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The Washington Area Speech and Debate League (WASDL) Lincoln-Douglas and Congress 1 tournaments on Saturday, November 21, 2026 are being held atRock Ridge High School, Ashburn, Virginia. Registration deadlines are—

Competitors: 9:00 pm, Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Congress Legislation: 9:00 pm, Tuesday, November 17, 2026

Judges: 9:00 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2026

Drops/Name Changes: 9:00 pm, Friday, November 20, 2026

Lincoln-Douglas Topic— Resolved: De-extinction is unethical.

Congress Topics

Domestic: Autonomous vehicles, Regulations governing meat industry, Corruption

International: France, NATO, Venezuela

Economic: Oil Prices, Unemployment, Tariffs

Student Congress instructions for formatting/uploading legislation can be found here.

Please note that competitors who do not have Tabroom accounts linked correctly to your Competitors Roster will not receive round notifications, which means you will have to look up room assignment, side, opponent, and judge information for them at the beginning of each round. Nor will they have access to their ballots after the tournament. Ensure all of your competitors are linked.

An authorized adult representative or coach MUST be with the students at the tournament site (including virtual) at ALL times.

Please check the tournament's Email Archive upon registration to catch up on any communications. Feel free to contact Jim Dunning via text (703.944.5703) with questions.