East Iowa District Tournament
2025 — IA/US
East Iowa District Qualifier
for the 2025 National Tournament
IE & Debate
at
CR Kennedy HS,
Cedar Rapids, IA
Feb 14–15
CX
LD
PF
DI
DUO
HI
INF
IX
OO
POI
USX
Congress
at
Grinnell HS,
Grinnell, IA
Feb 22
HSE
SEN
Extemp Topic Areas
2025 Topic Areas
- International Extemp
- Americas & Caribbean
- Africa & Southwest Asia
- East Asia, Central Asia, & Oceania
- Energy, Environment, & Global Health
- Europe
- Global Conflicts & International Organizations
- United States Extemp
- Business, Economics, & Industry
- Energy, Environment, & Natural Disasters
- Foreign Policy & National Security
- Healthcare, Immigration, & Social Issues
- Politics & Democracy
- The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, & Legal Controversies
For reference, here is what the topic areas were for last year.
2024 Topic Areas
US Extemp
- US Politics & Elections
- US Economics, Business, & Industry
- US Energy & Environment
- US Foreign Policy & National Security
- US Supreme Court & Legal Issues
- US Education, Healthcare, & Social Issues
International Extemp
- Americas & Caribbean
- Asia & Pacific
- Southwest Asia & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Europe
- Global Environmental & Humanitarian Issues
Also to note, we will not be using the pilot rule to allow a notecard to present in Extemp. Students should present with no notes.