Important Info

Deadlines

Entry Deadline is Tuesday, August 25th by 4 PM. (This includes videos submitted)

Prelims for Speech Events, not including extemp, for both sides of the swing, will happen Wednesday, August 26th. 

Semis for speech events, not including extemp, for both sides of the swing, will happen on Thursday, August 27th. 

Finalists for Speech Events, not including extemp, will be announced Friday, August 27th in the morning so that students are aware they will have to be able to compete live on Saturday. 

Congress

Friday Congress

Prelims 1-5

Finals 6-10

Saturday Congress

Prelims-Bills 6-10

Finals - Bills 1-5

TOPICS:

Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2020 September/October Topic

Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

Public Forum Debate – 2020 September/October Topic Area: Healthcare

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.

Policy Debate – 2020-2021 Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.

World Schools Motions

Prelims: 

Education

This House would require virtual education during a pandemic.

"Virtual education" refers to instruction in a learning environment where teacher and student are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher provides course content through course management applications, multimedia resources, the Internet, videoconferencing, etc.

Personal Freedoms

This House opposes the use of military personnel to respond to civil unrest.

Semis (if Needed): 

Culture

This house would remove all memorials to the Confederacy.

Important VIQT Info

PLEASE PLEASE STUDY THE INFO AT THESE LINKS FOR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO ACCOMMODATE VIQTS.

STUDENTS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11xwSF1fZuWwhFqfwnoV4lThb27Xs3Ko2Ec2Xa7G1T8A/edit

COACHES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KJuAq81IdUOvDfnVcxvSiBVUYh4qNjmtVeUlKHm7OCU/edit

Extemp Topic Areas

Coming Soon!