Carrollton High School’s 

Peach State Classic

Dear Colleagues,

We are excited to welcome you virtually to the 2020 Peach State Classic hosted by Carrollton High School in Carrollton, GA, Georgia.  Our tournament will be held November 13-15, 2020 with the exception of NOVICE Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas Debates which are Saturday, November 14th exclusively online through the NSDA Campus Platform. 

Competitors will debate the 2020-2021 NSDA Resolutions  We will offer competition  varsity, junior varsity, and novice.   The Junior Varsity division is intended for students who are starting their second year of debate.  The novice  division will follow GFCA rules and argument restrictions. 

Carrollton High School’s Peach State Classic awards the Semi-finalists in the Varsity Public Forum Debate division earn a bid to the 2021 Tournament of Champions.  

In all divisions, we will have an initial cap of 6 entries per school but will not have an overall entry cap.  Entries beyond that number will be on the waitlist.  If appropriate, they will be entered into the tournament..

We will not accept independent entries.  A school coach or adult must enter students Peach State Classic.  A school authorized adult must be in attendance at all times at the Peach State Classic.

Entry fees are:   $30 Policy & Public Forum Debate, $15 for Lincoln Douglas Debate and Speech events, 

Judge Fees: Policy $175.00, Lincoln Douglas 125.00, Public Forum $150.00, & Speech is $100.00.

We look forward to hosting you virtually this November.

Thank you,

Richard Bracknell

Director of Speech & Debate

Alec Siek, Lyall Penley, Medelyn Huggins, Patrick Berzsenyi, Javier Lopez-Miranda & Liam Kelly, Captains of Debate Events

Emma Hollenbeck, Meg Garrett, Mark Zimmer, & Jackson Moncayo,  Captains of Speech Events