Welcome

Welcome to the Tiger’s Roar Invitational!
November 22, 2025

Dear Speech and Debate Friends,

We are thrilled (and slightly terrified) to welcome you to the Tiger’s Roar Invitational at our school! It’s been a few years since we’ve hosted a tournament, so we kindly ask that you be gentle with us—we’re dusting off the timers, recharging the walkie-talkies, and trying to remember how to spell “extemporaneous.”

This tournament is our way of roaring back into the circuit, and we couldn’t be more excited to kick off Thanksgiving Break with a full day of passionate speeches, fierce debates, and hopefully only minor printer malfunctions.

We want every student, coach, and judge to have a fantastic experience. Our goal is to create a welcoming, well-run, and slightly caffeinated environment where everyone feels supported and celebrated. If you bring judges, we will use them. All of them. Seriously. If your grandma once judged a pie contest, we’ll take her.

So pack your arguments, your affirmatives, your negatives, and your best tournament spirit—we can’t wait to see you on November 22!

The Schedule will be as follows:

Pattern A - HI, DX, FX, Poetry, Duet, Impromptu

Pattern B - OO, INFO, DI, POI, Prose, Duo

7:30-8:00 Registration

8:00 am - Rd 1 Pattern A, Rd 1 LD, CX, Congress Prelims

9:45 am - Rd 1 Pattern B

10:00 am - Rd 2 LD, CX

11:30 am - Rd 2 Pattern A

12:00 pm - Rd 3 LD, CX

1:15 pm - Rd 2 Pattern B, Congress Finals

2:30 pm - Semis LD, CX

3:00 pm - Finals Pattern A

4:00 pm - Finals LD

4:30 pm - Finals Pattern B, Finals CX

• Debate:

• LD: Topic “Resolved: The United States ought to rewild substantial tracts of land.”

• CX: CX Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

• Congress: Using TFA Docket. Prelims Bills 1-5. Finals Bills 6-10.

With roaring enthusiasm,
The Tiger’s Roar Tournament Team