Lone Star District Qualifier

for the 2022 National Tournament

The Lone Star District Committee is excited to host the 2022 NSDA Congress and Debate Qualifying tournament this year.  Please review the following information:

1. Registration - Tabroom -We are using Tabroom for registration/invoicing/tabulation.

2. In person Congress and Virtual Debate - Congress will be held at Prestonwood Academy. Debate will be held via NSDA Campus

3. Dates

Congress - April 28 @ Prestonwood School 

Debate- April 29-30 (NSDA Campus)

4. Fees 

District fee - $85 (to schools that did not compete in Speech

Platform Fee - $40 for Debate virtual platform

Congress - $40

Congress Hospitality Fee $20

Debate-$80

Platform Fee - $40 for Debate virtual platform

5. Judges - If you know of some good congress judges please let Robert Shepard robert.shepard@pissd.edu or Meg Wilson megparkerwilson@gmail.com know.  We will use 2 scorers and 1 Parli per House chamber , 2 scorers and 1 Parli per Senate Chamber.

6. Qualifying numbers - 

Congress

The number of Senate and House qualifiers is independent of all other district tournament benchmark standards. a. Senate A district with eight (8) or more schools represented in the Senate will qualify two (2) senators to the National Senate. If fewer than eight (8) schools are represented, no Senate may be seated

b. Representatives A district must have a minimum of 16 competitors to seat a House of Representatives. Refer to the chart below to determine number of House chambers and advancement to the National House (note that the number of students in the far left column is based on participation—speaking or presiding at least once):  

National Tournament Qualification Requirements for House: 16-29(2), 30-58(4), 59-87(6) 88-116(7) 117-145(8) 46+(9)

Debate We are Level 3 again this year; that means we allowed three entries to the National Tournament in every speech and debate event as long as at least 10 entries in each event compete in at least one round.

7. Rules

We are using the new NSDA rules in all events. The New District Manual can be found here: https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/High-School-Unified-Manual-2021-2022.pdf

8. District Awards Nominations  - due March 30 to robert.shepard@pisd.edu

Coach of the Year

Assistant Coach of the Year

New Coach of the Year

Student of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Alumni of the Year

Administrator of the Year

Communicator of the Year

To nominate those you feel are deserving of the above awards, please submit a one page letter of recommendation per nominee to Robert Shepard. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out!