Welcome to Little Lex 2026!

Little Lex will again be IN PERSON this year on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Lexington High School.

Our intention is to offer the following divisions and events -- yes we do mean to offer coaches a choice of topics in the Novice Divisions for LD, in separate novice divisions, of course.

Congress – Legislation packet to be distributed prior to the tournament.

Novice PF -- Novcember Topic -- Resolved: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Varsity PF -- Novcember Topic -- Resolved: European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization should ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Novice LD -- MA Novice Topic -- Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

Novice LD -- Novcember Topic -- Resolved: De-extinction is unethical.

Varsity LD -- Novcember Topic -- Resolved: De-extinction is unethical.

Policy -- NFHS 2026-2027 -- Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Some Notes on Policy:

Novice Policy (Using the NDCA Novice Packet ONLY)

Here is the link to the packet: NDCA Packet 2026-2027

Some Notes for Everyone:

1) Our fees for Little Lex are $40 per team in PF and Policy and $20 per entry in LD and Congress.

2) We will be selling lunch items at reasonable prices (cash only, please!) and students are welcome to bring their own lunches as well, but please don't plan on ordering food from outside -- the schedule is too tight to permit that.

3) We do not anticipate having any Varsity judges for hire. Please plan on bringing all of your own Varsity judges. For novice divisions, juniors and seniors with at least 200 NSDA points can judge. We will have some hired judging available in novice if you do not have enough novice judges of your own, but we definitely welcome your student judges if they meet the official criteria! You need one judge for every two entries, or fraction thereof, because we are single-flighting all events.

4) Our parents will be providing hospitality to our adult coaches and judges and we will provide "Free Lunch" -- no cost meal tickets -- to student judges to eat in the cafeteria with their peers (they will NOT have access to the food in the Judges/Coaches Lounge).

5) Our schedule is posted in a tab to the right. We plan to single flight all events, with LD and PF having five rounds and Policy having four. Our guests should be on the road home not later than 6:30, and probably sooner!

6) Please make checks payable to "Town of Lexington -- Debate." We'd prefer you bring your check (or cash) with you - unfortunately we have no way to accept electronic payments, and there’s no need for you to mail checks. If you still owe us money from past Lexington tournaments, you will need to settle that debt first before we admit your school to Little Lex.

7) We will have a Judge Open House on Thursday at 11/19 8 pm that is fully optional which will start with a quick judging overview and then provide a Q&A opportunity for first time judges. We will provide a Zoom link closer to meeting time.

Thanks! Kaz, Janet, and the Lexington Debate Family