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Location

Schaumburg High School

1100 W Schaumburg Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60194

Pro/Con Debate Challenge

If you are unable to join us in person, I would hope that you would be willing to have students participate through the asynchronous Pro/Con Debate Challenge event. The event requires that a student submits a recording of no more than 10 minutes of them reading a pro case and a con case on the same topic. More information will be found on the Pro/Con Debate Challenge tab on the public tabroom page.

Dates and Times

Day 1

Friday, March 14, 2025

3:15pm-9:30pm

Day 2

Saturday, March 15, 2025

8:00am - 7:00pm

Tentative Schedule

LD/PF Day 1: Friday, March 14

Round 1 - 4:00-5:00

Round 2 - 5:15-6:15

Dinner Break

Round 3 - 7:00-8:00

Round 4 - 8:30-9:30

LD/PF Day 2: Saturday, March 15

Round 5 - 8:00 - 9:00

Round 6 - 9:30 - 10:30

Doubles/Run-Off 11:15 - 12:15

Octos/Lunch1:00 - 3:00

Quarters 3:30 - 4:30

Semis 4:45 - 5:45

Finals 6:00 - 7:00

Awards - ASAP

Congress Day 1: Friday, March 14

Session 1 - 4:00-6:15

Dinner Break

Session 2 - 7:00-9:15

Congress Day 2: Saturday, March 15

Session 3 8:00-10:15

Finals 11:00-1:00

Lunch 1:00-2:00

Finals 2:00-4:00

Awards: ASAP

Hospitality and Concessions

Competitors: A concession stand will be open for dinner on Friday and for lunch on Sunday. A menu will be posted to the tournament website in early 2025.

Coaches and Judges: District 211 will provide dinner on Friday, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday.

Registration will open on Tuesday, January 7th, at http://ihsa.tabroom.com

Events & Topics

Lincoln-Douglas Debate - NSDA March/April topic

Public Forum Debate - NSDA March topic

Congressional Debate - Proposed by competitors

Pro/Con Debate Challenge (asynchronous) - Refer to Pro/Con Debate Challenge email

Entry Fees

Lincoln-Douglas Debate - $30 per entry

Public Forum Debate - $30 per entry

Congressional Debate - $25 per entry

Pro/Con Debate Challenge - $20 per entry

Lincoln-Douglas & Public Forum

1. All judges will be required to submit a paradigm. Any school that does not have a paradigm submitted will be unable to enter strikes.

2. As we have been doing at our invitational tournaments, all records will be released throughout the tournament. When the next round is paired, the results of the previous round will be released.

3. The tournament will consist of 6 preliminary rounds, single-flighted with one judge. Any team with a record of 4-2 or better will clear to elimination rounds. If our numbers are similar to past years, we anticipate this will mean breaking to a partial double-octofinal round. Any student or team that advances to elimination rounds will receive an award.

Congress

1. We will hold a semi-final round if we have 64 or more entries. If we are under 64, then we will break straight to a final round.

2. Each school may bring up to 10 competitors.

3. Legislation will be due on January 31st.

Hotel Information

We have not found a hotel willing to block out rooms for us for just one night. However, the following hotels are a short drive away from Schaumburg High School:

Chicago Marriott Schaumburg

50 N Martingale Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chicago Schaumburg

40 N Martingale Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Best Western Schaumburg – O’Hare NW

1730 E Higgins Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Quality Inn Schaumburg - Chicago near the Mall

600 N Martingale Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Comfort Inn Chicago Schaumburg - O'Hare Airport

1300 E Higgins Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Four Points by Sheraton Chicago Schaumburg

1100 E Higgins Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago Schaumburg

700 National Pkwy

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Hilton Garden Inn Schaumburg

1191 Woodfield Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60173

Radisson Hotel Schaumburg

1550 N Roselle Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60195

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Schaumburg, IL

1401 N Roselle Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60195

Wingate by Wyndham Schaumburg

50 Remington Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173