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Classic Debate Camp
Miami University, Ohio - July 12-20, 2025
At Classic Debate Camp you can...
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work closely with former champions and outstanding coaches
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connect with other kids who love debate
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gain the skills you need to succeed at tournaments and in life
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join a supportive and nurturing community in which you can have a career-changing experience with debate
To register now for the CDC Winter Workshop, click here
To pay the tuition fee for the Winter Workshop,
click here
Any questions, email: classicdebatecamp@gmail.com
We look forward to working with you on Dec 28-29!
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CDC Campers Prevail in Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Oregon as well as Ohio!
On November 22-23, at the Clayton Fall Classic in Missouri, Avery Johnson won 1st place in the Champ LD division, and Izayah Christopher was co-champion in the Varsity LD division.
At the Villiger Tournament at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Ella Kasatkin advanced to the semis, Lulu Wang and Noah Paik made it to the octafinals, and Rosalyn Ma reached the double-octafinal round.
And at the Clark tournament at the University of Oregon, Oscar Amos won 2nd place in the Open LD division and also won 1st place in speaker awards while Angela McDonald advanced to the semis in the Junior LD division and also won 5th place in speaker awards.
In Ohio, CDC LD debaters were 7 of the 8 quarterfinalists at the Beavercreek tournament: Tristan Williams won 1st place, Adhya Duggal and Reese Dunnington were semi-finalists, and Joey Duncan, Robert Einhorn, Akshay Madala, and Oliver Spaulding were all quarterfinalists. Also at Beavercreek, the PF team of Matthew Walton and Taylor Brown won 1st place, and the team of Maverick O'Hara and Ben Sayer were semifinalists. Lastly Sripaal Godavarthi won 4th place in Congressional Debate.
At Wadsworth, CDC LD debaters closed out the tournament, with Daniel Zakari winning 1st place and Mallory Kavanagh winning 2nd. Shakthi Prabhakaran and Anthony Swigart won 3rd in PF, and Grace Swihart won 2nd in Congress.
On November 16, in Pennsylvania, at the Bucks County Invitational, Ella Kasatkin won 1st place in LD, and Jillian Yao advanced to the semifinals.
On November 9, in Pennsylvania, at the Dallastown Wildcat Invitational, in LD, Ella Kasatkin won 2nd place and Jillian Yao advanced to the quarterfinals.
Congratulations! Please email us your tournament results and pictures!
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CDC Campers Keep on Rising in Ohio!
On November 16, in Ohio, at the Copley tournament, in LD, Reagan Carnes won 1st place, Anshul Sharma won 2nd, Mallory Kavanagh won 4th, and Nate Byrne won 5th. In PF, Griffin Moore and Evan Updegraff won 1st, Hannah Rosenfeld and Aleka Dodla won 2nd, and Adam Goe and Sam Warren won 5th.
At Dublin-Jerome, in LD, Tristan Williams won 1st place, Amelia Butler won 4th, Joey Duncan won 5th, and Adhya Duggal won 6th. In PF, Matthew Walton and Taylor Brown won 6th place. And Anushka Chaba won 4th in Congress.
At Sylvania-Northview, Abbie Saxen and Lucas Quintero Romanowski won 1st place in PF, and at Ursuline Academy, Mya Colella and Ethan Hanni also won 1st in PF.
On November 9, CDC LDers took 5 of the top 6 places at two different tournaments: At Highland, Nate Byrne won 1st place, Oliver Spaulding won 2nd, Chris Rhodes won 3rd, Daniel Zakari won 5th, Sebastian Istnick won 6th. At Princeton, Adhya Duggal won 1st, Reese Dunnington won 2nd, Tristan Williams won 3rd, Akshay Madala won 5th, and Robert Einhorn won 6th.
CDC PFers took 4 of 6 places at Princeton: Anushka Doshi and Sanvi Jha won 1st place, Abbie Saxen and Taylor Brown won 4th, Maverick O'Hara and Ben Sayer won 5th, and Michelle Huang and Shri Easwara won 6th.
Other great finishes on November 9: Grace Swihart won 1st place in Congress at Highland, Zaid Ashruf and Zain Anwar won 1st in PF at Hawken, Mya Colella and Ethan Hanni won 1st in PF at Niles, Griffin Moore and Evan Updegraff won 3rd in PF at Highland, Grace Voudris won 4th in LD at Hawken, and Lucy Papini won 6th in LD at Niles.
Congratulations to all our campers!
CDC2024 LD Final Round Video on the Nov-Dec topic (Wealth Tax)
CDC Releases LD Brief on Wealth Tax
Several CDC LD staff members created this brief to help campers and other LDers with their preparation on the November-December topic. The authors were Wes McGovern (project coordinator), Colin Barberic, Allie Dettelbach, Rachel Horowitz, Olivia Lowry, and Greta Wedel. Note that we decided not to include a ton of cards and blocks, things people can make on their own and/or get from other sources. Instead, our brief consists mostly of analytical essays that will help debaters to think about how to approach the topic in general and how to write different kinds of cases on it. Click here: CDC NovDec24 LD Brief
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