All Qualifying Tournaments are LIMITED ENTRY TOURNAMENTS. This means that not every student will be attending these tournements. Entry into these tournaments are based on things such as attitude, work ethic, behavior, seniority, and competitive success. However ALL participation in these tournaments is at the discretion of the coaching staff. Participation in any of these tournaments is IN ADDITION TO TOURNAMENT REQUIREMENTS and cannot be used to meet that grade requirement.
Pictured above are Meg Parent 2023 5A Lincoln Douglas Debate State Champion and Ivan Levitt 2023 5A Original Oratory State Champion
2023-24 Post Season Schedule
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Tournament
STATE Nat Quals National Quals Congress The TOC The Last Chance NSDA Nationals |
Dates
March 1st-2nd, 2024 March 8th-9th, 2024 March 16th, 2024 April 19th-23rd April 25th-27th June 15th-22nd |
Locations
Fort Collins (Travel Required) @GWHS Ralston Valley HS Lexington, Ky (Travel required) Online @ GWHS Des Moines, Ia (Travel required) |
NSDA Nationals
The National Speech & Debate Tournament marks the capstone of high school speech and debate activities for more than 130,000 students around the country. To attend, students must place among the top competitors at their District Tournaments. Qualifiers compete for college scholarships in a variety of speech and debate events. The National Tournament has been hosted by cities across the nation. Final rounds are judged by blue ribbon panels including CEOs, former Cabinet members, stage and screen celebrities, sponsors, and acclaimed community members.
