Oscar’s Fashion Sense: A Nationals Retrospective

We promised a piece durings Nationals by Oscar Shine that was to feature “Fashion Dos and Don’ts” at the tournament. Unfortunately, the rush of outrounds postings, up-to-the-minute results, and breaking news kept us from fulfilling that promise.
Fortunately for you, however, Oscar is on the staff of VBI. Thus, “Oscar’s Fashion Sense,” a lighthearted column by […]

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Check Out Our Photos from Nationals!

The Circle of Champions at the 2004 National Tournament
We have uploaded nearly all of our pictures from Nationals to VB Photos, so check them out and leave comments!
Only the thirty-five most recently updated pictures will appear on the main page. To see the copious amount of pictures uploaded thus far from the tournament - […]

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Jed Glickstein is 2004 National Lincoln-Douglas Debate Champion

National finalists Jed Glickstein and Chris Lin
Congratulations to national champion Jed Glickstein of Edina and runner-up Chris Lin of Bellarmine College Prep on a spectacular conclusion to a week-long journey! Jed and Chris met in a final round attended by hundreds of spectators. On a 10-1 decision, Jed claimed the national title.
Edina is the […]

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Adam Stern and Matt Nadell Are 2004 National Policy Debate Champions
Jake Ziering is Policy Top Speaker for Second Straight Year

National champions Matt Nadell and Adam Stern flank top speaker Jake Ziering
Congratulations to national champions Matt Nadell and Adam Stern of Glenbrook North and to runners-up Chris Sun and Daniel Richards of College Prep on a spectacular conclusion to a week-long journey!
Matt and Adam are coached by Ted Belch and Chris and Daniel […]

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Live from the NFL: Results for Speech, Public Forum, and Student Congress Now Available on VBD!

Congratulations to all award winners! You can find lists of all finalists (names, schools, and states) for all speech events, Public Forum Debate, and Student Congress here.

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
1st - Emma Bentley & Patrick Carver - Springfield Parkview (Missouri)
2nd - Jeffrey Walls & Dane Sorenson - Eastview (Minnesota)
3rd - Mariam Savabi & Abigail Morton - […]

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Live from the NFL: The Awards

The awards ceremony is beginning, with words from Scott Wun and Billy Tate talking about the five eggrolls that Scott ate.
Click the link below, and hit “refresh” every few minutes. We don’t update every second, so please don’t tie up the site.

Thanks to Frank Langheinrich and the entire Utah crew who made the national […]

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Live from the NFL: Glickstein vs. Lin

Dear readers, I report to you live from the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, just outside the Mormon Tabernacle, where the final round of Lincoln-Douglas Debate took place. In it, Jed Glickstein of Edina High School in Minnesota affirmed while Chris Lin of Bellarmine College Prep School in California negated. The round was ajudicated by an […]

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