July 11th, 2008
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!
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July 11th, 2008
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!
May 17th, 2008
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.
May 11th, 2008
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 1st speaker
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Quarterfinalist, 8th 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) – 9th speaker
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) – 15th speaker
April 21st, 2008
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.
April 7th, 2008
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.
January 18th, 2008
Congratulations to NSD 2007 attendees on success at the following tournaments:
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
Wade Houston, Oak Mountain HS (AL) – Finalist
Maeshal Abid, Valley HS (IA) – Participant
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
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
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
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
Catherine Tarsney, St. Louis Park HS (MN) - Participant
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
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Participant
Ashlyn Karan, Pinecrest HS (NC) - Quarterfinalist, TOC bid
Gurdane Bhutani, Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) - Octafinalist
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Matt Hershey, Scarsdale HS (NY) - Champion
COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
Daniel Khalessi, Mountain View HS (CA) - Champion, TOC bid, 1st speaker
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
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
Rebar Nieme, Mount Vernon HS (OR) - Champion, TOC bid
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
Sasha Arijanto, The Altamont School (AL) - Participant
Samit Dharia, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Octafinalist
Deek Velagundula, Niskayuna HS (NY) - Double-octafinalist
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
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
Daniel Moerner, Los Altos HS (CA) - Champion
Chris Catterton, Analy HS (CA) - Finalist
Nick Bratton, Meadows HS (NV) - Semifinalist
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
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
This summer, the National Symposium Debate will run from July 13-27 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. To get started on your application, see the “Apply” page.
July 1st, 2007
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.
May 9th, 2007
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!
March 4th, 2007
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
February 19th, 2007
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