Welcome to the 2023 AIA Division I State Tournament

February 24th-25th, 2023

Tournament Site: In-Person at Mountain Ridge High School (22800 N 67th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85310)

This tournament is for Division I AIA Arizona High Schools only. Please check to make sure you are registering for the correct division.

Competition Events at this Tournament

Coaches should be the one preparing the team's entry. Entry Restrictions: CX, LD, and PF Debaters will be allowed to double-enter in Congress and 2 IE events. NON-Debaters will be allowed to enter Congress and 2 IE events. Big Questions is limited to solo, or maverick entries only. Partnership entries will not be accepted in that event. Tournament event fees are: $25 per team, $5 for a solo event, and $10 for a partnered event. Schools are limited to 6 entries per event.

We will offer the following Debate Events:

Big Questions

Congressional Debate

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Public Forum Debate

And the following Speech Events:

Dramatic Interpretation

Duet Acting

Duo Interpretation

Extemporaneous Speaking

Humorous Interpretation

Impromptu Speaking

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

Original Spoken Word Poetry

Poetry Interpretation

Programmed Oral Interpretation

Prose Interpretation

Congressional Debate

Congress legislation must be submitted to Tabroom.com by 2/10. If there are more than 10 items submitted, teams will ballot for the final docket. Please follow submission guidelines and use the supplied templates. Congressional Debate will start at 8:00 AM on Friday the 24th. All other debates will begin at 3:30 PM.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the tournament directors if you have any questions.