Tournament Invitation

7th Annual Farmington Invitational

October 30-October 31, 2026

Farmington High School Debate is excited to formally invite you to join us for the 6th Annual Farmington Invitational Debate Tournament! We will offer competition in CX (Policy), Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Congressional debate as defined by the Minnesota Debate Teachers Association. In Policy only, this tournament will be hosted in a hybrid format with Friday competition being online and Saturday competition being in-person. All other debate will be in person on Saturday only.

Entries: Novice A, Novice B, Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions will be available in CX debate. Novice, JV and Varsity divisions will be available in Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas;. Congressional Debate will also be offered. The tournament director reserves the right to collapse divisions if entries warrant such a decision.

Format: To help encourage as much participation as possible, competition in Novice A, Novice B, and Junior Varsity CX divisions will be tabulated as two independent tournament experiences. Varsity CX will be tabulated as a single tournament spanning two days. A Final Round will run concurrently with Round 5.

For Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Congressional Debate,ALL divisions of debate will be tabulated as a single tournament experience held only on Saturday

Also, this is a VERY important reminder. It is ESSENTIAL that your students and judges have Tabroom accounts active and linked. They will not be able to compete or judge without one.

CX Debaters only, Students competing Friday night will need to be able to access the internet to debate online. Please ensure they do this before the morning of the tournament so we can get started on time.

--General technology tips: https://docs.google.com/document/d/109k3ZVlcjcYyYHezD3MIIfash0-ht1S3toPoD7X7Dgs/edit?usp=sharing

--Student guide to joining online debate rooms: https://classrooms.qmsnavigator.com/learn/students.html

--Judge guide to joining online debate rooms: https://classrooms.qmsnavigator.com/learn/judges.html

Resolution:

CX debate will debate the 2026-2027 NSDA resolution: Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Novice A, and B debate will utilize the MDTA Novice Packet

Public Forum debate will utilize the November-December 2026 NSDA topic.

Lincoln Douglas debate will utilize the November-December 2026 NSDA topic.

Congressional debate will utilize the bills linked on the main page when they are made available to the tournament manager. An announcement will be sent to registered teams when the legislation becomes available

Fees: Entries in Novice debater will be $10.00/day; Entries in open division PF or LD and CX entries are $15.00/day. Entries in 2 day CX debate will be $25.00

Deadlines: Registration opens October 1, 2026 on Tabroom, and the system will stop allowing new entries and fees will freeze at 5:00 pm on October 30., unless we hit the category caps before that. Judges are due at 3:00pm on October 29. Drops and name changes can be made until 3:00 pm on October 30. **If making changes after 3:00pm, you must talk to a human being in the tabroom to ensure confirmation of the change.

Judges: One judge will cover 2 entries (teams) or portions thereof. All judges must have linked Tabroom accounts,

Schedule:

Schedule:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026

CX Debate only–Online

Online Check in--3:00 pm

Any changes after 3:30 must be called in to the tabroom and confirmed by tabstaff

3:30 pm Tech Check

4:00 pm Rd. 1

6:00 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Rd. 2

Awards will be sent to the winning students' school

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2026

CX, PF, LD and Congressional Debate

7:45 am Registration

Any changes after 8:00 must be called in to the tabroom and confirmed by tabstaff

8:30 am Congress Session 1

8:45 am Rd. 1 LD (all divisions)

9:00 am Rd. 1 PF (all divisions)

9:00 am Rd. 3 Policy (Varsity)/ Rd. 1 (JV/Novice/Rookie)

10:15 am Rd. 2 LD (all divisions)

10:30 am Rd. 2 PF (all divisions)

11:00 am Congress and Policy lunch

11:45 LD lunch

12:00 pm Congress Session 2 and Rd. 4 Policy (Varsity)/ Rd. 2 (JV/Novice/Rookie)

12:00 pm PF lunch

12:30 pm Rd. 3 LD (all divisions)

12:45 pm Rd. 3 PF (all divisions)

2:00 pm Rd. 4 LD (all divisions)

2:15 pm Rd. 4 PF (all divisions)

2:30 pm Rd. 5 Policy (Varsity)/ Rd. 3 (JV/Novice/Rookie)

2:45 pm Congress finals

3:30 pm Rd. 5 LD (all divisions)

3:45 pm Rd. 5 PF (all divisions)

5:00 pm Awards

***** Please Note*****

Starting at 1:00 pm ALL debaters and coaches must move their belongings into the auditorium to accommodate the Band in setting up for an event. We appreciate your understanding about sharing building space.

In keeping with an administrative change at FHS, ALL financial transactions in concessions will be cashless. Please remind your students they will need to plan accordingly.

In honor of Halloween, we are encouraging all debaters, judges and coaches to dress up on October 31, 2026. There will be a costume contest complete with certificates and fabulous prizes!

We look forward to debating with you on October 30-31, 2026! If you have any questions, please email me at rbaumann@isd192.org and we’ll be happy to help!

Rachel Baumann and the Farmington Debate Team

Farmington High School

20655 Flagstaff Avenue

Farmington, MN 55024

Phone: 651.252.2838 (school) 952.240.9551 (cell) Email: rbaumann@isd192.org