Louisiana District Tournament
2021 — LA/US
Louisiana District Qualifier
for the 2021 National Tournament
Special Awards
Top 5 Point Earner
Each year we recognize the students in our district who have accumulated the most number of points in the honor society. No nominations are needed. We will send plaques to the top 5 after the District Tournament.
Student of the Year
The District Student of the Year award is presented to a graduating senior in each district who best represents the tenets of the Association’s Code of Honor: integrity, respect, humility, leadership, and service. Nominees must also demonstrate strong academic credentials and a commitment to the speech and debate community. Each year, six students who win the district award are selected as finalists for the William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year award.
Nomination forms are available at https://www.speechanddebate.org/student-of-the-year-nomination-form/
Assistant Coach of the Year
The National Speech & Debate Association's Assistant Coach of the Year recognizes an exemplary high school coach serving at an NSDA member school.
Each District Committee may award a District Assistant Coach of the Year to a deserving member coach in their district, and from those district-level award winners, a National Assistant Coach of the Year is selected.
To be eligible for nomination, a high school coach must:
- Currently work as an assistant high school speech/debate coach in a National Speech & Debate Association member school (each school may determine its own definition of assistant coach).
- Plan to continue working as a high school speech/debate coach (as either an assistant or an advisor) next year at an NSDA member school.
- Agree to be nominated.
- If selected as the winner, be able to participate in the National Speech & Debate Tournament, held June 16-21, 2019, and/or be present to accept the award on Thursday, June 20, in Dallas, Texas.
Nominees must be coaches who:
- Are known for their adherence to the National Speech & Debate Association’s Coaches Code of Ethics.
- Encourage speech and debate education through active support of curricular and/or co-curricular programming.
- Foster cooperation between the speech and debate program and the rest of the school, showcasing students and their achievements with administrators, school board members, and the community at-large.
- Lead a continuing dialogue with students, parents, faculty, and staff members to sustain and grow speech and debate participation.
- Encourage team spirit and play an active role in the speech and debate program.
- Demonstrate leadership and exemplify committed support to the speech and debate program’s livelihood.
- Advocate for speech and debate activities within the school and the community at-large.
As part of the district-level nomination process, nominators will be asked to provide a nomination letter and basic contact information using the online form. Coaches may be nominated by their students, their fellow coaches, team parents, and/or community members. Coaches may not nominate themselves. Submitted nominations will be provided to district chairs for review by their committees.
From the submitted coaches, each District Committee will select their District Assistant Coach of the Year. The district-level award winners will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of members of the National Speech & Debate Association Board of Directors, Hall of Fame, and the Executive Director.
The National Assistant Coach of the Year will be recognized in Rostrum and online. Nominees and finalists may be recognized in Rostrum or through other publications. All nominees and nominators must consent to the use of any nomination materials including photos in NSDA publications.
Nomination Forms are available at https://www.speechanddebate.org/assistant-coach-of-the-year-nomination-form/
New Coach of the Year
The National Speech & Debate Association’s New Coach of the Year recognizes an exemplary high school coach who is in their first year of NSDA membership.
Each District Committee may award a District New Coach of the Year to a deserving member coach in their district, and from those district-level award winners, a National New Coach of the Year is selected.
To be eligible for nomination, a high school coach must:
- Currently work as a high school speech/debate coach in a National Speech & Debate Association member school.
- Have a coaching merit date on or after July 1, 2018.
- Plan to continue working as a high school speech/debate coach next year at an NSDA member school.
- Agree to be nominated.
- If selected as the winner, be able to participate in the National Speech & Debate Tournament, held June 16-21, 2019, and/or be present to accept the award on Thursday, June 20, in Dallas, Texas.
Nominees must be coaches who:
- Are known for their adherence to the National Speech & Debate Association’s Coaches Code of Ethics.
- Encourage speech and debate education through active support of curricular and/or co-curricular programming.
- Foster cooperation between the speech and debate program and the rest of the school, showcasing students and their achievements with administrators, school board members, and the community at-large.
- Lead a continuing dialogue with students, parents, faculty, and staff members to sustain and grow speech and debate participation.
- Encourage team spirit and play an active role in the speech and debate program.
- Demonstrate leadership and exemplify committed support to the speech and debate program’s livelihood.
- Advocate for speech and debate activities within the school and the community at-large.
As part of the district-level nomination process, nominators will be asked to provide a nomination letter and basic contact information using the online form. Coaches may be nominated by their students, their fellow coaches, team parents, and/or community members. Coaches may not nominate themselves. Submitted nominations will be provided to district chairs for review by their committees.
From the submitted coaches, each District Committee will select their District New Coach of the Year. The district-level award winners will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of members of the National Speech & Debate Association Board of Directors, Hall of Fame, and the Executive Director.
The National New Coach of the Year will be recognized in Rostrum and online. Nominees and finalists may be recognized in Rostrum or through other publications. All nominees and nominators must consent to the use of any nomination materials including photos in NSDA publications.
Nomination forms are available at https://www.speechanddebate.org/new-coach-of-the-year-nomination-form/
Volunteer of the Year
The District Volunteer of the Year Award showcases an individual who has given extraordinary time and talents to the mission of meaningfully involving more students in speech and debate.
Prerequisites: To be considered, individuals do not need to have competed in speech and debate. Individuals must have made a profound impact on the district and/or community within the previous calendar year.
Nomination Process: Any National Speech & Debate Association member coach or student may submit a nomination by completing the form/emailing the selection committee.
Selection Process: Upon receiving the awards nominations, the Awards Committee will meet to select a winner from among the nominations submitted. If a member of the Awards Committee would like to nominate an individual, they must complete the nomination process by the deadline.
No nomination forms. If you wish to submit a nomination for this award, please email the nominating letter to gregmalis@newmanschool.org
Please submit nominations via NSDA website for Student of the Year, Assistant Coach of the Year, New Coach of the Year by Friday, March 12 at 3 pm. Please submit nominations via email for Volunteer of the Year by Friday, March 12 at 3 pm.