Be sure to bring an umbrella or other rain gear.

If your flight is delayed or you encounter other travel difficulties, please call Beth Palmer at 330-979-8107.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Parents, Students-

Just a reminder to read the “Admitted Students” section on the website where you can find information about travel and other information that would be helpful to know before camp.

Shuttle services are provided to and from the airport at no cost. Also, remember that all tuition payments are due by May 30th.

Congratulations to NSD students for their performance at the 2008 Tournament of Champions!

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) – Semifinalist, Walter Alan Ulrich Award for 1^st speaker

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Quarterfinalist, 8^th speaker

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist

Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) – Octafinalist

Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (WA) – Octafinalist

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) – Run-off round participant

Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Run-off round participant

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) – 9^th speaker

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) – 15^th speaker

At this time, NSD is still taking applications for 2008; send your application in as soon as possible to be considered for this summer’s institute.

As summer approaches, we encourage all of you who plan on applying to get your applications in as soon as possible. We look forward to working with you this summer.

Congratulations to NSD 2007 attendees on success at the following tournaments:

VASSAR ROUND ROBIN

Daniel Moerner, Mountain View HS (CA) – Champion, 1st in Gray Pod, 3rd speaker

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - 2nd in Gray Pod

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) – Participant

Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) – Participant

GREENHILL ROUND ROBIN

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Finalist

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) – Participant

GREENHILL FALL CLASSIC

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) – Octafinalist, TOC bid, 14th speaker

Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) – Double-octafinalist, 11th speaker

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) – Double-octafinalist

WAKE FOREST EARLYBIRD

Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) – Double-octafinalist

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) – Double-octafinalist

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland HS (FL) – Double-octafinalist

Deepa Ramakrishnan, The Harker School (CA) – Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) – Finalist, TOC bid

YALE INVITATIONAL

J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) – Double-octafinalist

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) – Double-octafinalist

HOUSTON REX FLEMING MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

Jessica Jeang, Clear Lake HS (TX) – Double-octafinalist

VALLEY MID-AMERICA CUP

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid

Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Octafinalist

Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Octafinalist

Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist

Arianna Guzman, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist

Catherine Kong, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUND ROBIN

J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - 2nd place

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Participant

MONTICELLO KAISER INVITATIONAL

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist

Salman Syed, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist

Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

NEW YORK CITY INVITATIONAL (BIG BRONX)

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist

BRONX ROUND ROBIN

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant

MEADOWS BATTLE FOR THE BELT

Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Champion, TOC bid, 3rd speaker

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid, 10th speaker

ST. MARK’S HEART OF TEXAS INVITATIONAL

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 1st speaker

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 6th speaker

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 11th speaker

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist, 8th speaker

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinalist

Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinalist

Narayan Subramanian, Lynbook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

FLORIDA BLUE KEY ROUND ROBIN

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Participant

FLORIDA BLUE KEY INVITATIONAL

Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Octafinalist

IOWA CAUCUS

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Champion, TOC bid, 2nd speaker

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid, 5th speaker

Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, ghost TOC bid, 7th speaker

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Quarterfinalist, 3rd speaker

Anna Lyons, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist

TIM AVERILL MANCHESTER ESSEX INVITATIONAL

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Deek Velagundula, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

MINNEAPPLE AT APPLE VALLEY

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinals, TOC bid, 9th speaker

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Semifinals, TOC bid

Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Quarterfinals, TOC bid

Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Octafinals, TOC bid

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinals, TOC bid

Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinals

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinals, 7th speaker

Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Double-octafinals

MALCOLM A. BUMP MEMORIAL AT HENDRICK HUDSON
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid, 9th speaker

GLENBROOKS INVITATIONAL
Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Finalist, TOC bid, 7th speaker
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 5th speaker
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid, 12th speaker
Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist
Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 8th speaker
Deepa Ramakrishnan, The Harker School (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid, 20th speaker
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist, 14th speaker
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist

AUBURN INVITATIONAL

Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Finalist, TOC bid

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN CLASSIC
Claire Daviss, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Octafinals
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Double-octafinalist
Amanda Legrand, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Triple-octafinalist
Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Triple-octafinalist

OHIO VALLEY INVITATIONAL
Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Champion, TOC bid
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid
J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid, 2nd speaker
Andrew Chesley, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, ghost TOC bid
Chetan Vakkalagadda, The Harker School (CA) - Quarterfinalist, 3rd speaker
Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Octafinalist, 1st speaker

PRINCETON CLASSIC
Christopher Jeng, Whippany Park HS (NJ) - Octafinalist
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Octafinalist

ISIDORE NEWMAN CLASSIC

Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Quarterfinalist

ALTA SILVER & BLACK INVITATIONAL

Vikram Nathan, The Harker School (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Sungat Grewal, Presentation HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist

Amanda Signorelli, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist

Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

DOWLING CATHOLIC PARADIGM

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Champion, TOC bid

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Quarterfinalist

Arianna Guzman, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Octafinalist

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist

DOWLING ROUND ROBIN

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Participant

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant

Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Participant

BLAKE EDIE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

Christian Keil, Lakeville South HS (MN) - Finalist, TOC bid

Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Marcus Moretti ,Scarsdale HS (NY) - Octafinalist

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

Tauseef Ahmed, Shrewsbury HS (MA) - Double-octafinalist

Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist

Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist

Jon Posner, Glenbrook North HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Double-octafinalist

BLAKE ROUND ROBIN

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Champion

COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid, 1st speaker

ARCHER SOPHOMORE ROUND ROBIN

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Finalist

MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY ROUND ROBIN

Ken Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - 4th place

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - 5th place

Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Participant

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Participant

Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Participant

Catherine Tarsney - St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Participant

Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Participant

VICTORY BRIEFS TOURNAMENT

Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Jordan Grimstad, Edina HS (MN) - Octafinalist

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

Marcus Moretti, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Triple-octafinalist

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Triple-octafinalist

OMAHA-WESTSIDE WARRIOR INVITATIONAL

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Champion, TOC bid

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Finalist, TOC bid

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist

Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist

Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Quarterfinalist

Michelle Shapiro, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Octafinalist

FEDERAL WAY INVITATIONAL

Rebar Nieme, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Champion, TOC bid

LEXINGTON WINTER INVITATIONAL

J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

CRESTIAN CLASSIC AT PINE CREST

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Co-champion, TOC bid

KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND ROBIN

Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Participant

COLUMBIA INVITATIONAL

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist

Deek Velagundula, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist

BARKLEY FORUM AT EMORY

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid

Corey Metzman, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Rusty Mawn, Vestavia Hills HS (AL) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) - Double-octafinalist

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist

Brian McDonald, New Trier HS (IL) - Double-octafinalist

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

COLLEYVILLE-HERITAGE INVITATIONAL

Claire Daviss, Winston Churchill HS (TX) - Octafinalist

STANFORD NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid

Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid

Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Conor Doherty, Hopkins HS (MN) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Double-octafinalist

Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY INVITATIONAL

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Finalist, TOC bid

Rusty Mawn, Vestavia Hills HS (AL) - Semifinalist, TOC bid

Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid

Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Daniel Garber, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Rebar Niemi, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Double-octafinalist

Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) - Double-octafinalist

Jeff Merrill, Mountain View HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Triple-octafinalist

Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Triple-octafinalist

HARVARD NATIONAL INVITATIONAL

J.P. Gooderham, Upper St. Clair HS (PA) - Octafinalist, TOC bid

Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Double-octafinalist

Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Triple-octafinalist

Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Triple-octafinalist

Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Triple-octafinalist

HARKER ROUND ROBIN

Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Champion

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Finalist

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Semifinalist

HARKER INVITATIONAL

Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid

Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Finalist, TOC bid

Matt Kawahara, Valley HS (IA) - Semifinalist, TOC bid

Jing Wang, Los Altos HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist

Rahul Ramakrishnan, Palo Alto HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist

Nadia Arid, Presentation HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist

Natalee Pei, Mountain View HS (CA) - Quarterfinalist

Narayan Subramanian, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Ross Brown, Valley HS (IA) - Octafinalist

Soojee Hahn, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Rohit Ramkumar, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Octafinalist

Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Octafinalist

Catherine Kong, Lynbrook HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

Megan Magee, Mountain View HS (CA) - Double-octafinalist

IOWA ROUND ROBIN

Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Semifinalist

LONE STAR ROUND ROBIN AT HOCKADAY

Jessica Jeang, Clear Lake HS (TX) - Finalist in Rising division

Anna Lyons, Valley HS (IA) - 2nd in pod

Welcome to NSD! Click here to read our summer blog. It contains general updates from camp, as well as links to download outlines before each lecture. Each lab also has its own blog, which you can access from our summer blog.

Congratulations to NSD staff members on their success at the Tournament of Champions:

Patrick Diehl - Champion, 1st speaker
Ali Huberlie - Quarters, 5th speaker
Nick Tourville - Quarters
JR Thorsen - Octas, 11th speaker
Jon Kwan - Octas, 3rd speaker
Mike Spirtos - Octas

Send in your application today to learn from these debaters this summer!

Harker, CA
Narayan Subramanian (Lynbrook, CA; 2006) - Finals (TOC bid)
Patrick Diehl (Lynbrook, CA; 2006) - Semis (ghost TOC bid)
Daniel Moerner (Los Altos, CA; 2006) - Semis, 2nd speaker
Jon Kwan (Lynbrook, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Quarters, 1st speaker
Pam Brown (Pine Crest, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Quarters
Nick Tourville (St. Louis Park, MN; 2005 & 2006) - Quarters
Byron Ruby (Menlo Atherton, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Quarters
Soojee Hahn (Lynbrook, CA; 2006) - Octas
Daniel Khalessi (Mountain View, CA; 2006) - Octas
Mike Spirtos (Meadows, NV; 2005 & 2006) - Octas, 3rd speaker
Daniel Garber (Mountain View, CA; 2006) - Doubles
Daniel Lubarov (Mountain View, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles
Catherine Tarsney (St. Louis Park, MN; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles

Vestavia, AL
Wade Houston (Oak Mountain, AL; 2006) - Champion (TOC bid), 1st speaker

Mike Spirtos (Meadows, NV; 2005 & 2006) - Champion (TOC bid)
Jon Kwan (Lynbrook, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Finals (TOC bid), 2nd speaker
Byron Ruby (Menlo Atherton, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Semis (TOC bid)
James Culver (Mercer Island, WA; 2006) - Semis (TOC bid)
Kamil Merchant (New Trier, IL; 2005 & 2006) - Quarters (TOC bid)
Daniel Moerner (Los Altos, CA; 2006) - Quarters (TOC bid), 3rd speaker
Michael Roytman (Glenbrook North, IL; 2005 & 2006) - Octas (TOC bid)
Nick Tourville (St. Louis Park, MN; 2005 & 2006) - Octas (TOC bid)
Patrick Diehl (Lynbrook, CA; 2006) - Octas (TOC bid), 1st speaker
Johanna Tyler (Crowley, TX; 2006) - Octas (TOC bid)
Rohit Ramkumar (Lynbrook, CA; 2006) - Doubles (Ghost TOC bid)
Zita Aradi (Granada Hills, CA; 2006) - Doubles
Sungat Grewal (Presentation, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles
Maeshal Abid (West Des Moines Valley, IA; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles
Sophie Asher (Menlo Atherton, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles
Claire Totten (La Reina, CA; 2005 & 2006) - Doubles
Nina Vertlib (Monte Vista, CA; 2006) - Doubles
Nadia Arid (Presentation, CA; 2006) - Triples
Amanda Chuan (Menlo Atherton, CA; 2006) - Triples
Wade Houston (Oak Mountain, AL; 2006) - Triples
Viraj Menon (Mission San Jose, CA; 2006) - Triples
Eric Perelman (Spanish River, FL; 2005 & 2006) - Triples
Amanda Signorelli (Meadows, NV; 2006) - Triples
Rob Swanson (Homestead, CA; 2006) - Triples
Anna Ward (Monte Vista, CA; 2006) - Triples