The National

July 2, 2008

  • The National Public Forum Challenge II Application

    The application for The National Public Forum Challenge II sponsored by PFDebate.com is now available. Only the top 16 applicants will be accepted. Over $1200 in scholarship money will be awarded to the finalists.
    Tournament Director Jason Kline points out that participants in Challenge I included the champions from Wake Forest, Harvard, the Tournament of Champions, [...]

January 18, 2008

  • PFDebate.com National Public Forum Challenge Photos

    I apologize for the delay in getting this posted.

    Photos from the PFDebate.com National Public Forum Challenge have been posted. In the above photo, the runner-ups,  Glen Dawson & Joey Heffner from North Mecklenburg (NC) are on the left and the champions, Aaron Rogoff & Dania Toth from East Chapel Hill (NC) are on the right.
    The [...]

January 6, 2008

  • East Chapel Hill Wins The National Public Forum Challenge

    The PRO team Aaron Rogoff & Dania Toth from East Chapel Hill (NC) defeated the CON team Joey Heffner & Glen Dawson from North Mecklenburg (NC) on a 9-0 decision to win the the PFDebate.com National Public Forum Challenge.
    Rogoff & Toth each received $400 scholarship checks. Heffner & Dawson each received $200 scholarship checks.
    East Chapel [...]

  • The National: Preliminary Round Pairings

    Round 1
    Academic Magnet CM vs. Cary Academy RC
    Chaparral RU vs. Green Valley AR
    Stoneman Douglas EP vs. Lincoln-Sudbury LS
    East Chapel Hill TR vs. Manchester-Essex PL
    Charlotte Latin HO vs. North Allegheny KE
    Pinecrest EP vs. North Mecklenburg DH
    Durham Academy WP vs. Randolph-Macon MF
    Manchester Essex BE vs. Snohomish JH
    Round 2
    Lincoln-Sudbury LS vs. Academic Magnet CM
    East Chapel Hill TR vs. [...]

January 5, 2008

  • The PFDebate National Public Forum Challenge Begins Tonight

    The PFDebate National Public Forum Challenge begins tonight at the conclusion of the 35th Annual Laird Lewis Invitational in Charlotte, NC. Round 1 is tonight with all other rounds on Sunday. The finalists will share $1200 in scholarship money.
    The Laird Lewis Invitational has most, if not all, of the teams that are competing in the [...]

November 28, 2007

  • Teams Announced For The National Public Forum Challenge

    Tournament Director Jason Kline has announced the 16 teams that will be competing in the PFDebate.com National Public Forum Challenge on January 6, 2008 in Charlotte, NC. PFDebate is the tournament sponsor. Teams will be competing for $1200 in scholarship money.
    Leigha Mataosky & Graeme Crews
    Academic Magnet High
    N. Charleston, SC
    Mikey Rooney & Andrew Copland
    Cary Academy
    Cary, NC
    Riley [...]

November 12, 2007

  • National Public Forum Challenge Deadline Looms

    The application deadline for The National Public Forum Challenge Tournament is Friday, November 16. Some very big names have already submitted their applications. The application form is online.
    The National will be limited to 16 teams and will use a challenge format in the elimination rounds. The tournament will be held at Myers Park High School [...]

October 10, 2007

  • Are You Up For The National Public Forum Challenge?

    In case you missed it, this summer we announced that PFDebate would be sponsoring The National Public Forum Challenge Tournament to be held January 5-6, 2008 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Jason Kline from Myers Park High School is the Tournament Director.
    The National will be limited to 16 teams and will use a challenge format in [...]

July 24, 2007