3rd Annual Farmington Invitational 

 November 4-5, 2022

Farmington High School Debate is excited to formally invite you to join us for the 3rd Annual Farmington Invitational Debate Tournament!  We will offer competition in CX (Policy), Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Congressional debate as defined by the Minnesota Debate Teachers Association.  In Policy only, this tournament will be hosted in a hybrid format with Friday competition being online and Saturday competition being in-person.  All other debate will be in person on Saturday only.

Entries:  Novice A, Novice B, Novice C, Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions will be available in CX debate. Novice, JV and Varsity divisions will be available in Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas;. Congressional Debate will also be offered. The tournament director reserves the right to collapse divisions if entries warrant such a decision.

Format: To help encourage as much participation as possible, competition in Novice A, Novice B, Novice C  and Junior Varsity CX divisions will be tabulated as two independent tournament experiences. Varsity CX  will be tabulated as a single tournament spanning two days. A Final Round will run concurrently with Round 5.

For Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Congressional Debate, ALL divisions of debate will be tabulated as a single tournament experience held only on Saturday

Also, this is a VERY important reminder. It is ESSENTIAL that your students and judges have Tabroom accounts active and linked. They will not be able to compete or judge without one.

CX Debaters only, Students competing Friday night will need to download Jitsi on their devices. Please ensure they do this before the morning of the tournament so we can get started on time.

--General technology tips: https://docs.google.com/document/d/109k3ZVlcjcYyYHezD3MIIfash0-ht1S3toPoD7X7Dgs/edit?usp=sharing

--Student guide to joining online debate rooms: https://classrooms.qmsnavigator.com/learn/students.html

--Judge guide to joining online debate rooms: https://classrooms.qmsnavigator.com/learn/judges.html

Resolution:  

CX  will debate the 2022-23 national resolution: 

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

Novice A, B and C debate will utilize the MDTA Novice Packet

Public Forum debate will utilize the November-December NSDA topic: Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

Lincoln Douglas debate will utilize the November-December NSDA topic: Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth.

Congressional debate will utilize the bills linked here when they are made available to the tournament manager. An announcement will be sent to registered teams when the legislation becomes available

Fees: Entries in Rookie, and Novice debaters will be $10.00/day; Entries in open division PF or LD and CX entries are $15.00/day. Entries in 2 day CX debate will be $25.00

Deadlines: Registration opens October 8, 2022 on Tabroom, and the system will stop allowing new entries and fees will freeze at 5:00 pm on November 3. Judges are due at 3:00pm on November 4. Drops and name changes can be made until 3:00 pm on November 4. **If making changes after 3:00pm, you must talk to a human being in the tabroom to ensure confirmation of the change. 

Judges: One judge will cover 2 entries (teams) or portions thereof.  All judges must have linked Tabroom accounts, 

Schedule: 

***** Please Note*****

Starting at 1:00 pm ALL debaters and coaches must move their belongings into the gymnasium to accommodate the Band in setting up for an event. We appreciate your understanding about sharing building space. 

We look forward to debating with you on November 4-5, 2022! If you have any questions, please email me at rbaumann@isd192.org and we’ll be happy to help! 

Rachel Baumann and the Farmington Debate Team

Farmington High School

20655 Flagstaff Avenue

Farmington, MN 55024

Phone: 651.252.2907 (school) 952.240.9551 (cell)  Email: rbaumann@isd192.org