ARGO Premiership

ARGO Premiership 2010-2011 Registration Opened

2011-01-21T15:04:00.000-08:00

Today 22nd of Janurary 2011 the registration for the 2010-2011 Premiership is officially open. ARGO debaters have until the 31st of January to sign up and can do so by filling in the following form: www.isondaje.ro/sondaj/218583135/

The Premiership Grand opening will take place on the 6th of February.

Registration fee is 7 RON, payable at the Opening Ceremony.

ARGO Premiership Semis Qualifications

2010-07-14T08:09:00.001-07:00

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is my great pleasure to announce the Semi-Finalist teams for the ARGO Premiership 2009-2010.

These are: Shakur, The Maveriks, New Outlook and OMG We've Killed Kenny.

The semi-finals, grand final and award ceremony will all take place on the 25th of july.

The team Ranked 1st will debate the team ranked 4th and the team ranked 2nd will debate the team ranked 3rd.

Thusly the Semi-Finals will be.

1. Shakur vs. OMG We've Killed Kenny

2. The Maveriks vs New Outlook

Speaker, Reply Speaker and full Team tabs will be revealed after the final and award ceremony.

So be there to claim your prizes!

Everyone will recieve a participation certificate.

Special prizes will be awarded for: The ARGO Champions, The Second Best Team, The Best ARGO Speaker, The top 6 speakers, The Top 2 Freshmen Speakers and The Best Reply Speaker.

Thank you and see you all on the 25th,

Serban

Convener and CA for ARGO Premiership 2009-2010

First Premiership Round Goes Well

2010-04-20T05:10:00.001-07:00

This sunday, after the Premiership Grand Opening, the teams debated the motion:

This House believes that Transnistria should be an independent state

The teams debating were:

OMG We've Killed Kenny (PROP) versus New Outlook (OPP)

Piticii Pufosi Dementi de Menta (PROP) versus The Maveriks (OPP)

Elysium (PROP) versus BTH (OPP)

The debates were judged by Serban Pitic, Nae Sovaiala and Horia Tudor.

The winners this round were : OMG We've Killed Kenny, The Maveriks and Elysium.

Congrats to all and be ready for the next challange,

Serban Pitic
Conveener and Chief Adjudicator

ARGO Premiership Grand Oppening

2010-04-13T13:33:00.000-07:00

Duminica viitoare la ora 11:00 va asteptam la deschiderea ARGO Debate Premiership League.

Se vor prezenta echipele, se vor discuta live toate regulile concursului si se va plati taxa de participare de 10 RON.

Se va juca prima runda a Premiershipului de catre 6 din cele 7 echipe (in total 3 meciuri, desfasurate concomitent)

Toate echipele sunt rugate sa confirme citirea acestui anunt. Participarea este obligatorie pentru toate echipele participante (people can be excused doar in cazuri pe bune de forta majora). Este un concurs si nu doar o intalnire la club. Daca exista o asemenea forta majora, anuntati ASAP.

Toata lumea inclusiv debateri care nu participa la Premiership, traineri, etc. sunt invitati sa participe la dezbateri si deschiderea concursului.

Also, un open call pentru time-keeperi disponibili.

Dress code: smart-casual/ semi-formal

Motiunea va fi despre subiectul general: Republica Moldova deci read up on the issue.

Program orientativ:

11:00 - Deschidere/Prezenta rea Echiplor

11:40 - Anuntarea Motiunii pentru Runda 1

12:40 - Runda 1

13:40 - Feedback si Decizie

Registration Closed - Let the Challange Begin

2010-02-26T01:48:00.000-08:00

Registration for the Premiership is closed now. All shiver awaiting the first round of debating-battle!

There first round will be announced soon.

Lore, Stefi and Andra will be debating for the ARGO Cup

2010-02-21T05:12:00.001-08:00

At the last minutes of the registration, a brave new team is ready to face off their opponents in the ARGO Premiership League.

"Elysium is ready to answer with sharpened steel ! "

2010-02-21T04:37:00.000-08:00

Laura Dragoi, Andrei Stoian and Alexandra Neacsu have sharpened they're blades and prepare for the Premiership Battle.

They have made some powerful declarations : " With haste we took our sword and shield , and we marched to meet our enemies head on in a righteous face to face confrontation . Elysium is ready to answer with sharpened steel ! "

Piticii Pufosi Dementi de Menta (PPDM) se baga campul de razboi :)

2010-02-18T16:10:00.000-08:00

PPDM: Eduard Popescu, Diana Caravia and Irina Niculescu, are little, pufy, demented and made out of mint (or so they describe themseves) but are vicious debaters ready to prove they are the wittiest, persuasive and well organised of all the Argonautz.

New Outlook! on the Premiership Battlefield :)

2010-02-14T23:06:00.001-08:00

Raluca Stroe, Laura Gheorghe and Catalina Diaconeasa have put on the robes of war and are ready to strike fear in the heart of their opponents!

Team "OMG They've Killed Kenny" enters battle for the ARGO Cup

2010-02-10T00:54:00.000-08:00

Sorin Nita ( aka Sorin), Theodor Moise (aka Theo) and Andrei Olaru (aka Dexter) will try to be as bold and ruthless as Stan, Kyle and Cartman, and win their way to the Grand Final.

The ARGO part of Team Romania joins the Premiership

2010-02-09T00:02:00.000-08:00

Eveline Dicu (aka Tzuk), Raluca Pasare (aka Lolutz) and Catalin Radu Barbu (aka CRB) are making all of us proud right now in Qatar at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC). In spite of all the work they have, without hesitation, these brave Argonautz want to kick ass in the Premiership aswell.

The Mavericks Join the Premiership

2010-02-08T23:59:00.000-08:00

Teodor Sovaiala, Vlad Marin and Andra Teodorescu pick up the gloves of war, and join the battle for the great ARGO Cup.

Registration Open for ARGO Premiership 2009-2010

2010-01-23T13:53:00.000-08:00

ARGO Debaters are called to register for ARGO Premiership until the 20th of February at 23:59, by emailing at argodebate@yahoo.com.

Application mails should have the subject: "ARGO Premiership Application" and must specify: the team name and the name of the debaters and a team LOGO and if you like a team picture.

Participation fee for the whole ARGO Premiership is 10 RON.