Bulldog Bark & Debate Showdown

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Ohio.

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We invite you to the Bulldog Bark & Debate Showdown our inaugral ONE-DAY tournament.  We will be hosting 3 rounds of Congress, 3 round of 2-Person Policy, 4 prelims of speech, and 4 rounds of LD and PF debate (powering after Round 2)  We also will be offering Middle School events and will allow double entries.  For Middle School Events we will be hosting 2 rounds of Congress, 3 prelims of speech, and 3 rounds of EXD and PF debate (powering for the final rounds). This way the Middle School Competitors will each get 1 round off and be able to observe other events. We are not capping any events so long as teams can cover their judges and understand they *may* hit their own team members. Please come join us for our inaugral tournament! We look forward to hosting you in December!

See the general invitation for information on times, Rounds begin at 9 a.m. (Extemp Draw starts at 8:30!). Entry fee is $7.00 per student. There are no caps in LD, Congress and PF. provided you can cover your judges and understand competitors *may* hit their own team members.

Checks should be made out to Rossford Speech & Debate. Please do NOT bring a Purchase Order. We accept cash or checks!

All events are in-person.

Thanks!

Tab:

Extemp Prep: will be in the Library/Media Center on the first floor

• There will be cross ex for the final round, round 4, of extemp events 

Judges Lounge: In our auxillary gym

Student Lounge: Will be in the main portion of the Cafeteria

Awards: Auditorium

Debate Topics: 

• Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2023 November/December Topic

Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

• Public Forum Debate – 2023 November/December Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.

• Policy Debate – 2023-2024 Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

• Middle School Congressional Debate 

• Varsity Congressional Debate 

Judge Requirements:

• 1 for every 2 Entries in LD/PF/MS-ED/MS-PF/2P

• 1 for every 5 Entries in Speech (I.E.) events
• 1 for every 5 Entries in Congressional Debate (MS-CD/CD)
• There is a $50 fee for all uncovered judge requirements (this is what we pay our for hire judges for the day)
• Please check the tournament downloads for judging resources for your events

More details to come, but registration is now open.

If you have any questions, please contact me at sbertsch@rossfordschools.org or call/text at 

(419) 322-4447

Manager contact information

Shelley Bertsch
Email address: sbertsch@rossfordschools.org
Phone number: (419) 322-4447

Mailing address

701 Superior Street

Rossford, OH 43460

Manager contact information

Bulldog Bark & Debate Showdown
Email address: sbertsch@rossfordschools.org
Phone number: (419) 322-4447

Mailing address

701 Superior Street
Rossford, OH 43460