Welcome to the JW Patterson Invitational Debates!

Thank you for considering the JW Patterson Invitational during your busy travel schedule.  We will do our best to ensure you have a competitive and enjoyable tournament experience.

This is the 9th year for the tournament and we hope to keep improving.  Some announcements:

1. The tournament will provide lunch for all debaters, coaches, and judges.  If we use food trucks just like last year tickets will be provided and you may use the tickets on whichever food truck you prefer. 

2. We are a Tournament of Champions semifinals bid in varsity policy debate and a finals bid Lincoln-Douglas debate.

3. We will host on two campuses: Heritage Hall School (varsity policy) and Casady School (novice policy, LD and PF rounds).

It’s a short 5-minute drive between the two schools—right down Pennsylvania Avenue.

4. All teams/debaters in varsity divisions with 4-2 or better records will clear to elimination debates.

5. Judge prefs in varsity policy and LD.

6. Unique speaker awards including tournament t-shirts!

7. We have entry and school caps (Varsity Policy 90 teams, LD 80, PF 40, Novice Policy 40) in each division so register early!  

If you have any specific questions not answered on the website, please email us and we should be able to help you.

Bryan Gaston

JW Patterson Invitational

Tournament Director

Heritage Hall School

Head Debate Coach

bgaston@heritagehall.com

405-210-3888 (cell)

https://www.heritagehall.com

Tommy Snider

JW Patterson Invitational

Assistant Tournament Director

Casady School

Head Debate Coach

snidert@casady.org

918-845-7131 (cell)

https://www.casady.org