Capitol Valley District Qualifier

for the 2021 National Tournament

Hello! 

Welcome to the 2021 CapValley NSDA National Qualifier!! 

The CapValley NSDA District Committee is pleased to invite you to this year’s national qualifying tournament. We look forward to your participation in one of the most exciting and the most important tournaments of the year, and we eagerly anticipate the selection of the finest slate of competitors to represent our district at the 2^nd NSDA Virtual National Tournament.

The NSDA National Tournament is creme de la creme of Speech and Debate Tournaments and as a district we've had a lot of success at this tournament. To celebrate this success, I have put some of our top performances from previous years below: 

2017: 12th Place - Dana Bell - Woodcreek High School - Informative Speaking

2018: 6th Place -  Matthew Allin - John F. Kennedy High School - Congresional Debate 

2019: National Champion - Rohit Jhawar - John F. Kennedy High School - Congressional Debate

2020: 9th Place - Katy Kragel - John F. Kennedy High School - Dramatic Interpretation

2020: Top 6 - Sarabaesh Srikumar & Alex Shan - Mira Loma High School - Public Forum Debate 

2020: 4th Place - James Hu - Mira Loma High School - International Extemporaneous Speaking

2020: 3rd Place - Joseph Maucieri - John F. Kennedy High School - Congressional Debate

2020: Top Presiding Officer - Joseph Maucieri - John F. Kennedy High School

2020: National Runner Up - Rohit Jhawar - John F. Kennedy High School - Congressional Debate

School Awards: School of Honor is for top 40 schools in the country and school of excellence is for top 20)

2018: Debate School of Excellence - John F. Kennedy High School

2019: Debate School of Honor - John F. Kennedy High School

2020: Debate School of Excellence - Mira Loma High School 

2020: Debate School of Excellence - John F. Kennedy High School

Please bring as many entries as your team is allotted to ensure the most qualifiers possible. Because of lower entry numbers, the NSDA has adjusted the qualification numbers. Because we are a Level 2 District, for this year only, we automatically qualify 3 entries in each event if we have a minimum of 10. This can be the most exciting of tournaments because we never know who will qualify. I have personally qualified freshmen and novices in almost all of the events. Coaches, we have an obligation to keep the dream alive. Please never tell them, "It isn't worth going, because you won't qualify."

-Quest Sandel