Belvidere North Blue Thunder Invitational

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Welcome to our eighth invitational! We are so excited to have you and look forward to having a day of spirited competition.

PF Topic: Resolved: The People’s Republic of China should substantially reduce its international extraction of natural resources.

LD Topic: Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.

Cost: 30.00 per entry; entries are capped at 3 per division with a waitlist, and I will let teams off as we have space.

Awards will be given to the top 5 speakers and places in each division.

Tentative Tournament Schedule

Tournament Address:

Belvidere North High School

Belvidere, IL 61008

Judges are obligated for the entire tournament, please do not leave campus.

There will not be concessions, but pizza will be available for coaches to purchase ahead of time. Food for judges will be provided.

Disclosure is allowed in all events. The tabroom will release decisions, records, and ballots after rounds 2, 3, and 4. Errors may be corrected. For example: If the ballot says, “ I voted for the Pro,” but the judge awarded the Con team the victory. Matters of interpretation will not be considered. Judges’ decisions are final.

Please mark any new judges as NEW in the notes, and varsity debaters may judge novices, but you need to mark them in the notes as students.