WELCOME TO THE 32nd ANNUAL

George McGovern Speech & Debate Invitational

Mitchell High School | November 8th and 9th, 2024

George McGovern, a former Mitchell Kernel, will be remembered for his dedication to a life that made a difference.

United States Senator

1922 - 2012

“No man should advocate a course in private that he’s ashamed to admit in public.”

“I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”

“The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one’s country deep enough to call her to a higher plane.”

“Politics is an act of faith; you have to show some kind of confidence in the intellectual and moral capacity of the public.”

“I make one pledge above all others—to seek and speak the truth with all the resources of mind and spirit I command.”

“It is simply untrue that all our institutions are evil, … that all politicians are mere opportunists, that all aspects of university life are corrupt. Having discovered an illness, it’s not terribly useful to prescribe death as a cure.”

George McGovern

Friday, November 8th, 2024

General Meeting will be in the Performing Arts Center. Competition will take place between the main building and MCTEA building.

Events for registration include, Reader’s Theatre, Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Poetry, Duo Interp, Program Oral Interp (POI), Non-Original Oratory, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, Novice Domestic Extemp, Domestic Extemp, Novice International Extemp, International Extemp, Student Congress, Public Forum Debate and Lincoln-Douglas Debate,

Saturday, November 9th, 2024

There will be a brief meeting at 9:10 a.m. in the Mitchell High School Main Building’s Cafeteria.

We are excited to have you here! We will traverse again between the high school and the MCTEA/PAC building for this year and then welcome our new school! In our excitement, we developed some merch to celebrate the McGovern Tournament! If you would like to purchase a t-shirt, visit the merch store we have created, purchase and we will have your shirts ready for pick-up when you join us! We are looking forward to having fun! We know that George would love every minute of it!

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We are also serving, per usual, a hearty lineup for meals for the tournament. Friday, we will have lunch and dinner for students and staff/judges, as well as breakfast options for Saturday and lunch. We hope that you will dine with us as the concessions helps bring in money for the team as well. Pumpkin cobbler and THE debate brownies will be served, of course! No one goes hungry at McGovern! ????