Rocky Mountain North NSDA Congressional Qualifier

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General information

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Greetings!

Some BIG changes for congress this weekend.

These were all based upon the NSDA rules for hosting congressional debate and the committee is updating the policies of congressional qualifiers to be in compliance with NSDA.

This invitation contains important information about this year’s Rocky Mountain North, NSDA, National Qualifying Tournament. Also included is a Coach Checklist to help you through the process. This year, Districts will be held in person over a few different weekend

Quick Links

Districts Judge Sign Up 2025 Google Form 

Coaches submit Seli forms to this Google Form

Coaches submit to School Consent Google Form

Districts Docket 2025

House or Senate

Please submit your  bills/resolutions by Monday March 3rd 2025 to Student Legislation submission.

Districts Congress Docket 2025 TBD

Registration

Registration will take place on speechwire.com. This is also the website where you will submit piece information and register judges. 

All Tournaments Below are open and will close 1 week prior to the event Starting

March 7/8th Interp/Debate/Platform Closes Tuesday March 4th

March 15th Congressional Debate Closes Saturday March 10th

TBD BIG Questions

Fees: Each individual entry is 15$, with team events (duo/pf/cx) costing 30$

Events

Students may enter multiple events (up to 3 if one is Congress). There is no doubling in Debate events or in both Extemps. Students may enter two team events (e.g. CX and Duo) provided both teams have the same partners and have completed SELI Forms correctly. Events offered:

Speech - Humor, Oratory, US Extemp, International Extemp, Informative, Drama, Duo, POI

Debate - Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum, Policy

LD - Resolved: The development of Artificial General Intelligence is immoral.

PF - Resolved: In the United States, the benefits of the use of generative artificial intelligence in education outweigh the harms.

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

BQ - Resolved: Creativity is a more powerful force than intelligence.

General Rules

Please explore and examine the current High School Unified Manual.

If you have any questions about rules for the District Tournament, please let us know!

Louis Uribe (District Chair) - luribe@universityschools.com

PUBLIC VIEWING:

All rounds at the District tournament are open to spectators. Spectators may include family members, coaches, competitors in other events, competitors in the same event that are not competing at that time, and judges in any event. Spectators are required to maintain polite and professional behavior the entire round.

AUDIT PROCESS:

Primary results of each round (win/loss or rank) will be released to the advisor or a coach representative from each school in attendance after the conclusion of each round. The coach representative is responsible for reviewing results in a timely manner and alerting the District Committee to any potential errors or violation of the audit procedure. All results will be posted DIGITALLY on Tabroom.com.

Judges

All teams will be asked to provide judges for the tournament. We ask that judges covering a team’s obligation be entered on Tabroom and ALSO on the RMN Judge Sign Up 2025.

1-7 entries* = 2 full time judge that can do most all of the events and commits to a minimum of 10 time slots in which there are events actually running. This does not mean that they will get ten rounds - we just need the flexibility of assigning the slots.

8-14* = 4 full time judges that can do most all of the events and each commit to a minimum of 10 time slots in which there are events actually running. This does not mean that they will get ten rounds - we just need the flexibility of assigning the slots.

15-21* = 6 full time judges that can do most all of the events and each commits to a minimum of 10 time slots in which there are events actually running. This does not mean that they will get ten rounds - we just need the flexibility of assigning the slots.

Judges that are fulfilling school obligations need to be available to judge a variety of events and be available for the duration of the tournament. All Judges (Including Coaches) will be paid 15$ per round, 30$ for a session of Congress/Double Flight of Debate.

Qualifiers

This year, we are a Level 2 District, which means that we will have the following number of qualifying spots depending on the number of entries in each event (pg. 66):

Congressional House Qualifier

-16-29 entries 2 Qualifiers

-30-58 entries 4 Qualifiers

-59-87 entries 6 Qualifiers (If the top 8 programs in the district max out our entries we hit this!)

Interp/Debate Qualifiers

-4 entries = 2 qualifiers

-30 entries = 3 qualifiers

-50 entries = 4 qualifiers

As we get closer to the tournament, we will release entry numbers so everyone knows how many qualifiers we will have in each event.

Schedule

Coach Checklist

Familiarize yourself with the Districts Invite 2025 and Districts Tabroom Site 2025

By March 3rd, submit congress legislation to Student Legislation submission.

submit preliminary registration on Tabroom.com.

1 Week prior to events, finalize registration on Tabroom.com, including interpretation and oratory/informative titles.

By March 1st, sign up judges on Tabroom.com, and have all judges fill out the RMN Judge Sign Up 2025.  2025 Google Form 

By March 16th, share the following forms

School Consent Forms

Must be filled out Prior to that day's tournament. 1 due per weekend, all may be submitted at the same time

A quick note. Coaches must be present every weekend students are competing or an adult must be designated prior to the tournament via email to the district committee. That adult will be responsible for students and any tournament related issues that may arise.  

School Consent Forms (Print AND complete on Tabroom, “NSDA Forms” tab)

Debate/IE (Speech) Entry Form

Congress Entry Form

Student Entry Intent

-Filled if students are competing in more than 1 event

-Must be filled prior to the start of their second events competition. Failure to do so will result in students unable to compete. 

Single Entry Letter of Intent (SELI) Forms (Print AND complete on Tabroom)

Share or bring the following files to Districts in case of a protest:

Manuscripts of Interpretation, Oratory, and Informative entries

Highlighted copies of original scripts for Interpretation entries

By the last tournament your team, send a check to cover your entry fees:

Make Payable to: Rocky Mountain North District NFL

Address: 5195 W 144th Ave

Broomfield, CO 80023, United States

National Tournament News

National Tournament

The high school National Tournament is currently scheduled to take place in Des Moines, Iowa, June 15-20, 2025. We are committed to running a safe and quality event, and your feedback is crucial as we continue to plan. 

Nationals 2025

Last-Chance Qualifier for All Districts-Eligible Students

Is your school attending your district tournament in any event? If so, any students who do not qualify for the National Tournament at districts will have the opportunity to compete in the online NSDA Last-Chance Qualifier Online April 24-26, 2025.

https://www.speechanddebate.org/nsdaqualifier/

Enter Up to Two Students in Supplemental Events

Every member school that participates in the district tournament series will have the opportunity to enter up to two non-qualifying students in supplemental events at the National Tournament. These students need not have attended the district tournament. 

Middle School Nationals

The 2024 Middle School National Tournament will be held in person in Des Moines, Iowa on June 18-21, 2024.

https://www.speechanddebate.org/msnats/

Discrimination Policy

In solidarity with the National Speech and Debate Association, the Rocky Mountain North District prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

Belonging and Inclusion Station

The Belonging and Inclusion Station is a resource designed to provide interpersonal support to participants who feel excluded from an aspect of the tournament. The BIS also safeguards against potential violations of the Discrimination policy.

BIS Director: TBD

The BIS Director will be available throughout the tournament. If you would like to contact them, please email them or ask an official in Tab (TBD)

Breaks and Qualifiers

RMN Districts Breaks and Qualifiers Announcement 2025

Current entry levels. To view entries, visit the speechwire site.

Currently the RMN District is Level 2. This may change next year.

Unified Manual, pg. 66

Unified Manual, pg. 64

World Schools Debate

RMN World Schools Selection Process

We will continue with our process of having students submit video applications to join the world School team.  

Regional Consideration

Team splits will be based on regional considerations as well as the location of the selected coach(es). 

Application

To be Uploaded shortly 

Each WS competitor school must provide finances to RMN to cover judging or one WS judge at nationals.

Application Due TBD

Submit to: 

DISTRICT COMMITTEE

District Chair: Louis Uribe University Schools 

luribe@universityschools.com

307-214-5914

Committee Member: Angela Smith Holy Family

angela.smith@holyfamilyhs.com

Committee Member: Levi Smith Resurrection Christian  

lsmith@rcschool.org

Committee Member: Paul Demaret Rocky Mountain High

pdemaret@psdschools.org

Committee Member: Sarah French Hahn

sfrench@greeleyschools.org

Manager contact information

Louis Uribe
Email address: luribe@universityschools.com
Phone number: 3072145914

Mailing address

None provided