New Kids on The Block.

Finally a chance to change this around a little bit.

No, your not reading this wrong. Neither should you be surprised with the gradual changes that are to come about.

The very spectacular EXCO for the Debates Society of 2009 has officially stepped down and has paved the way for a new generation of influential, confident and utterly argumentative and stubborn individuals to lead the way.

For those of you who don't already know, the new kids on the block are here. It's time for the EXCO of 2010 to shine.

There is..

Wei Han as Chairperson
Yaksh Birla (that's me) as Vice-Chair
Carmen as the Publicity IC
& Vrinda as the Treasurer

We are all going to strive to make the next 2 years memorable for all of you and once again thank everyone single one who made us the dictators in Debates Society.

Expect a lot more goodness and a lot more fun, starting with the Farewell for the J2s. We hope that your support for us stays strong and in turn, foster a inter-dependent relationship.

For now, however, i'll have to leave you all to get back to my P.I. ( PW is a ...! )
Once again, thank you for all your support and please ensure that this blog doesn't die out. Feel free to comment on aspects that you feel should be improved upon.

Godspeed.

Signing out,
Your humbled Vice-Chair.

Debate meeting for ALL DEBATERs (J1s & J2s)

Hi everyone,
The agenda for this Wednesday's training is as follows:
1. Campaign for exco positions for J1s
2. Celebrate the accomplishments of the J2s over a screening {Boston  Legal}

All J1s are strongly encouraged to stand for elections for the posts of President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Publicity I/C, except for those who are committed to other CCAs or activities. Please prepare a 5 minute speech to persuade the members to vote for you. Each member will be given 4 votes. Expect some 'friendly' fire from the J2s based on your speech. A document is attached for your reference but don't be too stressed over it.

We will start immediately after Council investiture, which is expected to end at 3.30pm.

Thanks.

Semi-finalists: HCI,VJC,ACSI and MJC!

Hello there!
Here's some bittersweet news. For the very first time,MJC reached the semi finals of the MIDC,beating top debating schools such as ACJC. The bitter bit is we didn't make it to the finals. :(
But oh well,as the proposition we put an onus on the juniors to reach the finals next year!
Anyhow,the MIDC team would want to thank our wonderful coach,Jamie for without her we would never have achieved what we did. We'd also like to thank Mrs Lok and Mr Sunderaj for believing in us when we did not,sending us research,buying cue cards,ice cream and doing so much more. Also to our juniors who came down to support us,thankyou for your smiles and words of encouragement. Last but not least to the awesomest debating team-Nic,Ben,Sanchita,Wei Han and Dhwani who managed to put aside all differences and work so well as a team.I remember the nostalgia when we all realized it was our last debate. Believe it or not,we'll miss all the prep times and the trainings.

Oh and before I forget,let me remind the dear J1s we want a GRAND FAREWELL.

Training for J1s this wed,14 April

Hi J1s,
There's debates training this Wednesday at 2.30pm at C2-1.

The motion is:
THW restrict teenagers' exposure to prime-time drama series

The speakers are
Prop
1.Carmen (c)
2.May
3.Xinyi
4. Vrinda
 
Opp
1. Marcus (c)
2. Yaksh
3. Jieming
4. Isabel

6min speeches 3 min replies

Team captains (Carmen and Marcus) please coordinate with your respective teams and do a good job!
 
Your lovely seniors, Nadirah and Tram will give you feedback. :)

Have fun!
 

We've reached the quarters!

Hi Fellow debaters,
Just want to share the good news with all of you. We've reached the quarters of MIDC. We're up against SAJC next on 17 Apr. Hoping to do our very best.

Training on Wed,31 March

Hi J1s,
There will be training this wed,31 March at 2.30 pm with the coach.

The motion will be:
THW have quotas for women in politics.

Prop

1.      Sebastian
2.      Marcus
3.      Sahil
4.      Yaksh (Reply speech)

Opp

1.      Annabelle
2.      Hui Hong
3.      May
4.      Kang Leng (Reply speech)

 

6 minute speeches, 3 minute replies.

You are encouraged to read up on speaker responsibilities on

www.learndebating.com

Download the free book

Please work out the speaker positions among yourselves and prepare beforehand for the debate.

Training will start at 2.30 pm sharp and should be till
4.30pm.

Looking forward to a good debate!

Selection for TPJC Oratorical Competition

Hi J1s,
We will be having internal selections for the TPJC Oratorical competition this Wed,24 March at 2.30pm at C2-1.You'll be given a topic and 5 minutes to prepare after which you'll have to deliver a 2 min speech. Give it your best shot!

Just to let you know.On Saturday's MIDC prelim rounds 1&2,we lost the 1st one against SJI International but won the 2nd one against Innova Junior College. We're still in the running,need to win the next 2 though to move ahead in the competition.Training hard and keeping our fingers crossed.

We'll be great.

Tomorrow we'll be so good that they can't ignore us. 
Best wishes to the MIDC team.

Training this wed,17 March 09

Hi J1s,
As you have been informed,there is training this Wed,17 March at 9.15am at C1-2.Everyone is suppose to be present.
The agenda is as follows:

1) Sharing by Vrinda,Huihong,Jieming,Annabelle and Sebastian on what they learnt at the Debaters Workshop.

2) Debate:
THIS HOUSE WOULD LIFT SANCTIONS ON MYANMAR.

Prop: Lay Yong,Yan Lin,Deniisha,Marcus (reserve)
Opp: Sing Yee, Jieming, Sahil, Kang Leng (reserve)

The following people will be assessing the debate and we look forward to constructive criticism from your end.
Nadirah (Chief Adjudicator), May and Carmen

Each speech will be 5 mins long and there will be NO replies.

Guys, DO NOT BE SCARED BY THE MOTION. Go read up and you'll realise its very debateable and there are arguments on both sides.Discuss among your team mates and just give it your best shot. It's just a debate within your CCA. Chill. :)

If you have any further queries or concerns,kindly contant Mr Sunderaj.

Training on 17 March(Wed of March hols)

Hello J1s!
You should have received an email from Mr Sunderaj informing you about training on Wed,17 March during the march holidays from 9-11am at C1-2. All of you are required to be present. If you have any concerns,kindly let us know.
The J2s are currently training for the MOE Invitational Debating Championships.Do wish us all the luck and we look forward to your support on 20th March(the first 2 prelim rounds). Look out for more details which will be sent to you in time to come.

Happy holidays! :)

Hello J1s!

Finally!Our blog has emerged from the graves.
Anyways,hello J1s its awesome to have all you people in debates,though we hope to get to know some of you even better.Hopefully an outing AFTER MARCH BLOCK TESTS!!! Blagh~

Anyways,here's the plan for this wed, 10 March 2010.
All of you need to attend Council elections. You guys NEED NOT COME FOR TRAINING AFTER THE ELECTIONS. EXCEPT the following 5 people; Vrinda,Huihong,Jieming,Annabelle and Sabestian who have been nominated to attend the MOE Debaters' Workshop. The 5 of you should have the details and know where/when to go. And Wei Han, you'll have to join the J2s for training at 2.30.

The rest of you lucky peeps enjoy early days without training and fret not! You're time will come too.

Hope you're all feeling the heat of JC. Muahahaha.

Hang in there!

~A true sceptic is one who is also sceptical about his own scepticism.