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| Announcements January 21st, 2012: Good showing at the Woodstock Debate Tournament! Hanover brought one team and did a very nice job at the Woodstock Debate Tournament. The team of John and Simone achieved a winning record and John won the 4th place speaker award. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: The costs of a college education outweigh the benefits." January 7th, 2012: Hanover High wins the Colchester Debate Tournament! Hanover brought three teams and did a great job at the Colchester Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament with the 1st place team award. The team of John and Simone won the 2nd place team award. John won the 1st place speaker award and Katherine and Annelise both won the 3rd place speaker award with a tie. Congratulations also to our novice team of Jack and Sera for achieving a winning record at the tournament. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: The costs of a college education outweigh the benefits." December 17th, 2011: Another great effort at the South Burlington Debate Tournament! Hanover brought three teams and did a very nice job at the South Burlington Debate Tournament. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: In the United States, current income disparities threaten democratic ideals." December 10th, 2011: Hanover High wins the Montpelier Debate Tournament!
Hanover brought three teams and did a superb job at the Montpelier Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Melanie won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Melanie won the 2nd place speaker award and Katherine the 3rd place award. Congratulations also to our two novice teams of Austin / Justin and Jack / Sera for achieving winning records at the tournament. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: In the United States, current income disparities threaten democratic ideals."
November 19th, 2011: Hanover High hosts its second annual Hanover Debate Tournament!
Hanover High's second annual Hanover Debate Tournament was a big success! Twenty-six teams from eight VDFL schools participated in the Hanover event. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections."
The hard work of the Hanover debaters was recognized with outstanding results. The team of Simone and John won the tournament with the 1st place team award and the team of Katherine and Annelise won the 3rd place team award. John won the 1st place speaker award and Annelise the 4th place award. Congratulations also to our novice team of Austin and Justin for another winning record.
A big thanks for the great support and encouragement from Hanover High School and its administrators, teachers and support staff. The Hanover community also contributed in so many ways with unrestrained enthusiasm and generosity. Volunteer citizen judges from across the Upper Valley gathered to make the event possible. A huge thank you to ILEAD, the Institute for Lifelong Learning at Dartmouth (www.dartmouth.edu/~ilead/), for helping to find and recruit wonderful judges for the event.
Civic-minded local businesses and organizations generously donated food and supplies to the tournament. Many thanks to Willing Hands (www.willinghandsinc.org), Lou's (www.lousrestaurant.net), the Co-op (www.coopfoodstore.coop), Dunkin’ Donuts (www.dunkindonuts.com) and the Bakers Studio in White River Junction.
Special thanks to Simone and John for serving as Co-Coordinators of the Home Tournament, and Suzanne who helped in so many ways large and small. Thanks to Club tournament volunteers Jack, Sera, Lizzie and Hansol, and also everyone who helped contribute food. It was a huge job hosting 90 people from across the Upper Valley and Vermont (52 debaters, 15 judges, 10 coaches, 13 observers), and we received many compliments on a very well-run tournament. Hanover High principal Deb Gillespie came to watch a debate round and offered her congratulations.
November 12th, 2011: Terrific showing at the Hartford Debate Tournament!
Hanover brought three teams and did an excellent job at the Hartford Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise were the top scoring team at the tournament (*). Katherine won the 1st place speaker award and John the 3rd place award. The team of Austin and Justin won the best novice team award. Congratulations to all the teams for their hard work and preparation! The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections."
(*) The Hartford Tournament Director and VDFL President of Debate confirmed that the team of Katherine and Annelise were initially incorrectly awarded the 2nd place team award due to a math error and actually earned the 1st place team award. October, 2011: Hanover High begins its third year of Public Forum Debate Welcome back! We are excited to begin our third year of Public Forum Debate. The first tournament of the season will be at Hartford High School and the second one at Hanover High School. Both of these tournaments are in November and will use the topic: "Resolved: Direct popular vote should replace electoral vote in presidential elections." May 27th-29th, 2011: Hanover High competes at the NCFL Grand National Tournament in Washington, DC!
For the second straight year since the founding of the new Debate Club, Hanover High once again had the honor of competing and being represented at the highest national tournament levels. After an outstanding year where Katherine and Annelise established the league's best win-loss record during the regular season, Katherine did an excellent job at the NCFL Grand National Tournament held this year in Washington, DC.
Representing Hanover High and the VDFL, Katherine debated in the Lincoln-Douglas (one-on-one, values-based) competition format. She won the majority of her rounds and competed against students from diverse parts of the country including New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Nebraska. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: The United States has a moral obligation to promote just governance in developing nations."
February-April, 2011: Hanover High organizes debate skills clinic and intramural Spring Training Debate
Our Club organized its first annual Spring Training Debate. We are very excited to prepare for next season. Everyone interested in learning how to debate or improve their debate skills (regardless of experience level), should plan to attend our upcoming Monday Activity Period Training Sessions and participate in our Spring Training Debate. We have planned debate skill instruction for our Monday Activity Period Training Sessions over the next 6 weeks. This should be a great opportunity for both new and experienced students to become stronger debaters, and everyone should attend. We will hold speed debates and other fun activities as we focus on a different skill each week.
The topics covered will include: (i) Flowing a Debate; (ii) Researching and Writing the Case / Delivering the 1st Speech; (iii) How to Crossfire; (iv) Researching as a 2nd Speaker / Structuring and Delivering the Rebuttal Speech; (v) Structuring and Delivering the Summary Speech; and (vi) Structuring and Delivering the Final Focus Speech.
At the end of these 6 weeks of training, we can put all this skill-building into practice at the Spring Training Debate. This will be a special training tournament to be held at Hanover High School on Saturday, April 2nd. There will be debate rounds with instruction and discussion. The topic of the training tournament will be "Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security." February, 2011: Hanover High completes an amazing second season of Public Forum Debate!
Hanover High had a record-breaking season this year!
Hanover achieved a top three finish in 7 out of a total of 9 statewide tournaments attended. We won 4 tournaments (Montpelier, Colchester, Champlain Valley Union and Otter Valley Union), placed second in two others (South Burlington and Woodstock), and placed third in another one (Hartford). Typically, there are 20-30 teams at each tournament. We also won a total of 13 individual speaker awards this season: 3 first place speaker awards, 4 second place speaker awards, 2 third place speaker award and 4 other speaker awards. Last but not least, we won the best novice team award at the South Burlington tournament.
The VDFL calculated that, across the league, the team of Katherine and Annelise achieved the best team record during the overall season! They compiled an 18-1 win-loss record this season. They were also the two most winning individuals in the league. The team of John and Simone were recognized for their outstanding dedication and performance as one of the top five teams in the league during the overall season. Award winners this season also included Angad, Gabe, Zola and Hayley. Along with a very successful record, participation in the Debate Club increased this year. Active members of the Club this season include James, Atthar, Matt, Jack, Sydney, Chris and Lizzie. Thanks to all for your interest and enthusiasm. Many thanks also to Ms. Pogue, our Club advisor, and Mr. Haehnel, our public speaking guru. They have been very giving of their time and advice, and have really helped enable us to make great strides in our speech and debate abilities this year.
We look forward to another great season next year!
February 4th and 7th, 2011: Hanover High wins speaker award at the State Tournament Championship!
Hanover brought two very well-prepared teams and made a fine showing at the State Tournament Championship, capping off a great season. Katherine won the 3rd place speaker award. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security." Congratulations to all for a tremendous effort and a terrific season! January 29th, 2011: Hanover High wins the Otter Valley Union Debate Tournament! Hanover brought two well-prepared teams and did a terrific job at the Otter Valley Union Debate Tournament, the final tournament of the regular season. The team of Katherine and Angad won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Also, Katherine won the 1st place speaker award, Angad the 2nd place speaker award and John the 7th place speaker award. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security." Congratulations to all! January 22nd, 2011: Strong showing at the Woodstock Debate Tournament! Hanover brought three well-prepared teams and did a great job at the Woodstock Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament's 2nd place team award. Both Katherine and Annelise also won speaker awards. All three Hanover teams achieved winning records. Congratulations to the teams for their hard work and fine execution! There was a strong field of twenty-seven teams representing eleven schools from across the state at the tournament. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system." January 15th, 2011: Hanover High wins the Champlain Valley Union Debate Tournament! Hanover brought two teams and were well-prepared and effective at the Champlain Valley Union Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Also, Katherine won the 1st place speaker award. There was a strong field of twenty-seven teams representing nine schools from across the state at the tournament. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system." Congratulations! January 8th, 2011: Hanover High wins the Colchester Debate Tournament! Hanover brought two teams and did an excellent job at the Colchester Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Also, Katherine won the 1st place speaker award and Annelise won the 3rd place speaker award. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system." Congratulations! December 18th, 2010: Excellent showing at the South Burlington Debate Tournament! Hanover brought four teams and did a terrific job at the South Burlington Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament's 2nd place overall team award. Annelise won the 2nd place overall speaker award. The team of Zola and Hayley won the best novice team award. Congratulations to all the teams for their hard work and preparation! The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense." December 11th, 2010: Hanover High wins the Montpelier Debate Tournament! Hanover brought three teams and did a great job at the Montpelier Debate Tournament. The team of Katherine and Annelise won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Annelise also won the 2nd place speaker award. There were twenty-six teams representing nine schools from across the state at the tournament and all the Hanover teams made a great effort and were well-prepared. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense." November 20th, 2010: Hanover High hosts its first annual Hanover Debate Tournament! Hanover High's first annual Hanover Debate Tournament was a big success! Seventeen teams from seven VDFL schools participated in this inaugural Hanover event. We truly appreciate all the VDFL coaches and teams for their support, encouragement and assistance. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: High school Public Forum Debate resolutions should not confront sensitive religious issues." The hard work and dedication of the entire Debate Club shone throughout the event. The tournament process was smooth and efficient. A big thanks for the great support from Hanover High School and its administrators, teachers and support staff (including special thanks to Ms. Pogue who is a new faculty Advisor for the Club). Also, the Hanover community contributed in so many ways with unrestrained enthusiasm and generosity. Volunteer citizen judges from across the Upper Valley gathered to make the event possible. Civic-minded local businesses and organizations generously donated food and supplies to the tournament. Many thanks to the Bagel Basement (www.bagelbasement.com), the Co-op (www.coopfoodstore.coop), Lou's (www.lousrestaurant.net) and Willing Hands (www.willinghandsinc.org). We appreciate the gracious support and encouragement from the entire Hanover community. Special thanks to Simone and John for serving as the Club's first official Coordinators of the Home Tournament! Many thanks also to Club volunteers Jack, Safiya and Zola! November 13th, 2010: Hartford Debate Tournament kicks off a fun and exciting new debate season Hanover brought three teams and did an excellent job at the Hartford Debate Tournament. All three teams achieved winning records. The team of Katherine and Gabe won the 3rd place team award. Congratulations also to John and Katherine who both won speaker awards. The topic of the tournament was "Resolved: High school Public Forum Debate resolutions should not confront sensitive religious issues." October 18th, 2010: Congratulations to our new Debate Club officers Congratulations to Annelise who is the new Vice President of the Club. She joins Katherine, our President and Founder, to lead the Club as it enters its second year and expands its membership and activities. We extend a happy farewell and thanks to Amanda, the previous Vice President of the Club, who graduated last year. We have also created the Debate Club Leadership Council to help guide and lead the Club. Along with Katherine and Annelise, we welcome John and Simone as members of the Council. We look forward to great work from the leadership team! October, 2010: Hanover High begins its second year of Public Forum Debate Welcome back! We are excited to begin our second year of Public Forum Debate after a very successful inaugural year. The first tournament of the season will be at Hartford High School. The second one will be at Hanover High School, which will be the first time we will host a VDFL tournament. Both of these tournaments are in November and will use the topic: "Resolved: High school Public Forum Debate resolutions should not confront sensitive religious issues." June 13th-18th, 2010: Hanover High competes at the National Debate Tournament in Kansas City! Representing Hanover High and the NFL “Iroquois” region of the country (which spans schools from four states including Vermont and New Hampshire), the team of Katherine and Annelise did a great job and had an amazing experience at the National Debate Tournament held this year in Kansas City, Missouri. From the 5,000 public forum debate teams that qualified to compete in Regional tournaments this year, the top 250 advanced to Nationals. Our team debated through six rounds against students from across the country including national level debaters from Mississippi, Texas, Wisconsin and California. It was a great achievement for a novice team in their first year of competition to compete against some of the top debaters in the country. The topic of the tournament was “Resolved: Current trends in American political dialogue compromise meaningful democratic deliberation.” March 19th-20th, 2010: Hanover High wins prestigious bid to compete in the National Tournament in Kansas City! Three teams from Hanover participated in the two-day National Forensic League Iroquois District Tournament. Teams which had qualified to participate in this tournament came from across our "Iroquois" region of the country, including representatives from four states. In a double-elimination format, they competed to win two coveted team "bids" to represent the region and qualify for the National Tournament ("Nationals") to be held this June in Kansas City. All the teams put in a huge effort at preparation and achieved great results. The team of Katherine and Annelise debated all six rounds and won one of the two bids to compete at Nationals. They were also each recognized as Arthur N. Rupe Foundation Scholars by the National Forensic League and the Arthur N. Rupe Foundation. The team of John and Simone also debated through all six rounds and was named the alternate team to the two bid-winning teams. The team of Atthar and Amanda debated four rounds (reaching second-day rounds) and achieved a top seven finish. The topic of the tournament was “Resolved: Affirmative action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.” Congratulations to everyone for all their hard work and dedication which made it an amazing inaugural year of debate at Hanover! Good luck to Katherine and Annelise at Nationals! Click here for the Valley News article regarding the upcoming National Tournament. February 8th, 2010: Hanover High wins multiple awards at the State Tournament Championship! Hanover brought 3 teams and did an excellent job in the final rounds of the State Tournament Championship held at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. The strong work ethic and excellent preparation of the teams shone through in each debate. The team of Katherine and Annelise advanced to the final championship round. In the tournament, they won the 2nd place overall team award and 1st place novice team award. Congratulations also to Katherine for winning the 1st place speaker award in the tournament and John who won the 4th place speaker award. Click here for the WCAX-TV Channel 3 news story and two minute video segment which aired tonight and covered the final championship round. The topic of the debate was “Resolved: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.” 
February 5th, 2010: Hard work pays off at State Tournament Qualifiers Hanover brought 3 teams and did a fantastic job at the State Tournament Qualifiers held at U-32 High School in Montpelier. All 3 teams did very well in the elimination rounds and earned a spot in the top tier of 16 teams that will participate in the final rounds of the State Tournament on February 8th. Congratulations and good luck to all the debaters! The topic of the debate was “Resolved: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.” 
January 23rd, 2010: Another great effort at the Woodstock Debate Tournament Hanover brought 4 teams and made a fine showing at the Woodstock debate tournament (even though it was right after midterm exam week). Congratulations to Amanda on winning the 5th place speaker award. The topic of the debate was “Resolved: President Obama's plan for increasing troops in Afghanistan is in the United States' best interest.”
January 15th, 2010: Congratulations to our new Debate Club officers Katherine, our President, and Amanda, our Vice President, have shown tremendous dedication to debate and leadership in the Club. We look forward to more great work!
January 14th, 2010: Debate Club website goes live
Our Club website goes live. Check it out at www.hanoverdebateclub.org.
January 9th, 2010: Hanover High wins the Colchester Debate Tournament! Excellent work and preparation by all the Hanover teams resulted in a terrific showing. Hanover A (Katherine and Annelise) won the tournament with the 1st place team award. Annelise won the 2nd place speaker award, and Amanda won the 3rd place speaker award. The topic of the debate was "Resolved: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United States public schools." Congratulations! 
December 12th, 2009: Strong showing at Montpelier High School Debate Hanover brought 3 teams to debate the merit pay topic, and we won 6 out of 9 rounds. Good work! December 5th, 2009: Hanover High wins its first debate medal at South Burlington High School Debate Congratulations to Katherine on winning the 1st place speaker award! Hanover brought 4 teams to this event, and we won 7 out of 12 rounds. The topic of the debate was "Resolved: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United States public schools." November 14th, 2009: Hanover High participates in its first debate tournament Our inaugural debate season is off to a terrific start. Hanover brought three teams to Hartford High School to debate the topic "Resolved: The United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental protection." Hanover A (Amanda and Katherine) went undefeated and came in 4th place in the tournament (out of 27 teams). Overall, we won 7 out of 9 rounds, and all our teams received very positive and supportive feedback from the judges. Great job everyone! October 31st, 2009: Internal Scrimmage In preparation for our first debate tournament, we decided to hold an internal scrimmage so that our teams could practice debating in the public forum format and get constructive feedback from their advisor, coach and teammates. Three teams participated, and we debated the October resolution: "Resolved: The United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction over environmental protection." October 7th, 2009: Hartford High School Demo Debate A big thank you to Hartford coach James Dixon and his students for putting on a demonstration debate for us to watch. It was a great opportunity to see public forum debate in action, and it will really help us prepare for our upcoming tournaments. September 25th, 2009: Hanover joins the VDFL Our Hanover debate coach traveled to Montpelier to participate in the Vermont Debate and Forensics League's annual coaches meeting and made plans for Hanover to participate in VDFL tournaments. September 23rd, 2009: Evening Seminar The Debate Club held a special evening seminar to introduce interested students to debate competitions. Topics covered included the Public Forum Debate format, timing and purposes of the various speeches, crossfire, how to analyze a resolution, and how to research and prepare a debate case. September 18th, 2009: First Club Meeting The Debate Club held its first meeting today. Please join us every Friday during activity period in Ms. Cluff's Room 203. September 4th, 2009: Activities Expo Check out Hanover High's newest club: The Debate Club. Look for our table at the Activities Expo, or email Katherine for more information. June 22nd, 2009: Hanover High School Debate Club founded Dean of Students approves student application to form a new club.
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