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
- US Politics & Elections
- US Economics, Business, & Industry
- US Energy & Environment
- US Foreign Policy & National Security
- US Supreme Court & Legal Issues
- US Education, Healthcare, & Social Issues
International Extemp
- Americas & Caribbean
- Asia & Pacific
- Southwest Asia & North Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Europe
- 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.