50th Clear Lake Falcon Classic IQT

2025 — Houston, TX/US

WiFi Access:
After 2:35pm on Friday, there will be a separate network for non-CCISD devices to connect to. The network is CCISD-Debate and the password is Debate2025!

The Clear Lake High School Speech & Debate team welcomes you to the 50th Annual Clear Lake Falcon Classic, held this year on September 5th and 6th, 2025. We will be offering debate events on Friday and Saturday, and all IE's will be held on Saturday only. We are proud to serve as a Texas Forensic Association Invitational Qualifying Tournament, and are bringing back our TOC Congress bid.

With warm regards,
Taryn Gonzalez,
Director of Speech & Debate,
Clear Lake HS

Julia Kongthalath and Cathryn Wu,
Team Co-Presidents,
Clear Lake HS

Olivia Jin,
Vice President - Tournament
Clear Lake HS

The following topics will be debated:

  • Cross-Examination Debate will use the current 2025-2026 NSDA CX topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

  • Lincoln-Douglas Debate (both divisions – we will not be using the novice topic) will use the 2025-2026 September/October LD topic: Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, plea bargaining is just.

  • Public Forum Debate (both divisions) will use the 2025-2026 September/October PF topic: Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.

  • Congressional Debate will utilize Direct Questioning in all rounds the following legislation from the TFA Fall 2025 Legislative docket:

  • Prelims will be following the scaffold Prelims order : 13, 15, 14, 12, 11

  • Semis (if numbers warrant) will be following the scaffold order of: 25, 24, 21, 23, 22

  • Finals will be following the scaffold in the order of: 17, 16, 19, 18, 20

  • World Schools Debate will debate the following motions:

  • Round 1: This House regrets the rise of surge pricing.

  • Round2: This House regrets the rise of surge pricing.(switch sides from R1)

  • Round 3: Impromptu

  • Finals: This House, as a democratic government, would ban political advertising on social media platforms.
Locations
Clear Lake HS
Contacts
Taryn Gonzalez
General
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Circuits
TFA – Texas Forensic Association TOC-UK – Tournament of Champions Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 CST
Tournament Dates Sep 5 to Sep 6 2025
Registration Opens Wed Jul 9 at 7:00 AM
Registration Closes Tue Sep 2 at 4:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Sep 2 at 4:00 PM
Judge Information Due Tue Sep 2 at 4:00 PM
Drop online until Wed Sep 3 at 4:00 PM
Change fees apply after Fri Sep 5 at 12:00 AM
A-POI Entry Deadline Mon Sep 1 at 6:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.