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?
- David Cram Helwich - dch@umn.edu / 651-307-6980
- Chris McDonald - Chris.Mcdonald@district196.org / 651,2873,5976