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This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a High School tournament in Indiana.

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Dear Coaches,

You and your students are invited to the November 12, 2022, Valparaiso Dr. Larry B. Stuber Memorial Debate Tournament.  Please plan to enter through Door # 1 and establish your team’s tables in the Cafeteria. Buses may park in the lot North of the School. There is limited space for cars and vans in the East Parking Lot across from Door # 1

Events Available: 

  • Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Policy, World Schools Debate and Congress. 
  • We will offer both Novice and Varsity divisions. (Note that some events may be combined based on registration numbers.)
  • The debate tournament will have 4 rounds. Rounds 3 & 4 will be power matched. 

Registration:

  • Entries are due in SpeechWire by Monday, November 7th.
  • Drops may be made via SpeechWire until midnight on Friday, November 11th.

After that time, please text 219-363-6618 for email Mary (mfridh@valpo.k12.in.us).   Email is preferable! Entries are capped at a total of 40 per team. Students should bring an electronic device and activate their SpeechWire accounts to be able to receive announcements.

Congress – All students will compete in the morning Preliminary round. The top competitors per Chamber will advance to the Super Chamber of 15-16 in the late morning/early afternoon. All others will compete in the Consolation Session in the morning/afternoon. Both Novice and Varsity Divisions will have a Super Session and a Consolation Session (consolation rounds may be combined in the event of small congress entries).  The varsity chambers will nominate and elect their presiding officers.

Legislation to be debated will be #s 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9

1.   Social/Constitutional: A Resolution to Require Substance Abusers to Go to Rehabilitation to Lower Recidivism

4.   Social/Constitutional: A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Abolish the Presidential Pardon 

6.   Foreign/Foreign Policy: A Resolution to Develop Marine Technology and Encourage Deep-Sea Exploration

7.   Foreign/Foreign Policy: A Resolution to Ban the Use of Drone and Missile Strikes that Risk the lives of Civilians

8.   Business/Economic: A Bill to End Usury in Postsecondary Study Loans

9.   Business/Economic: A Bill to Prohibit People Under the Age of 18 from Purchasing or Possessing Energy Drinks

VHS will not be able to supply the presiding officers for the novice chambers; however, if you are bringing a potential PO, please email Coach Fridh (mfridh@valpo.k12.in.us) with your potential PO’s name.

  • Lincoln-Douglas
  • Both Divisions will be speaking on the November/December topic as noted by the NSDA
  • Resolved: The People’s Republic of China ought to prioritize environmental protection over economic growth
  • Public Forum Debate - Both divisions will be speaking on the November/December topic as noted by the NSDA.
  • Resolved: The United States’ strategy of Great Power Competition produces more benefits than harms.

           Policy Debate

  • Resolved: 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.
    • Novice Policy Topic Areas:
      • Artificial Intelligence: Restrict development and/or use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWs)
      • Biotechnology: Ban the use of germline genetic engineering in humans
      • Biotechnology: Substantially increase funding for vaccine research
      • Cyber: Ban offensive cyber operations
    • Restrictions:
    • No counter-plans
    • No Kritiks
  • World Schools Debate
    • Order of Debate of Impromptu & Prepared Topics:
    • Round 1: Impromptu
    • Round 2: Prepared: This house prioritizes environmental protections over economic growth.
    • Round 3: Prepared: This house prioritizes environmental protections over economic growth.
    • Round 4: Impromptu
    • ​Rounds 1 & 4 are impromptu rounds, with a different topic each round.
    • No electronics allowed for prep or during rounds. Students should write out notes and speeches on paper. They should use printed copies of speeches in prepared rounds. 
    • Students may use 2 reference books for impromptu rounds.
    • Students will have 1 hour prep per impromptu round
  1. Awards @ 4:00 p.m., CST (we hope)
    • Yes (Gavels for POs, Ribbons for the Top Six, and Sweepstakes Trophies for Top 5 Teams)
  2. Judges
    • 1 judge per 4 debaters (5 debaters = 2 judges, etc.); however, if you are bringing WSD Teams, 2 WSD Teams = 1 Judge
    • All judges must be prepared to judge all events
    • All judges must be registered with a valid email and bring a tablet or laptop as we will be using electronic balloting.
    • Judges must stay in the building and be available for the entire tournament
    • Varsity debaters with a minimum 2 years of experience and a minimum of 250 points may judge only novice events. 2022 high school debate graduates must judge novice only.

 

  1. Food
    • Students ~ breakfast, lunch & snack items will be available for purchase in the Cafeteria.
    • Judges ~ breakfast and lunch items will be available in the Judges’ Lounge in the lower Red Hallway.

 

  1. Registration
    • Registration on SpeechWire  www.speechwire.com
      • DUE by 5 pm (CST) on Monday, November 7, 2022 (Registration will remain open after the deadline for drops only. Please list all judges’ names.)
      • This is an Open Tournament; however, you must be a Registered User in order to use SpeechWire to register
      • Novice = an individual with no previous high school speech or debate experience prior to September 2022. All others are considered to be Varsity.
      • Send registration questions to Mary Fridh – email: mfridh@valpo.k12.in.us
      • Final registration is Saturday, November 12th.  at Valparaiso HS from 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. (CST), with a judges’ meeting in the cafeteria at 7:45 a.m.
      • Rounds will start promptly at 8 am (CST) ~ we hope!

 

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone in Valpo!

 

Mary Fridh, John Peluso, and Trevor Wells (Coaches), the VHS Speech, Debate & Mock Trial Team & the VHS Forensics Boosters, Inc.

 

Manager contact information

Mary Fridh
Email address: mfridh@valpo.k12.in.us
Phone number: 219-363-6618

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