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Skyline Grizzly Growl 2026

Hello! Welcome to the 2026 Skyline High School's Grizzly Growl. This year we will be offering.

HI, DI, DUO, POI, OO, INFORM, PANEL, RADIO, RETOLD, SALES, ADS, CA, EXTEMP, IMPROMPTU, and Spontaneous Argument as well as Open and Novice divisions of Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum. We will also have a Congressional Debate and World Schools.

Students may enter up to two speech events, but may not enter in multiple draw events (RADIO, RETOLD, EXTEMP, PANEL).

Judge Requirements

Schools will need 1 judge for every 6 Congress entries, 4 LD/PF entries, 2 Worlds entries, 5 Speech entries.

Congress Legislation

Student legislation is due January 28th . Please send 2 submissions to gaingarr@sd91.organd clarify which you would like in a prelims docket and which you would like in a Super's Docket.

The student docket can be found here

After compiling the main docket will be given priority however an extension supplemental docket, it can be found here

Panel Topics

1. How should Idahoans respond to recent changes the Idaho legislature made to SNAP programs?
2. How should Idaho respond to educational funding changes as a result of waivers for charter schools?
3. Is a country or organization ever justified in the removal of another countries' officials?
4. What should be done to increase access to health care in rural areas?

Spontaneous Argumentation (SPAR)

Students will draw three "spontaneous argument topics". One student will select which of the three topics to debate and the other will select the side. The side that is listed first, speaks first. Students are to be given 1 minute of prep time to prepare their side upon the selection of their topic The format is as follows

1st Affirmative Constructive: 1 minute

1st Negative Constructive: 1 minute

Crossfire (both students ask and answer questions): 1 minute

1st Aff Rebuttal: 1 minute

1st Neg Rebuttal: 1 minute

Aff Final speech: 30 seconds

Neg final speech: 30 seconds

1 minute prep time per speaker

*Please note that, as the host school, I reserve the right to combine or drop events if there is a low number of entries. Schools will be notified a week prior to the tournament of any drops or event changes.

The schedule will be as follows :

Schedule

This is a tentative schedule. Changes are possible.

Friday

10:30- 11:00 Registration

11:15 Judges Meeting

11:30 Speech Round 1

1:00 Speech Round 2

2:30 Speech Round 3

4:00 Debate Round 1

6:00 Debate Round 2

8:00 Speech Finals

Saturday

9:30 Debate Round 3

11:30 Debate Round 4

1:30 Debate Round 5

3:45 Debate Quarters

5:00 Debate Semis

6:00 Awards

7:00 Debate Finals

World Schools Schedule

Friday

4:00 Worlds Rounds 1(prepared)

5:30 Worlds Round 2 impromptu prep

6:30 Worlds Round 2 (impromptu)

Saturday

9:30-11:30 Worlds Round 3 Prepared

11:30-12:30 Worlds Round 4 (impromptu prep)

12:30-2 Worlds Round 4 (impromptu)

2:00-3:30 Worlds Round 5 Prepared

4-5:30 Worlds Finals (prepared)

6pm Awards

Congress Schedule

Friday

4:00 - 7:30 Session 1

Saturday

9:30 - 1:15 Session 2

1:45 - 5:30 Supers

6pm Awards