CLASH Debate Club

For Prospective Family

Please come to our Club Information Night 7:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, August 21, 2014 at our meeting place (1774 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95124).
Take a Team Policy Debate training class during the summer and contact clashdebate@gmail.com for our membership application.
Coming debate camp for varsity students: QuickStart Varsity Debate Camp, San Jose, California, 11AM - 5PM, August 19th (Tu) to 23rd (Sa), 2014.

CLASH at National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) 2014:

Team Policy Debate:
- Participation:
  - Ten teams qualified
  - Seven teams attended (total 134 teams)
  - Four teams advanced into Triple-Octo, Dobule-Octo & Octo Finals
  - Three teams advanced into Quarter Final
  - Two teams advanced into Semi-Final
  - One team advanced into Final
- Awards:
  - Second Place- McGuire-Roes: Special congratulations to Christian McGuire and Nina Rose for being the 11th CLASH team to debate in a national championship final round! In the history, CLASH has lost five final rounds to secure 2nd place in the nation – but two of those losses were to CLASH.
  - Third Place- Lutz-Shao: Congratulations to Lutz-Shao for being the 7th CLASH team to finish 3rd in the nation and 20th CLASH team to make the final four! Lutz/Shao restores 3rd place to the most common result for CLASH
  - Seventh Place- Harbman-Owen: Congratulations to Harbman-Owen for being the 26th team in the history of CLASH to finish in the top 10 in the Nation!
  - Sixteenth Place- Lindsay-Lutz: Congratulations to Lindsay-Lutz for cracking the top 20 in the nation!
  - Fifth Place Speaker- Jacob Shao

Parli Debate:
- Participation:
  - Two teams qualified and attended (total 65 teams)
  - One team advanced into Octo-Final
- Award: Tenth Place- Lindsay-McGuire

About CLASH:

Members of CLASH compete in

Stoa, a home school debate league
The Coast Forensic League (CFL), an NFL league in Santa Clara County.
and previously competed in the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association ( NCFCA).

Club Meeting:

Location: 1774 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
Meeting Time:
- Team Policy: Thursday evenings 7:00pm-9:00pm (Starting 9/19/2013)
- Parli: Every other Thursday evening 6:00pm-7:00pm (Starting 9/26/2013): 9/26/2013, 10/10/2013
Contact: clashdebate@gmail.com

Member Only Access Page [please ask Mr. Tang to grant you access]

Documents:

Photos

Hall of Fame page

Old pages:

Old homepage [to be obsoleted soon...]
Old Roll of Honor page [to be updated soon...]

Year 2014-2015

Team Policy 2014-2015

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its electronic surveillance law.
Possible Local Tournaments:
- Fall Tournaments (Oct - Dec)- mostly debate only 6 prelims in 1 day:
- West Coast Classic: Eugene, OR - Oct 10(F)-11(Sa), 2014 [2 days] [8.5 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:26 Checkmarks: 8][Conflict w SAT]
- Santa Rosa Round Robin: TP Round Robin Santa Rosa, CA - Oct or Nov, 2014 [1 day][Sa] [2 hrs drive from San Jose]
- Golden Gate Classic: Parli Only San Francisco, CA - Nov 7-8, 2014 [2 day][F-Sa] [1 hrs drive from San Jose][Conflict w SAT]
- Veritas Veterans Day Challenge: Irvine, CA - Nov, 2014 [1 day][6 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:36 Checkmarks: 14]
- Tracy/Livermore Tournament: Tracy or Livermore, CA - Nov or Dec, 2014 [1 day][Sa] [1 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:62 Checkmarks: 20]
- Clash Fall Tournament: Santa Clara CA - Nov or Dec, 2014 [1 day][Sa][Local][Last Year TP:66 Checkmarks: 26]
- Spring Tournaments (Jan - Apr)- mostly 6 prelims plus some outrouds, mixed with speech events in 3 days:
- Point Loma Classic: San Diego, CA - Jan 8-10, 2015 [3 days][Th - Sa][7 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:74 Checkmarks: 25]
- (Possible)Cream of the Crop: Tulare, CA - Jan 15-17, 2015 [3 days][Th - Sa][3.5 hrs drive from San Jose]
- Inland Club Challenge Highland, CA - Jan or Feb, 2015 [3 days][6 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:94 Checkmarks: 33 / Parli: 31 Checkmarks: 10]
- Concordia Challenge Irvine, CA - Feb, 2015 [3 days][6 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:106 Checkmarks: 37]
- Sonoma County Classic: Santa Rosa, CA - Mar 19-21, 2015 [3 days][Th - Sa][2 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:75 Checkmarks: 24]
- Clash Spring Tournament: Saratoga, CA - Mar or Apr, 2015 [3 days][Local][Last Year TP:77 Checkmarks: 28 / Parli: 29 Checkmarks: 9]
- Central Valley Challenge: Fresno, CA - Mar or Apr, 2015 [3 days][2.5 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:43 Checkmarks: 7 / Parli: 21 Checkmarks: 7]
- A Capital Idea: Sacramento, CA - Mar or Apr, 2015 [1-3 days][2 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:56 Checkmarks: 19]
- San Diego Epilogue: San Diego, CA - Apr, 2015 [1-2 days][7 hrs drive from San Jose]
- Heart of the Valley: Modesto - Apr, 2015 [3 days][1.5 hrs drive from San Jose][Last Year TP:83 Checkmarks: 29 / Parli: 23 Checkmarks: 8]
NITOC 2015: ??? - May or Jun ???, 2015 [6 days]

Year 2013-2014

Team Policy 2013-2014

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its marine natural resource policies.
Number of Clash teams qualified to NITOC 2014: TP 10 , Parli 2.
Total Checkmarks received: TP 41, Parli 10.
Tournament Team Policy Champaigns:
- Central Valley Challenge (April 3-5 2014): Christian McGuire - Nina Rose
- Heart of the Valley (April 23-25 2014): Brigitta Rehn - McKenna Stevens
Tournament Team Policy First Place Speaker:
- 17th Annual CLASH (Mar 27-29 2014): Jacob Shao
Stoa West Coast Tournaments (TP and/or Parli):
1. West Coast Classic Eugene, OR 10/11/2013(F)-10/12/2013(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 1 / Total 26; Checkmarks: Clash 1/ Total 8
2. Santa Rosa Round Robin: TP Round Robin Santa Rosa, CA 11/9/2013(Sa)
  - TP Teams (Varsity): Attended: Clash 9 / Total 40
3. Veterans Day Challenge Irvine, CA, 11/11/2013(M)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 1 / Total 36; Checkmarks: Clash 0 / Total 14
4. Pilgrim's Progress Livermore, CA, 11/23/2013(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 8 / Total 62; Checkmarks: Clash 5 / Total 20
5. Clash Fall Tournament Santa Clara, CA, 12/7/2013(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 10 / Total 66; Checkmarks: Clash 9 / Total 26
6. Sea Lion Skirmish Monterey, CA, 12/13/2013(F)
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 2 / Total 10; Checkmarks: Clash 2 / Total 3
7. Point Loma Classic San Diego, CA, 1/9/2014(Th)-1/11/2014(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 3 / Total 74; Checkmarks: Clash 2 / Total 25
8. Inland Club Challenge Highland, CA, 1/30/2014(Th)-2/1/2014(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 9 / Total 94; Checkmarks: Clash 3 / Total 33
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 5 / Total 31; Checkmarks: Clash 2 / Total 10
9. Concordia Challenge Irvine, CA, 2/24/2014(M)-2/26/2014(W)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 4 / Total 106; Checkmarks: Clash 2 / Total 37
10. Sonoma County Classic Santo Rosa, CA, 3/20/2014(Th)-3/22/2014(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 6 / Total 75; Checkmarks: Clash 5 / Total 24
11. Clash Spring Tournament Saratoga, CA, 3/27/2014(Th) - 3/29/2014(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 10 / Total 77; Checkmarks: Clash 5 / Total 28
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 4 / Total 29; Checkmarks: Clash 1 / Total 9
  - IP Teams: Attended: Clash 3 / Total 14; Checkmarks: Clash 0 / Total 4
12. Central Valley Challenge Fresno, CA, 4/3/2014(Th)-4/5/2014(Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 3 / Total 43; Checkmarks: Clash 3 / Total 15
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 3 / Total 21; Checkmarks: Clash 3 / Total 7
13. A Capital Idea Sacramento, CA, 4/14/2014(M)-4/16/2014(W)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 2 / Total 56; Checkmarks: Clash 1 / Total 19
14. Heart of the Valley Modesto, CA, 4/22/2014(Tu)-4/25/2014(F)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 8 / Total 83; Checkmarks: Clash 5 / Total 29
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 4 / Total 23; Checkmarks: Clash 2 / Total 8
15. 2014 Stoa NITOC Southern California Area, 5/19/2014 (M) -5/24/2014 (Sa)
  - TP Teams: Attended: Clash 7 / Total 134; Broke into outrounds: Clash 4 / Total 64
  - Parli Teams: Attended: Clash 2 / Total 65; Broke into outrounds: Clash 1 / Total 16
Parli Tournaments in CFL/NFL:
1. CFL Parli/PF 1 @ Leland Highschool 10/19/2013
  - Team attended: Clash 2 / Total 36
    - Owen - (N) Rose: 4-0 First place - CA State Qualifying
    - Shao - (M) Lutz: 3-1
2. CFL Debate 2 @ Milpitas 11/10/2013
  - Team attended: Clash 1 / Total 41