VHSL 4C and 5D Regional Debates

2026 — Ashburn, VA/US

VHSL Regional 4C / 5D Debate Tournament

This VHSL Debate tournament at Rock Ridge High School is open to only schools belonging to VHSL Region 4C or Region 5D.

Region 4C

  • Broad Run

  • Dominion

  • Heritage – Leesburg

  • Loudoun County

  • Loudoun Valley

  • Park View – Sterling

  • Rock Ridge

  • Tuscarora

  • Woodgrove

Region 5D

  • Briar Woods

  • Freedom–South Riding

  • John Champe

  • Lightridge

  • Massaponax

  • Potomac Falls

  • Riverbend

  • Riverside

  • Stone Bridge

Entry Procedures–

  • Region entry forms must be completed and emailed to Rama Srinivasan no later than 9:00 pm on Tuesday, February 10.

  • Competitors and judges must also be entered via the tournament Tabroom website by 9:00 pm on Tuesday, February 10. Competitors will be Waitlisted upon entry and will be confirmed and removed from the Wait List upon receipt of the complete VHSL Entry form.

  • In order for students to get round assignments, students are required to have Tabroom.com accounts linked to your team Competitor Roster—

Creating a Student Tabroom Account

Coach Instructions for Linking the Student Account to the Team Roster

  • Judges must also have Tabroom.com accounts linked to your Judge Roster in order to access their online ballots. The judges create their account similar to the student process (they just go the Judge route instead of the Student one). The judge's account is linked to your team's Judge Roster in much the same way. Judges must also know how to complete and submit online ballots: Online Debate Ballots.

Format: Three rounds of each speech event as needed – no final rounds.

Schedule for Saturday, February 14, 2026–

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM Registration Rock Ridge High School

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM Coaches/Judges Meeting

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM 1st Round: LD and PF

8:45 AM - 10:15 AM 1st Round: Policy

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 2nd Round: LD and PF

10:40 AM - 12:15 PM 2nd Round: Policy

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM 3rd Round: LD and PF

Lunch

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM 3rd Round: Policy

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM 4th Round: LD and PF

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 4th Round: Policy

2:55 PM - 4:00 PM 5th Round: LD and PF

4:45 PM Awards

Tournament Host & Directors:

Brock Bainter -- brock.bainter@lcps.org

Director of Athletics, Rock Ridge High School

Rama Srinavasan -- rama.srinavasan@lcps.org

Tournament Director, Rock Ridge High School