Schedule Overview

Note: All information is tentative and subject to change. Times are shown in ET.

TUESDAY • JUNE 19
Middle school registration will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Revolution Live adjacent to America’s Backyard in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

WEDNESDAY • JUNE 20
Middle school competition begins Wednesday at Everglades HS and Glades MS. Rounds begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until 6:00 p.m. Time has been built in for lunch.

THURSDAY • JUNE 21
Middle school competition continues Thursday at Everglades HS and Glades MS. Rounds begin at 8:00 a.m. and last until 7:00 p.m. Time has been built in for lunch.

FRIDAY • JUNE 22
Starting at 8:00 a.m., final rounds of Speech, Policy, WSD, and Congress, as well as semifinal and final rounds of Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum, will be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. The middle school awards assembly will commence at 4:00 p.m. followed by the high school awards assembly at 6:30 p.m., where the middle school circle of champions will be recognized on the high school stage!

 
Note: Online registration opens in February 2018. As a reminder, only school-based members are allowed to enter the Middle School National Tournament. For any club or organization that does not currently have a school-based membership, the NSDA is eager to work with you to create school-based speech and debate teams. Please contact info@speechanddebate.org for more information.