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V. Sue Cleveland High School

“Eye of the Storm” Speech & Debate Invitational

When: December 5-6, 2025

Where: In Person at Cleveland High School, 4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE, Rio Rancho, NM

Registration Deadline: November 28, 3:00 pm

Entry Fees: $10 per single entry, $20 for team events (PF, Policy, etc.)

Judging Obligations: Each school is required to provide 1 judge per every 4 debate entries and 1 judge per every 4 speech entries. Judges should be entered in Tabroom by their coaches or they can register via the public sign-up feature. Please ensure that time constraints and affiliations are noted; otherwise, it will be assumed that judges are available for the duration of the tournament. If you have judges who are only available for 1-2 rounds, please try to provide another with opposite availability so that we can ensure that all rounds are covered.

Events Offered:

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Public Forum Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Policy Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Program Oral Interpretation

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

United States Extemporaneous

International Extemporaneous

Impromptu Speaking

*We will attempt to have Novice and Varsity divisions for debate, but divisions are subject to collapse based on the number of entries in each.

*V. Sue Cleveland students will participate and be eligible for awards.

The tournament defines novice and varsity as follows:

Varsity: A student who competed in 8 or more rounds of speech or debate in the previous school year, has attended the National Speech & Debate Tournament, or has broken into an elimination round at the State or District tournament will be considered varsity. If one person on a CX, PF, or Duo team meets the standards of Varsity, the team must be registered as Varsity.

Novice: A student who has not competed before the current school year, competed in less than 8 speech or debate rounds last school year, and is not disqualified through other criteria will be considered novice. If one student in a CX, PF, or Duo team qualifies as Varsity, the team must compete as Varsity.

Double Entry: A student may double-enter in a maximum of two speech events and one debate event. If double-entered in speech events, it is the student’s responsibility to report to the judges of said events and establish that they are double-entered and will need to adjust speaker order accordingly.