Students in grades 6-8 from any school are welcome to attend! There is no cost to attend, and a pizza lunch will be provided!

This year's national topic is Resolved: Humans are fundamentally different from other animals. Students, individually or in pairs, will debate both sides of the topic during the tournament, presenting analysis and evidence to support that humans are or are not fundamentally different.

Big Questions t is a great introduction to debate - no experience needed for debaters or judges! You can use the materials provided to debate without preparation, or write your own cases.

Please see the links at right for information about the Big Questions debate format. You can find more resources at https://www.speechanddebate.org/big-questions/