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Note for judges applying to be hired: WISDAA is only able to contract with individuals with a United States Social Security Number or Employer Identification Number (EIN). This includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or non-citizens with correct immigration status to work in the United States.

We are excited to invite middle + high schools (in Wisconsin or beyond) to participate in our WORD debate festival format.

What makes it a festival?

• No elimination rounds; contests emphasize participatory, learning mindsets
• Schools register debaters by round (see schedule) for maximum flexibility (including mixing/matching debate categories).

Debate Categories & Entry Fees

• Congressional Debate (1 student = an entry); $1/entry
• World Schools Debate (3-5 students* = an entry); $3/entry
  * in a Worlds round, 3 students may speak

Entry fees are waived for WISDAA member schools; Wisconsin schools pay fees shown above; non-Wisconsin schools will be assessed a separate one-time $40 administrative fee per school year.

All schools are expected to provide adjudicators; please see Adjudicators section below regarding fees for uncovered adjudicators.

In Worlds, we do allow "hybrid" entries, consisting of students from multiple schools.

Topics

Congressional legislation (one bill per round) is posted to the right. The Worlds topics for this contest are:

• Impromptu topic area: Utility of corporate boycotts in an era of political polarization
• Prepared motion: This house would restore the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
  

PLEASE NOTE UPDATED RULES FOR EVIDENCE:

1. Teams may not bring nor utilize any handwritten, printed, or published materials with them into their preparation room (or area) for impromptu debates, with the exception of a published English language dictionary or a published bilingual dictionary and a published single-volume encyclopedia or almanac per team. No digital resources are permitted.
2. With the exception of using electronic devices to connect to a videoconference platform for online debates, teams may not use any electronic storage and retrieval devices, including tablet or laptop computers or hand-held cellular telephones (except the use of cellular phones for timing—see §8.3 below.) Notes should be in paper form.
3. At in-person debates, use of hand-held cellular phones is permitted as a timing device only, and the device must be kept in airplane mode without WIFI enabled during preparation and debate. Use for any purpose other than timing may result in the loss of a round. During the debate, students are permitted to bring with them hand-written notes prepared during the preparation period, an English language dictionary or a bilingual dictionary and a single-volume encyclopedia or almanac. No other printed or published materials are permitted. No digital resources are permitted; use of Internet during preparation time may result in the loss of the round.

Adjudicators & Uncovered Adjudicator Fees

Each school should provide adjudicators (judges) equivalent to the number of entries (or fraction thereof) participating during a given time slot. Those requirements are:

• Congressional: 1 adjudicator per 6 entries or fraction thereof
• Worlds: 1 adjudicator per 2 entries or fraction thereof

Uncovered adjudicator slots will be assessed a $35 fee per adjudicator per round not provided.

Schedule