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ST. LOUIS URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE
A partnership between UM-St. Louis, Webster University, Washington University, the Open Society Institute, the Normandy School District, and the St. Louis Public School District.
SEE RESULTS AND PHOTOS FROM 1999-2000
DEBATE + SCHOOLS + STUDENTS + TEACHERS + PARENTS = SUCCESS IN ST. LOUIS
Central Visual and Pefrorming Arts High School
January 30, 2001
Top Teams
- Meda P. Washington, Merritt and Bryant
2. CVPA, Williams and Conner
3. Cleveland, Priscu and Haydn
4. Metro, Dawkins and Anderson
5. CVPA, Edwards and Parhomski
6. Cleveland, Walker and Holdman
7. Metro, Hopson and Short
8. Cleveland, Mitchell and Mitchell
Top Ten Speakers
1. Candice Merritt, Meda P. Washington
2. N. Bryant, Meda P. Washington
3. Whitney Conner, CVPA
4. Michael Williams, CVPA
5. Vincent Hayden, Cleveland
6. Joey Anderson, Metro
7. Andrew Priscu, Cleveland
8. Mikyla Dawkins, Metro
9. T. Gill, Meda P. Washington
10. Gragg, Meda P. Washington
10t. Chris Edwards, CVPA
Washington University Tournament February 9-10, 2001
Varsity Finals:
Cleveland W Defeats Gateway DS
Winning Team Awards: Vashon V
Speaker Awards:
1. Ed Whealon, Cleveland
2. Abha Doshi, Gateway
3. Gilbert Blocker, Vashon
4. Rick Siegel, Gateway
5. Diana Myles, Metro
Novice Elimination Rounds
Semifinals:
Meda P. Washington GM def. CVPA EP
CVPA WC def. Meda P. Washington BJ
Finals:
CVPA WC def. Meda P. Washington GM
Outstanding Novice Teams:
Gateway BMF, Cleveland PH, Cleveland NW, Cleveland MM
Novice Speakers:
1. Michael Williams, CVPA
2. Whitney Conner, CVPA
3. Erin Nash, Cleveland
4. Vincent Hayden, Cleveland
5. Candice Merritt, Meda P. Washington
6. Chris Edwards, CVPA
7. Andrew Priscu, Cleveland
8. Jerry Walker, Cleveland
9. Semilla Bland, Gateway
10. Jordan Mitchell, Cleveland
Maverick Awards:
Ed Whealon, Cleveland
Gilbert Blocker, Vashon
School Quality Award: CVPA
Overall Sweepstakes Award: Meda P. Washington
UDL-St. Louis tournament #3
Gateway Institute of Technology, January 19-20, 2000:
Novice Speaker Awards:
1. Michael Williams, CVPA
2. Michael Waller, Vashon
3. Candice Merritt, Meda P. Washington
4. Whitney Conner, CVPA
5. James Hardcastle, Gateway
6. Jarrad Smith, Gateway
7. Jacqueline Pittman, Cleveland
8. Andrew Priscu, Cleveland
9. Vince Hayden, Cleveland
10. Amy Spencer, Gateway
11. Demetrius Hilliard, Vashon
12. Joy Wilbanks, Normandy
13. Tiara Hopson, Metro
14. Bridget Frischer, Gateway
Novice Results
Semifinals: Vashon Hilliard-Waller def. Gateway Frischer-Bland
CVPA Williams-Conner def CVPA/Metro Edwards-Anderson
Finals CVPA Williams-Conner def. Vashon Hilliard-Waller
Excellent Awards:
Metro, Short-Hopson
Meda P. Washington, Merritt
Gateway, Spencer-Murphy
Gateway, Hardcastle-Smith
Cleveland, Priscu-Hayden
Cleveland, Pittman-Dukes
Varsity Speaker Awards
1. Bao Pham, Gateway
2. Sarah Amos, Gateway
3. Abha Doshi, Gateway
4. Rick Siegel, Gateway
5. Gilbert Blocker, Vashon
Finals: Gateway Amos/Pham def. Gateway Siegel/Doshi
Excellent Varsity Teams:
Vashon, Blocker-Smith
Gateway, Nguyen-Guentzel
Special Awards
Creative Argument Awards:
Samilla Bland, Gateway
Michael Williams, CVPA
Joey Anderson, Metro
Good Sport Awards:
Abha Doshi, Gateway
Bridgett Frischer, Gateway
Michael Waller, Vashon
Maverick Awards:
Jackie Pittman, Cleveland
Candice Merritt, Meda P. Washington
Phoenix Awards:
Amy Spencer, Gateway
Candice Merritt, Meda P. Washington
Jackie Pittman, Cleveland
THE 2000-2001 SEASON
Results St. Louis UDL Novice #1
Cleveland Naval Academy
November 14, 2000
Team Standings (top ten)
1. Metro, Short and Hopson 2-0, 112.7
2. Vashon, Moorehead (mav) 2-0, 112
3. King, Cross and Lyles 2-0, 111
4. CVPA, Williams and Connors 2-0, 110.0
5. Cleveland, Evans and Mitchell 1-1, 115
6. Metro, Dawkins and Anderson 1-1, 113
7. Washington, McFadden and Johnson 1-1, 111, 55.5
8. Cleveland, Evans and Mitchell 1-1, 111, 55
9. Sumner, Williams and Latham 1-1, 110
10t Sumner, Tompkins and Thomas 1-1, 109, 55
Washington, Gragg and Merritt 1-1, 109, 55
Cleveland, Pittman and Priscu 1-1, 109, 55
Speaker Awards
1. Joey Anderson, Metro 58
2. Evans, Cleveland 57.5
3. Merritt, Washington 57
4. Short, Metro 56.8
5. Johnson, Washington 56.5
6t. Connors, CVPA 56
Moorehead, Vashon 56
Latham, Sumner 56
Cross, King 56
Walker, Cleveland 56
Hayden, Cleveland 56
12. Hopson, Metro 55.9
13t. Dawkins, Metro 55
Tompkins, Sumner 55
Lyles, King 55
Holdman, Cleveland 55
Priscu, Cleveland 55
18t. McFadden, Washington 54.5
Williams, CVPA 54.5
20t. Pittman, Cleveland 54
Woods, King 54
Thomas, Sumner 54
Williams, Sumner 54
UDL-St. Louis #2
Grover Cleveland High School
UDL-St. Louis #1
Sumner High School
October 31, 2000
Top Varsity Teams
1. Metro--Paris Woods and Brendalyn King
2. Gateway--Sarah Amos and Bao Pham
3. Metro--Diana Myles and Malena Amusa
4. Cleveland--Veronica Mosby and Ed Whealon
5. Vashon--Gilbert Blocker and Brenda Smith
Top Varsity Speakers
1. Malena Amusa, Metro
2 Brenda Smith, Vashon
3. Paris Woods, Metro
4. Ed Whealon, Cleveland
5. Bao Pham, Gateway
6. Brendalyn King, Metro
7. Gilbert Blocker, Vashon
8. Sarah Amos, Gateway
9. Dianna Myles, Metro
10. Veronica Mosby, Cleveland
Top Novice Teams
1. Meda P. Washington, Quiana Ivory and Merritt
2. Gateway, James Hardcastle and Jarred Smith
3. CVPA, Whitney Comers and Michael Williams
4. Metro, Woods and Jamaya Q. Short
5. Metro, Anderson and Dawkins
6. Vashon, Woods and Bohlen
7. Metro, Hopson an Dotson
Top Novice Speakers
1. Michael Williams, CVPA
2. Jamaya Short, Metro
3. Queana Ivory, Meda P. Washington
4. Vincent Hayden, Cleveland
5. Ariel Campbell, Vashon
6. Whitney Comers, CVPA
7. Semilla Bland, Gateway
8. Jarred Smith, Gateway
9. Andrew Prisen, Cleveland
10. James Hardcastle, Gateway
11. Jerry Walker, Cleveland
12. Jessica Kyles, Cleveland
School Quality Award: Meda P. Washington Educational Center
Overall Sweepstakes: Metro
Anybody in the policy debating community is invited to judge all day
Saturday Nov. 4 at the second event of the year, Nov. 14 at a novice event,
both scheduled for Cleveland High School, and at an event December 8-9 at
Pattonville High School.
