University of Minnesota High School Invitational

2026 — Minneapolis, MN/US

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Top-Level Notes

--Friday / Saturday

Friday: online

--Saturday-only, in person.

--We will have some snacks available between rounds.

--Concessions for students will be available .

--We will hold a **short** awards ceremony at the conclusion of the third debate on Saturday—location TBD depending on weather

Friday 10/2 Schedule

3-3:30p—Registration (online)
330p—Pairings (V1, JVF1, NF1)

4p—Round 1 (V1, JVF1, NF1)
Dinnger break

630p—Round 2 (V2, JVF2, NF2)

830p—Awards (JVF, NF)

Saturday 10/3 Schedule [all in-person, balloting will be electronic]

7-7:45a—Registration (Blegen Hall)

8:00a--Pairings (V3, JVS1, NS1)

8:30a--Round Start (V3, JVS1, NS1)

10:30a--Pairings (V4, JVS2, NS2)

11:00a--Round Start (V4, JVS2, NS2)

1-1:30p--Lunch Break

1:30p--Pairings (V5, JVS3, NS3)

2:00p--Round Start (V5, JVS3, NS3)

4p—Awards

430p—Finals (V)

Judge Training

Judge training for new judges in Blegen 135 at 7:30am - new judges should attend!

Meals

--Snacks will be available

--We will serve pizza after round 2 on Friday.

Logistics

--Pickup and Drop-off—Best location for west bank is the traffic circle in front of Humphrey Hall (301 19th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55455).

--Buildings in use: West Bank: Blegen, Humphrey, Nelson, Hanson

--Rooms will also start to automatically lock beginning at 3:45pm—please do not leave your things unattended in a room

--Please clean up after yourself

--Important rooms

Gathering Room: Blegen 5

Tabroom: Blegen 145

Judge's Lounge: Blegen 155

--Maps: You can find a campus map here: https://campusmaps.umn.edu/

--Restrooms: a map of all-gender restrooms can be found here-- https://gsc.umn.edu/resources/all-gender-restroom-map

--Parking: You can find a map here, the 19th Avenue Ramp is the closest for West Bank, Law School parking lot is also a pay lot and close by West Bank.

-Judge Obligations: Teams need to cover their commitments. We do not have spare judges.

-Questions?