Pine Richland Tournament

2025 — Gibsonia, PA/US

Congress

Abbreviation CON
Format Congress
Entry Fee $6.00
Overall Entry Limit 51
Entry Limit Per School 15
Entry Teams of between 1 and 47 competitors

Event Description:

Congressional Debate is a mock legislative assembly competition where students draft bills (proposed laws) and resolutions (position statements), which they and their peers later debate and vote to pass into law and then take action on by voting for or against the legislation.

In advance of the tournament, students competing should review the legislation on the website to research and prepare themselves for the debate.

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Locations
Pine Richland High School
Contacts
Kayley Szymanski
General
Invitation Home Email Archive Events & Divisions Institutions In Attendance
Events
Congress
JV - Lincoln Douglas JV - Public Forum Debate Parliamentary Debate Varsity - Lincoln Douglas Varsity - Public Forum Debate
Commentary Dramatic Interpretation (DI) Duo Interpretation of Literature Extemporaneous Speaking Humorous Interpretation (HI) Impromptu Informative Persuasive Poetry Prose
Circuits
Erie – Erie CFL PHSSL – Pennsylvania High School Speech League PITT – Pittsburgh District Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

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Tournament Dates Nov 22 to Nov 23 2025
Registration Opens Tue Oct 7 at 9:00 AM
Registration Closes Thu Nov 20 at 6:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Fri Nov 21 at 12:00 PM
Judge Information Due Fri Nov 21 at 12:00 PM
Drop online until Sat Nov 22 at 8:00 AM
Change fees apply after Fri Nov 21 at 12:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.