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Dear Colleagues, Judges & Students,

The Durham Academy Speech & Debate team welcomes you to the 8thAnnual Cavalier Invitational and the 4th Annual Cavalier challenge.

This page serves as our main resource for information. Please be mindful of information posted and/or linked here.

-The tournament offers six preliminary rounds in all divisions of Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum Debate.We will break all winning records (4-2 or better).

-The tournament offers four preliminary rounds in all speech events.For events with 60 or more competitors, we will clear to a Quarterfinal Round. For events with 24 or more competitors, we will break to a Semifinal Round. For events with less than 24 competitors, we will clear to a Final Round.

A common theme of our invitation, our communication and our tournament - based on the language and implicit assumptions therein - is that you are a guest of Durham Academy and its coaching staff and, by attending the tournament, you are agreeing to adhere to our guidelines as a condition of participation in the Cavalier Invitational.

Welcome to our virtual campus!

Thanks,

Crawford Leavoy
Director of Speech & Debate

MacKenna Morris
Student Tournament Director

Recorded Version

Zoom Tournament Office

General Tournament/Registration:cavalierinvite@gmail.com

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:cavalierinvite+ld@gmail.com

Public Forum Debate:cavalierinvite+pf@gmail.com

Speech:cavalierinvite+speech@gmail.com

Congressional Debate:cavalierinvite+con@gmail.com

Cavalier Challenge:cavalierinvite+challenge@gmail.com

2022 Cavalier Invitational Tournament Packet

In order to file a protest, please fill outthis form

Applicable Rule Manuals at the 2022 Cavalier Invitational:

2021-2022 NSDA HS Unified Manual

Winter 2020 NCFL Bylaws

2022 Cavalier Invitational Invitation

The Cavalier Invitational is committed to providing all community members with the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect.

Durham Academy is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination are prohibited, whether committed by students, coaches, judges or volunteers. Durham Academy is committed to the enforcement of this policy.

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. Any individual or group of individuals who believes they have been a victim of harassment and/or discrimination should report it on this form- or directly to the Equity Team immediately.

In order to file an equity concern, please fill outthis form