East Los Angeles District Tournament
2024 — CA/US
East Los Angeles District Qualifier
for the 2024 National Tournament
East Los Angeles NSDA2024 Nat Quals Speech Gabrielino High School
When: Friday March 8 and Saturday 9 2024
Where: Gabrielino High School
Events: Dramatic Interp, DUO Interp, Humorous Interp, Informative Speaking, International Extemp, National Extemp, Original Oratory, Program Oral Interp.
Entry Fees: Speech Events - $20.00
Judge Ratio:One for Five Entries. It is vital that you meet your judge obligation!
Type of Tournament: Live and In-Person
*All students must be active members of the NSDA with at least 25 competitive points before entry will be accepted. They must also have an active NSDA Account
** All schools must be fully on all outstanding NSDA School and Membership Fees in Order to Compete (Not Tournament Fees)
For Entry Allocations Please refer to the Unified Manual below:
https://www.speechanddebate.org/high-school-unified-manual/
Page 68
Please note theSchedule AND PATTERNSbelow may be changed due to Judge Availability.
Pattern:
Pattern "A" - Dramatic Interp, DUO Interp, Original Oratory, Program Oral Interp (POI)
Pattern "B" - Humorous Interp, Informative Speaking, International Extemp, National Extemp
Friday March 8, 2024 - Speech Schedule
Round 1 Pattern A - 4 PM
Round 1 Pattern B - 5:30 PM
Round 2 Pattern A - 7PM
Saturday March 9 2024 - Speech Schedule
Round 2 Pattern B - 8 AM
Round 3 Pattern A - 9:30 AM
Round 3 Pattern B - 11 AM
Semis A - 12:30 PM
Semis B - 2 PM
Finals - 4pm
Extemp Topic Areas:
InternationalExtemp:
- Round 1: Global Environmental & Humanitarian Issues
- Round 2 : Americas & Caribbean
- Round 3: Asia and the Pacific
- Semis: Europe
- Finals: Africa
USExtemp:
- Round 1 : US Politics & Elections
- Round 2: US Business, Economics, and Industry
- Round 3: US Education, Healthcare, and Social Issues
- Semis: US Foreign Policy & National Security
- Finals : US Supreme Court & Legal Issues
East Los Angeles NSDA2023 Nat Quals Congress/Big Question/Debate
Montebello High School
When: Saturday March 16, 2024
Where: Montebello High School
Events: Congressional Debate/Big Question/Policy/Lincoln-Douglas/Public Forum
Entry Fees: Policy - $45.00, Public Forum - $45.00, Lincoln-Douglas - $ 30.00, Congress - $10.00, Big Question - $10.00
Judge Ratio:One for Two in Debate. One for Six in Student Congress. It is vital that you meet your judge obligation!
Type of Tournament: Live and In-Person
*All students must be active members of the NSDA with at least 25 competitive points before entry will be accepted. They must also have an active NSDA Account
** All schools must be fully on all outstanding NSDA School and Membership Fees in Order to Compete (Not Tournament Fees)
For Entry Allocations Please refer to the Unified Manual below:
https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/High-School-Unified-Manual-2023-10-19.pdfPage 68
Please note the Schedule below may be changed due to Judge Availability and number of contestants.
Saturday March 16, 2024 -Congress Schedule HOUSE
Round 1 House - 8:00 AM
Round 2 House - 10:00 AM
House Final - 12:30 PM
Saturday March 16, 2024 - Congress Schedule SENATE
Senate Round 1 - 8:00 AM
Senate Round 2 - 10:00 AM
Senate Round 3 - 12:00 PM
Senate Round 4 - 2:00 PM(if needed)
Saturday March 16, 2024 - Lincoln-Douglas/Public Forum/Big Questions
Round 1 - 8:00 AM
Round 2 - 9:30 AM
Round 3 - 11:00 AM
Round 4 - 12:30 PM
Round 5 - 2:00 PM
Round 6 - 3:30 PM
Round 7 - 5:00 PM(if needed)
Round 8 - 6:30 PM(if needed)