East Iowa District Tournament

2019 — IA/US

East Iowa District Qualifier

for the 2019 National Tournament
East Iowa IE/Debate at Clear Creek Amana HS, Feb 8–9 CX LD PF DI DUO HI INF IX OO POI USX
East Iowa Congress at Bettendorf HS, Feb 18 HOU SEN
Big Questions at Kennedy High School, Kennedy HS, Mar 2 BQ

Extemp Topic Areas

The Extemp Topic Areas will be released 1-2 weeks prior to the District event.  Please check back as the tournament gets closer.  For reference, here is what the topic areas were for last year – to help you have insight into what kind of areas might appear this year.

IX Topic Areas for 2018-2019 Districts: (Topics are NOT necessarily listed in the order they will be utilized)

  • Americas
  • Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • European Union
  • India
  • International Conflict Zones
  • Middle East

USX Topic Areas for 2018-2019 Districts:(Topics are NOT necessarily listed in the order they will be utilized)

  • Criminal Justice
  • Democratic Presidential Primary
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • Immigration
  • The Trump Administration

2017-2018 IX topic areas were: 

  • Americas & Caribbean
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • International Development
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

 2017-2018 USX topic areas were: 

  • Business & Industry
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Foreign Policy
  • National Security
  • Social Issues
  • Politics