Valley Junior High Debate Tournament
2019 — West Des Moines, IA, IA/US
Welcome to the Valley Junior High Debate Tournament for 2019.
EVENTS
We offer LD, PF and policy debate
TOPICS
The annual novice LD topic (civil disobedience)
The February NSDA PF topic (Saudi Arabia)
The 2019-2020 policy topic (arms sales)
MODIFIED POLICY TIMES
Six minute constructives; three minute CX; four minute rebuttals; six minutes prep
LOCATION
Stilwell Junior High in West Des Moines, IA
FEES
$25 per school. This covers all entries.
JUDGES
You must provide 1 judge per 2 LDer, PF team, and policy team. There are NO hired judges and uncovered teams cannot compete. Judges can be any adult with an understanding of how to judge debate and/or high school students with at least one season of debate experience.
SCHEDULE
Rounds will begin at 9 am with registration starting at 8:15. Full shedule will be posted soon. End time will be approximately 5:00 pm.
CONCESSIONS
We will have modestly priced concessions available for both students and judges. Please plan to take advantage of our concessions, as those costs are how we afford the event.