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Debate Topics - Qualifying and Novice Debate will be using the current January/February topics.

Public Forum: "Resolved: The People’s Republic of China should substantially reduce its international extraction of natural resources."

Lincoln Douglas: "Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral."

Championship Debate will be using the March topics to help prepare for the OSSAA Regional Tournament and the NSDA District Tournament.

Public Forum: "Resolved: The United States federal government should ban corporate acquisition of single-family residences."

Lincoln-Douglas: "Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention."

Dates

February 20-21

Location

Deer Creek High School

6101 NW 206th St.

Edmond, OK 73012

Entry

Entries should be made through Tabroom.com. Entries are due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday February 18. Drops, adds and changes made after 5:00 PM on Wednesday, February 18th can incur nuisance fees.

Classes

• 5A, 6A, CHAMPS and Novice.

Deadlines

• Event Entries are due by 5:00PM Wednesday, February 18th(This is later due to many schools being out Monday for President's Day)

• Changes are due by 5:00PM Thursday, February 19th. (After this, contact the director).

• Judge Entries are due by 5:00PM Wednesday, February 18th.

Rules

• We will be following the rules set forth in the 25-26 OSSAA Speech/Debate Manual

Fees

• Entry fees are:

• $10 per team debate entry

• $5 per Lincoln Douglas entry

• $8 per Duet or Duo entry

• $4 each for all other entries.

• Please refer to the OSSAA manual for nuisance fees.

Judges

• All debate judges should be entered in the appropriate judge group (CX or LD/PF) even if they are also available to judge speech.

• Please make sure every judge has an accurate phone number

• When entering judges, you may specify what times they are available

• Judge requirements are as per the OSSAA manual are:

• 1 judge per 2 CX entries or portion thereof

• 1 judge per 4 LD/PF entries or portion thereof

• 1 judge per 12 speech/acting entries or portion thereof.

Debate Topics - Qualifying and Novice Debate will be using the current January/February topics. Championship Debate will be using the March topics to help prepare for the OSSAA Regional Tournament and the NSDA District Tournament.