MHSAA Speech and Debate State Championship
2023 — Hattiesburg, MS/US
Mississippi High School Activities Association
Speech and Debate State Championships
April 28-29, 2023
Tournament Location: Oak Grove High School
All MHSAA Member schools are cordially invited to compete in the State Championships from April 28-29 at Oak Grove High School.
Eligible Schools
Participating schools must be member schools of the Mississippi High Schools Activities Association (MHSAA).
Events
This tournament portion includes three debate events: Public Forum Debate, Policy Debate, and Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The fourth debate event, Congressional Debate, occurred on April 21-22, 2023, at Millsaps College.
The tournament also offers 14 Speech events separated into two flighted lists:
Flight A= Dramatic Interpretation, Duet Acting, Expository Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Program of Oral Interpretation, Prose Interpretation
Flight B= Declamation, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Informative Speaking, Poetry Interpretation, Storytelling
Topic Areas
The 2023 MHSAA State Championship STORYTELLING topic is Under the Sea- Tales of the least known place on earth.
Extemporaneous Speaking topics are listed below:
Round 1= Economics (US)
Round 2= Foreign Policy (International)
Semifinals= US Hypotheticals- Students will be asked to engage with a hypothetical scenario. (US)
Finals= Big 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 its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.
Lincoln-Douglas Topic: Resolved: The justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ought to be term-limited.
Public Forum Topic: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should ban the collection of personal data through biometric recognition technology.