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The Washington Area Speech and Debate League (WASDL) Lincoln-Douglas and Congress 1 tournaments on Saturday, October 24, 2026 are being held at Dominion High School in Sterling, Virginia. Registration deadlines are—

Competitors: 9:00 pm, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Congress Legislation: 9:00 pm, Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Judges: 9:00 pm, Thursday, October 22, 2026

Drops/Name Changes: 9:00 pm, Friday, October 23, 2026

Lincoln-Douglas Topic— Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

Congress Topics

Domestic: Public surveillance; Legacy Admissions; Vaccines

International: Canada; Taiwan; United Nations

Economic: Data Centers/AI; Universal Basic Income; Solar energy subsidies

Please note that competitors who do not have Tabroom accounts linked correctly to your Competitors Roster will not receive round notifications, which means you will have to look up room assignment, side, opponent, and judge information for them at the beginning of each round. Nor will they have access to their ballots after the tournament. Ensure all of your competitors are linked.

An authorized adult representative or coach MUST be with the students at the tournament site (including virtual) at ALL times.

Please check the tournament's Email Archive upon registration to catch up on any communications. Feel free to contact Jim Dunning via text (703.944.5703) with questions.