Congress Info & Schedule

Legislation: House and Senate will debate the three pieces of legislation posted on the website.  

Coaching requirement: In order to make this tournament work ALL COACHES WITH CONGRESS ENTRIES WILL HELP ADMINISTER THE TOURNAMENT.  Coaching assignments will be sent out to schools once registration is completed.

Judging requirements: JUDGES MUST HAVE A TABROOM ACCOUNT UNIQUE TO THEM. One judge for every 10 entries in House; one judge for every 4 entries in Senate. Judges will be pre-paneled. Extra judges or judges not entered in advance will be placed in a “reserve pool.” Judge names must accompany entry. If your judge has a different last name than their child please note that in your judge entry notes.

 Presiding officer requirements: Each school must provide one presiding officer for each 10 students—submit names of all PO’s in entry. There will be a mandatory meeting for PO’s at 8:30 am. Information on how to access the PO meeting will be posted on Tabroom prior to the tournament. Presiding officers for the senate will be chosen based on both experience and an effort to balance schools.

Registration and fees: Coaches and judges must sign in between 8:00-8:30 am. Entry fees are $10.00 per student; checks should be made out to GGSA and given to the Treasurer the morning of the tournament.

House or Senate? Remember that students who qualified to the Senate in the past will remain in the Senate this year. Varsity debaters should also be entered in the Senate. House should be reserved for novices and less experienced competitors. Students who qualified to the Senate as a speaker may not remain in the House as a presiding officer.