2026 Duluth Zenith City Debate Tournament

2026 — Duluth, MN/US

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Welcome to Duluth East High School. Thank you for deciding to travel north and share your team with us up here in Duluth. We will offer PF, LD, and Congress. We offer as many divisions as the numbers allow.

Concessions will be available throughout the day. Free lunch will be provided to Judges and coaching staff.

The Zenith City Duluth Debate Tournament will be held at East High School. DO NOT go to Duluth Denfeld.

301 N. 40th Ave. East

Duluth, MN 55804

Registration occurs from 7:30 AM to 8:15 AM.

LD/PF Schedule:

Round 1 - 8:45 AM

Round 2 - 10:00 AM

Round 3 - 11:15 AM

Lunch - 12:15-1 PM

Round 4 - 1 PM

Round 5 - 2:15 PM

Congress Schedule

Session One - 8:30 AM to 10:15 AM

Session Two - 10:45 AM to 12:30 PM

Lunch - 12:30 - 1:15 PM

Finals - 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM

Awards at approximately 3:45 PM

Resolutions & Entry:

Lincoln-Douglas: November/December topic: Resolved: De-extinction is unethical.

Public Forum: November/December topic: Resolved: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Congress: To be announced

Congress Rules: Make sure to review prior to session #1. >>>>>>>> RULES<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Judges:

You are asked to provide one judge for every two entries LD or PF and 1 per 4 Congress.

Please make sure that judges arrive on time. Teams that arrive without their full complement of judges may be charged for hiring of additional judges or asked to drop entries to allow the tournament to run on time.

If you have questions about your judge commitment, please let me know.

Registration is due by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10th. Drops can continue tabroom.com until 8:00 AM Saturday morning.

Fees: $12.50 per entry | Public Forum Team or Lincoln-Douglas debater. $5 per entry for congressional debate. Fees freeze on Friday November 13 at 5 pm.

Please send checks to (not tournament address):

Denfeld High School

c/o Brian Schilling

401 N. 44th Ave. W.

Duluth, Mn. 55807