National Speech and Debate Season Opener

2025 — NSDA Campus, KY/US

Institutions in Attendance

Abjayan Independent
Able2Shine CA
Acclive Academy NE
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School MA
ADL
Alberta Alpacas AB
Albuquerque Academy NM
Amador Valley Independent CA
American Heritage Broward HS FL
American High CA
Ardsley High School NY
Arizona College Preparatory High School AZ
Arlington High School MA
Ascent Academy
Atlantic Independent GA
Avenues: The World School NY
Avon High School IN
Baltimore City College MD
Barringer High School NJ
BASIS Ahwatukee AZ
BASIS Chandler High School AZ
Basis Langley Independent VA
BASIS Peoria Independent AZ
BASIS Phoenix High School AZ
BASIS Scottsdale High School AZ
BASIS Silicon Valley CA
Bellaire High School TX
Bellevue Youth Debate WA
Belvidere North High School IL
Bergen Debate Club NJ
Berkeley Carroll School NY
Berkeley Independent CA
Berkeley Lake NJ
Berkeley Prep FL
BIGGEST BIRD INSTITUTE TX
Blue Ivy Speech and Debate NY
Blue Valley KS
Brooks Debate Institute CA
Brophy College Prep AZ
Brother Rice High School MI
Calvert Hall College High School MD
Campbell Hall CA
Canyon Crest Academy CA
Canyon High CA
Cape Fear Academy NC
Carmel High School IN
Cary Academy NC
Chaminade High School NY
Charlotte Latin School NC
Cherry Hill High School East NJ
Christopher Columbus High School FL
Clark Advanced Learning Center FL
Clear Lake High School TX
Clovis North High School CA
College Prep CA
Collegiate School NY
Colleyville Heritage High School TX
Colorado Academy Independent CO
Conway High School AR
Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas NV
CR North High School PA
Cranbrook MI
Cupertino HS Independent CA
Cupertino Independent CA
Cypress Ranch High School TX
Del Mar Torrey Independent CA
Delbarton School NJ
Delta HS CO
Discourse Power CA
Dougherty Valley High School CA
Dowling Catholic High School IA
Dublin High Independent CA
Dublin High Independent CA
Dulles High School TX
Durham Academy NC
East Ridge High School MN
Eastview High School MN
Edgemont Junior-Senior High School NY
Edgewood High School WI
Edina High School MN
Elevate Debate MD
Emerald High School CA
Equality Independent FL
Ethel Walker Independent CT
Etiwanda High School CA
Fairmont Prep CA
FAU High School FL
Flintridge Preparatory CA
Folsom Independent CA
Folsom Independent CA
Foothill Independent CA
Gabrielino High School CA
Galloway GA
Georgetown Day School DC
Germantown Academy PA
Glendora High CA
Grand Rapids City MI
Granite Bay High School CA
Greenhill School TX
Gulf Breeze High School FL
Hamilton High School AZ
Harbinger Academy
Harpeth Hall TN
Harrison NY
Harvard-Westlake School CA
Hawken OH
Heights High School TX
Henderson Independent NV
Highland Park High School IL
HMDC Forensics Team CA
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy FL
Homeschooling
Horace Greeley HS NY
Horace Mann School NY
Hunter College NY
Independence High School VA Independent VA
Independent CA
Independent-Vanya Dudeja IA
Iowa City West IA
Irvine Independent GA
Isidore Newman School LA
Ivy Bridge Academy GA
Ivy Debate CA
James Logan High School CA
Karanjit Ibraev Independent MA
Keyspeak
Lake Highland Preparatory School FL
Lake Washington High School WA
Laksh WV
Lambert High School GA
LAMP HS AL
Lassiter High School GA
Laurel School OH
Leland High School CA
Lexington HS MA
Liangyi Youth Leadership MI
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional HS MA
Los Altos High School CA
Loyola High School CA
Lynbrook HS CA
Madison Central HS MS
Maret School DC
Marist School GA
Marquette University High School WI
Mason High School OH
McDonogh MD
McLean High School VA
Memorial High School TX
Mercer Island Independent WA
Middleton WI
Millard North High School NE
Millburn High School NJ
Milpitas CA
Milton Independent GA
Mission San Jose High School CA
Monta Vista High School CA
Monte Vista HS Independent CA
Montgomery Bell Academy TN
Montgomery Township High School NJ
Montville NJ
Mounds Park Academy MN
Mount Auburn Hospital MA
Mountain Brook High School AL
Mountain View High School CA
Myers Park High School NC
National Debate Club (NDC) IL
NAVI Debate NY
NC School Of Science and Math - Durham NC
Neenah High School WI
New Orleans Charter Science And Math High School LA
Next Level Debate Academy NV
North Allegheny PA
North Hollywood High School CA
Northeast Atlantic Independent MA
Northern Valley NJ
Northland Christian School TX
Northwest Debate WA
Northwood High School CA
Notre Dame San Jose CA
NSU University School FL
Oakwood CA
Omega Speech and Debate NJ
Oxbridge Academy FL
Pace Academy GA
Pacific Academy Speech and Debate Team CA
Packer Collegiate Institute NY
Palatine Independent IL
Palm Beach Independent FL
Palm Harbor University High School FL
Palo Alto High School CA
Palo Verde High School NV
Papaya Valley CA
Pennsbury High School PA
Phoenix Country Day School AZ
Pinewood CA
Pinewood High School CA
Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School PA
Plano West Sr High School TX
Poly Prep NY
Polytechnic School CA
Potomac Debate Academy MD
Princeton NJ
PV Independent FL
Ransom Everglades FL
Ravenwood High School TN
Richard Montgomery High School MD
Ridge High School NJ
Rising Representatives VA
River Hill High School MD
Riverside High School VA
Riverside Independent WA
Robinson High School FL
Russellville HS - Russellville, AR AR
SA Ozone Park Middle School NY
Saint Francis High School CA
Samuel Wolfson High School FL
San Marino High School CA
Saratoga HS CA
Scarsdale High School NY
Sehome High School WA
Shady Side Academy PA
Sharon MA
Sioux Falls Lincoln Independent SD
Solon High School OH
South Forsyth High School GA
Southlake Carroll TX
Spectrum Education Group CA
Speech and Debate India Middle School
Spring Branch Academic Institute TX
St John's School TX
St. Cecilia Academy - Independent TN
St. Mary's Dominican High School LA
St. Paul Academy and Summit School MN
St. Thomas HS TX
Stockdale High School CA
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory TX
Stratford High School TX
Stratford Preparatory High School CA
Summit HS NJ
Syosset High School NY
Taipei American School
Tampa-Jesuit High School FL
The Altamont School AL
The Argument Institute FL
The Avery Coonley School IL
The Awty International School TX
The Benjamin School FL
The Blake School MN
The Bronx High School Of Science NY
The Golden State Academy CA
The Harker School CA
The King's Academy CA
The Lovett School GA
The Nueva School CA
The Pingry School NJ
The Potomac School VA
The Quarry Lane School CA
The Village High School TX
The Wheatley School NY
Theodore Roosevelt High School IA
Thomas Jefferson HSST VA
Thomas Wootton Independent MD
Titan Independent NC
Tompkins High School TX
Trinity Christian School VA
Trinity Preparatory School FL
Trojan Independent KS
Troy Independent CA
Unionville PA
University School OH
Valley Christian High School CA
Valley Oak CA
VDA - Vancouver Debate Academy BC
Velásquez Academy CA
Veritas TX
Vestavia Hills High School AL
Walt Whitman MD
Waring School MA
Wayzata MN
West Des Moines Valley High School IA
West High School SLC UT
West Windsor Plainsboro South NJ
Westlake High School TX
Westminster GA
Westridge School CA
Westwood TX
Whitmer High School OH
Wilcox High School CA
William G. Enloe HS NC
Winston Churchill Independent MD
Woodlands Independent TX
Youth Development Resource Center CA
Youth Horizons Learning ON
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Dates & Deadlines

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Tournament Dates Sep 6 to Sep 8 2025
Registration Opens Fri Jul 11 at 3:00 PM
Registration Closes Tue Sep 2 at 11:59 PM
Fees Freeze After Tue Sep 2 at 11:59 PM
Judge Information Due Tue Sep 2 at 11:59 PM
Drop online until Tue Sep 2 at 11:59 PM
Change fees apply after Tue Sep 2 at 11:59 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.