We have RESCHEDULED this tournament to Saturday Jan 20th. We look forward to hosting y'all in-person on these dates.

We will offer the full set of events in IEs and Debate (including World Schools), including novice divisions of extemp, LD, and Policy Debate.

For the purpose of this tournament, a Novice is considered someone in their first year of high school competition.

We WILL NOT break brackets in debate.

Your school must have a school employee to be available for all tournament times/rounds to judge and provide support for the tournament when needed. This individual is required to be in the judging pool. For more information on this, click "Judging Rules" on the right side.

Topics

World Schools Topics:

Round One: This House prefers investment in public transportation infrastructure over investment in
automobile infrastructure.

Round Two: This House prefers investment in public transportation infrastructure over investment in
automobile infrastructure. (Opposite side round one)

Round Three: Impromptu

Semis: This House would implement a compulsory national service system

Finals: Impromptu

Lincoln Douglas: Jan-Feb NSDA LD 24 Topic

Resolved: The United States ought to substantially reduce its military presence in the West Asia-North Africa region.

Public Forum: Jan NSDA PF Topic

Resolved: The United States federal government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

CX will use the 2023-2024 Topic Resolution.

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.

Congress:

Prelims (Set in this order): 9, 6, 1, 7, 4

Finals (Set in this order): 17, 18, 13, 15, 16

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