Houston Urban Debate League Swings Into Action for 2013-14

Recent Events: Highlights and Upcoming

Dear Alfred, We are very excited about the 2013-2014 school year and all the activities that are going to take place. We hope that you can be a part of them and witness the power of HUDL in the community! Below you will find a recap of some past events, and information on some of the upcoming ones. For more information, click here, to visit the official HUDL website where you can view all the events scheduled for this year.

Summer Institute The sixth annual Debate Summer Institute was filled with dedicated students, coaches, and volunteers. For five days, students attended lectures, labs, practice debates and showcases-- all in the name of preparing for the 2013-2014 debate season. Novice debaters received instruction in all three of the debate formats presently offered in HUDL:cross examination, world's, and public forum. Advanced students were permitted to specialize in a single format, and spent the week working in the debate format of their choice. Event Info July 29-August 2, 2013 Austin High School

Coaches Workshop Coaches from the Houston area came together with the end goal of learning new techniques to better prepare their students for the debate season. Lecture topics included research and evidence, how to appeal to an audience, and how to coach the different debate formats.Guest speakers included Dr. Bill English, Debbie Waddell, and Shanna Schultz. Event Info August 7-8, 2013 The Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center

Seminar #1 With the first debate tournament around the corner, HUDL hosts its first seminar for students and coaches. Topics include: Making better use of your Cross Examination Time, Topic Analysis, and Knowing the Motions. A special group lecture, "Extemp 101", will be given by Matthew Whitley of Beck Redden.The coaching sessions will include instruction on best practices for building and maintaining a successful debate program, teaching students to research in order to help each debater reach her/his potential. Additionally, a special mentor session will be hosted for potential volunteer mentors. Event Info September 7, 2013 Seminar: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Mentor Session: 1:00pm Young Men's College Preparatory Academy For more information, click here.

UNCF Walk for Education-Andrews Kurth Team  UNCF's Annual Walk for Education is an amazing opportunity to give back to our community, while helping raise funds and awareness  for students to obtain college scholarships . During this event HUDL supporters and students will be able to interact with the Andrews Kurth family, outside of the debate realm. Join the Andrews Kurth team as they try and reach their goal of raising $5,000. You can do so by joining their team and participating in the walk/run, or making a monetary donation. Andrews Kurth is a major sponsor of HUDL. Event Info Saturday, September 14, 2013 Tom Bass Park Section 1 Registration 7:00 a.m. Run/Walk 8:00 a.m.  For more information,click here.

High School Tournament#1 Nothing begins the academic year like a Debate tournament! Students will be debating topics such as "Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic engagement toward Cuba, Mexico, or Venezuela" (cross examination) to "Resolved: The benefits of American drone strikes against foreign targets outweigh the harms" (public forum). Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to  hear great cases and arguments. See you there! Event Info September 28-29, 2013 Day One: 4:00 pm-9:00pm Day Two: 8:00 am-8:00pm Lee High School