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** Results/Standings **

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We are excited to invite WISDAA member middle + high schools to participate in our State Debate Festival. Please consult "Results/Standings" above. At least one member of each entry (team of 3-5 students) must have achieved State Qualification.

Debate Categories & Entry Fees

• World Schools Debate (3-5 students* = an entry); $15/entry
  in a Worlds round, 3 students may speak
  

All schools are expected to provide adjudicators; please see Adjudicators section below regarding fees for uncovered adjudicators.

Topics

• Congressional legislation will be posted to the right by March 15.
• Impromptu topic area:same-gender schools
• Prepared motion: This house would require state teacher and administrator licensure at private schools accepting vouchers in Wisconsin.

Rules for Evidence

Impromptu Round

• During the prep period, students on each team (3-5 students) will collaborate to handwrite speeches based on their prior research but are NOT allowed to utilize ANY resources (neither paper nor digital) besides an encyclopedia and/or dictionary and should be relying on reading and research they have done previously.
• During the Debate: teams may not use any outside resources (no printed nor digital resources) besides a dictionary and encyclopedia; they may bring and utilize their own hand prepared notes created in the one-hour prep period.

Prepared Motion Round

• Teams are ONLY allowed to use their hand-written and printed notes along with a dictionary and encyclopedia; they may NOT use the internet to research DURING the round; they are NOT allowed to read speeches off the computer (if they can, this opens the door to AI).
• (Online) Computers should ONLY be used to access the video conference platform and NOT be used to research or utilized to show a script for a speech.

Adjudicators & Uncovered Adjudicator Fees

Each school should provide adjudicators (judges) equivalent to the number of entries (or fraction thereof) participating. Those requirements are:

• Congressional: 1 adjudicator per 6 entries or fraction thereof
• Worlds: 1 adjudicator per 2 entries or fraction thereof

Uncovered adjudicator slots will be assessed a $200 fee per adjudicator.

Congressional Schedule

** Each team must have a representative present at check-in.

Schedule

** Each team must have a representative present at check-in.

Awards

Medals for each student on a Worlds team: 3 Wins = Gold; 2 Wins = Silver; 1 Win = Bronze; Participant = Copper

Medals for each Congressional Debater: 5.5-6.0 average = Gold; 5.0-5.49 average = Silver; 4.0-4.99 average = Bronze; Participant = Copper