Senior League South 2012/2013

    06 JUN 2013

    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart wins Senior League 2012/13


    From left to right: Luisa Balk, Thuy Giang Trinh, Sarah Gewilli, Teuta Thaqi, Victoria Parafianczuk, Stiliani Alexiadou, Medine Rexhaj, Salma Gewilli

    The Senior League debating team from the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart has won the over 30-team strong Senior League South 2012/13! Congratulations! The speakers have defeated Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg in the Grand Final 4:1 on the motion "THBT the European Union would be better off without Britain."
    In the preceeding semifinal, the team has defeated the Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd 2:1 on the motion "THW ban the use of drones as weapons of war".

    These are the results of both final rounds, which have happened to have taken place at the winning team's school in Stuttgart:

    Semi-finals:

    Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg def. Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart 2:1
    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart def. Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte 2:1

    Final:
    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart def. Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg 4:1


    The final concludes this year's Senior League South. We wish all teams a nice summer and are looking forward to seeing you again in the next school year 2013/14!

    Best regards,
    Debating Society Germany e.V.

     

     

    01 JUN 2013

    Invitation to all teams

    The Senior League South semi-finals and Grand Final will take place on WED, 5 JUN at the Johannes-Kepler-GYM Stuttgart

    Schedule:

    13.45  Welcome
    14.00  Announcement of motion
    15.00  Semi-final debates
    17.00  Grand final
    18.30  Presentation of trophies
     
    Teams debating: 

    Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg
    Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart
    Landesgymnasium f. Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd
    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart

    Looking forward to seeing you!

     

    14 MAY 2013

    Maja Mosor from Ferdinand-Porsche-Gymnasium Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is best individual speaker of Senior League South 2013. Congratulations!
    For the full individual ranking, follow the link. It features all speakers who have spoken in at least three debates and have an average score of at least 68. 

    See individual ranking of SL South 2013 here.

     

     

    10 MAY 2013


    Senior League South quarterfinal results:

    Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart def. Taunusschule Bad Camberg 3:0
    Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg def. Kolleg St Blasien 2:1
    Motion: THW introduce a minimum wage.

    Landesgymnasium f. Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd def. Friedr.-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen/Enz 2:1
    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart def. Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang 2:1
    Motion: TH considers that the weekend has lost its point.

    Congratulations semi-finalists:

    Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart
    Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg
    Landesgymnasium f. Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd
    Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart  


    Congratulations breaking teams, who have qualified for the quarterfinals!!


    The are (in order of the final ranking):

    1. Karlsgymnasium Stuttgart
    2. Landesgymnasium für Hochbegabte Schwäbisch Gmünd
    3. Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
    4. Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium Ludwigsburg
    5. Kolleg St. Blasien
    6. Max-Born-Gymnasium Backnang
    7. Friedrich-Abel-Gymnasium Vaihingen/Enz
    8. Taunusschule Bad Camberg

    See full ranking here.

    Dear all!

    The draw for rounds 1 and 2 has been released. Thank you very much to all the schools who will be hosting Day 1! They are:

    Nellenburg-Gymnasium, Stockach
    Schubart-Gymnasium, Ulm
    Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium, Winnenden
    Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium, Böblingen
    Scheffel-Gymnasium, Lahr
    Taunusschule Bad Camberg

    Schedule:

    12.15 – 12.30: Teams arrive; welcome

    12.30: Round 1 (impromptu), motion announcement; judges’ briefing

    13.30: Round 1, debate

    15.00 – 15.30: Coffee break

    15.30: Round 2 (prepared), debate

    ca. 17.00: Teams leave


    Further dates:

    Rds 1 and 2: SAT, 8 DEC
    Rds 3-6 (at Würzburg Youth Hostel): 18-20 JAN 2013
    Rds 7 and 8: SAT, 23 FEB 2013

    Round 1: Impromptu
    Motion Round 2: TH would do away with the Schengen Agreement

    Motion Round 3: THBT the USA needs an electoral reform

    Motion Round 6: THBT MPs should not hold a job outside Parliament

    Motion Round 8: THW ban the testing of products on animals.

    Draw for Rounds 3-6 (Würzburg Weekend)

    Downloadable Schedule for Rounds 3-6 (Würzburg Weekend)

    Würzburg Weekend Schedule:

    FRI, 18 January

    16.00  -  17.30

    Teams arrive

    18.00  -  19.00

    Dinner

    18.45  -  19.30  

    Meeting for all judges and coaches

    19.30  -  21.00  

    Rd 3 (prepared)

    SAT, 19 January

    07.30  -  9.00    

    Breakfast

    9.30

    Motion announcement Rd 4

    10.30-12.00

    Rd 4 (impromptu)

    12.00-13.00

    Lunch

    13.30

    Motion announcement Rd 5

    14.30-16.00

    Rd 5 (impromptu)

    16.30-17.45

    Workshops, fun debates

    18.00-19.00

    Dinner

    Evening free

    SUN, 20 January

    7.30-9.00

    Breakfast & clear rooms

    9.30-11.00

    Rd 6 (prepared)

    11.30-12.30

    Lunch & final announcements

    12.30

    Teams depart

    Results after Rd 6

    Draw and venues for Rds 7 and 8 can be found here.

    Hoping to see you all (again) soon!

    Debating Society Germany e.V.

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