The 2017 Ronald Reagan Foundation Great Communicator Debate Series Midwest Division will occur on April 7 & 8.

Preliminaries will be Friday at Truman HS at

3:30

4:15

5:15

6:15, followed by dinner & announcement of advancing entries.

Elimination rounds will be Saturday  at the Truman Presidential Library in Independence.

9:00  Quarter Finals

11:00 Semi-Finals

Lunch for Finalists & Judges

1:00  Finals

Each school may enter up to 8 entries.

Entry fees are $50 for 1-4 students and $100 for 5-8 students. Payment MUST be received by registration on April 7. See the "Payment Process & Fees" tab for more info.

Each school must provide one judge for every 4 entries.

Snacks & dinner Friday will be provided for all participants. Breakfast & lunch will be provided for those advancing to elimination rounds on Saturday.

If you have any questions, please contact christine_adams@isdschools.org

RESOLVED: The United States should provide a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

View the Reagan Foundation's topic resources online here.

a.      Topic and Resources: http://gcdebates.reaganfoundation.org/?page_id=56

b.     Format: http://gcdebates.reaganfoundation.org/?page_id=58

c.      Judge Instructions: http://gcdebates.reaganfoundation.org/?page_id=61

d.     Ballot: http://gcdebates.reaganfoundation.org/?page_id=68

e.      Example Videos: http://gcdebates.reaganfoundation.org/?page_id=65