USA FORENSICS OLYMPIAD February Open

2024 — NSDA Campus, US

The USA Forensics Olympiad cordially invites you to the inaugural February Open!

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This is a National tournament that is a part of the USA Forensics Olympiad(USAFO) 2023-24 Series. Each USAFO school year season consists of monthly tournaments in September-March and a championships event in April.

Top competitors in the Gold & Silver Divisions of the USAFO Championship will be invited to the International Olympiad in Forensics on June 9-11, 2024.

USA Forensics Olympiad Open tournaments & the USAFO Championship Open divisions welcome all students 18 & under. No citizenship or location requirements apply. Only the invitational divisions of the USAFO Championship require qualifications.

You will find all necessary tournament information available at this page.

[LIVE DOC]

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Schedule

Lincoln-Douglas

Round

Day

PST Time

CST Time

EST Time

Prelim #1

Saturday

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Prelim #2

Saturday

10:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

[Lunch Break]

Saturday

Prelim #3

Saturday

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Prelim #4

Sunday

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Elim #1

Sunday

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

[Lunch Break]

Sunday

Elim #2

Sunday

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

More Elims as Needed

Sunday

HS Public Forum

HSPF and MSPF will merge for Prelims, and separate for Elims

Round

Day

PST Time

CST Time

EST Time

Prelim #1

Saturday

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Prelim #2

Saturday

10:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

[Lunch Break]

Saturday

Prelim #3

Saturday

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Prelim #4

Saturday

3:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Prelim #5

Sunday

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Elim #1

Sunday

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

[Lunch Break]

Sunday

Elim #2

Sunday

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Elim #3

Sunday

1:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

More Elims as Needed

Sunday

MS Public Forum

HSPF and MSPF will merge for Prelims, and separate for Elims

Round

Day

PST Time

CST Time

EST Time

Prelim #1

Saturday

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Prelim #2

Saturday

10:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

[Lunch Break]

Saturday

Prelim #3

Saturday

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Prelim #4

Saturday

3:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Prelim #5

Sunday

7:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

Elim #1

Sunday

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

[Lunch Break]

Sunday

Elim #2

Sunday

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

More Elims as Needed

Sunday

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Quick Info

Events:

Debate: Public Forum, Congressional, Lincoln Douglas, Parliamentary, Policy/Public Policy, World Schools

Speech: Extemp(National Extemp), Dramatic Interpretation, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu, Program of Oral Interpretation

Where? Online via NSDA Campus

When? 2/24 - 2/25

What?

Debate: Congress ~ 3 prelim rounds, >= 1 elim rounds // All Other Debate Events ~ 5 prelim rounds, >= 3 elim rounds

Speech: 4 prelim rounds, >= 1 elim rounds

Who? Non-School teams allowed.

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Prize Info

  • Top competitors* in each division earn qualification to the USA Forensics Olympiad Championship event in April
  • $100 IN CASH for top team in each division
  • $50 IN CASH for finalists in each division
  • $50 IN CASH for top new team** in each division

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2023-2024 School Year Season Schedule

The latest updates on our schedule can be found on our website.

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Questions, Concerns, & More Info

If you have any other questions, comments, or concerns, or would like to request more information, please contact us at usaforensicsolympiad@gmail.com

*bids will be distributed down to the top x(where x depends on the # of entries in your division) team that does not have >= 1.0 bids; please view the live doc for more detailed qualification information

*a top new team is a team who has not yet competed in the USA Forensics Olympiad during the current tournament cycle; please view the live doc for more detailed information