TFA Foster Fulshear Swing Tourney
2020 — Virtual, TX/US
Important Info
Deadlines
Entry Deadline is Tuesday, August 25th by 4 PM. (This includes videos submitted)
Prelims for Speech Events, not including extemp, for both sides of the swing, will happen Wednesday, August 26th.
Semis for speech events, not including extemp, for both sides of the swing, will happen on Thursday, August 27th.
Finalists for Speech Events, not including extemp, will be announced Friday, August 27th in the morning so that students are aware they will have to be able to compete live on Saturday.
Congress
Friday Congress
Prelims 1-5
Finals 6-10
Saturday Congress
Prelims-Bills 6-10
Finals - Bills 1-5
TOPICS:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2020 September/October Topic
Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.
Public Forum Debate – 2020 September/October Topic Area: Healthcare
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019.
Policy Debate – 2020-2021 Topic
Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
World Schools Motions
Prelims:
Education
This House would require virtual education during a pandemic.
"Virtual education" refers to instruction in a learning environment where teacher and student are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher provides course content through course management applications, multimedia resources, the Internet, videoconferencing, etc.
Personal Freedoms
This House opposes the use of military personnel to respond to civil unrest.
Semis (if Needed):
Culture
This house would remove all memorials to the Confederacy.
Important VIQT Info
PLEASE PLEASE STUDY THE INFO AT THESE LINKS FOR CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO ACCOMMODATE VIQTS.
STUDENTS: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11xwSF1fZuWwhFqfwnoV4lThb27Xs3Ko2Ec2Xa7G1T8A/edit
COACHES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KJuAq81IdUOvDfnVcxvSiBVUYh4qNjmtVeUlKHm7OCU/edit
Extemp Topic Areas
Coming Soon!