Dear Nevada Speech & Debate Coaches:

Welcome to the 2nd Online Nevada State Championship tournament. We are going to try to mirror the Golden Desert and Sagebrush tournaments from the last 2 years.

All speech except US and International extemp will be asynchronous. Videos will need to be uploaded by February 28th. Asynchronous ballots will be sent to judges on March 1st and they will have till Thursday, March 3rd to judge the prelim rounds.

Extemp and debate will be live. The schedule will be posted soon.

Congress Legislation will be due to cbriggs@washoeschools.net. Every school may submit 2 pieces. 

We will be using the following topics for debate:

Public Forum: Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of increasing organic agriculture outweigh the harms.

Lincoln Douglas: Resolved: In a democracy, a free press ought to prioritize objectivity over advocacy.

Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

We look forward to hosting the tournament this year!

Amanda Sloan, Coral Academy, Nevada State President

Christy Briggs, Reno HS, Nevada State Vice President

Shiela Berselli, Palo Verde HS, Nevada State Treasurer

Jill Whitbeck, Damonte Ranch, Nevada State Committee member

Michael Lamb, Green Valley HS, Nevada State Committee member