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Iowa Speech and Debate Teams are invited to the 2026 Iowa High School Forensic League State Tournament on March 5th, 6th, and 7th at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa! We anticipate continuing the excellent history of competition in the state as we crown a new crop of State Champions.

Schedule: The schedule can be found here. Room and judge constraints will require us to be flexible, please check back frequently. We will do our best to update any major schedule changes!

Topics: A reminder that the IHSFL Tournament uses the NSDA February Topics, despite being in March.

Taco Thursday: As in years past, there will be a Taco Bar available for students on Thursday night!

Coaches Conference: The committee is pleased to announce the return of the Coaches Conference, a breakfast for head coaches on Friday morning. This working breakfast is intended to allow all of the coaches in the state to be in one place to discuss any issues that may affect all of us. If you are planning to host a tournament in the 2026/2027 School Year, please make every effort to attend the luncheon and please do your best to have a couple of dates in mind. Our hope is that we will be able to outline a tournament schedule for next year at the luncheon so that programs can make travel and competition choices as soon as possible!

Please RSVP with your intent to attend the Coaches Conference

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to any member of the committee!

Jeremy Fitzpatrick, Johnston High School (jeremy.fitzpatrick@johnston.k12.ia.us)

Lydia Cowins, Des Moines Christian (lydiamagic1@gmail.com)

Sam Juhl, East High School (Samuel.Juhl@dmschools.org)

Parker Klyn, Roosevelt High School (parker.klyn@dmschools.org)

Simon Sheaff, Dowling Catholic High School (ssheaff@dowlingcatholic.org)