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The Final Splash: Warren Summer Bash

We’re excited to help everyone swing into fall with our End-of-Summer Bash! Join us for a hybrid tournament that brings the best of both worlds.

Sept/Oct topics for both LD and PF, and Novice LD/PF will debate the varsity topic. We will not break brackets.

Saturday – Congress Prelims (23, 3, 6, 18, 21), Congress Finals (1, 10, 13, 15, 30)

Section A – (HI, OO, FX, DX, NX, POI, Duo)

Section B – (DI, INFO, PO, PR, NOI, Duet, Impromptu)

A quick note on judging: if needed, experienced varsity debaters may be used to judge novice rounds.

All adults who are not NISD (or other ISD) employees will need to complete NISD background checks via thislink. If they are not on the list for approval, they will not be able to enter the building. These take a few days to process, so please make sure that they are complete as soon as possible.


Finals of events with fewer entries will not be paneled.

We can’t wait to see everyone soon for one last bash to end the summer!

SATURDAY (IN-PERSON)

7:45 AM Warrior Extemp Draw (Prelims)

8:00 AM Warrior CX Round 1

8:15 AM Warrior Section A Prelims

9:45 AM Warrior PF/LD/WSD Round 1

10:00 AM Warrior CX Round 2

11:45 AM Warrior PF/LD/WSD Round 2

11:45 AM Warrior Section B Prelims

12:00 PM Warrior CX Round 3

1:45 PM Warrior Extemp Draw (Semis)

2:15 PM Warrior Section A Semis

2:30 PM Warrior CX Quarters

3:30 PM Warriors Congress Prelims

3:45 PM Warrior Section B Semis

3:45 PM Warrior PF/LD/WSD Round 3

5:30 PM CX Semis

5:45 PM Warrior Extemp Draw (Finals)

6:15 PM Warrior Section A Finals

6:30 PM Warrior CX Finals

7:15 PM Warrior Congress Finals

7:15 PM Warrior PF/LD/ Quarters

7:15 PM Warrior Section B Finals

8:15 PM Warrior PF/LD/WSD Semis

9:15 PM Warrior PF/LD/WSD Finals

WSD Topics:
Round 1 Prepared Motion:This House welcomes climate pessimism. Info slide: Climate pessimism is the viewpoint that catastrophic global heating and severe ecological breakdown cannot be fully prevented and we should make decisions based on this fact.

Round 2: Impromptu

Round 3: This house regrets the use of gross domestic product (GDP) as the primary metric of a nations success.

Semifinals: This House believes democratic elections are better served by public financing than by privately funded campaigns. Info Slide: A publicly financed election is one in which candidates’ campaigns are funded by the state through public funds, such as tax revenues, rather than through private donations, corporate contributions, or candidates’ personal wealth.

Finals: Impromptu