East Iowa District Tournament

2025 — IA/US

East Iowa District Qualifier

for the 2025 National Tournament
IE & Debate
CR Kennedy HS
Cedar Rapids, IA
Fri 2/14 Sat 2/15 BQ DI DUO HI INF IX LD OO CX POI PF USX
Congress
Grinnell HS
Grinnell, IA
Sat 2/22 Sat 2/22 HSE SEN

Extemp Topic Areas

2025 Topic Areas

  • International Extemp
    • Americas & Caribbean
    • Africa & Southwest Asia
    • East Asia, Central Asia, & Oceania
    • Energy, Environment, & Global Health
    • Europe
    • Global Conflicts & International Organizations
  • United States Extemp
    • Business, Economics, & Industry
    • Energy, Environment, & Natural Disasters
    • Foreign Policy & National Security
    • Healthcare, Immigration, & Social Issues
    • Politics & Democracy
    • The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, & Legal Controversies



For reference
, here is what the topic areas were for last year.

2024 Topic Areas

US Extemp

  1. US Politics & Elections
  2. US Economics, Business, & Industry
  3. US Energy & Environment
  4. US Foreign Policy & National Security
  5. US Supreme Court & Legal Issues
  6. US Education, Healthcare, & Social Issues

International Extemp

  1. Americas & Caribbean
  2. Asia & Pacific
  3. Southwest Asia & North Africa
  4. Sub-Saharan Africa
  5. Europe
  6. Global Environmental & Humanitarian Issues

Also to note, we will not be using the pilot rule to allow a notecard to present in Extemp. Students should present with no notes.