Wichita Northwest Debate Invitational

2025 — Wichita, KS/US

Congress

Abbreviation Cong
Format Congress
Topic:
NFHS Policy 2025-26
Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.
Entry Fee $4.00
Overall Entry Limit 30
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

This year we will be hosting Congress along side our policy tournament. The number of chambers will depend on the number of entries. There will be four sessions that should run approximately the same time as the policy rounds: 8am, 9:45am, 12:15pm, and 1:45pm. The students may take breaks as needed as long as they have an hour of debate per round. We will do awards along side the policy kids unless the coaches prefer to pick up their medals early. The lunch period is from 11:15am-12:15pm. It should roughly align with the policy students. We will use the September and October 2025 NSDA Legislation. The students will caucus to decide on the order which they will have to vote to adopt once the chamber is called to order and a PO is elected. We will have coaches PO in order to maximize student speeches with only 6 participants.