West Los Angeles District Qualifier

for the 2024 National Tournament

NSDA West Los Angeles District Tournament

Dates: March 23-24, 2024

Location: Loyola High School

1901 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90006

Tournament Updates 3-20-24:

1. Food - Thank you to Loyola for offering to feed breakfast foods to students, judges and coaches for free! Lunch plates (Gourmet Pizza or sandwiches, chips, cookie and drink) and dinner plates (pasta, salad and a drink) will be sold for $10.00 per plate on Saturday. We will have pizza for Congress students on Sunday. Coaches and judges will be fed at no cost to them.Loyola has water bottle stations - we encourage attendees to bring their refillable water bottles.
2. Parking - please see the map with instructions on the right of this page
3. Tournament Locations - students should gather at Caruso Hall, judges/coaches should report to Otero Hall. Most rounds will take place at Pinney, Loyola Hall, Ardoff and Hannon.
4. NO Food or Drinks allowed in classrooms (except for water). Students are NOT to enter a classroom unless an adult is present.
5. Please DO NOT touch or move classroom teachers' desks or classroom items. Please honor and respect the courtesy Loyola is giving our district schools to use their spaces.

Keep checking this page for updates to this tournament.

Topics:

Lincoln/Douglas: March-April Topic: Resolved: The primary objective of the United States criminal justice system ought to be rehabilitation.

Public Forum: March Topic: Resolved: In the United States, collegiate student-athletes should be classified as employees of their educational institution.

Big Questions: NSDA National Topic - Resolved: Belief in the supernatural is incompatible with belief in science.

Policy: NSDA National Topic - 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.

Congressional Debate: Docket is available. See tab on the right of this page

World Schools Debate: Motions are available on the District WSD Registration page on Tabroom.com