North Catholic Invitational
2024 — Pittsburgh, PA/US
Congress LIVE
Abbreviation
CON
Format
Congress
Entry Fee
$6.00
Overall Entry Limit
48
Entry Limit Per School
6
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
We will essentially be following the PHSSL rules for congress:
- calendar set by random draw by the parlis at the beginning of the first session - THIS CALENDAR MUST BE MAINTAINED!!!!
- first affirmative and first negative speeches have a mandatory two minute question period; all other speeches have a one minute question period -- NOT OPEN for amendment
- questioning is done in "direct question" fashion -- thirty seconds per questioner -- presiding officer keeps a separate recency tracking for questions -- NOT OPEN for amendment
- judges will rank the top nine students; parli will rank all the students