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.