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DebateBroward HS Novice AST #8

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It's the FINAL AST of the year! Our 8th and final 2022-23 edition will be on Tuesday, April 4th at Fort Lauderdale High School!
 
Remember, our ASTs are for NOVICE debaters in their first year of high school debate. Veteran debaters with at least 150 NSDA points are welcome to attend and judge.
 
Please follow the instructions on this page to register your entries. Remember, each school may only initially enter FIVE students in all events except Congress, in which you can enter TEN. Any entries over that number will go on the waitlist, which will be cleared pending available space at Fort Lauderdale High and sufficient judge numbers.
 
Registration for NEW ENTRIES will close on FRIDAY, March 31st at 3pm. At that time as many students will be released from the waitlist as judge numbers and room space allow. Changes (drops or name changes) can be made until 12pm on April 4th, the day of the tournament. Any changes after that, please text Justin Weaver: 954.790.8160 the school name, student who is dropping, and their event. 
 
You MUST arrive for the tournament between 1:30pm and 2:15pm. If you arrive after 2:15 you will get caught in Fort Lauderdale's dismissal traffic and could miss/forfeit the first round.
 
For PF, the APRIL topic will be used - Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban the collection of personal data through biometric recognition technology.
 
For LD, the MARCH/APRIL topic will be used - Resolved: The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ought to be term-limited. (Please note that we are NO LONGER using the Novice "civil disobedience" topic).
 
For Policy Debate, the 2022-23 topic will be used - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity. In addition, at the ASTs all teams MUST use the Novice Policy Packet. The Novice Policy Packet can be accessed at the NDCA website: http://www.debatecoaches.org/
 
Extemp topic areas will be "U.S. Public Schools" and "International Protests", and Impromptu topic areas will be "Vacations" and "Volunteering".
 
Congress legislation for the spring semester was emailed to all coaches before Winter Break. It is also accessible electronically here under the "Files for Download" section. The spring legislation packet has designations for which bills will be debated in which months, with 4 bills per month. Per usual, chambers might not debate all 4 bills if time does not allow.
 
More information may be sent out as the tournament approaches. Please let your mentor know if you have any questions.

Manager contact information

Justin Weaver
Email address: justin.weaver@browardschools.com
Phone number: 954-790-8160

Mailing address

Fort Lauderdale High School
1600 NE 4th Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305

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