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THE GLENBROOKS19802016NOVEMBER 19-21, 2016

THE 2016 GLENBROOKS SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENTTOURNAMENT PERSONNELDirectorDirectorStudent DirectorsMichael Greenstein, Glenbrook North (IL)Jon Voss, Glenbrook South (IL)Brendan Schuler, Glenbrook South (IL)Alex Velis, Glenbrook South (IL)Sahra Merchant, Glenbrook North (IL)Alyssa Nekritz, Glenbrook North (IL)TABULATION ROOM STAFFCross-Examination Debate . Aaron Kall, University of Michigan (MI)Chris Palmer, Lexington High School (MA)Robb Berry, Northside College Preparatory (IL)Stephen Pipkin, Glenbrook North (IL)Lincoln-Douglas Debate . David Huston, Colleyville Heritage HS (TX)Chris Theis, Apple Valley (MN)Joe Vaughan, Scarsdale (NY)Public Forum Debate & Big Questions Debate . Byron Arthur, Holy Cross (LA)Nick Bubb, Middleton (WI)Tim Scheffler, James Madison Memorial (WI)Shane Stafford, the Blake School (MN)Martin Zacharia, William Fremd High School (IL)Individual Events .Steven Davis, Washburn Rural (KS)Chris Harrow, Ardrey Kell (NC)Scott Johnstone, St. Thomas More (LA)Greg Malis, Isidore Newman (LA)Alma Nicholson, Isidore Newman (LA)Dean Rhodes, Trinity Preparatory School (FL)Timothy Sheaff, Dowling Catholic (IA)Mary Wacker, Marquette University (WI)Congressional Debate . Andrew Dolberg, American Heritage (FL)Rebecca Gray Jordan, Elk Grove HS (IL)Jonathan Peele, Charlotte Latin School (NC)Robert Sheard, University School (FL)

The Blue/Green and Gold SocietyByron R. ArthurJesuit High School, LA (now Holy Cross in LA)David BakerSt. Mark’s School of TX (now in administration)Charles P. BallingallDamien High School, CATed W. BelchGlenbrook North High School, IL (retired)P. Eric BrannenThe Westminster Schools, GAPam Cady-WycoffApple Valley High School, MNRichard ConnaughtonDowners Grove South High School, IL (retired)Charles CoodyUnited States Magistrate JudgeMichelle CoodySt. James High School, AL (deceased)Ted DemosOak Park-River Forest High School, IL (retired)Steven DavisArdrey Kell HS, NC –retired (now Washburn ISD in KS)Marilee DukesVestavia Hills High School, AL (retired)Dorothy DurchslagGlenbrook South High School, IL (retired)Marie DzurisCenterville High School, OH (retired)Glenda FergusonCoppell High School, TXDaryl FisherIsidore Newman School, LA (retired)David GlassEdgemont High School, NY (retired)Steve GroslandGlenbrook South High School, ILDavid HustonHighland Park HS, TX (now Colleyville Heritage)Kandi KingWinston Churchill High School, TX (retired)Mark KoulogeorgeGlenbrook South High School, IL – Class of 1981Greg MalisGlenbrook North High School, IL (now Isidore Newman, LA)Lisa MillerNova High School, FLPaul NewmanThe Kinkaid School, TX (deceased)Linda L. OddoNew Trier High School, IL (retired)Alex PritchardGreenhill School, TX (now Austin Peace Academy, TX)Pam Schultz-TacconaGlenbrook North High School, IL (retired)Timothy E. SheaffDowling Catholic, IAPaul A. SlappeyThe University of Iowa, IA (deceased)Richard B. SodikowBronx High School of Science, NY (deceased)Douglas R. SpringerPekin High School, IL (formally New Trier, now Glenbrook North)Thomas E. SullivanHighland Park High School, TX (deceased)Christina TallunganNotre Dame High School, CAWayne TangMaine East High School, ILTara TateGlenbrook South High School, ILWilliam W. TateMontgomery Bell Academy, TN (deceased)Aaron TimmonsGreenhill School, TXWilliam VogelLakeland High School, NY (retired)Matthew R. WhippleGlenbrook South High School, ILJeffrey A. WortmanGlenbrook North High School, IL (practicing law)

THE PATRICK O’NEILLMEMORIAL AWARDThe Patrick O'Neill Memorial Award seeks to recognize successful policydebaters that embody the spirit of hard work, integrity, graciousness, andcollegiality while achieving competitive success, even in the most intensedebates. To be considered for the award, the debater must compete in theVarsity Policy division of The 2015 Glenbrooks.Mr. O'Neill was a former high school debater at Walter Panas HS (NY) anda former assistant coach at Glenbrook South in the 1980s. He was thewinner of the Tournament of Champions in 1978. Mr. O'Neill passed awaytwo years ago and family and friends desire to have his legacy live onthrough an award that recognizes debaters that mirror characteristics thatPatrick also possessed. The award is sponsored by former GBS assistantcoaching colleague Kevin O'Shea, competitor and friend Powell Miller, andthe O'Neill family.Coaches can nominate students who they believe demonstrate thequalities of award. Members of the Blue/Green and Gold Society thendetermine the recipient.Past recipients:2013 - Hemanth Sanjeev – Stratford Academy (GA) – Coach: Abby Schirmer2014 – Ayush Midha – Harker School (CA) – Coach: Greg Achten2015 – Emily Gordon – Rowland Hall – St Mark’s (UT) – Coach: Michael Shackelford

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Varsity Policy DebateYearFirst PlaceSecond PlaceTop Speaker1980Neil Abramson/Curt BuserLakeland HS, NYWilliam Vogel, CoachJonathan Massey/Michael LeissLake Braddock Secondary, VAVicky Drinnon, CoachNeil AbramsonLakeland HS, NYWilliam Vogel, Coach1981Eric Brackett/Sean MartinOak Park-River Forest HS, ILTed Demos, CoachPeter Braverman/Ken KarasGlenbrook North HS, ILPam Schultz-Taccona, CoachEric BrackettOak Park-River Forest HS,Ted Demos, Coach1982Lars Noah/Neil McAlilyCoral Gables HS, FLJudy Altman, CoachCharlie Synn/Randy RikerSpring Valley HS, SCHal Brooks, CoachLars NoahCoral Gables HS, FLJudy Altman, Coach1983Moira McDermott/Laura MichaelisNew Trier HS, ILLinda Oddo/Tom McClain, CoachesAaron Pressman/Mark FriedmanLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, CoachDavid BrownellDowling HS, IADavid Huston, Coach1984Henry Vogel/Seth SlavinNew Trier HS, ILLinda Oddo/Tom McClain, CoachesMike Green/Joe PettitLake Braddock Secondary, VAVicky Drinnon, CoachCullum ClarkSt. Mark's School, TXDavid Baker, Coach1985Joe Thompson/Andy EdisonThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, CoachGus Puryear/Chris LandgraftThe Westminster Schools, GAEric Brannen/Greg Myrberg, CoachesMadison LairdMontgomery Bell Academy,William W.Tate, Coach1986Mark Malaspina/Chris LandgraftThe Westminster Schools, GAEric Brannen/Greg Myrberg, CoachesJoe Thompson/Andy EdisonThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, CoachJoe ThompsonThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, Coach1987Debbie Loevy/Adam GoodmanGlenbrook North HS, ILJeffrey A. Wortman, CoachKevin Tessier/Paul DerbyDamien HS, CAChuck Ballingall, CoachChris NewmanHendrick Hudson HS, NYSally Schecter/David Glass, Coaches1988Justin Shrader/Jon BrodyThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, CoachCraig Ackerman/Jack StroubeSt. Mark's School, TXDavid Baker, CoachJean ChleboradDowling HS, IAPaul Beaudry, Coach1989Steven Sklaver/Craig AckermanSt. Mark's School, TXDavid Baker, CoachJustin Shrader/Jon BrodyThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, CoachFred KaremLexington-Clay HS, KYJanet Kinstle, Coach1990Chris Barth/Abe NewmanUpper Arlington HS, OHMarie Dzuris, CoachStapp Beeton/Bret Larson-HendricksThe Kinkaid School, TXPaul Newman, CoachAmanda MerrimanWashington HS, IAJeff Larson, Coach1991Behdad Shahsavari/Robert HowellMontgomery Bell Academy, TNBilly Tate/Dennis DeYoung, CoachesAvi Weitzman/Gil WeitzmanEdgemont HS, NYDavid Glass/Alex Lennon, CoachesChris NewmanEvanston THS, ILRichard Dempsey, Coach1992Kris Bonilla/Todd BrownNew Orleans-Jesuit HS, LAByron R. Arthur, CoachMatthew Stephen/Li Cheng WangLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, CoachDan MarxLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, Coach1993Steve Lehotsky/Li Cheng WangLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, CoachNita Farahany/Marshall BrenizerCharlotte Latin School, NCEd Williams, CoachAnjan SahniThe Westminster Schools, GAEric Brannen/Greg Myrberg, Coaches1994Natalie Horowitz/Ryan SparacinoEdison HS, VAJ. Timothy Kane, CoachMatt Nichols/Steve LehotskyLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, CoachGeorge KourosNiles West HS, ILJohn Heintz, Coach1995Emma Filstrup/Ryan SparacinoEdison HS, VAJ. Timothy Kane, CoachJarrod Atchison/Andrew RyanCaddo Magnet HS, LADon Belanger, CoachJohn MillerDamien HS, CAChuck Ballingall, Coach

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Varsity Policy DebateYearFirst PlaceSecond PlaceTop Speaker1996Kamal Ghali/Andrew RyanCaddo Magnet HS, LADon Belanger, CoachJosh Goldberg/Rashad HussainThe Greenhill School, TXAlex Pritchard/Aaron Timmons, CoachesAlex BergerGeorgetown Day School, DCJim Gentile, Coach1997Jake Foster/Sebastian Kaplan-SearsHead Royce School, CAMatt Fraser, CoachAlex Berger/Matt OrnsteinGeorgetown Day School, DCJim Gentile, CoachGeoff LundeenEast Grand Rapids HS, MIRebecca Knack, Coach1998Raja Gaddipati/Robbie QuinnMontgomery Bell Academy, TNBilly Tate/Alan Coverstone, CoachesCalum Matheson/Joe SiegmannEast Lansing HS, MIGeoff Wyatt, CoachCalum MathesonEast Lansing HS, MIGeoff Wyatt, Coach1999Rebecca Heller/Dan McKenzieEl Cerrito HS, CACatherine Berman, CoachMichael Harbour/Ben ThorpePace Academy, GAChris Wheatley, CoachDan GrimmBrother Rice HS, MINancy Lauer, Coach2000Racquel Bracken/Jordan PietzschThe Greenhill School, TXAlex Pritchard/Aaron Timmons, CoachesSameer Asher/Nermin GhaliCaddo Magnet HS, LADon Bellinger, CoachScott PhillipsSt. Thomas Academy, MNDoug Hoverson, Coach2001Josh Branson/Michael MartinSt. Mark's School, TXTim Mahoney, CoachAnkur Aggarwal/Manav BhatnagarMarquette University HS, WITom Noonan, CoachManav BhatnagarMarquette University HS, WITom Noonan, Coach2002Aimi Hamraie/Justin MurrayColleyville-Heritage HS, TXCindi Timmons/Tara Tate, CoachesArif Lakhani/Aleem RamjiThe Westminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, CoachSrinivas AkellaValley HS, IATyson Smith, Coach2003Michael Burshteyn/Eli AndersCollege Preparatory School, CALexy Green/Nick Coburn-Palo, CoachesRachel Haig/Jessica StolbachThe Greenhill School, TXAaron Timmons/Jas Brar, CoachesKatrina KeverianLexington HS, MALeslie Phillips, Coach2004Anusha Desphande/Stephen WeilThe Westminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, CoachGarrett Abelkopf/John WardenChattahoochee HS, GAJames Herndon, CoachAnusha DesphandeThe Westminster School,GAJenny Heidt, Coach2005Stephen Weil/Josh McLaurinThe Westminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, CoachAlec Wright/Eli JacobsCenterville HS, OHMarie Dzuris/Darren Smith, CoachesStephen WeilThe Westminster School,GAJenny Heidt, Coach2006Matt Andrews/Bryant HuangThe Greenhill School, TXAaron Timmons/Jonathan Paul, CoachStephen Weil/Anshu SathianThe Westminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, CoachMatt AndrewsThe Greenhill School, TXAaron Timmons/Jonathan Paul, Coaches2007Matthew Fortich/Michael LacyChattahoochee High School, GAJames Herndon, CoachRyan Beiermeister/Daniel SharpThe Kinkaid School, TXEric Emerson, CoachRyan BeiermeisterThe Kinkaid School, TXEric Emerson, Coach2008Rajesh Jegadeesh/Anshu SathianThe Westminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, CoachAlex Gulakov/Alex MilesSt. Mark’s School of Texas, TXTim Mahoney, CoachPeyton LeePace Academy, GAShunta’ Jordan, Coach2009John Baker/David MullinsWestlake High School, TXReid Ehrlich-Quinn/Pablo CannonDamien High School, CACharles Ballingall/Nick Fiori, CoachesBecca RothfieldGeorgetown Day School, DCJim Gentile, Coach2010Rishi Batra/Alex MilesSt. Mark’s School of Texas, TXTim Mahoney/Jason Peterson, CoachesGreg Adler/Jorge ToledoGulliver Preparatory, FLRobert Holmes/Jeremy Hammond, CoachesEllis AllenWestminster Schools, GAJenny Heidt, Coach2011Lyall Stuart/ Azhar UnwalaGreenhill School, TXAaron Timmons/Eric Forslund, CoachesDonald Grasse/Margaret StrongHomewood-Flossmoor HS, ILJosh Brown, CoachJeffrey DingIowa City West HS, IAMelanie Johnson, Coach2012Ben Packer/Andrew SpomerGreenhill School, TXAaron Timmons/Eric Forslund, CoachesJordan Epstein/Victor SkendriPace Academy, GAShunta Jordan/Jordana Sternberg, CoachesHemanth SanjeevStratford Academy, GAAbby Schirmer, Coach

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Varsity Policy Debate2013Jeron Dastrup/Kat SearsWhitney Young HS, ILElise Conklin, CoachRyan McCoy/Gavin SingerBrophy College Prep, AZBeth Clarke, CoachJulian GruberPine Crest, FLDan Lewis, Coach2014Tanner Lewis/Clyde ShepherdPace Academy, GAShunta Jordan, CoachAlden Connor/Calen MartinCaddo Magnet, LANeill Normand, CoachIsabel SlavinskyAtholton HS, MDDaryl Burch, Coach2013Allen Wang/Zahir ShaikhThe Blake School, MNShane Stafford, CoachPeyton Woods/DJ WilliamsLittle Rock Central, AKRosie Valdez, CoachCarter LevinsonHomewood-Flossmore, ILKate Cole, Coach

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Lincoln-Douglas***This is a work in progress. Please email Jon Voss at jvoss@glenbrook225.org if youhave information to fill in or correct on our Glenbrooks LD parade of champions!Year First PlaceSecond PlaceTop Speaker1991Jason BaldwinVestavia Hills HS (AL)Coach: Marilee Dukes1992Jason BaldwinVestavia Hills HS (AL)Coach: Marilee Dukes?Liz RogersShenendowa HS (NY)Coach:1996?Brian FletcherWest Des Moines Valley (IA)Coach: Bryce Pashler1997Sarah RichardsonWalt Whitman (MD)Coach:Alex GomezMiami Palmetto (FL)Coach:Ari SimonWest Des Moines Valley (IA)Coach: Bryce Pashler1998Stephen DavisRoosevelt HS (IA)Coach: David HustonPaul GravleyGrapevine HS (TX)Coach: Jane BoydNathan FoellEdmond North (OK)Coach:Abdul BeretayBergenfield HS (NJ)Coach:1999Tom PryorHopkins (MN)Coach:2002Nick Green and John McNeil – Close-outEdina HS (MN)Coach: Michael Bietz2003Jed Glickstein and John McNeil – Close-outEdina HS (MN)Coach: Michael Bietz2004David WolfishGreenhill School (TX)Coach: Aaron Timmons2005Michael MangusSt. JamesCoach: Michelle CoodyJacob LeviBerkeley CarrollCoach: Jim ShapiroMatt ShieldsScarsdale (NY)Coach: Joe Vaughan2006Shadman ZamanSacred Heart (MA)Matt AksScarsdale (NY)Matt AksScarsdale (NY)Coaches: Beena Koshy/Chetan HartzigCoach: Joe VaughanCoach: Joe Vaughan

PARADE OF CHAMPIONS – Lincoln-Douglas2007Jake NebelTrinity Preparatory (FL)Coaches: D Butrimas/D. RhoadsKen HersheyScarsdale (NY)Coach: Joe VaughanBecca TraberKinkaid School (TX)Coach: Eric Emerson2008Jake NebelTrinity Preparatory (FL)Coaches: D Butrimas/D. RhoadsJ.P. GoodermanUpper St. ClairCoach: Richard PlattsBen HolguinEdina HS (MN)Coach: Jake Gelfand2009Ben LewisWalt Whitman (MD)Coach: Anjan ChoudhuryMatt KawaharaWDM Valley (IA)Coach: David McGinnisCatherine TarsneySt. Louis Park HS (MN)2010Josh RobertsNorthland Christian (TX)Coach: Kevin RobertsLarry LiuIndian Springs (AL)Coach: Wade Houston2011Geoffrey KristofScarsdale (NY)Coach: Joe VaughanDaniel TartakovskyPV Peninsula (CA)Coaches: Samantha Weiss/Chris Theis2012Rebecca KuangGreenhill School (TX)Coach: Aaron TimmonsHenry ZhangJoseph MillmanPV Peninsula (CA)Carpe Diem (NJ)Coaches: Samantha Weiss/Chris Theis Coach:2013Danny DeBoisHarrison HS (NY)Ram PrasadLa Jolla HS (CA)Ram PrasadLa Jolla HS (CA)Coaches: C. Hertzig/H. ZhangCoaches: T. Evnan/J. Liu/Z. ParkerCoaches: T. Evnan/J. Liu/Z. Parker2014Pranav ReddyHarker School (CA)Coach: Greg AchtenJackson LallasBrentwood School (CA)Coach: Victor JihPranav ReddyHarker School (CA)Coach: Greg Achten2015Bennett EckertGreenhill School (TX)Coach: Aaron TimmonsSarah RyanHarrison (NY)Coach: Chetan HertzigVarad AgarwalaGreenhill School (TX)Coach: Aaron TimmonsCoach: C. Tarsney, J. Zhou, H. Hamilton

PLEASE READ CAREFULLYTOURNAMENT INFORMATION – DEBATE PARTICIPANTS/JUDGESALL LINCOLN-DOUGLAS AND PUBLIC FORUM @ GBSCONGRESSIONAL DEBATE @ GBSBIG QUESTIONS DEBATE @ GBSALL POLICY DEBATE @ GBN/MAPLE SCHOOLALL INDIVIDUAL EVENTS @ ATTEA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.Varsity, JV, and Novice policy debate will use the 8-3-5 format. Lincoln-Douglas debate will use the 6-3-7-3-4-63 format. Public Forum debate will use the 4-3-2-3-2 format.2.A 10-minute preparation rule will be enforced in policy debate. 4 minutes of preparation will be enforced inLincoln-Douglas. 2 minutes of preparation time will be enforced in Public Forum.3.Debaters in Public Forum debate will use the NSDA November topic. Procedures for the debate will followNSDA guidelines: ―Prior to the round in the presence of the judge(s), a coin is tossed by one team and called bythe other team. The team that wins the flip may choose one of two options: EITHER the side of the topic theywish to defend OR the speaking position they wish to have (begin the debate or end the debate). Once the cointoss winners select their favored option, the other team makes a choice with the remaining option.4.Inexpensive meals will be provided Saturday and Sunday mornings, Saturday and Sunday afternoons and earlySunday evening. All meals should be purchased at the high schools. The schedule does not permit time to leavethe building. Please do not bring food from outside into the building – all schools are contracted and outsidevendors are prohibited.5.Please eat only in the cafeterias. Food should not be taken into the classrooms or hallways (this includes judges!).Please use the trashcans provided in each classroom and in all hallways. Do not leave trash on the floors or on thetables in the cafeteria.6.All of the campuses being used for The Glenbrooks are non-smoking campuses. Smoking is not allowedanywhere on school property. If you wish to smoke, you must walk across the street to a location that is not onschool grounds. Security will enforce this rule. Please also note that Northbrook has an ordinance againstsmoking so you may be ticketed while smoking on the sidewalks off campus.7.The concession stands are located in both the East Cafeteria and West Cafeteria at GBS and Cafeteria C120 atGBN. Students will be using only the East Cafeteria after 2:00 pm on Sunday at GBS. Snacks and soft drinks willbe available throughout the tournament. The Coaches’ Lounge at GBS is in the Faculty Cafeteria and in thedesignated area of the Student Cafeteria C120 at GBN. The Tab Rooms are located in the Student ActivitiesCenter and the Instructional Media Center at GBS and in the staff cafeteria in C110 at GBN. Tabulation will berun on Monday from the Boardroom at the Renaissance North Shore Hotel. Tabulation rooms are closed to allstudents. Coaches and judges should direct their tabulation questions to Mr. Voss (GBS) or Mr. Greenstein(GBN).8.Security personnel and members of the GBN and GBS faculties are in the building for your safety and to provideinformation. Feel free to contact them if you have a problem. Please treat them with respect. Please do notremove any furniture or equipment from any of the rooms.9.All rounds are open to authorized guests of the tournament. Guests may flow debates.10.Some teams with a 5-2 or better record will break to sextodecimofinals in Spark Investment Management VCXand VLD debate. Speaker awards will be presented to the top 25 Spark Investment Management VCX debatersand the top 20 Spark Investment Management VLD speakers. Glenview State Bank Junior Varsity LD will alsobreak to sextodecimofinals, with 10 speaker awards. JV Policy will break to octafinals with 15 speaker awards.Public Forum will break to sextodecimofinals and 15 speaker awards will be awarded. The Novice policy divisionwill break to octafinals. Ten speaker awards will be given.11.On Saturday night, evidence may be stored in the classrooms at GBS and in the hallways at GBN. Do not leaveunpacked evidence in the classrooms, since the custodians must clean the rooms overnight. We will take noresponsibility for evidence left overnight.

12.Please do not loiter in the building after the rounds on Saturday and Sunday evenings. After prelims, all materialsmust be removed from the second floor at GBN and from the 300-400 wing at GBS. Remove all materials fromboth buildings Sunday evening.13.Power matching will occur at the end of Round 2 in all divisions. Unlike some tournaments that call themselvesnational invitationals, The Glenbrooks will never lag the power matching of a debate round nor power any roundhigh/high. Each round will be power matched high/low within brackets. If we have to pull teams up, thecomputer will make those decisions. No teams should be pulled up more than once. We will use the mostupdated version of the Tab Room on the PC for VLD, JVLD, JVCX, and NCX. We will be using tabroom.comfor VCX and PF. The presets will be randomly assigned by the computer with geographic constraints.14.Elimination round participants will be determined in the following order: (1) win-loss record; (2) adjusted teampts; (3) opponents’ records; (4) total team pts. Speaker awards will be based on adjusted points, total points, judgevariance, double adjusted pts, ranks, and record.15.Schematics for Round I will be available at the schools at 7:30 am on Saturday. Round Five will be available at7:30 am on Sunday. All schematics will be distributed outside the Instructional Media Center at GBS andCafeteria C120 at GBN. Please congregate in the cafeterias after each round. Do not loiter in the halls or inclassrooms.16.Tabulation Room supervisors are listed at the front of the program.17.On Monday morning, rounds begin at 8:30 am at the Renaissance North Shore.18.Policy judges are expected to cover four rounds per team entered (a school is obligated for 7 prelims per twoteams). LD judges may judge a minimum of four rounds, regardless of how many entries you may have.19.Judges will be required to serve one round after their last team has been eliminated. If your team is eliminated onSunday night, do not embarrass yourself or the tournament by neglecting your judging obligation for Mondaymorning. This may result in your entry being denied in future years. Hired judges are expected to stay untilreleased by the tournament directors.20.All debate ballots will be available via tabroom.com. If you’re not familiar with tabroom.com, you shouldbe it’s 2016. IE ballots will be printed and handed out at the ballot table at Attea.21.Ballot completion and return occurs via tabroom.com. Press ―START ROUND‖ at the beginning of each debate,and be sure to COMPLETE and CONFIRM your ballot at the end of each round.22.Do not forget to give points and ranks to each debater in policy debate. Give a decision in each round. Pleasecheck ―low point win‖ if higher points are given to a losing team. Do not give points lower than 20 in policy or inLD. The tab room will raise points to 20 if you forget. Decimals for speaker points are allowed.23.Rooms are difficult to find in these large suburban high school buildings. Please use the maps provided or checkthe ones posted throughout the buildings. Students and staff wearing green or blue 2016 Glenbrooks T-shirts willbe available to help you. Since hallways are being used for competition, please be especially quiet when movingfrom round to round. Due to the size of our tournament and our desire to accommodate as many entry requests aspossible, some of our rounds are in common spaces in the building.24.Judges not scheduled for a particular round should wait in the Faculty Cafeteria at GBS and in C120 at GBN.Please do not leave or wander around the building. Not being initially scheduled does not translate into having noobligation for that particular round. Missing a stand-by assignment carries the same penalties as missing apublished assignment.25.Judges must be careful about returning their ballot at the end of each round. Be sure to CONFIRM your ballot!26.Do not forget to get first and last names for the debaters in your rounds27.Monday’s debates for Cross-Examination and Lincoln-Douglass will be at the Renaissance North Shore Hotel. Abreakfast for those debaters competing in elimination rounds and their coaches will begin at 7:30 a.m. Therounds begin at 8:30 a.m.

29.Parking:---At GBN: park on the north side of the building, either in the faculty or the student parking and enter in theNorth Doors (do not enter under the sign ―Visitor Entrance‖ on Shermer Road and do not park in Visitor’sParking).---At GBS: park in the lots on the Northeast side of the building off Pfingsten Rd. Enter through the tworotundas in the back of the building. Do not park or enter through the front.30.Please do not delay in going to your rounds. The tournament will stay on schedule only if youstart your rounds on time. Debate tournaments have gotten out of control in terms of lateness inthe last few years and The Glenbrooks will not fall into this trap. If teams are more than fifteenminutes late, Mr. Greenstein or Mr. Voss may forfeit them with no points. If school judges arelate, they may cause losses for their teams. If hired judges are late, they will not be paid. Pleasedon’t force us to use draconian measures to enforce a reasonable schedule.31.Do not vandalize any part of the buildings, touch any piece of technology, plug into one of theschools’ networks, or otherwise make mischief. Violators of simple respect for the facilities willforfeit their entire school’s entry and said school will not receive an invitation to the Glenbrooksin the future.

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE PARTICIPANTS AND JUDGES(Glenbrook South)PLEASE READ CAREFULLYThe new NSDA Rules have resulted in significant changes with regard to howdebaters advance.GENERAL MATTERS1. The concession stands are located in both the East Cafeteria and West Cafeteria at GBS. Students will be usingthe East Cafeteria after 2:00 pm on Sunday at GBS. Snacks and soft drinks will be available throughout thetournament.2. Food should not be taken into the classrooms or the hallways. Limit the food consumption to the StudentCommons.3. There will be no smoking anywhere on the GBS campus. It is smoke-free! If you must smoke, leaveschool property.4. The Coaches’ Lounge will be in the in the Faculty Cafeteria.5. The Tab Rooms are located in the Instructional Materials Center at GBS. Tabulation rooms are closed to allstudents. However, if coaches have any questions, they should contact Ms. Tate or Mr. Voss. Decisions by Ms. Tateor Mr. Voss carry absolute weight and have the full support of the tournament directors.6.Please do not remove any furniture from any of the rooms.7. Dockets for preliminary sessions, the semifinal session, and the final session is available at Joy of Tournaments.8. All legislative sessions are open to authorized guests of the tournament.9. ROOM LOCATIONS: Please consult the map provided in your registration packet.10. Please do not loiter in the building after the rounds Saturday evening or after you have been eliminate onSunday. If you are not watching rounds, you should be in the cafeteria or with your coach. Remove all materialsfrom the building Sunday evening.12. Please use the trash cans provided in each classroom and in all hallways. Do not leave trash on the floor.Clean your table in the commons.13. Coaches/school judges should be available for all sessions, including the final session. Missing sessionassignments will result in all your students being ranked last. Missing the final session judging assignmentmay prevent your school from receiving future invitations to the tournament. Each student deserves the bestjudging possible and this can only occur if everyone reports to the rounds assigned.14. Judges should obtain chamber folders from the table in front of the IMC. All judges should meet in theGBS Auditorium at 8:10 a.m. on Saturday. Judges should report to chambers for Session I at 8:45 a.m. toassist the students in electing presiding officers. The judging assignments will be made for all preliminarysessions but these are subject to change. Subsequent session assignments will be posted in the FacultyCafeteria and at the ballot table in front of the IMC. Judges not used in a particular session should stay onstand-by in the Faculty Cafeteria, until released by a member of the tabulation room staff.15. At the end of each session, chamber folders should be given to a student runner who will return thefolder to the tab room. Please don’t leave Saturday evening with your folder or any critiques in your briefcase. Nooral critiques, except general statements to the chamber as a whole.16. The Awards Assembly will be at Sunday following the final session in room 103 (the Lyceum) at GBS.CHAMBER DIRECTIONS and JUDGING GUIDELINES

Again this year, the rules of the Glenbrook’s Congressional Tournament are consistent with the guidelinesand standards suggested by the Tournament of Champions, for which students who advance to a Semifinalchamber earn qualifying bids. In addition, NSDA rules are followed when appropriate.CHAMBERS1. The tournament will consist of four preliminary sessions, one semifinal session and a final session.2.Students will be assigned to geographically diverse preliminary chambers of 18-22 (and not exceeding 25)students. Where possible students from the same school will be placed evenly in chambers. However, studentsmay be placed together to leave chambers open for judges from that school to judge in other chambers.LEGISLATION -- Legislation as provided on Joy of Tournaments website should be downloaded and copied. Thetournament will not supply copies to the students. The legislation for the semifinal session and the final session islisted on the Joy of Tournaments website. We will have one packet of legislation in the chamber folder.Legislation will be blindly chosen from submissions. School names will be removed. 12 pieces of legislation willbe chosen for the preliminary sessions with an additional three pieces chosen as reserves. Three pieces will bechosen for semifinals. Three pieces of legislation will be chosen for finals from the NSDA November docket.COMMITTEE SESSIONS1. Each chamber will act as a committee of the whole to determine the order of legislation to be debated. Thechamber may do this by unanimous consent or by voting on suggested dockets.2. The selection of legislation should be based on the following criteria: Is the bill controversial, timely, and wellwritten? Are there substantial pro and con arguments concerning the bill?3. The debated legislation should alternate between Economics, Foreign Affairs and Public Welfare bills orresolutions.4. Debate will continue until time expires in the session or until all bills are debated. If additional bills are neededfor debate the chamber may select legislation not originally

Coral Gables HS, FL Spring Valley HS, SC Coral Gables HS, FL Judy Altman, Coach Hal Brooks, Coach Judy Altman, Coach 1983 Moira McDermott/Laura Michaelis Aaron Pressman/Mark Friedman David Brownell New Trier HS, IL Lexington HS, MA Dowling HS, IA . IL Brophy College Prep, AZ Pine Crest, FL Elise Conklin, Coach Beth Clarke, Coach Dan Lewis, Coach