Triad Knight's Joust 2025

Triad High School Knight’s Joust 2025

The Triad High School Debate Team would like to invite you to participate in the 5th annual Knight’s Joust Invitational on Saturday, October 25th, 2025. This will be a five round Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas tournament open to all debaters new and experienced alike. We look forward to seeing you there!

PF Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.

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

Divisions: Depending on entries, we hope to offer novice, junior varsity, and varsity competition. (Likely the JV & Varsity divisions will be collapsed, but will be awarded separate) Novice: Debaters in their first year of debate (No Seniors!) Junior Varsity: Debaters in their 1st or 2nd year of debate. (First year seniors go here). Varsity: 2+ years of debate experience.

Fees: $20 per debater in LD; $20 per team in PF. Please make checks payable to Triad High School: Debate Team

Judging: Each participating school is required to bring at least one judge for every two teams or fraction thereof in each division (PF or LD). Please make sure that all judges are familiar with the style of debate they are scheduled to judge. Varsity/JV judges must be 18 years of age or older and cannot be currently enrolled in high school. You may bring high school varsity debaters to judge the novice debates. Please indicate first-year-out judges and student judges as part of your registration. Also, please make sure to explain to your students the importance of teaching the novices during these rounds.
ALL JUDGES MUST HAVE A TABROOM ACCOUNT AND DEVICE.

Trophies: Awards will be given to the top 5 teams in each division and speaker awards will be given to the top 5 speakers in each division.

Registration: Registration can be found on triad.tabroom.com

Registration closes on Friday, October 24th, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Coaches may order pizza for their team through tabroom during the registration process.

Location: Triad High School

703 E. US HWY 40

Troy, IL 62294

Contact Info: kyle.garrett@tcusd2.org

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Disclosing: Judges are permitted to disclose the result of the round. Judges should ask debaters if they are comfortable with hearing the decision of their round prior to giving a reason for decision. Debaters who do not wish to hear the decision may leave the room. Please keep all feedback and disclosure brief to keep the tournament running on time.

Tentative Tournament Schedule