Golden Desert District Tournament
2025 — NV/US
Golden Desert District Qualifier
for the 2025 National Tournament
Debate
at
Advanced Technologies Academy (A-TECH),
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 7–8
HSE
SEN
CX
LD
PF
Speech
at
Rancho High School,
Las Vegas, NV
Apr 4–5
DI
DUO
HI
INF
IX
OO
POI
USX
Qualification Levels
Qualification Levels
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Speech & Non-Congress Debate:
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We must have 2+ schools competing in any event in order to qualify competitors.
- There must be a minimum of 4 competitors in an event in order to qualify competitors.
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4-9 entries= 2 National Qualifiers
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10-49 entries= 3 National Qualifiers
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50+ entries= 4 National Qualifiers
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Congressional Debate:
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Senate: A minimum of 6 schools and 10 competitors must participate in the Senate in order to qualify 2 Senators.
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Each school may enter up to 2 senators.
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To count as an entry in Senate, the competitor must speak at least once during the first round of competition.
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House: A minimum of 16 students must be represented in the House.
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16-29 entries= 2 National Qualifiers
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30-58= 4 National Qualifiers
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59-87= 6 National Qualifiers
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88-116= 7 National Qualifiers
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To count as an entry in Congress, the competitor must speak at least once during the first round of competition.