Divisions

Divisions

The Novice division is limited to debaters in their first year of competition. Debaters who debated during the 2015/16 school year must compete in the Varsity division unless they have competed in  five or fewer  debate competitions over the length of their debate career (this includes ALL forms of debate, including Policy, LD, Parliamentary, and Public Forum).  For debaters who competed in prior years, this five tournament limit for Novice eligibility includes tournaments held in the 2016/17 school year. In other words, if the debater competed in four tournaments last year and will have competed in two this year before our tournament, s/he must compete in the Open division.