Raptor Rumble

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**Raptor Rumble November 2025**

Dear Speech and Debate Coach:                                                                                      

You are cordially invited to participate in the 12th Annual Raptor Rumble Speech and Debate Tournament at Eaglecrest High School on November 21-22, 2025.

Events:  The following events will be offered: CX Debate*, JV CX Debate, LD Debate, Public Forum Debate, National Extemp, International Extemp, Drama, Humor, Poetry, Duo, Original Oratory, Informative, POI, and Student Congress. Three rounds and finals will be held in all events.

* Depending on the number of entries, we may combine the JV CX and CX pools.  If this looks like it will happen, I will email all coaches with JV CX and CX entries for input on how we will handle JV case limits.

SATURDAY: All other events

Events on Saturday will be waved to best utilize space and judges.  When entry numbers are more set, waves will be established and the schedule will be updated on SpeechWire to reflect the structure of the tournament--THE CURRENT SCHEDULE ON SPEECHWIRE IS A PLACEHOLDER AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

Entries: A maximum of four (4) entries per school will be allowed in each event, except Congress, which will be limited to 10 entries per school. Additional entries can be placed on the waitlist and we will work to accommodate those entries if space is available.

Registration: All registration will occur at www.speechwire.com. Pre-registration will close at 11:59 PM on Friday, November 14, or earlier if the tournament fills. Registrations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.  As always, we would appreciate knowing of any drops in advance of the tournament, in order to help with the scheduling of rounds.

• Please ensure your students have activated SpeechWire accounts, as we will be posting rounds online!

General Rules:

• A responsible coach must be available ON SITE and via cell phone at all times during the tournament.
• Competition is open to 9-12 grade students representing the school in which they are officially enrolled and doing so with the permission of their school administration and/or coaches.
• We will use CHSAA rules in all events, except Congressional Debate. We will use NSDA rules in Congressional Debate.
• Competitors double-entered in OO and Informative cannot perform the same speech in both events.
• All competitors and judges must have a SpeechWire account to log in.
  • Ben at SpeechWire has provided video resources to explain the creation of student accounts, judging online, viewing ballots and competing online. Please check them out. https://www.speechwire.com/p-video-resources.php
• AI Policy - We will use CHSAA Rules to guide the use of AI. Find the policy on page 5 in the CHSAA Handbook:
  • ​Generative Artificial Intelligence:
    • In events in which speeches must be the original created work of a competitor (OO, INF, IX, USX, IMP, CST) students are prohibited from quoting or paraphrasing text directly from generative AI sources. Generative AI should not be cited as a source. The exception is that a student delivering a speech about the topic of AI may quote AI to illustrate their points about AI, in accordance with existing quoted word limits. While generative AI may be used to guide students to articles, ideas, and sources, the original source of any quoted or paraphrased evidence must be available if requested.
    • In debate events, generative AI should not be cited as a source; while generative AI may be used to guide students to articles, ideas, and sources, the original source of any  quoted or paraphrased evidence must be available if requested.
    • In Interpretation events, students are prohibited from performing material created by generative AI sources.  Generative AI should not be used as a source of material; while generative AI may be used to guide students to articles, ideas, and material, the original source of any material that is performed must be available if requested.

Doubling Rules:

• CX, PF, and LD Debaters may not double-enter on Saturday, but they may double-enter in Congress on Friday.
• Congressional Debate students may double-enter in events on Saturday.
• Students in events (Drama, Humor, Poetry, POI, Duo, OO, Info, Extemp) may double-enter in a maximum of TWO events on Saturday. Students are responsible for making it to their rounds. Students must pay attention to the schedule because we may not be using a full wave system—some events may occur in the same time period.
• Students can only enter one Extemp event.
• Extempers that double-enter in Saturday events risk losing part of their prep time.

Debate Topics: We will use all current November 2025 NSDA topics in each of the debates:

• CX: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.
• PF:  Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.
• LD:  Resolved: The United States ought to rewild substantial tracts of land.

JV/Varsity CX Rules:
Please note: Depending on the number of entries, we may combine the JV CX and CX pools.  If this looks like it will happen, I will email all coaches with JV CX and CX entries for input on how we will handle JV case limits.

• Varsity CX Debate is open to all CX debate teams. 
• JV CX debate is limited to freshman and sophomore CX debaters or students in their first year of competition. 
• In JV CX, no Kritiks or counterplans are allowed.
• In JV CX, we will employ the NFHS Novice case limits, meaning that all teams should limit themselves to these case areas:
  • ​Exploration:
    • Early Warning Awareness: The U.S. should deploy sensors, drones, submarines, and/or satellites to improve early warning systems and monitor geopolitical threats in the Arctic.
    • Research Cooperation: The U.S. should restore scientific cooperation programs with Russia and/or China in the Arctic.
  • Development:
    • Renewable Energy Infrastructure: The U.S. should develop wind, solar, and geothermal energy projects in the Arctic to provide sustainable power for Arctic communities.
    • Oil and Gas Drilling: The U.S. should significantly increase offshore oil and natural gas drilling in the Arctic

Fees and Payment: The entry fee will be $10.00 per student in events—$20 per team (PF, CX, JVCX, Duo)—and $9 per entry in Congress based upon the pre-registration numbers on Friday, November 14. Changes in pre-registration will be reflected in the final entry fees if made via the web site by 11:59 PM on November 14. After that time, net increases in entries will result in increases in final entry fees, while net decreases in entries will not reduce your final entry fees. Please wait to request payment until AFTER the tournament, as we will be finalizing any incurred judge fees after the tournament.
Payment can be made via credit card online via https://bit.ly/EHS-PayTournamentEntryFees 
Please make checks payable to Eaglecrest High School Speech and Debate Team and mail payment to:

Eaglecrest High School Speech & Debate
Attn.: Ashley McCulloch
Eaglecrest High School
5100 S. Picadilly St.
Centennial, CO. 80015

Judging:  Each school is responsible for providing judges to cover their entries. 

• We will be utilizing online ballots via SpeechWire - judges need to bring devices so they can access their SpeechWire accounts and complete their ballots.
• Judges must be available for the three preliminary rounds and the final round--if you are dividing a judging requirement across multiple judges, please ensure there is judge coverage for the whole duration of the tournament.
• One judge must be provided for every two debaters (or portion thereof).
• One judge must be provided for every 5 events entries (or portion thereof).
• Judges must be entered in Speechwire by Wednesday, November 20.
• Judges are responsible for checking for ballots at the appropriate times. We will be auditing judge usage after the tournament and will assess judge fees for missing judges and for judges who miss ballots.
• We all want tournaments to run quickly, and that is not possible if we do not have a solid judging pool--please do your best to ensure your judges are present for the duration of the tournament. We’d much rather have your judges than your money! If you are a new or rebuilding program with concerns about meeting your judge requirements, please reach out so we can work with you.
• NOTE: We’ve reduced entry fees from what we had been previously charging for in-person tournaments, as we will not be compensating judges--we leave judge compensation to each team’s discretion.  

Inclusion & Equity Statement: At Eaglecrest Speech & Debate Tournaments, we embrace and support the mission of our school district, the vision of our school, the CHSAA Speech and Debate Inclusion Statement, and the NSDA Harassment and Discrimination Policy. Please review additional information on these statements here.

• Any school with a Free or Reduced Lunch rate of 60% or more is entitled to a discount on their entry fees. Please email us directly to receive the discount. 
• Diverse panels of judges for out rounds.
• An implicit bias judge virtual training required for all judges before ballots are released to them.
• We will be implementing the practice of having a Belonging and Inclusion Station available to help address concerns throughout the tournament.

Awards:  Trophies and medals will be awarded to all finalists during our awards ceremony. Numerous superior and excellent ribbons will be given as awards with ballots.  Trophies, gavels, and ribbons will be awarded in Congress in-room on Friday evening, with recognition at the awards ceremony on Saturday.

Final Registration:  Friday Congress check in will begin at 4:00 PM. Final registration on Saturday will be from 7:00 to 7:30 AM, with rounds beginning at 8:00 AM. Please plan to arrive at registration early. Schools not registered by 7:30 AM may be dropped from the tournament. If you are running late, please call 303-884-6188 so we can finalize first rounds as quickly as possible.  Awards are scheduled for 6:30 PM or sooner.

Congressional Debate: Please submit bills and resolutions by Friday, November 7 by email to amcculloch2@cherrycreekschools.org in PDF format or Word format. The docket will be available on SpeechWire on or before Tuesday, November 11.  If there are not enough pieces of legislation submitted, we will supplement the docket with legislation from the NSDA.

Food: Lunch and snacks will be served to coaches and judges. Concessions will be available for students to purchase throughout the day.

Miscellaneous Details: Please note that a responsible coach must be present on site with students at all times.  Please also note that Cherry Creek Public Schools bans all use of tobacco by students and adults in or on all school grounds and facilities.

Location: The tournament will be located at:

Eaglecrest High School
5100 S. Picadilly St.
Centennial, CO. 80015

Saturday morning registration will be in the hallway in front of the cafeteria. From Picadilly St., turn into the west parking lot via Raptor Way.

Questions, Comments, Ideas:  Please feel free to contact Ashley McCulloch at Eaglecrest High School at 720-886-1283 (McCulloch's school office), 303-884-6188 (cell), or amcculloch2@cherrycreekschools.org.

We look forward to hosting this tournament and hope you will be able to join us!

Sincerely,

Ashley McCulloch (she / her / hers)
English Teacher & English Tutoring Center Co-Director
Speech & Debate--Head Coach
Eaglecrest High School
e | amcculloch2@cherrycreekschools.org
w | 720.886.1283
c | 303.884.6188

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Ashley McCulloch
Email address: amcculloch2@cherrycreekschools.org
Phone number: 720-886-1283

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Attn: Ashley McCulloch
5100 S. Picadilly St
Centennial, CO 80015