The second to last round of the day is about to begin. Each extempers National Points Race rank is indicated by a parenthesis next to their name.
The topic area for this round is international organizations.
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The draw for round six is underway. After this round, extempers will get a refresher and then complete two more rounds. Each extempers National Points Race is identified in parenthesis next to their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic economics.
Following lunch, the fifth round of the MBA Extemp Round Robin is getting ready to take place. This round will be followed by round six and then a refresher from 4:45-5:30 CST until draw for the final round of the day takes place. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is international hotspots. The last round was an experimental round, where extempers were given the names of ten people and organizations. After choosing one of the names, extempers were given tweets from these people/organizations and had to craft a question that the tweet could answer.
Draw for the fourth round of the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Academy Extemp Round Robin is underway. After this round there will be a lunch break for an hour and forty-five minutes. Draw for round five will begin at 1:45. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
Day two of the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin is about to begin. Today is the busiest day of the tournament, with competitors engaging in six rounds throughout the day. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic social.
Excluding Montgomery Bell Academy, which three schools have had the most entrants to the Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin since its inception in 1999?
After finishing up round one, competitors are currently prepping for round two. This will be the last round of the first day of the tournament. Each extempers National Points Race rank is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is international economics.
Here are the pairings for the first round of the 2010 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin. The National Points Race rank for each extemper is identified within parenthesis to the left of their name.
The topic area for this round is domestic politics.
Kimia Dargahi, Amode Tembhekar, Jason Singh, and Nabeel Zewail conduct the first extemp draw at the 2011 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin.
Below is the schedule for the 2011 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin. Readers can follow this schedule so they know when to check back for postings and other tournament news. Keep in mind that the times listed below have been converted from central time to eastern time. The tournament starts tomorrow evening and runs through Sunday afternoon.
Here is the very last installment of profiles for the sixteen competitors who will be at the 2011 MBA Extemp Round Robin. This last installment runs down two of the three California extempers in the field, a top ten competitor in this year’s National Points Race, and one of the more unknown extempers in MBA history.
Don’t forget to check back tonight and vote in our MBA Round Robin poll. We will release the tournament schedule this evening so you know when to check back for pairings, pictures, and additional Round Robin news. There will be no R&D tomorrow because of our MBA coverage.
Here is the third day of profiles for the competitors attending the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin. Three of the four competitors profiled today have not traveled the national circuit extensively this year, but that does not mean that they can’t do significant damage this weekend in Nashville.
Check back for the last batch of profiles tomorrow on Extemp Central, when we will provide information on Peter Vogel, Matthew Yasuoka, Kevin Ye, and Nabeel Zewail. Also, late tomorrow evening come back to Extemp Central to vote in our 2011 MBA poll. Cast your vote for who you think will win this year’s MBA Extemp Round Robin.
Here is day two of our profiles of the sixteen competitors who will face each other this weekend at the 2011 Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin, a second tier tournament in this year’s National Points Race that will award 150 points to the winner.
Texas and California have the largest contingents at the tournament with three extempers each. This is the fourth consecutive year at the Round Robin that Texas has either had or shared this distinction. It also marks the second consecutive year that California has received three invitations to the Round Robin.
Starting today and running through Thursday, Extemp Central will be providing detailed profiles of the sixteen extempers that have been invited to this year’s Extemporaneous Speaking Round Robin at Montgomery Bell Academy. These extempers will be competing for 150 National Points Race points and the opportunity to add their name to a distinguished list of champions at one of the most prestigious extemp tournament of the year.
Just like last year, Extemp Central will provide live coverage of the event by providing pairings for rounds as well as Exhibition Round participants when they become available on Sunday afternoon. Results will also be provided after the tournament concludes. There will also be photographs posted from the tournament so Extemp Central readers can get a better idea of what is taking place at the tournament.
The profiles of the sixteen extempers attending will be grouped into fours and will be listed in alphabetical order.
Here are the extempers who have been selected to participate in this year’s Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin in Nashville, Tennessee
Kimia Dargahi – Anderson High School (Austin, Texas)
Nathaniel Donahue – Durham Academy (Durham, North Carolina)
Teagan Lende – Shanley High School (Fargo, North Dakota)
Alessandro Pauri – Flower Mound High School (Flower Mound, Texas)
Kevin Ye – Gabrielino High School (San Gabriel, California)
Jason Singh – Green Valley High School (Henderon, Nevada)
Matthew Yasuoka – Kamehameha Schools (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Susan Czaikowski – Lamar Consolidated High School (Rosenberg, Texas)
Amode Tembhekar – Leland High School (San Jose, California)
Karthik Sastry – Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tennessee)
Jared Odessky – Nova High School (Davie, Florida)
Peter Vogel – Ridge High School (Basking Ridge, New Jersey)
Catherine Chiodo – Roosevelt High School (Des Moines, Iowa)
Nabeel Zewail – San Marino High School (San Marino, California)
Forrest Richardson – Savannah R3 High School (Savannah, Missouri)
Curan Mehra – Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale, New York)
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