Barkley Forum for High Schools

2025 — Atlanta, GA/US

Schedule Information

Tentative schedules are posted on tabroom. Locations are subject to change.

The Opening Awards Ceremony will be virtual and distributed prior to the start of competition. We will hear from the 2024 Georgia Speaker of the Year and honor the new inductees into the Gold Key Society.

All schools should check in on tabroom by 11:00 a.m. EST on Friday, January 24th. Online registration/check-in will open on Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

Pelham Debates ONLY will start on campus at 1:30 on Friday, 1/24; they will be responsible for paying for parking.

All other events (besides Pelham Debates): please do not arrive on the Emory campus earlier than 4:00 on January 24th, when we have permission to park on campus. Rounds for all other events will start at or around 4:30 on the Emory campus.

The final awards assembly is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 26th in the Emory Student Center.