Princeton High School is pleased for the opportunity to host you at our TFA Tournament!

Debate:

Novice and Varsity Policy Debate: Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly increase its exploration and/or development of the Arctic.

Note regarding Novice Policy Restrictions:

The novice policy division competitors must use the NDCA Novice Packet,following the rollout schedule outlined here. Only authorized NDCA files will be allowed in our novice policy division.

No changes to the files [including tags or evidence] will be allowed. Debaters are encouraged to make their own non-carded arguments, as analytical arguments and extensions, including overviews and explanations of arguments.

Anyone registering novice policy teams should plan to abide by the evidence restrictions in the division. Novice policy judges will be educated about the packet and the restrictions prior to judging in the division. Schools will be expected to educate their judges about the packet and restrictions prior to the tournament.

The region 2 files organized by phases in the scheduleare located here

The full NDCA novice packet and other curriculum is located here.

Novice and Varsity LD Debate: September/October NSDA LD Topic

Novice and Varsity PF Debate: September/October NSDA Topic

Congressional Debate: Session 1: Items 1-5 of the TFA Fall Congress Docket, Semis: Items 6-10, Finals 11-15

If enough people are interested, we will add World Schools Debate to our schedule. We will consolidate novice and varsity if necessary due to numbers.

Judging:

Please ensure that your judges are well-trained in the rules of the events in their pools and the expectations of their responsibility. We will be utilizing online balloting, so please make sure that your judges bring a laptop or tablet in order to fill their ballots. Hospitality will be provided to judges, sponsors, and drivers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out!

Heather Stringer

hstringer@princetonisd.net

214-448-4196