Registration

7:45-8:45 am (EST) in front of the Media Center

Judge Meeting:  8:45 am in the Media Center.

First Round

9:00 am (EST)

Awards

Approximately 4:00pm

Debate Notes:

• Policy, LD, PF, WSD, and Congress will be offered and will follow ISSDA rules.

• Policy, LD, PF, and WSD will be power-matched rounds 3 & 4 as time allows.

Policy:

• 2 divisions offered:  Varsity and Novice.  Novice is defined as a first year debater.  ISSDA rules apply.  

• NSDA Novice Restrictions will be enforced. Check here to confirm.

• Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Lincoln-Douglas

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• Both divisions will use the November/December topic. ISSDA Rules Apply.

• Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.

Public Forum:

• Varsity and  Novice offered.

• Both Divisions will use the November/December  topic. ISSDA Rules Apply

• Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.

World Schools Debate:

• One Division will be offered.

• Rounds 1 & 2 will use this proposition: This House Believes that the discovery of microplastics in humans is the greatest threat to public health moving forward.

• Rounds 3 & 4 will be impromptu. Teams may use 2 Reference books for prep.

Congress:

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• Official Docket is available on speechwire

• Varsity will elect presiding officers from within the house with competitors voting for best P.O.  

• Please email me directly if you have someone willing to PO a novice house.  

DEBATE JUDGES:

• Please bring one judge for every 2 entries or fraction thereof (E.G. 2 policy teams=1 judge; 3 LDers=2 judges; 3 PF teams=2 judges). 

• Congress=1 judge per 5 entries/fraction.

• All judges should be ready to judge any event.

• Varsity debaters with 250 NFL points+ may judge novice (PLEASE make sure to mark them as such on their registration.)

• We will be using online balloting, so all judges will need to register on Speechwire prior to coming and bring a device.  Laptops or tablets are preferred over smartphones. 

SPEECH NOTES:

• Team entry is limited to 5 per event please. 

• All ISSDA speech events will be offered in the novice division only, with the exception being one division of extemp.

• Novice is defined as a student never having competed in high school speech prior to this season or who has fewer than 50 NFL points.

• All ISSDA doubling rules apply. NO TRIPLING ALLOWED

  • Broadcasting doublers must go to Broadcasting before going to their 2nd event.

  • Extemp doublers must go to Extemp before going to their 2nd event.

• All events will go 4 straight rounds

Broadcasting:

• Rounds 1 & 4 will be a 5 minute newscast. Information on commercial and music copy will be available by Monday, November 4th after 4pm EST.

• Round 2–Students should bring a 2-minute editorial on a citizen’s duty to vote.

• Round 3-Breaking News

Discussion:

• Artifacts will be uploaded to speechwire by Monday, November 4th after 4pm EST.

Extemp:

• One division. Students will draw a U.S. topic for round 1 and an International topic for round 3.

• Draw will be done electronically so students should have a device and active speechwire account.

SPEECH JUDGES:

• Please bring 1 judge per 5 entries or fraction (So 6 entries=2 judges).

• Varsity students with a minimum of 150 NFL points may judge.