September 25 Meeting: LD Debating Badly

September 22, 2009

From LD debate coach Caryn Macdonald:

“Don’t forget to prepare your cases for LD Debating Badly next Friday:

Anna Macdonald vs. Ben Snodgrass

Katy Maisano vs. Susannah Brister

Mentors: Christina Hastings, Paul Hastings, Avery Lill, and Toni Maisano

Debate attire, please.”

Joining the ARC Yahoo Group and Wiki

September 20, 2009

Hey guys,

If you haven’t yet joined the ARC Yahoo group, parents group, or wiki, now is the time to sign up!  The yahoo group is your source for all club news, and the wiki is central for evidence assignments, etc.

To join either yahoo group, you can contact me (Beth Maisano) at writer4him830@gmail.com.  To join the wiki, contact either me or our Team Policy evidence ringmaster, Daniel Gaskell.  Thanks!

2009-2010 Officers

September 20, 2009

Congratulations to ARC’s officers for the 2009-20210 season!  Results of the September 18th elections are as follows:

Vice President: Kathryn Clarkson

Secretary: Alex Macdonald

Treasurer: David Huber

Librarian: Anna Macdonald

Male Chaplain: Nathan Exley

Female Chaplain: Avery Lill

Evidence Ringmaster (TP): Daniel Gaskell

Evidence Ringmaster (LD): Christina Hastings

Cameraman: Ben Billups

Camerawoman: Rachel Perry

Webmaster: Beth Maisano

Sergeant at Arms: Jonathan Morgan and William Umstattd

Next Meeting is September 18th

September 10, 2009

Hey Everyone, want to figure out what’s going on at our next meeting? Well, as you know, it’s not THIS Friday but NEXT Friday, as in September 18th. If you want to find out what’s going on, just go to calendar (at the top of this page) and click on the link that appears underneath it that says the “Next Meeting.”

If you would like instant updates, you have a bunch of options. You can 1) Get invited to our yahoo! groups, 2) Subscribe to the RSS feed (with an RSS feed reader) or by Email, or 3) Get the Google Calendar. All of these come TO YOU, so you can save time not checking this website.

Friday July 31 Meeting

September 10, 2009

(posted for reference only)

Who is ready for ARC next year?

All interested parents,coaches and alumni, please come to the Parents’ Planning Meeting Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:00pm, at the Umstattds home:

4311 Flagstaff Circle, Austin, TX 78759.
We are in Balcones Woods, off 183N.

We will discuss the calendar, scheduling, filling coaching slots and other pertinent information. New parents welcome! Alumni coaches also welcome!

We expect quite a crowd, so we are not having students or children at this meeting. Please be in prayer this week about what position of leadership/support you want to help with this coming year.

Some of the positions include:

  • TP Coaches
  • LD Coaches
  • Interp. Coaches
  • Impromptu Coaches
  • Extemp. Coaches
  • Apologetics Coach-David Hullum
  • Platform Speeches Coaches
  • Juniors Teachers (those under age 12)

What else?

Call (512) 338-1422 for directions if you get lost. Looking forward to another great year!
- Ginger Umstattd