Topics

Topic Areas

Storytelling: The Big Dance- Stories of proms, balls, homecomings, and everything in between!

Extemporaneous Speakingtopics are listed below:

Round 1International Alliances (International)

Round 2U.S. Supreme Court and Legal Issues (U.S.)

SemifinalsInternational Hypotheticals- Students will be asked to engage with a hypothetical scenario. (International)

FinalsBig Picture Topics- Students will be asked to engage with big issues with a broad reach. (US and International)

Policy 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.

Lincoln-Douglas Topic:

Resolved: The primary objective of the United States criminal justice system ought to be rehabilitation.

Public Forum Topic:

Resolved: The United Nations should abolish permanent membership on its Security Council.