Dogwood Speech and Debate League Qualifier #3

Host: Cary High School - 638 Walnut Street- Cary, NC - 27511

Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2019

Registration: Day of registration will run between 8:00 am and 8:30 am. Last minute changes should be texted to (205) 746-1907 if they are known prior to arrival.

Events Offered:

• Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Novice Public Forum Debate
• Public Forum Debate
• Student Congress
• Declamation
• Dramatic Performance
• Duo Interpretation
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Impromptu Speaking
• Novice Informative Speaking
• Varsity Informative Speaking
• Novice Oral Interpretation of Literature
• Varsity Oral Interpretation of Literature
• Original Oratory
• Programmed Oral Interpretation of Literature

Resolutions:

Public Forum - Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government's use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate - Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.

Student Congress: Student Congress legislation should remember the following information in regards to submission:

• Congressional debate entries must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019.
• A school that enters competitors in the Congress division is is allowed to submit at least one piece of appropriately formatted legislation.
• Legislation must be submitted to via Tabroom no later than 5:00pm Wednesday, October 30th, 2019.
• Legislation will be posted no later than Monday, November 4th, 2019.
• In order to expedite the release of the legislation packet, the League has adopted templates. They can be found on the website and on Tabroom.

Extemp Topics:

• Africa
• US Foreign Policy
• Russia
• US Immigration Policy
• American Retail (Here and Abroad)

Oral Interpretation of Literature: 

• Round 1 - Poetry
• Round 2 - Prose
• Round 3 - Poetry
• Round 4 - Prose
• Finals - Poetry

We hope to see you there!

Michelle Boswell, Director    

Patrick Jessee, Tournament Hosts