Alief ISD Middle School District Tournament
2021 — Houston, TX/US
Tournament Schedule (Revised on December 1, 2021)
All Events Except World Schools Debate
8:00-9:30 |
Section A Prelims |
9:30-11:00 |
Section B Prelims; Congressional Debate Prelims |
11:00-12:30 |
Section C Prelims; Congressional Debate Prelims (Continued) |
12:30-2:00 |
Section A Finals |
2:00-3:30 |
Section B Finals; Congressional Debate Finals |
3:30-5:00 |
Section C Finals; Congressional Debate Finals (Continued) |
5:15 |
Students will meet with representatives from the high school speech programs. |
6:00 |
Awards Ceremony |
Section A: Duet Improvisation, Impromptu Speaking, Musical Theatre, Original Oratory, Solo Acting (Dramatic/Humorous)
Section B: Duet Acting, Lip Sync, Prose, Solo Improvisation
Section C: Pantomime, Poetry, Readers Theater, Storytelling
Students can enter two events per section. Students in Congressional Debate and World Schools Debate cannot enter events in sections B and C.
World Schools Debate
9:30-10:30 |
Round 1—Topic Release and Preparation Time |
10:30-11:30 |
Round 1—Impromptu Motion |
11:30-12:30 |
Round 2—Prepared Motion This House would expand the size of the United States House of Representatives. |
2:00-3:00 |
Round 3—Prepared Motion This House would expand the size of the United States House of Representatives. (Teams will debate the side they didn’t debate in round 2.) |
3:15-4:15 |
Finals—Topic Release and Preparation Time |
4:15-5:15 |
Finals—Impromptu Motion |