PISD Middle School City Championship
2026 — Plano, TX/US
TOPICS
Public Forum Debate
Resolved: The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union.
Congress
Round 1: AI & Ecuador
Semis: Lithium & AI
Finals: Ecuador & Lithium
Extemp categories
IX: Oceania
Round 1: Social Issues in Oceania
Round 2/Semis: Politics in Oceania
Finals: Economy of Oceania
USX: Space, Science and Technology
Round 1: STEM Education & Workforce
Round 2/Semis: Space
Finals: Earth & Ocean Science
World School Debate
Round 1:
This House supports the use of de-extinction technology.
Info Slide: Last year American-based Colossal Biosciences announced that they had “de-extincted” the dire wolf. Created from a combination of preserved DNA and gene editing technology, the dire wolf puppies represent the first in a growing attempt to bring back lost species through modern technology.
Round 2: the other side of the Round 1 topic
Round 3: IMPROMPTU (announced at 2:30, debate at 3:30)
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Resolved: The United States military ought to abide by the principle of non-intervention.