Barkley Forum for High Schools

2024 — Atlanta, GA/US

Schedule Information

Full schedules are posted on tabroom in a separate link. Locations are subject to change.

The Opening Awards Ceremony will be virtual and distributed prior to the start of competition. We will hear from Georgia Speaker of the Year U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, announce the Melissa Maxcy Wade Social Justice Award recipient, and honor the new inductees into the Gold Key Society.

All schools should check in on tabroom by 11:00 a.m. EST on Friday, January 26th. Online registration/check-in will open on Thursday, January 25th at 7:00 p.m.

Pelham Debates ONLY will start on campus at 1:30 on Friday, 1/26; they will be responsible for paying for parking.

All other events (besides Pelham Debates): please do not arrive on the Emory campus earlier than 4:00 on January 26th, when we have permission to park on campus. Rounds for all other events except Speech will start at or around 4:30 on the Emory campus. Speech events will start at 6:30.

The final awards assembly is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28th in the Emory Student Center.