A listing of last night's presention and the names of those who won awards.
2008 Idea Debate and C/J Institute Awards
Introduction
Thank Yous and Awards for the Decemko Staff
Certificate Walk
Turkish Ambassador Award – Oya Gokalp (dictionary)
Most likely to break curfew Jaan Viru – watch
Casanova and Best Runner –Vladimir Bok (pimp hat)
Best beachware -- Maxim Zhbankov (shorts with Ataturk)
CJ Introduction - Shelby (and Alexesandyrs?)
1st CJ Video Presentation
Biggest surprise on the football field - Ntambi Kharim (Turkey hat)
Turkish Culture – Chin Wang (Turkey Flag)
Post-It Award – Shelby Surdyk (post its and pin)
Intensive English Awards
Best smile – You Ya (smile and gum)
Telecommunication Award (phone)-- Ravshan Abdullaev
Most likely to end up in prison – Mirismayil Rzayev (cop car)
Advanced Argumentation and Debate Awards
Run a tea house in turkey –Sierra Moran ( tea and tea cup)
Best New Jugglers – Female Shelby Surdyk; Male Wei Guo
Most likely to become a movie star or the Pulp Fiction Award-- Chrismedonne Fleurantin(glasses)
2nd CJ Video Presentation
Pasqual Photo Award – Pan Di (camera)
Table tennis --Wei Gou (Turkey hat and tennis socks)
Best voice – Ania Gateau (skarf)
Country Expo Awards
3rd Place – China (certificates)
Wu Mian
Pan Di
You Ya
Li Ruoxi
Chen Ying
Wei Guo
2nd Place – Belarus (certificates and Ataturk pins)
Maxim Zhankov
Anastasia Zhvalevskaya
Korzun Vladislav Sergeevich
1st Place – Russia (certificates and Evil Eye medallions)
Anastasia Solovyeva
Olesya Fomina
Polina Dmitrieva
Tamara Glybina
Most likely to give a rant about America's greatness at 3 am or the quiet award – Jonah Hanft (mic)
Most likely to not wear a t-shirt-- Davit Sioridze (Turkey tee shirt)
Best facial hair – Forest Kvasnikoff (comb and perfume. Pin)
3rd CJ Video Presentation
Citizen Journalism Awards
Most likely to be in the news – Effie (Wu Mian)
Funniest Debater - Ajar
Most likely to smoke in the bathroom of a plane and invited the pilot to smoke with her (cigarette case) – Ance Zemzane
World Schools Debate Awards
Assistant Activities Coordinator – Orlen Shiba (soccer shirt)
Revolutionary Award – Katerina Vaskovska (Che pillow case)
British Parliamentary Debate Awards
Most likely to becme President (Ataturk Award) – Petra Vachunova (Ataturk Eye)
Congeniality – Gorjan Lliwcaki (flag)
BorFest Awards and Speech Slam Awards
Best Song Act – Abdujabborav Sherzod
Best Dance Act – Cha Cha Cha
Chrismedonne FleurantinAsya Boric
Jonah Up All Night Drinking Too Much Coffee Speech, Rant and Slam Championship CHAMPION - Shelby Surdyk
Final CJ Video Presentation
Most likely to stay up late – Mihaela Soimaru (coffee)
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Speech Slam Champion
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Up All Night Speech Slam

Jonah's Up All Night Drinking Too Much Coffee Rant and Speech Slam Competition!!
Tonight at 8:30. Event will begin with a trio art collaboration featuring poetry by Kate Hamm, artwork by Bor and music by Khalin. Kent Fielding will EMCEE and give an example impromptu speech.
Contest Rules:
1)Each competitor will draw three topics and choose one. They will have ten minutes to prepare.
2) Each speech must be between 2 and 5 minutes. Students who are over or under will be disqualified. There is a fifteen second grace period after 5 minutes.
3) Judges will be chosen from the audience and will grade each speech from 0 to 10 based on 5 points for performance and 5 points for content. As far as content goes, judges are asked to look for originality, form, and ideas.
4) Any form of speech is acceptable - poetry, stand-up, traditional oratory, improv acting, ranting, etc.
5) The audience is asked to cheer for people the like, boo if they don't like judges scores, and hiss if someone says something they disagree with.
Tonight at 8:30. Event will begin with a trio art collaboration featuring poetry by Kate Hamm, artwork by Bor and music by Khalin. Kent Fielding will EMCEE and give an example impromptu speech.
Contest Rules:
1)Each competitor will draw three topics and choose one. They will have ten minutes to prepare.
2) Each speech must be between 2 and 5 minutes. Students who are over or under will be disqualified. There is a fifteen second grace period after 5 minutes.
3) Judges will be chosen from the audience and will grade each speech from 0 to 10 based on 5 points for performance and 5 points for content. As far as content goes, judges are asked to look for originality, form, and ideas.
4) Any form of speech is acceptable - poetry, stand-up, traditional oratory, improv acting, ranting, etc.
5) The audience is asked to cheer for people the like, boo if they don't like judges scores, and hiss if someone says something they disagree with.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
Table Tennis Championship
Wei Guo of China won Idea's International Table Tennis Championship last night. Wei Guo defeated the local favorite, Onur of Turkey, 21-16.
Table Tennis Tournament
The Idea International Table Tennis Tournament starts tonight at 8 pm. Brackets are posted at the reception area of Decemko Resort.
Decemko Football Tournament
A small but fierce football tournament blared last night on the Decemko beach. The USA teams were pounded heavily and often as the Russians and Chinese cheered. After two hours of play, the internationally team of Korzun (Belarus), Ravshan (Tajikistan) and Gorjan (Macedonia) won the championship over Uganda (Kharim, Tonnie, Jackson).
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