Welcome to District IV Debate! This year the tournament will be held at Wood River High School. Please consider the following while planning your registration:

1. No school may enter more than sixteen (16) entries in the district tournament. (A Policy team, a Public Forum team, an LD debater and/or a Congressional debater each constitute one entry). No school may enter more than eight (8) LD entries, eight (8) policy entries, eight (8) public forum entries or eight (8) congressional entries.
2. Topics will be the February PF topic, January/February LD topic, and the 2023-2024 NFHS Policy topic. Congress legislation is on the tab on the right.

District Debate Schedule

Check in and judge meeting- 9:30

We will run everything single flighted if we are able, and that will change the proposed schedule.

LD Schedule:

LD Round One- 10:00 AM - 11:45 PM (double flight)

LD Round Two- 11:45-12:30 (single flight)

LD Round Three- 12:30-2:00 (double flight)

LD Round Four- 2:00-3:00 (single flight)

LD Round Five- 3:00-5:00 (double flight)

Awards- ASAP

PF Schedule:

PF Round One- 10:00 AM - 11:45 PM (double flight)

PF Round Two- 11:45-1:15 (double flight)

PF Round Three- 1:15-2:00 (single flight)

PF Round Four- 2:00-3:45 (double flight)

PF Round Five- 3:45-5:00 (single flight)

Awards- ASAP

Congress Schedule:

Congress Session One 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Lunch (Congress) 12:30-1:15

Congress Session Two 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Awards- ASAP