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V. Sue Cleveland High School

“Eye of the Storm” Speech & Debate Invitational

Registration is online at http://chsstorm.tabroom.com

When: November 6-7, 2026

Where: In Person at Cleveland High School, 4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE, Rio Rancho, NM

Registration Deadline: October 30, 3:00 pm

Entry Fees: $10 per single entry, $20 for team events (PF, Policy, etc.)

Judging Obligations: Each school is required to provide 1 judge per every 4 debate entries and 1 judge per every 4 speech entries. Judges should be entered in Tabroom by their coaches or they can register via the public sign-up feature. Please ensure that time constraints and affiliations are noted; otherwise, it will be assumed that judges are available for the duration of the tournament. If you have judges who are only available for 1-2 rounds, please try to provide another with opposite availability so that we can ensure that all rounds are covered.

Events Offered:

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Public Forum Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Policy Debate (Novice & Varsity)

Big Questions Debate

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

United States Extemporaneous

International Extemporaneous

Impromptu Speaking

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Program Oral Interpretation

*We will attempt to have Novice and Varsity divisions for debate, but divisions are subject to collapse based on the number of entries in each.

*V. Sue Cleveland novice students will compete but will not break. Varsity students will only be allowed to compete in Big Questions debate but will not break.

The tournament defines novice and varsity as follows:

Varsity: A student who competed in 8 or more rounds of speech or debate in the previous school year, has attended the National Speech & Debate Tournament, or has broken into an elimination round at the State or District tournament will be considered varsity. If one person on a CX, PF, or Duo team meets the standards of Varsity, the team must be registered as Varsity.

Novice: A student who has not competed before the current school year, competed in less than 8 speech or debate rounds last school year, and is not disqualified through other criteria will be considered novice. If one student in a CX, PF, or Duo team qualifies as Varsity, the team must compete as Varsity.

Double Entry: A student may double-enter in a maximum of two speech events and one debate event. If double-entered in speech events, it is the student’s responsibility to report to the judges of said events and establish that they are double-entered and will need to adjust speaker order accordingly.