Neenah Deathmatch Tournament

Saturday October 10th, 2026

Neenah High School

500 Rocket Way

Neenah, WI 54956

UPDATE as of 9/28/26

NEW for 2026: Due to preparations for Homecoming, visiting debate teams will enter through Door 3. We need to avoid the main hall entrance and the atrium as the school prepares for the dance later that night.

Rules & Technology:

• We follow all guidelines concerning competition set forth by the WDCA.

• Should there be late decision making or changes, we will contact coaches via the phone number provided in Tabroom.

Divisions: Varsity Policy, Novice Policy, Novice LD, Novice PF, Varsity LD, and Varsity PF. Pools will only be collapsed if there is extremely low turnout in a category.

Resolutions: We shall follow current resolutions presented by the National Speech & Debate Association. We will NOT be using novice topics.

Judge Requirements: One judge per one to two entries or any fraction thereof. LD and PF judging pools will not be mixed if we can avoid it.

Tentative Schedule:

• 7:30am: Online confirmation of entries on Tabroom

• If you have changes, please text Linda (contact below)

• 8:15am (hopefully): Round 1, all other rounds to follow

• We intend to hold 5 preliminary rounds for LD/PF, and 3 for CX

• 3:30pm (hopefully): Awards, followed by any remaining break rounds that are necessary

Concessions: We will have concessions and lunch available for purchase. Cash only please!

Awards: We will have some sort of awards again this year. We usually do trophies for both speaker and placement.

Fees:

• VCX/NCX: $30 per entry. LD/PF: $20 per entry.

• Make checks payable to Neenah High School Debate. If mailing, please send to:

Debate ℅ Linda Dums

Neenah High School

500 Rocket Way

Neenah, WI 54956

• Fees are locked as of Thursday October 9th, 2026 at 5pm, plus any fees from adding teams or missing judges.

• If you do not bring the required amount of judges, we reserve the right to either charge you $125 per missing judge or unregister your teams until you have presented enough judges to cover your obligation.

Registration: Registration deadline is Thursday, October 9th, 2026 at 5pm. Please reach out if you encounter any issues.

Something I’m forgetting to include in this document? Email or text Linda.

Thank you for your interest in Neenah’s debate tournament! Should you have any questions or difficulties, please reach out.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Linda Dums & Andie Peterson-Longmore