Buffalo High School would love to have you and your students join us for a tournament and teaching day designed to provide both novice and varsity competitors a strong start to their season!

October 1st, 2022

@ Buffalo High School (IN-PERSON)

In the morning, novice students will participate in educational sessions conducted by some of the best instructors in the state and in the afternoon they will have “educational” rounds. Novice students will be provided with cases, briefs and other materials. Varsity students will compete in a traditional tournament. The tournament is intended for schools or teams that prefer "UIL style" forensics but can be beneficial to all teams and competitors! 

We will be using tabroom for registration and balloting. 

For information on how to make a tabroom account check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyTqMwhRJpo

For information on how to register for the tournament after creating an account is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc3pdZi5WXM

Competitor Fees 

Students may cross enter in varsity events. Students are not allowed to cross enter in novice events. 

Kids doing Congress can't do debate. 

Congress: $20

Policy Debate: $50 per team

LD Debate: $30

Extemp: $20

Interp: $20 

1 judge for every 2 entries or less for CX OR missing judge fee of $150

1 judge for every 4 entries or less for LD OR missing judge fee of $150

1 judge for every 6 entries or less for IE/Congress OR missing judge fee of $125

STAFF

Novice Cross-Examination: Steele Musgrove

Novice Lincoln-Douglas: Chris Malhas

Novice Extemp: Vincent Crowson

Novice Congress: Colby Menefee

Novice Interp:  Michael Donaldson

TOPICS

CX Debate: Policy debate will use the 2022 - 2023 topic.

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

LD Debate: LD Debate will use the UIL Fall 2022 topic. 

Resolved:  Amateur status ought to be valued above commodification of Name Image Likeness.

Congress Docket: Texas Forensic Association Docket items 1-10

Files 

Novice CX Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LuW3jZV5A4AgBwMNniES6dN2CaBGK3xy?usp=sharing

Novice LD Files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LuW3jZV5A4AgBwMNniES6dN2CaBGK3xy?usp=sharing

Contact: Melonie Menefee at menefeems@buffaloisd.net or Julian Erdmann at Julian.T.Erdmann@gmail.com