The 18th Annual
Hurricane Debate Tournament

at Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Temple, Texas

September 14, 2024
Enter EARLY! Space Limited!

You are cordially invited to attend the 18th Annual Hurricane Debate Tournament held at
Holy Trinity Catholic High School, 6608 West Adams Avenue, Temple, Texas.

New debaters could earn their National Speech and Debate Association membership in one weekend!*

The intent of this little tournament is to provide students with as many rounds as possible to warm up for the season and to earn some early NSDA points.

*The National Speech and Debate Association Degree of Merit is earned after a student has earned 25 points.

This is a unique tournament for many reasons:

*Novice debaters are encouraged to watch the varsity immediately before they debate.

*Varsity debaters will judge novice rounds.

*Students can get experience in three different types of debate in the same tournament.

*We have Impromptu Speaking forDebaters, and we do two rounds of that in ONEHOUR!

*And, we offer Extemporaneous DEBATE, possibly the only tournament you'll go to--other than nationals--with this event!

Events and Fees:

• Novice LD Debate: $10
• Varsity LD Debate: $10
• Impromptu Speaking: $5
• Extemporaneous Debate:$5

Judges:

This tournament is a low-budget affair!We will not be hiring judges. We ask that you provide as many judges as possible. At a minimum, please provide at least one judge for every four LDers. Please know that we will be using parents and other limited experience judges as necessary. One-year out students (students who graduated last year) are welcome.

This will provide Varsity LDer's the opportunity to earn service NFL points as well as to provide feedback for the novice debaters.

Contact:Chris Mosmeyer, cmosmeyer@holytrinitychs.org