Registration

8:30-9:00am (EDT)

Judge Meeting:  9:00am in Library.

First Round

9:15am (EDT) [WSD impromptu prep will start at 9:15am]

Awards

Approximately 4:00pm

Notes:

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

• To clarify, IHSFA rules limit Novices to specific Novice Case Areas:

• • Substantially strengthen federal surveillance and standards for lead in drinking water.
  • Substantially limit the use of hydraulic fracturing by energy companies in the United States.
  • Substantially strengthen federal standards for agriculture-related runoff into lakes and streams.
  • Substantially increase the protection of wetlands in the United States.

• Reminder: Novice teams may NOT run topicality, counterplans, or kritiks.

• Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its protection of water resources in the United States.

Lincoln-Douglas

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• Both divisions will use the September/October topic. IHSFA Rules Apply.

• Resolved: The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines.

Public Forum:

• Varsity and  Novice offered.

• Both Divisions will use the September/November topic. 

• Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

World Schools Debate:

• One Division will be offered.

• Rounds 1 & 3 will be impromptu. Teams may use 2 Reference books for prep.

• Round 2 Proposition: This House regrets the United States’ involvement in Afghanistan.

• Round 4 Proposition:  This House prefers AI-generated voting districts to those created by legislative bodies.

Congress:

• Varsity and Novice offered.  

• NSDA September Docket legislation 1, 2, 5, and 8 (Official Docket uploaded in 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.  

JUDGES:

• Please bring one judge for every 4 debaters or fraction thereof (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. A few computers will be available for use after each round.