Virginia District Qualifier

for the 2024 National Tournament

TENTATIVE Schedule 2024 (revised 2/8)

Please know that this is a tentative schedule. Be flexible! There's a lot of working parts...

Friday

8 am Doors will open- Congress meet in library

8:30 am Congress begins (Parlis and Judges will meet briefly before)

12:00pm Break/Lunch (pizza for all)

3:30pm Congress Ends, Concessions become available in Open Commons

Debate arrives 3pm

Students to Closed Commons, Adults to Library

3:45pm Debate Judges Meeting (Library)

4:00pm Debate Round #1

5:00pm Speech Judges Meeting (Library) * Extemp Draw

(Judges should wait for double entered extemp students as needed)

5:30pm Speech Round #1

6:00pm Dinner Arrives (for all)

Concessions available in Open Common

7:00pm Debate Round #2

8:30pm Speech Round #2 *8:00pm Extemp Draw

Saturday

8:00am Doors open- Light breakfast Available in Concessions

Judges Hospitality Open- in kitchen

Debate Judges Meeting (new arrivals)

8:30am Debate Round #3

9:30am Speech Judges Meeting (new arrivals) *9:00am Extemp Draw

10:00am Speech Round #3

11:30am Debate Round #4

12:00pm Lunch Arrives for students (pizza)

Lunch Available for adults (Hospitality/kitchen, potato bar)

1:00pm Speech Finals (Tentative Awards in Closed Common 3pm)

2:30pm Debate Elim #1

4:00pm Debate Elim #2

4:30pm Dinner Available for adults (Hospitality/kitchen, baked pasta)

5:30pm Debate Elim #3 (Tentative Awards in Closed Commons 7:30pm)