Portia Douglas Tournament
The Ogden High School Debate Team would like to invite you to Portia Douglas on
Saturday, November 1st. This will be our third year having brought this tournament
back, and we are glad to see this Historic Debate Institution running at our school again.
Definition of a novice competitor: For the purpose of this competition, a novice competitor is
someone who has never competed in a debate tournament in a prior year.
NOVICE EVENTS:
Congress
Extemporaneous Speaking (National and Foreign may be combined based on number of entries)
Impromptu
Public Forum
LD
VARSITY EVENTS:
Congress
Extemporaneous Speaking (National and Foreign may be combined based on number of entries)
Impromptu
Oratory
Public Forum
LD
HI
DI (HI and DI may be combined based on number of entries)
DUO
Policy
Double Entries will only be accepted in speech events. Double enter at your own risk.
Congress – We will be using the legislation found on the UDCA website (10 listed at the end).
Public Forum – We will be using the November topic.
Lincoln-Douglas – November topic (we will be using the varsity topic only).
Policy: Resolved the United States Federal Government should substantially increase its
non-military exploration and/or development of earth’s oceans.
Awards: Varsity students will be awarded 1st-3rd in every event. Novice students will be awarded
1st-3rd in every event.
Judges: You must bring 1 judge for every 6 students or portion thereof in individual events, 1
congress judge if you are bringing congress contestants, 1 LD judge for every 3 students or portion
thereof, 1 policy judge for every 2 teams or portion thereof, 1 Public Forum judge for every 3 teams
or portion thereof.
Schedule is as follows:
Registration:
7:15-7:45
Library
Judges Meeting:
7:45
Library
Congress:
9:00-12:00
12:30-3:30
Session #1
Session #2
All other events:
8:00-10:00
10:00-12:00
12:30-2:00
2:00-4:00
Round #1
Round #2
Round #3
Round #4
Concessions will be available for lunch in the cafeteria.
Awards at 4:30PM
Please make sure you are here on time. The sooner we start, the sooner we can give
out awards!
Entry Details:
Please let me know by Wednesday, Oct. 22nd if you plan on attending. Final entries must be
sent to me by Friday, October 24th.
Please bring a check made to Ogden High Debate for your entry fees:
$15.00 school fee and $3.50 per student entry.
I prefer registration by email. Please feel free to e-mail or call me with any concerns or
questions.
You can contact me at: schlegelh@ogdensd.org the school at (801) 737-8738, or my cell at
(801) 783-8802.
Portia Douglas Docket
All pieces of legislation can be found on the UDCA website at
http://www.utahdebatecoaches.org/Students/congress-legislation
A Bill to Expand the NSA’s Power on Foreign Surveillance
A Resolution to Prevent Television Advertisements of E-Cigarettes
A Bill to Stop Deportations of Illegal Immigrants with Dependents
A Bill to Limit Tobacco Farms in the United States
A Resolution to Incentivize the Expansion of Wind Power through the use of Tax Breaks
A Resolution to Lift the Trade Embargo on Cuba
A Resolution to Amend the Constitution to Enact Supreme Court Justice Term Limits
A Resolution to Provide Economic Incentives to Private Industries Based in the US
A Resolution to Discontinue the Use of Armed Military Drones
A Resolution to Tax Foreign Income from Other Countries
Tri-County Fall Tournament
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