place - Edgewood
2nd place - Anaheim Hills


Tournament: This is for highest win percentage
1st place - Edgewood
3rd place - Anaheim Hills

Team Awards:
1st place - Edgewood LRN: Carl Lejerskar, Rochelle Rouhani, Anjali Narang
2nd place - Edgewood BPJ: Francisco Buitron, Christy Park, Spencer Jallali
3rd place - Anaheim Hills CRK: Nick Crosson, Keren Rosenthal, Yvonne Kim
4th place - Edgewood MAR: Alexandra Mowrey, Keivon Akbari, Jessica Rutten
5th place - Edgewood LMF: Bradford Lee, Kieran Mital, Cassandra Fernandez
6th place - Anaheim Hills TCB: Sabrina Tawfik, River Crawford, Lyndon Bui
8th place - Anaheim Hills WLJ: Jayde Woods, Lauren Lee, Alice Joo
9th place - Edgewood TNA: Kaitlyn Tran, Lam Nguyen, Azzam Ahmed
10th place - Edgewood MMB: Sonya Mital, Jonathan Messiha, Alexandra Bollman
14th place - Mable NHW: Michael Niu, Ryan Han, Emily Wang
15th place - Anaheim Hills DLX: Bryan Dang, Austin Lee, Jia Xuan Li

Speaker Awards:
1st place - Rochelle Rouhani
2nd place - Carl Lejerskar
3rd place - Anjali Narang
4th place - Cassandra Fernandez
5th place - Christy Park
6th place - Spencer Jallali
7th place - Yvonne Kim
8th place - Jessica Rutten
9th place - Keivon Akbari
10th place - Bradford Lee
11th place - Nick Crosson
12th place - Allison Cheung
13th place - Alice Joo
14th place - Kaitlyn Tran
15th place - Azzam Ahmed

Again, thanks to debaters, parents, coaches, and staff. We'll see you all next year at the Winter Classic, February 13 at Fairmont Preparatory Academy.

Eagle Invitational Update

Updated information for Edgewood's teams:

UPDATED PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Please note the following change in the schedule. Since this Friday (December 4) is a minimum day, we will be having debate practice from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Students will need to eat lunch before debate practice begins.

DEBATE DAY SCHEDULE
The schedule for the day will run as follows:
8:00-9:00- Registration
9:00- Round 1
10:30- Round 2
12:00-1:15- LUNCH
1:15- Round 3
2:30- Round 4
3:45- Round 5
5:00- Awards
Students must be present at the Fairmont Prep Academy (2200 W. Sequoia Ave, Anaheim) at 8:00 am.

Bagel Me will be providing us with box lunch sets. The following options will be available:
Turkey/Vegetarian Sandwich - $7.00
Turkey/Vegetarian Sandwich with cheese - $7.50

I am asking all students to purchase lunch on tournament day. Please send me an e-mail by tonight (Thursday) to let me know how many family members will be purchasing lunch as well.
I would appreciate it if you could send me the necessary amount by Tuesday, December 7th.

Please recall the uniform guidelines sent out in an earlier e-mail:
Girls
-black dress shoes
-black True Grits Bias Cut A line skirt (seen here: https://www.truegrits.com/store/order.cfm?style=SK30_t&gradeid=24&req=1)
-white or black dress blouse
Boys
-black dress shoes
-black dress slacks
-dark blue long-sleeve dress shirt

*Any accessory items (coats, jackets, sweaters, etc) must be black.

Please let me know if you have any questions by e-mailing me (bhughes@fairmontschools.com) or calling me (714) 832-4867 x 1559. You can also contact Miss Frazier at (714) 832-4867 x1557 or lfrazier@fairmontschools.com.

Topics for the December 12th Debate

December 12th - Eagle Invitational (Hosted by Fairmont Private Schools - Edgewood)
Fairmont Private Schools - Preparatory Academy
Anaheim CA
Keep your eyes here for the official announcement!

Topics List:

1. School officials should not be allowed to search students
2. Graffiti should be considered art not vandalism
3. The obese should pay more for healthcare (repeat from the Scramble tournament)
4. Breeding of pit bulls and other aggressive dogs should be banned
5. Capitalism does more harm than good

MHCS Scramble Tournament Results

Thanks to all who came to participate, support, or watch the debate on Saturday. It was a huge success and we'd like to thank the staff, parents, and students of Mission Hills for making a great debate. We had 63 students participate in the debate and we are very proud of each and every one.

The students were broken into color groups and mixed with debaters from other schools. Each color group had 4-5 teams. There were participants from 6 different schools - Fairmont Anaheim Hills, Fairmont Mable, Mission Hills Christian School, Beechwood, Heritage Oak, and Fairmont Edgewood.



Overall Color Group Winner:
Red Team


Team Results:
10th - Orange WFR: Emily Wang, Cassandra Fernandez, Keren Rosenthal 
9th - Green GCN: Clayton Gaddie, Thea Chryssolgelos, Anjali Narang
8th - Orange SYL: Perla Shaheen, Cai Yeo, Carl Lejerskar
7th - Purple KKB: Timothy Kim, Aaron Kang, Alexandra Bollman
6th - Orange WSP: Jayde Woods, McCall Sheetz, Christy Park
5th - Green LLB: Ezekiel Levin, Amanda Lara, Celeste Broderick
4th - Purple JHC: Sam Jones, Kaitlyn Hopkins, Allison Cheung
3rd - Red LCR: Santino Labate, Jacobzen Chang, Rochelle Rouhani
2nd - Blue MWK: Alexandra Mowrey, Savannah West, Yvonne Kim
1st - Red CCA: Nick Crosson, Vasiliki Courelli, Keivon Akbari

Speaker Awards:
20. Celeste Broderick
16. Christy Park
15. Sasson Perian

13. Jayde Woods
12. Alexandra Mowrey
11. Carl Lejerskar 
10. Lauren Lee
9. Nick Crosson
8. Allison Cheung
7. Yvonne Kim
6. Rochelle Rouhani
4. Alexandra Bollman
3. Anjali Narang

1. Keivon Akbari

Congratulations to all of our winners and hope to see you all at the next debate, December 12.

Pictures from MHCS Ice Breaker

MHCS Scramble Tournament this weekend!

Don't forget to come to our first tournament of the year this weekend! Students from Edgewood, Anaheim Hills, and Mable will compete with students from the other schools on mixed teams.

Registration starts at 8am, teams are announced around 9am. Come participate or cheer on your friends! For participants, there is a debate practice tomorrow afternoon at 4pm at Edgewood. There will be argument sharing and a practice debate or two.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Saints Ice Breaker Invitational

Mission Hills Christian School Saints

and

The Orange County Debate League

Proudly present the

Ice-Breaker Debate Scramble

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Times: Registration opens at 8:00am, Round 1 begins at 10:00, and students depart at 3:00pm.

Schedule:

Registration: 8:00 – 8:45

Post color teams: 9:00

Color Group Meet Up: 9:05 – 9:45

Round 1: 10:00

Round 2: 11:15

Lunch: 12:15

Round 3: 1:00

Awards: 2:30

Topics:

1. The Olympics should permit performance-enhanced clothing.

2. The obese should pay more for health care.

3. On balance, Governor Schwarzenegger has done more good than harm.

Meals: Lunch/Snacks will be available for purchase. Details to follow:

See your coach to sign up! Only 12 slots per school.

Mission Hills Christian School

29582 Aventura

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688

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October 24th Debate

Mission Hills will be hosting OCDL's first tournament this year. See your coach for signups!


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First Debate Practice

When: This Saturday (October 10th) from 8:30-12:30.
Where: Fairmont Private Schools Edgewood Campus (12421 Newport Ave Santa Ana CA 92705)
Why: To prepare and practice the topics for the scramble tournament October 24th at Mission Hills

See your coaches to sign up.

Thanks to all...

who participated in the Orange County Debate League workshop this past Saturday at Edgewood. There were 58 students from 8 schools represented, and many of them Fairmont's own. Our demo debate "Cheerleading should be an official sport" went very well, thanks to those who participated, including Alexandra Mowrey, Rochelle Rouhani, Keivon Akbari, and Anjali Narang.

Coming up next - OCDL's Scramble, set for October 24th in a location TBD. Check with your coaches about signups for that.
Topics as are such:
The Olympics should permit performance-enhancing clothing.
The obese should pay more for health care.
On balance, Governor Schwarzenegger has done more good than harm.

OCDL Workshop this Saturday

Here is the schedule for this Saturday. Sign up with your coach or by contacting Mr. Hughes at bhughes@fairmontschools.com. There are only a few spots left, so hurry!

Registration - 8:30am to 8:45am

Demonstration Debate “Cheerleading should be an official sport” – 9:00 to 10:00

Session 1* – 10:05 to 10:45

Break – 10:45 to 11:00

Session 2* – 11:05 to 11:45

Session 3 – 11:50 to 12:30

*Judge training to be held during sessions 1 and 2

Debate Workshop

When: Saturday September 26, 2009, 8:30am-12:30pm

Where: Fairmont Private Schools—Edgewood Campus 12421 Newport Ave, North Tustin, CA 92705

Who: Open to any student in grades 6-8 interested in debate.

What: Workshop training will include:

• Judge Training
• AREI Argument Construction
• 4-Step Refutation
• Argument Comparisons
• And more!

Cost: $4 (payable at the event)

Please contact your coach by email to reserve your spot at this exciting and informative event! bhughes@fairmontschools.com, kmead@fairmontschools.com, alee10@fairmontschools.com