<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I like the idea of two seperate divisions. I advanced the idea at the Fall Meeting that we gradually open the novice division through the year to more types of argument, but hadn't heard anything since then. I probably won't have anyone at state this year, even as a novice, but I think it would be a hard hill to climb to suddenly have to prepare for all types of args. If there were a choice, it would take care of that concern as well.<div><br></div><div>Eric Crisp</div><div>Ridgeland HS</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:15 AM, <a href="mailto:Beardenlaw@aol.com">Beardenlaw@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div>So "no" means only packet? There is no option of doing both? I
really liked having two first-year divisions in prior years - seemed fair to
have kids on the national circuit being able to use their best arguments
without having to learn the packet, and seemed fair to the in-state kids because
they didn't suddenly have to prepare for K and every other case neg and
c/plan out there, just for one tournament. </div></div>
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<div>In a message dated 12/8/2011 8:45:14 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
<a href="mailto:jmill126@gmail.com">jmill126@gmail.com</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color="#000000" size="2" face="Arial">In the
Fall Meeting, coaches discussed the possibility of an open packet novice
division. We tabled the discussion and said would revisit the situation
via a survey later in the first semester.
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<div>You are voting on the status of the Novice Packet's usage at the First
& Second Year State Championship in February. A vote of <u style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">yes,</u> means students are allowed to read new
affirmatives, counterplans, disads, kritiks, and/or case arguments. A
vote of <u style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">no</u>, means students are limited to the
novice packet.</div>
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<div>You can vote at: <a title="http://thegfca.org/survey" href="http://thegfca.org/survey">http://thegfca.org/survey</a></div>
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<div>Voting will close on December 20, 2011 at 12:00pm. We will announce
the results soon after, and they will be enforced at the 2012 GFCA First &
Second Year State Championships.</div>
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<div>Additionally, we are in the process of finalizing locations and will have
that announcement very soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Jeffrey Miller</div>
<div>Marist School<br>GFCA
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