Best in Show
only TWO Capital City debaters to compete in TWO national tournaments
Simone and Joey
a normative statement which the affirmative team affirms and the negative team negates; selected annually by a national body
resolution
a sibling partnership in 2021 or beyond?
Simone and sister (Vivienne)
or
Minna and Jener (if Minna leaves us for HS; don't do it!)
showed MAJOR SENIOR-ITY in debate this year
Brandon
most likely to retire from Debate in 2026
Coach Hawk
only Cap City debater to place TWICE in WUDL's Financial Literacy tournaments
Clarke
a stock issue in policy debate that refers to a barrier that keeps a harm from being solved in the status quo
inherency
our most likely squad to laugh in a round
James and Steven
always inspires MAJOR smiles
Steven
most likely to go to Nationals in 2025 (two answers)
Kaylin and Simone
BEST communicator in bright green text
Matteo
a way to solve the original proposal with a net benefit the plan does not have, giving the judge a reason to vote for the team reading it rather than the team with the original proposal; because they make it possible for the negative to win without refuting most of the claims of the affirmative case, ... a key component in many negative strategies; presumed to be legitimate, though it is possible for the affirmative to defeat them on the grounds that they are illegitimate by arguing that they are unfair, uneducational, or illogical.
counterplan
our most aggressive MS CX team (not currently partners)
Minna and Kaylin
can always roll out of bed and be a MAJOR debate force
Joey
most likely to go to Nationals in 2024 (two answers)
Joey and Vivi
top placing speaker at Nationals (as a 10th grader)
Liv
a stock issue in policy debate, referring to the effectiveness of the affirmative plan or the negative counterplan in solving the harms or problems of the status quo
solvency
a partnership of 5th and 12th that would rock
Brandon and Vivi
most inclined to bring MAJOR Economic arguments
James
most likely to go to Nationals in 2023 (four answers)
Matteo, Minna, Ali, and Liv
the BEST addition to Capital City Debate this year
Coach Dupree
a form of argument in policy debate that challenges a certain mindset or assumption made by the opposing team, often from the perspective of critical theory; can either be deployed by the negative team to challenge the affirmative advocacy or by the affirmative team to counterpose the status quo or the negative advocacy
kritik
a pairing of 8th and 9th that we will NEVER see
Kaylin and James
shows MAJOR inclination to run a feminism argument/case (two answers)
Minna and Liv
most likely to go to Nationals in 2022
Clarke