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Rocky Mountain North National Qualifier Debate/IE
General information This is a High School tournament in Colorado. View manager contact information Rocky Mountain North District Tournament 2025
CHANGE: POI/HI will be moved to Flight B to balance out Judge Needs. Please let your students know
Greetings!
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 Legislation Submission Google Form Registration 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$, with team events (duo/pf/cx) costing 30$ EventsStudents 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.
House or Senate Please submit your bills/resolutions by March 3rd 2025 to Student Legislation submission. General RulesPlease 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. QualifiersThis 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
Familiarize yourself with the Districts Invite 2025 and Districts Tabroom Site 2025. By March, 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 -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 -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 Extra Awards This year, the Rocky Mountain North will accept nominations for several “extra awards,” and a committee will vote for the winners. These awards will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening. If you would like to nominate someone for any of these awards, please use the links below. The deadline for submissions will be Monday March 3rd
District High School Coach of the Year Award District New Coach of the Year Award District Assistant Coach of the Year Award District High School Administrator of the Year Award District Student of the Year Award District Alumni of the Year Award District Volunteer of the Year Award
NX Round 1: Business/Economics/Industry Round 2: Healthcare, immigration/Social Issues Round 3: Environment & Natural Disasters Semis: U.S Foreign Policy & National Security Finals: U.S. Supreme Court, Civil Liberties & Legal Controversies
IX Round 1: East Asia, Central Asia & Oceania Round 2: Americas & The Caribbean Round 3: Europe Semis: Africa & Southwest Asia Finals: Global Conflicts & International Organizations
Districts Docket 2025Districts Congress Docket 2025 TBD 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. 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 QualifiersRMN Districts Breaks and Qualifiers Announcement 2025
Current entry levels. To view entries, visit the speechrwire site.
Currently the RMN District is Level 2. This may change next year.
Unified Manual, pg. 66
World Schools DebateRMN 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:
Contact 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
Important tournament rooms Extemp Prep - E124 Louis Uribe Mailing address 5195 W 144th Ave SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2025 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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