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HIGH SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

2024 LOCAL HOST STEERING COMMITTEE

STEVEN SCHAPPAUGH

Chair • Theodore Roosevelt High School

JEREMY FITZPATRICK Johnston High School

MARISSA KUIKEN Waukee Northwest High School

TUNISIA MAY Liberty High School

SPENCER WAUGH Simpson College

Welcome to Greater Des Moines for the 2024 National Speech & Debate Tournament!

There are hundreds of individuals who have been involved in working to set up a quality event for students, judges, educators, and supporters of this transformative activity. While we’ve thought about every stakeholder, our primary focus has been thinking through how we create as equitable of an experience as possible for students this summer.

We are proud that we’ve delivered free meals to students in every event. We are excited to have concessions focused on being as affordable as possible, and any profits will be used to support Iowa students attending Nationals in the future. The NSDA has been a truly wonderful partner in these endeavors and has championed this effort through support and encouragement.

Our sincere hope is that everyone at #Nats24 leaves having learned, built community, and found an aspect of Iowa they didn’t expect to enjoy.

Best of luck this week! We are excited to see many of you again in 2025 for the centennial, where we intend to learn from this experience and create an even better Nationals for our beloved community.

Steven Schappaugh, Chair Local Host Steering Committee

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As we experience the National Speech & Debate Tournament from Greater Des Moines, Iowa, it is important to acknowledge the displaced indigenous people who are this land’s original stewards. We acknowledge that the place we now call Iowa is the ancestral home of the Ioway, for which Iowa is named. Des Moines is also the ancestral home to the Oceti, Sakowin, Meskwaki, Sauk, and other indigenous peoples who have passed through at various times. Today, we thank the indigenous people who are making essential contributions to Iowa and to speech and debate communities. Specifically, we want to recognize and thank the Indigenous Persons Coaches’ Caucus for their guidance and leadership. The NSDA commits to continuing to learn. We will intentionally work to meet the unique needs of all indigenous people in this activity.

MISSION

The National Speech & Debate Association connects, supports, and inspires a diverse community committed to empowering students through speech and debate.

CORE VALUES

VISION

We envision a world in which every school provides speech and debate programs to foster each student’s communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creative skills.

EQUITY STATEMENT

The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to modeling and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion for all speech and debate communities.

We are continuously transforming our organization to reflect and operationalize the values of equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service.

We will take responsibility.

We will heed, learn, and evolve.

We will work conscientiously to model and foster an inclusive and equitable speech and debate experience for all.

HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

CODE OF HONOR

The Code of Honor articulates our values and establishes standards for NSDA participation. Participating in the National Tournament is a privilege, and we ask all attendees to honor that privilege by modeling behavior that best represents ourselves, our schools, and our districts by:

• embracing competition with fairness and civility, and without bias or prejudice;

• honoring all participants’ right to articulate diverse perspectives and ideologies while also respecting the tournament’s guidelines, rules, and procedures; and

• maintaining an atmosphere of respect in all tournament venues and competition spaces so as not to compromise any student’s experience.

“As a student or coach member of the National Speech & Debate Association, I pledge to uphold the highest standards of humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service in pursuit of excellence.”

HUMILITY: A member does not regard oneself more highly than others. Regardless of a person’s level of success, an individual always looks beyond oneself to appreciate the inherent value of others.

EQUITY: A member respects individuals and their individual differences as well as fosters equity, diversity, and inclusion. A member promotes empowerment for people from all backgrounds, including race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and ability.

INTEGRITY: A member is honest, ethical, and adheres to the competition and conduct rules of the organization. A member follows the NSDA discrimination and harassment policy and abides by the rules of their schools, tournaments, and localities.

RESPECT: A member demonstrates civil discourse in their interactions with others. A member maintains and contributes to a safe space and welcoming environment for all.

LEADERSHIP: A member is aware their words and actions influence others. A member commits to thoughtful and meaningful words and actions that reflect NSDA core values.

SERVICE: A member exercises their talents to provide service to peers, community, and the activity. At all times a member is prepared to work constructively to improve the lives of others.

© National Speech & Debate Association

PROCEDURES

For complete National Speech & Debate Tournament procedures, visit www.speechanddebate.org/ nationals. You can also find helpful links to more information via the Nats24 Guidebook app.

STUDENTS AND JUDGES

| Please remember, it is your fundamental responsibility to arrive on time to each of your rounds. Good luck, and have a great week!

TOURNAMENT SUPPORT

We constantly strive to make speech and debate a more inclusive and welcoming activity. Please visit the Tournament Office in your competition building to connect with us!

• A Tournament Officer is someone who, via the Tournament Office, provides important information to attendees and helps to resolve issues that may arise throughout the course of the tournament.

• Belonging and Inclusion Advocates provide a first point of contact for attendees who feel excluded at the tournament and/or have witnessed behavior that runs counter to the NSDA harassment and discrimination policy.

• Adjudication Panelists are responsible for gathering all relevant data associated with certain formal protests assigned by the National Tournament Director, interviewing the protesting and protested parties, and rendering a final decision to uphold or decline the protest and determine the appropriate penalties, if applicable. Decisions are final and may not be appealed.

WE’RE HERE TO HELP!

TOURNAMENT OFFICERS

Dr. Sandra Berkowitz, MN

Adam J. Jacobi, WI

Jennifer Jerome, NE

Greg Malis, LA

Randi Oleson, IA

Dr. Anthony Peavy, IA

Zachary Prax, MN

Travis Rother, MN

Simon Sheaff, IA

BELONGING AND INCLUSION ADVOCATES

Dr. Scott Baker, MN

Jamelle Brown, KS

Reggie Chapman, TX

Scott Caron, MA

Mariel Cruz, CA

Dana Facer, ID

Jennifer Hermanson, MT

Jacci Langston, MO

Dr. Ed Lee, GA

Heath Martin, TX

Lavontae Morrow, IL

Angelica Mercado-Ford, SD

Renea L. Moss, FL

Andie Peterson-Longmore, WI

Dr. Paul Porter, NSDA

Dr. Kristy Thomas, CA

Liz Vieira, MN

Donna Yeager, AL

ADJUDICATION PANELISTS

Susan Anderson, ND

Byron Arthur, LA

Martha Benham, CO

Christy Briggs, NV

Don Crabtree, MO

Lori Crews, OK

Holly Custer, OH

Jason Habig, OH

Meg Howell-Haymaker, AZ

David Huston, TX

Adam J. Jacobi, WI

Jennifer Jerome, NE

• The National Tournament Director and Assistant National Tournament Director serve as first referee on all rules and procedure related items. They issue rulings, serve as advisers to the Adjudication Panelists and Tournament Office Managers, and are the head administrators of the National Tournament. All rule and procedural decisions are final and may not be appealed.

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., CA

Renee Motter, CO

Michael Patterson, OK

Bryce Piotrowski, TX

Fred Robertson, NE

Jay Rye, AL

Deborah Simon, WA

Donna Szumila, TX

Pam Cady Wycoff, MN

Nationals Hub

NEED ASSISTANCE?

• The Nats24 Guidebook app is your primary source of information. Use the QR code to download, then search for “Nats24.” We strongly recommend allowing push notifications so you don’t miss any important tournament announcements!

• Follow signs to locate the Tournament Office at any competition venue and get help in person.

• If you are unable to visit the Tournament Office, email the NSDA Helpline at info@speechanddebate.org for remote assistance. Emails sent after 7:00 p.m. CT will be responded to the following day, with the exception of Tuesday evening during supplemental re-registration through 9:00 p.m. CT. (Please note that using the NSDA Helpline may be slower than visiting the Tournament Office.)

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• If you have a concern about how someone is being treated, visit the Belonging and Inclusion Station for support or to file a complaint if an individual feels an instance of harassment and/or discrimination has occurred.

• Attendees with accommodation requests may visit the Tournament Office or contact info@speechanddebate.org for assistance. Please refer to page 18 for more information about limited mobility seating available during finals and awards.

• If you lost something at a school campus, please check with the Tournament Office for lost and found items. When buildings close down, we bring recovered items to the Tournament Office located in the Iowa Events Center.

• Not feeling well? School venues have a nurse on site, and the Iowa Events Center has an EMT if you aren’t feeling well. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, each venue has a quiet room. Visit the Tournament Office for details.

• Tournament ribbons are required for attendees in competition venues. Replacements are available in the Tournament Office. Note: Only official NSDA ribbons should be worn on badges.

JUDGE BONDS

If your school’s judges have met their obligations (reported to all assignments), the $200 judge bond will be refunded. During Nationals registration, schools indicated on Tabroom.com if they would like their judge bond credited to their 2024-2025 NSDA membership account or returned in the form of a check. Please log in to Tabroom.com to review your selection. All bonds will be processed and returned after Nationals by July 31, 2024. Note: If a judge from your school missed an assignment and a fee was levied, you can appeal using the online form at www.speechanddebate.org/ fee-appeal-form . Appeals are due by July 1 and will be evaluated and responded to after the tournament.

VENUES

1 IOWA EVENTS CENTER

HS Registration and Expo (Sun)

MS Registration and Expo (Tue)

Senate (Mon-Thu)

House (Mon-Fri)

Extemp Debate (Fri)

HS Finals and Awards (Thu-Fri)

MS Finals and Awards (Fri)

2 DOWNTOWN HILTON

New Coach Receptions (Sun)

District Leader Luncheon (Sun)

Hall of Fame Reception (Sun)

House and Senate (Mon-Tue)

3 EAST HS

World Schools (Mon-Tue)

Supplemental Speech—Goldfinch Group (Wed-Thu)

4 HIATT MS

Big Questions (Mon-Tue)

5 JOHNSTON HS

Policy (Mon-Tue)

Supplemental Speech—Wildrose Group (Wed-Thu)

6 NORTHWEST HS

Main Speech: USX, IX, OO (Mon-Tue)

Middle School Events (Wed-Thu)

7

WAUKEE HS

Main Speech: HI, DI, DUO, POI, INF (Mon-Tue)

Main Speech: ALL EVENTS (Wed)

Big Questions (Wed-Thu)

Lincoln-Douglas (Wed-Thu)

Policy (Wed-Thu)

Public Forum (Wed-Thu)

World Schools (Wed-Thu)

8

TIMBERLINE MS

Extemp Debate—Goldfinch Group (Wed-Thu)

Extemp Debate—Wildrose Group (Thu)

9

SOUTH MS

Extemp Debate—Wildrose Group (Wed)

10 VALLEY HS

Lincoln-Douglas (Mon-Tue)

11 ROOSEVELT HS

Public Forum (Mon-Tue)

NOTICE OF FILMING: JUNE 16-21, 2024

The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is filming on these premises. By entering these locations, you agree that the NSDA has the right to use your likeness, image, voice, etc., in any video or print resources, marketing, advertising, or related endeavors. You also understand that you will not be compensated in any way for the use of your likeness, image, voice, etc. Being on these premises June 16-21, 2024, means that you release and hold harmless the NSDA from any claims or actions that arise as a result of this production.

Vox Pop Films, Inc. will be filming part of its “1000 Words” film project at Northwest HS, Waukee HS, and the Iowa Events Center. Photography and filming may occur on the premises for documentary and publicity purposes. Select rounds of Original Oratory may be filmed. If you would like to avoid being filmed, please visit the Tournament Office at your competition venue. Thank you!

Greater Des Moines Map Overview

HS Campus

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 3

LEVEL 2

HYVEE

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT LUNCH MENU

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MEALS AT NATIONALS

• LUNCH IS FREE FOR STUDENTS MONDAY-THURSDAY.

• ADULTS: Adults at schools can purchase a $6/day meal ticket at concessions for the

served to students using cards or cash. Adults at the Iowa Events Center may purchase from various food vendors, which will only accept cards.

• GLUTEN-FREE, VEGAN, AND VEGETARIAN SUBSTITUTES available upon request.

FREE LUNCH FOR STUDENTS We are excited to once again offer free lunch for competitors Monday through Thursday at both high school and middle school Nationals! Check out the daily lunch menu above. All lunches will have gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian substitutes available upon request.

• BREAKFAST: Free breakfast for students will be available at the Iowa Events Center, East, Hiatt, Roosevelt, Johnston, and Valley. Breakfast items will be available for purchase at Waukee, Northwest, South, and Timberline.

MEALS FOR ADULTS Adults can purchase the same lunch served to students at schools for $6 using cards or cash. Adults at the Iowa Events Center may purchase from various food vendors, which will only accept cards. Lunch is not provided for judges, but light continental breakfast offerings will be available for judges in the hospitality lounge, and snacks will be available throughout the day.

CONCESSIONS Concessions at all school locations will accept cards and cash. Concessions at the Iowa Events Center will only accept cards.

THINGS TO DO + PLACES TO EAT

Visit the Catch Des Moines and Full Court Press websites to learn how you can explore the diversity of Greater Des Moines—and be sure to check out local discounts! Searching for more dining ideas? Our national office is in Des Moines! Explore our staff’s picks.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

JOIN US AT THE IOWA EVENTS CENTER

(*or Downtown Hilton, where noted)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Shop Custom Apparel Room 310

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Shop the NSDA Store Room 308

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. National Tournament Expo Grand Ballroom B

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pick Up Pre-Ordered T-Shirts .................................... Room 401

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Early Registration (tournament officials only, optional) Grand Ballroom A

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Asian/Pacific Islander Coaches’ Caucus Room 301

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Hispanic/Latine Coaches’ Caucus Room 302

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration ..................................................................... Grand Ballroom A

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Small Schools Coaches’ Interest Group ................. Room 301

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. New Coach Reception #1 – presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute *HILTON Cloud Ballroom

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Tournament Officials Meeting Room 108

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Women’s Coaches’ Caucus ......................................... Room 301

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Indigenous Persons Coaches’ Caucus ..................... Room 302

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Tab Officials Breakout Meetings

• Extemp Debate Tab Room 101

• Supplemental Speech Tab .................................... Room 102

• Big Questions Tab Room 103

• World Schools Debate Tab ................................... Room 104

• Main Speech Tab ...................................................... Room 108

• Extemp/Commentary Prep .................................. Room 304

• Public Forum Debate Tab ...................................... Room 317

• Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tab Room 319

• Policy Debate Tab .................................................... Room 321

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Rural Schools Coaches’ Interest Group ................. Room 301

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Black/African American Coaches’ Caucus ............. Room 302

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Parliamentarian Meeting (mandatory) Room 303

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. District Leader Luncheon – presented by Simpson College ................................................................. *HILTON Cloud Ballroom

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. LGBTQ+ Coaches’ Caucus ........................................... Room 301

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speech Judge Training (optional) ............................... Room 107

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Congress Judge Training (optional) Room 317

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Debate Judge Training (optional) Room 319

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. World Schools Debate Judge Training (mandatory for WS judges) ............................................ Room 104

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. New Coach Reception #2 – presented by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute ...... *HILTON Cloud Ballroom

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Non-Public Schools Coaches’ Interest Group ..... Room 301

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Abilities United Coaches’ Caucus ............................ Room 302

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Late Registration ............................................................ Grand Ballroom A

MAKE-UP REGISTRATION

The last registration opportunity after this will be Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Iowa Events Center in Room 311.

Over the years, our focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion has evolved to reflect our community’s breadth of identities and ideologies. This focus warrants new opportunities to support our coaches and teams by providing space for networking, mentorship, and relationship development, as well as ensuring productive, streamlined communication. This also includes the need for an effective reporting structure to document the concerns of our stakeholders and provide recommendations for the national office to consider. In that vein, we are proud to introduce the NSDA Coaches’ Network. The Coaches’ Network brings together the seven existing coaches’ caucuses with three newly-created interest groups designed to address unique barriers coaches face from the viewpoint of the schools and teams they serve. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coaches-network

COACHES’ CAUCUSES – presented by Colorado College

COACHES’ INTEREST GROUPS – presented by Colorado College

Women’s Caucus Leaders

Jamelle Brown KANSAS

Kim Lenger MISSOURI

LGBTQ+ Caucus Leaders

Elle Barts NEBRASKA

Heath Martin TEXAS

Indigenous Persons Caucus Leader

John Samqua KANSAS

Victoria Beard TEXAS Tony Ugalde CALIFORNIA

Hispanic/Latine Caucus Leaders

Abilities United Caucus Leaders

Jesse Meyer IOWA Jan Pizzo OREGON

Asian/Pacific Islander Caucus Leaders

Kris Igawa OREGON

David Long PENNSYLVANIA

Black/African American Caucus Leaders

Adesuwa Omoruyi TEXAS Jharick Shields MISSISSIPPI

Katy Russell OHIO Scott Caron MASSACHUSETTS

Schools Interest Group Leaders

Justin Cartwright KANSAS

Christine Hubbard IDAHO

Renea Moss FLORIDA Gail Nicholas SOUTH CAROLINA

MAIN DEBATE

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

MONDAY, JUNE 17 †

• Johnston HS (CX), Valley HS (LD), Roosevelt HS (PF)

9:00 a.m. Round 1

11:30 a.m. Round 2

2:15 p.m. Round 3

5:00 p.m. Round 4

TUESDAY, JUNE 18 †

• Johnston HS (CX), Valley HS (LD), Roosevelt HS (PF)

8:00 a.m. Round 5

10:30 a.m. Round 6

Teams who win at least 8 prelim ballots will advance to Rounds 7 and 8.

2:00 p.m. Round 7

4:30 p.m. Round 8

6:30 p.m. Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 †

• Waukee HS

8:00 a.m. Round 9

11:30 a.m. Round 10

3:00 p.m. Round 11

6:00 p.m. Round 12

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Waukee HS

8:00 a.m. Round 13 (CX / LD /PF)

10:00 a.m. Round 14 (LD / PF)

11:00 a.m. Round 14 (CX)

12:00 p.m. Round 15 (LD / PF)

1:30 p.m. Round 16 (LD / PF) *if needed

2:00 p.m. Round 15 (CX)

5:00 p.m. Round 16 (CX) *if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – HyVee Hall

9:30 a.m. PF Final

11:00 a.m. LD Final

12:30 p.m. CX Final

MAIN SPEECH

MONDAY, JUNE 17

• Northwest HS (USX, IX, OO)

• Waukee HS (HI, DI, DUO, POI, INF)

9:00 a.m. Round 1 (Draw at 8:30 a.m. –be in draw at 7:55 a.m.)

11:30 a.m. Round 2 (Draw at 11:00 a.m.)

2:00 p.m. Round 3 (Draw at 1:30 p.m.)

4:00 p.m. Round 4 (Draw at 3:30 p.m.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

• Northwest HS (USX, IX, OO)

• Waukee HS (HI, DI, DUO, POI, INF)

8:30 a.m. Round 5 (Draw at 8:00 a.m. –be in draw at 7:30 a.m.)

10:30 a.m. Round 6 (Draw at 10:00 a.m.)

The top 60 competitors in each event after prelims will advance to Rounds 7 and 8.

2:00 p.m. Round 7 (OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI)

2:30 p.m. Round 7 (USX/IX – Draw at 2:00 p.m.)

4:00 p.m. Round 8 (OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI)

4:30 p.m. Round 8 (USX/IX – Draw at 4:00 p.m.)

6:30 p.m. Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Waukee HS

8:30 a.m. Round 9 (Draw at 8:00 a.m. –be in draw at 7:45 a.m.)

10:30 a.m. Round 10 (Draw at 10:00 a.m.)

2:30 p.m. Round 11 (Draw at 2:00 p.m.)

4:30 p.m. Round 12 (OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI)

5:00 p.m. Round 12 (USX/IX – Draw at 4:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Iowa Events Center – HyVee Hall

9:00 a.m. Speech Finalists’ Sound and Light Check

12:30 p.m. INF Final

2:00 p.m. HI Final

3:30 p.m. DI Final

5:30 p.m. POI Final

8:30 p.m. DUO Final

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – HyVee Hall

† Note: Rounds of PF and LD will be flighted on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

2:30 p.m. USX Final (USX Draw at 2:00 p.m.)

3:45 p.m. IX Final (IX Draw at 3:15 p.m.)

5:00 p.m. OO Final

EXTEMP DEBATE

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 †

• Timberline MS (Goldfinch) or South MS (Wildrose)

8:00 a.m.

Mandatory meeting for all XDB judges obligated for Wed (Gym)

8:30 a.m. Round 1 (preset) Topic Release: 8:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m. Round 2 (preset) Topic Release: 10:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m. Round 3 (powered) Topic Release: 1:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m. Round 4 (powered) Topic Release: 3:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. Round 5 Topic Release: 6:00 p.m.

Note: All contestants will be scheduled in Rounds 1-4, and Rounds 3 and 4 are power-matched so that debaters with similar records debate each other. Only those whose records are 3-1 or 4-0 at the end of Round 4 will advance to Round 5.

THURSDAY, JUNE 20 †

• Timberline MS (Goldfinch & Wildrose)

7:45 a.m. Mandatory meeting for all XDB judges obligated for Thu but were not obligated for Wed (Gym)

8:30 a.m.

Round 6 Topic Release: 8:00 a.m.

10:15 a.m. Round 7 Topic Release: 9:45 a.m.

11:30 a.m. Round 8 Topic Release: 11:00 a.m.

1:15 p.m. Round 9 Topic Release: 12:45 p.m.

2:30 p.m.. Round 10 Topic Release: 2:00 p.m.

3:45 p.m. Round 11 Topic Release: 3:15 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Round 12 Topic Release: 4:30 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

Round 13 Topic Release: 5:45 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center

9:30 a.m. Round 14* Topic Release: 9:00 a.m. *if needed

3:00 p.m. XDB Final Topic Release: 2:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom A

† Note: Rounds of XDB will be flighted on Wednesday and Thursday.

SUPPLEMENTAL RE-REGISTRATION

Students who intend to compete in supplemental events must be re-registered to confirm their participation between 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18 via Tabroom.com. Students who pre-registered but did not re-register will not be scheduled for competition. This applies to both students who compete in main events and students who are only competing in supplemental events.

SUPPLEMENTAL SPEECH

EVENT PATTERNS

PATTERN A

• Extemp Commentary (EXC)

• Original Spoken Word Poetry (SW)

• Prose (PRO)

• Expository (EXP)

PATTERN B

• Impromptu (IMP)

• Poetry (POE)

• Storytelling (STO)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

Extemp Debate and Supp Speech Group Names:

GOLDFINCH (East/Timberline)

WILDROSE (Johnston/South/ Timberline)

• East HS (Goldfinch) or Johnston HS (Wildrose)

8:30 a.m. Round 1A (EXC Draw in Gym at 8:00 a.m.)

10:00 a.m. Round 1B

12:00 p.m. Round 2A (EXC Draw in Gym at 11:30 a.m.)

1:30 p.m. Round 2B

3:00 p.m. Round 3A (EXC Draw in Gym at 2:30 p.m.)

4:30 p.m. Round 3B

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• East HS (Goldfinch) or Johnston HS (Wildrose)

8:30 a.m. Elim 1A (EXC Draw in Gym: 8:00 a.m.)

10:00 a.m. Elim 1B

12:00 p.m. Elim 2A/2B (EXC Draw in Gym at 11:30 a.m.)

2:00 p.m. Elim 3A/3B (EXC Draw in Gym at 1:30 p.m.)

3:30 p.m. Elim 4A/4B (EXC Draw in Gym at 3:00 p.m.)

5:30 p.m. Elim 5A/5B* (EXC Draw in Gym at 5:00 p.m.) *if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – Grand Ballroom A

8:00 a.m. STO Final

9:00 a.m. EXP Final 10:00 a.m. PRO Final 11:00 a.m. IMP Final

12:00 p.m. POE Final

1:00 p.m. EXC Final (EXC Draw at 12:30 p.m.) 2:00 p.m. SW Final

SUPPLEMENTAL ONLY REGISTRATION Schools that are ONLY participating in supplemental events should attend the Supplemental Only Registration on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Iowa Events Center in Grand Ballroom B.

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

HOUSE/SENATE

MONDAY, JUNE 17

• Iowa Events Center and Downtown Hilton

8:00 a.m. Opening Assembly (in person, all Congress competitors, in HyVee Hall B)

9:00 a.m. Round 1: Elect presiding officer (PO); set agenda; convene

12:45 p.m. Recess for lunch

2:15 p.m. Round 2: Elect PO; convene

5:45 p.m. Recess

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

• Iowa Events Center and Downtown Hilton

8:00 a.m. Round 3: Elect PO; convene

11:30 a.m. PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess

3:00 p.m. Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Iowa Events Center

8:00 a.m. Elimination Round Opening Assembly (in person, all elim competitors, in Room 303)

8:30 a.m. Senate Semifinal and House Quarterfinal Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene

11:45 a.m. Recess for lunch

1:30 p.m. Senate Semifinal and House Quarterfinal Round 2: Elect PO; convene

4:30 p.m. PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess

7:00 p.m. Posting of Senate Finalists and House Semifinalists via Tabroom.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Iowa Events Center

8:00 a.m. Senate Final/House Semifinal Opening Assembly

8:45 a.m. Senate Final* and House Semifinal Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene

12:00 p.m. Recess for lunch

1:30 p.m. Senate Final* and House Semifinal Round 2: Reconvene

4:45 p.m. PO recognition, Leadership Bowl voting; recess 7:00 p.m. Posting of House Finalists via Tabroom.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center

8:15 a.m. House Final* Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene

11:30 a.m. Recess for lunch

12:45 p.m. House Final* Round 2: Reconvene

JUDGING OPPORTUNITY

High school National Tournament participants who are no longer competing on Wednesday are welcome to judge at the Middle School National Tournament! To be eligible, they must have completed their junior or senior year of high school and have 250+ Honor Society points. They should sign up in advance using the “Judge Signup” tab at msnats.tabroom.com and arrive at Northwest HS by 8:15 a.m. CT on Wednesday to check in with tournament staff. They will be required to attend a judge training session before they are permitted to judge.

3:45 p.m. PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess *Congress finals will be held in Room 303.

Access detailed schedules, maps, and more via the Nats24 Guidebook app ! Download the app, then search for “Nats24”

WORLD SCHOOLS

MONDAY, JUNE 17

• East HS

8:00 a.m. Makeup World Schools Judge Training (for WS judges unable to attend Sunday)

9:00 a.m. Round 1 (Prepared Motion)

11:00 a.m. Round 2 (Prepared Motion)

1:45 p.m. Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium)

2:10 p.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

3:15 p.m. Round 3 (Impromptu Motion)

5:15 p.m. Round 4 (Prepared Motion)

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

• East HS

8:15 a.m. Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium)

8:30 a.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

9:30 a.m. Round 5 (Impromptu Motion)

12:30 p.m. Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium)

12:45 p.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

1:45 p.m. Round 6 (Impromptu Motion)

3:45 p.m. Announcement of Advancing Teams

4:15 p.m. Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium)

4:30 p.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

5:30 p.m. Elim Round 1 (Impromptu Motion)*

*Depending on the number of entries with a 4-2 or better record, the first elimination round may be a quadruple octafinal or a triple octafinal.

7:30 p.m. Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Waukee HS

8:00 a.m. Roll Call for All Teams in Elim Round 2 (Small Gym) and Judges (Auditorium)

8:15 a.m. Elim Round 2 (Prepared Motion)

10:30 a.m. Roll Call for All Teams in Elim Round 3 and Judges

10:45 a.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

11:45 a.m. Elim Round 3 (Impromptu Motion)

2:45 p.m. Roll Call for All Teams in Elim Round 4 and Judges

3:00 p.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins

4:00 p.m. Elim Round 4 (Impromptu Motion)

THURSDAY, JUNE 19

• Waukee HS

8:00 a.m. Roll Call for All Teams in Elim Round 5 (Small Gym) and Judges (Auditorium)

8:15 a.m. Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins

9:15 a.m. Elim Round 5 (Impromptu Motion)

10:30 a.m. Roll Call for All Teams in Elim Round 6 and Judges**

10:45 a.m. Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins**

11:45 a.m. Elim Round 6 (Impromptu Motion)** **if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – HyVee Hall

BIG QUESTIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 17 †

• Hiatt MS

10:00 a.m. Judge training for all BQ judges (Auditorium)

11:30 a.m. Round 1 2:00 p.m. Round 2 4:30 p.m. Round 3

TUESDAY, JUNE 18 †

• Hiatt MS

9:00 a.m. Round 4 11:30 a.m. Round 5

3:00 p.m. Round 6

6:30 p.m. Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Waukee HS

10:00 a.m. Round 7

12:30 p.m. Round 8 3:30 p.m. Round 9

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Waukee HS

10:00 a.m. Round 10**

12:30 p.m. Round 11**

3:30 p.m. Round 12** 5:00 p.m. Round 13** **if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – Grand Ballroom A 3:30 p.m. BQ Final

† Note: Rounds of BQ will be flighted on Monday and Tuesday.

8:00 a.m. WS Final (Prepared Motion) all times are shown in Central Time (CT)

HIGH SCHOOL FINALS AND AWARDS

FINALS AND AWARDS

MAIN EVENT FINALS

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

Iowa Events Center • Room 303

8:00 a.m. Sen. Richard Lugar Congressional Debate – Senate Final Round

Iowa Events Center • HyVee Hall (doors open at 11:45 a.m.)

12:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Informative Speaking Presented by Truman State University

Humorous Interpretation Presented by Advantage Communications

MIDDLE SCHOOL

You can find middle school info and schedules starting on page 101.

Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation Presented by Simpson College

New First and Second Diamond Recognition Presented by Colorado College

Program Oral Interpretation Presented by Quaker Bakery

Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly Presented by Colorado College

8:30 p.m. Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., Duo Interpretation Presented by Colorado College

LIMITED MOBILITY SEATING

An expanded seating area for those with limited mobility will be available toward the front of the finals venue for main events and awards in HyVee Hall. Chairs in this area will be set apart rather than attached at the sides to create extra space for people who need accessibility accommodations.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters will be available in HyVee Hall on Thursday and Friday during the awards assemblies.

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MAIN EVENT FINALS

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Iowa Events Center • Room 303

8:00 a.m. Rep. Barbara Jordan Congressional Debate – House Final Round

AWARDS EMCEE

Iowa Events Center • HyVee Hall Hall (doors open at 7:15 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. World Schools Debate Presented by Simpson College

9:30 a.m. Public Forum Debate

11:00 a.m. Lincoln-Douglas Debate

12:30 p.m. Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate Presented by University of Iowa Debate

Emmy Awardwinning journalist David Begnaud of CBS Mornings will be our emcee for the 2024 National Tournament! Join us in HyVee Hall Thursday and Friday as we honor our coaches and crown this year’s national champions.

2:30 p.m. Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking Presented by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

3:45 p.m. A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking Presented by the Council on Foreign Relations

5:00 p.m. Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory

Presented by Red Hill Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary

6:30 p.m. High School National Awards Assembly

SUPPLEMENTAL EVENT FINALS

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Iowa Events Center • Grand Ballroom A

8:00 a.m. Storytelling Presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

9:00 a.m. Expository Presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

10:00 a.m. Poetry Reading Presented by The Delores Taylor Arthur School for Young Men

11:00 a.m. Impromptu

Presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

12:00 p.m. Prose Reading

Presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

1:00 p.m. Brother René Sterner Commentary

HIGH SCHOOL FINALS AND AWARDS

Presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

2:00 p.m. Original Spoken Word Poetry

Presented by Always Writing 4 U

3:00 p.m. Extemporaneous Debate

Presented by Colorado College

3:30 p.m. Big Questions Debate

Presented by the John Templeton Foundation

Every high school champion receives a traditional Hawaiian lei!

HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS REMINDERS

AWARDING OF TROPHIES

Top Policy Speakers, Top LincolnDouglas Speakers, Debaters Placing 7-14

Top Policy speakers 1-14, Policy teams 7-14, top Lincoln-Douglas speakers 1-14, top Lincoln-Douglas debaters 7-14, and Public Forum teams 7-14 will be awarded trophies on stage after their respective final rounds.

Debaters Placing 1-6

The top six LD debaters, the top six teams in PF and CX, and the top six XDB debaters should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Congressional Debaters Placing 1-14, Top POs, Leadership Bowls

The top 14 Congressional debaters in the House and the Senate should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Top Worlds Speakers, Worlds Teams Placing 5-8

Top Worlds speakers 1-14 and Worlds teams 5-8 will be awarded trophies on stage after the World Schools Debate final round on Thursday afternoon.

Top 4 World Schools Debate Teams, Top 4 Big Questions Debaters

Members of the top four Worlds teams and the top four Big Questions debaters should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Four-Time Competitors

Four-time competitors should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to be recognized from the audience, but will not need to appear on stage. Special awards are available at Awards Pickup.

Speech Semifinalists

Main event speech semifinalists should attend the final round of their respective event to receive their award on stage following that round.

Speech Finalists

Speech finalists in main and supplemental events should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

NATIONAL SPEECH FINALISTS’ SOUND AND LIGHT CHECK

All main speech finalists (OO, USX, IX, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI) must attend the National Speech Finalists’ Sound and Light Check at 10:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, June 20 in HyVee Hall of the Iowa Events Center. Oratory finalists should report at 8:00 a.m. CT for a special filming session with Vox Pop Films, Inc. Students should wear what they plan to wear during the final round of competition.

SCHOLARSHIP CLAIM REQUESTS

Graduated high school students who have earned a scholarship at Nationals and have enrolled in post-secondary school should complete our online form to submit proof of enrollment and request disbursement of scholarship funds. Scholarship funds will be sent to the registrar. Visit www.speechanddebate.org/ scholarship-claim-request-form for details.

AWARDS PICKUP

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT

— ROOM 309 —

IOWA EVENTS CENTER

ELIM AWARD DISTRIBUTION

The following items may be picked up at the Iowa Events Center Thursday/Friday.

• Plaques for main speech event contestants eliminated after rounds 8 and 10 (excluding Top 14)

• Plaques for main debate event contestants eliminated after round 8 (excluding Top 14)

• Plaques for Congressional Debate quarterfinalists

• Senator Karl E. Mundt medals for Congressional Debate semifinalists

• Plaques for supplemental event semifinalists

MORE ELIM AWARDS

Congress Gavels and Lewis Medallions

Congress preliminary, quarterfinal, and semifinal presiding officers will receive gavels in their chambers. Final session participants will receive Lewis Medallions in their chambers.

World Schools Triple Octafinalist Medals

Non-advancing Worlds triple octafinalists will receive medals after the conclusion of the round.

SCHOOL AWARDS

A list of teams that have qualified for one of the School Awards (School of Outstanding Distinction, Speech School of Excellence, Debate School of Excellence, Speech School of Honor, or Debate School of Honor) will be announced via the Nats24 Guidebook app during the afternoon on Friday, June 21.

One coach from each qualified school should plan to attend the National Awards Assembly at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening to accept the award on behalf of their school. The formula for determining School Awards is available in the High School Unified Manual.

LEAVING EARLY?

Awards will not be shipped without prior arrangement. Be sure to pick up all items—including checking for lost and found items—during the times allotted.

RESULTS

Results of all high school elimination rounds prior to finals will be posted on the publicfacing side of Tabroom.com. Find who advanced to the next round by navigating to nationals.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab— or use the QR code at left.

Learn more about how results and awards work during Nationals by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions using the QR code at right.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ELECTED MEMBERS

APPOINTED MEMBERS

Byron R. Arthur LOUISIANA

David Huston TEXAS

Adam J. Jacobi WISCONSIN

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr. CALIFORNIA

Pam Cady Wycoff MINNESOTA

Jennifer M. Jerome NEBRASKA

Renee C. Motter COLORADO Jay Rye ALABAMA

Dr. Alan Coverstone DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Dr. Mike Edmonds COLORADO

Sara Gibson DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Anoop Mishra ALABAMA

Holly Williams ARIZONA

DIRECTORS

OFFICE STAFF

Amanda Wagner Trophy Shop Assistant

Eli Woody Tournament Services Coordinator

Becky Wagner Trophy Shop Assistant

Chad Wagner Trophy Shop Manager

Lisa Vossekuil Operations Coordinator

Megan Wunn Merchandise Coordinator

Stephanie VanderBruggen Business and Finance Manager

Alyssa Rivera Marketing Communication Specialist

Chris Palmer Developer

Lauren McCool Education and Leadership Specialist

Deano Pape Part-time Competition and Events Specialist

Susan Rhoades Part-time Mail Assistant

Emily Bratton Graphic Designer and Publications Assistant

Erik Altman Website Content Specialist

Matt Bopes Membership and Resources Coordinator

Walker Desing Video Production Specialist

Kirsten Ellermann Membership Coordinator

Kellie Etzel Grants Administrator

Vicki Joss Publications Manager

Tova Prax Development Manager

Amber Gracia Alumni Engagement Specialist

Jessica Kincannon Content Specialist

Leela Ortiz Administrative Specialist

Aaron Hardy Director of Technology

Laura Stein Director of Business and Finance

Dr. Paul Porter Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Nicole WanzerSerrano Director of Development

Lauren Burdt Director of Competition and Events

Annie Reisener Director of Membership

Amy Seidelman Assistant Executive Director

Karen Jansen Business and Finance Assistant

Callie Anderson Development Coordinator

Kara Smith Competition and Events Manager

Shunta Jordan Tournament Services Manager -

J. Scott Wunn Executive Director

EVENT CHAIRS SPECIAL THANKS

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

J. Scott Wunn, NSDA

ASSISTANT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

Amy Seidelman, NSDA

ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – COMPETITION

Lauren Burdt, NSDA

ASSISTANT TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS

Annie Reisener, NSDA

CO-CHAIRS OF COMPUTER OPERATIONS

Aaron Hardy, NSDA

Chris Palmer, NSDA

OPERATIONS

Tammy Altman, IA

Erik Altman, Jr., IA

Brandon Batham, CA

Elena Cecil, KY

Parker de Decker, NY

Jan Friedman-Pizzo, OR

Martin Glendinning, OK

Emily Housby, IA

Matt Huber, IL

David Huston, TX

Adam J. Jacobi, WI

Jennifer Jerome, NE

Richard Kawolics, OH

Greg Malis, LA

Brian Manuel, NY

Randi Oleson, IA

Dr. Anthony Peavy, IA

Lynn Pizzo, OR

Zachary Prax, MN

Angelique Ronald, CA

Travis Rother, MN

Nick Ryan, VA

Sara Sanchez, IL

Simon Sheaff, IA

Charles Sloat, NY

Grady Stein, IA

Tess Stein, IA

MARKETING AND VIDEO TEAM

Tyler Unsell, MO

Darrell Vossekuil, IA

Jim Walker, IA

Jaden Wunn, IA

Our marketing and video team will be out and about during the week capturing interviews, photos, videos, and more. You could be featured online or in an upcoming publication!

Wynter Byrd, AL

Walker Desing, NSDA

Jonah Johnson, MN

Jessica Kincannon, NSDA

Liv Krusinski, CA

Mantas Motekaitis, CA

Alyssa Rivera, NSDA

Grace Rogers, KS

Emily Seidelman, MO

Michael Villalobos, IL

Caitlin Williams, FL

Shelby Young, IA

Chase Williams World Schools Tab Co-Chair

Kimberly Bayan-Berlat Congressional Debate Tab Co-Chair

Kevin Berlat Congressional Debate Tab Co-Chair

Julie Roos World Schools Tab Co-Chair

Matt Good Speech Tab Chair

Jeff Stutzman Policy Tab Co-Chair

Colton Gilbert Policy Tab Co-Chair

Hanh Do Big Questions Tab Chair

Ameena Amdahl-Mason Lincoln-Douglas Tab Co-Chair

Jonathan Alston Lincoln-Douglas Tab Co-Chair

Alma Nicholson Public Forum Tab Co-Chair

Nicole Dalton Public Forum Tab Co-Chair

Jo Ball Extemp Prep Co-Chair

Megan Hagaman Supplemental Speech Tab Co-Chair

Marc Rischitelli Supplemental Speech Tab Co-Chair

Pam McComas Extemp & Commentary Prep Co-Chair

Yatesh Singh Extemp Prep Co-Chair

Greg Malis Extemp Debate Tab Chair

Denise Raeder Johnson Commentary Prep Co-Chair

HIGH SCHOOL TAB STAFF

Policy Debate

Colton Gilbert, AR (co-chair)

Jeff Stutzman, IN (co-chair)

Xavier Liu, CA

Darin Maier, MS

Larrisha McDonnough, TX

Nick Panopoulos, CO

Dustin Rimmey, KS

Blake Ziegler, LA

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Jonathan Alston, NJ (co-chair)

Ameena Amdahl-Mason, OR (co-chair)

Courtney Coffman, TX

Crawford Leavoy, NC

Michael Patterson, OK (chair emeritus)

Chris Randall, MD

Russ Tidwell, KS

Bryan Whyte, MO

Public Forum Debate

Nicole Dalton, CA (co-chair)

Alma Nicholson, LA (co-chair)

David Abel, KS

Tim Averill, MA

Chris Berdnik, PA

A. Jane Berry-Eddings, OR

Rachel Mauchline, NC

Janet Novack, MA

Harry Strong, VA

William Torres, NM

Congressional Debate

Kimberly Bayan-Berlat, AZ (co-chair)

Kevin Berlat, AZ (co-chair)

Brian Alford, TX

Jordy Barry, NJ

Victoria Beard, TX

Donald Broussard, LA

Clifton Davis, ID

Rosalyn Foster, CA

Gayle Hyde, ND

David Long, PA

Keith Pittman, NC

Big Questions Debate

Hanh Do, TX (chair)

Steven Ellis, MO

LaMonde Howard, TX

Sheryl Kaczmarek, MA

Colleen Mooney, PA

Adesuwa Omoruyi, TX

Joe Vaughan, NY

World Schools Debate

Julie Roos, NV (co-chair)

Chase Williams, Taiwan (co-chair)

Sandy Berkowitz, MN

Mike Bietz, CA

Katie Burke, NJ

Bilal Butt, NC

Megan Butt, NC

Theodore Dounias, CA

Kelly Clark Garner, MS

Daniel Johnson, MT

Kelley Kirkpatrick, WA

Katie Klahman, ID

Jesse Meyer, IA

Taylor Mittelstadt, AZ

Alma Villarreal, TX

Main Speech

Matt Good, MO (chair)

Kim Lenger, MO (associate chair)

Steve Meadows, KY (associate chair)

Gail Nicholas, SC (associate chair)

Tony Ugalde, CA (associate chair)

Lillian Adeyemi, TX

Stan Austin, IL

Shiela Berselli, NV

Eloise Blair, TX

Luis Cardenas, NY

Shane Cole, MS

Carolyn Cook, KS

Amanda Dolinger, MO

Cheryl Frazier, IL

Wyatt Freeman, OK

Mary Fridh, IN

Richard Glover, AZ

Mario Herrera, GA

Shelia Holt, MO

Vicky Hyde, WA

Kris Igawa, OR

Zach McGee, MO

Rory McKenzie, TX

Chuck Nicholas, SC

Jeff Plinsky, KS

Bill Prater, OH

Michael Robinson, KY

Todd Schnake, MO

Robert Shepard, TX

Jimmy Smith, TX

Betty Stanton, OK

Karissa Talty, MO

Tom Tobin, MO

Mick Turpin, MO

William Warren, NC

Rachel Wilczewski, OR

Brian Winckler, MO

Trey Witt, KS

David Yastremski, NJ

Extemp and Commentary Prep

Pam McComas, KS (Extemp and Commentary Prep co-chair)

Jo Ball, KS (Extemp Prep co-chair)

Denise Raeder Johnson, ND (Commentary Prep co-chair)

Yatesh Singh, MN (Extemp Prep co-chair)

Pamela Childress, GA

Robin Christensen, ID

Erin Harbaugh Clark, OK

James M. Copeland, AZ

Lexy Green, CA

Kelsey Johnson, ND

WK Kay, NY

Ishmael Kissinger, OK

Julie Laflen, KS

John Mast, TX

Jeri Neidhard, OH

Jeffrey Robbins, TN

Donus Roberts, SD

Tyler Slinkard, KS

Jay Stubbs, TX

Melissa Witt, TX

Supplemental

Speech

Megan Hagaman, KS (co-chair)

Marc Rischitelli, MA (co-chair)

Ken Carter, IL

Daniel Dawson, KS

Marco Dominguez, AZ

Bill Fleming, IL

JP Fugler, TX

Paul Gaba, FL

Deborah Garoui, TX

Manuel Halkias, OH

Mary Hoard, TX

Gabriel Hopkins, MA

Adam Jenkins, IL

Ryan Julian, MA

Tony Kandalaft, MA

Stephanie King, WI

Tiana Marion, KS

Ryan Nassif, TX

Chris Sheldon, MA

Michael Starks, WY

Dakota Yates, KS

Extemp Debate

Greg Malis, LA (chair)

Joel Brown, AR

Rachel Clapper-Davis, MS

Lori Crews, OK

Scott Johnstone, LA

Rachel Mauchline, NC

Evan Price, AL

Frank Riccobono, NY

Maggie Rietz, IA

Jared Shapiro, OH

Meghan Avis Yen, TX

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WHAT IS BIG QUESTIONS?

2023 FINALIST LILY WILLIAMS and 2023 CHAMPION ISOBEL MAKSOUDIAN

RESOURCES

WHAT IS BIG QUESTIONS?

Big Questions is a debate format designed to open students’ minds and encourage them to engage in life discussion that may not align with their previously held beliefs. Whether or not students change their opinion, the rich experience of this debate event will advance their knowledge, comfort, and interest in learning more about the subject matter based on the intersection of science and philosophy.

Big Questions is a debate format designed to open students’ minds and encourage them to engage in life discussion that may not align with their previously held beliefs. Whether or not students change their opinion, the rich experience of this debate event will advance their knowledge, comfort, and interest in learning more about the subject matter based on the intersection of science and philosophy.

Big Questions is a debate format designed to open students’ minds and encourage them to engage in life discussion that may not align with their previously held beliefs. Whether or not students change their opinion, the rich experience of this debate event will advance their knowledge, comfort, and interest in learning more about the subject matter based on the intersection of science and philosophy.

Students greatly improved in their debate skills as the Big Questions tournament progressed. The students really had fun with it and got into the debate. It was nice for me as their teacher and coach to see improvement in their skills.

Students greatly improved in their debate skills as the Big Questions tournament progressed. The students really had fun with it and got into the debate. It was nice for me as their teacher and coach to see improvement in their skills.

Students greatly improved in their debate skills as the Big Questions tournament progressed. The students really had fun with it and got into the debate. It was nice for me as their teacher and coach to see improvement in their skills.

RESOURCES

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Final Rounds Archive

Final Rounds Archive

Final Rounds Archive

f Big Questions Judge Training

f Big Questions Judge Training

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Judge Training

f BIG QUESTIONS

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f BIG QUESTIONS LESSON PLAN –Constructing an Argument

LESSON PLAN –Constructing an Argument

LESSON PLAN –Constructing an Argument

f BIG QUESTIONS LESSON PLAN –Refuting an Argument GET STARTED AT: speechanddebate.org/big-questions

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f BIG QUESTIONS LESSON PLAN –Refuting an Argument

LESSON PLAN –Refuting an Argument

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GET STARTED AT: speechanddebate.org/big-questions

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WILLIAM WOODS TATE, JR., NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR

presented by Richard Bitner in memory of Bob Stockton

The National Speech & Debate Association proudly announces six finalists for the William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year. The annual award recognizes one student out of more than 140,000 members who best embodies the organization’s Code of Honor —humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service. Nominees must also demonstrate strong academic credentials and a commitment to the speech and debate community. Finalists are interviewed by an esteemed panel of educators during the National Speech & Debate Tournament. The 2024 National Student of the Year will be announced Friday, June 21 during the National Tournament Awards Assembly at 6:30 p.m. CT. This year’s finalists are listed below in alphabetical order by last name.

Hannah Childress

Valdosta High School — Georgia — Georgia Southern Peach District

Beneyam Hassen

Sioux Falls Jefferson High School

— South Dakota — Rushmore District

Arik Karim

Dreyfoos School of the Arts

— Florida — Florida Oceanfront District

Esther Oyetunji

American Heritage School - Broward — Florida — Florida Manatee District

Anika Parthiban

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School

— New Jersey — New Jersey District

Breanna Wollman

Aberdeen Central High School

— South Dakota — Northern South Dakota District

NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR

HANNAH BENEYAM ARIK ESTHER ANIKA BREANNA

DISTRICT STUDENTS OF THE YEAR

Each NSDA District has the opportunity to name a District Student of the Year. Coaches may nominate a graduating senior who best represents the tenets of the Association’s Code of Honor: humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/student-recognition. Students are listed in alphabetical order by state, then NSDA district.

MOCKINGBIRD

Patton Hahn

Mountain Brook HS, AL

ARIZONA

Sebastian Saenz

Phoenix Country Day School, AZ

ARKANSAS

Nayana Swain

Bentonville West HS, AR

CALIFORNIA COAST

Eric Yue

Leland HS, CA

EAST LOS ANGELES

Sienna Vaughn

Flintridge Preparatory, CA

SAN FRAN BAY

Molly Schinnerer

San Ramon Valley HS, CA

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Jorge Ramos

Cajon HS, CA

WEST LOS ANGELES

Alex Lee

Harvard-Westlake HS, CA

COLORADO

Collin Corkill

Cherry Creek HS, CO

COLORADO GRANDE

Riya Singh

Pueblo West HS, CO

ROCKY MOUNTAIN - SOUTH

Miles Allen

Golden HS, CO

WESTERN SLOPE

Annika Walla

Palisade HS, CO

FLORIDA MANATEE

Esther Oyetunji

American Heritage School - Broward, FL

FLORIDA OCEANFRONT

Arik Karim

Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL

FLORIDA PANTHER

AmandaLesly Miranda

Wildwood HS, FL

FLORIDA SUNSHINE

Cole Pruitt

Newsome HS, FL

GEORGIA

NORTHERN MOUNTAIN

Fiona Bray

Midtown HS, GA

GEORGIA

SOUTHERN PEACH

Hannah Childress

Valdosta HS, GA

IDAHO GEM

OF THE MOUNTAIN

Kyleigh Rohrs

Mountain Home HS, ID

GREATER ILLINOIS

Ana Swaner

Glenwood HS, IL

ILLINI

April Zhang

Neuqua Valley HS, IL

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Ella Beutel

Belvidere North HS, IL

HOOSIER HEARTLAND

Katelyn Fehrenbacher

Reitz Memorial HS, IN

NORTHEAST INDIANA

Nicolas Brenneman-Ochoa

Bethany Christian HS, IN

NORTHWEST INDIANA

Sophia Worden

Chesterton HS, IN

EAST IOWA

Charles Silver

Bettendorf HS, IA

EAST KANSAS

Kennedy Farrier

De Soto HS, KS

KANSAS FLINT-HILLS

Ziona Jackson

Topeka West HS, KS

SOUTH KANSAS

Eve Moss

Pittsburg HS, KS

SUNFLOWER

ROCKY MOUNTAIN - NORTH

Ellyott Siffring

Resurrection Christian HS, CO

IDAHO MOUNTAIN RIVER

Creed Jones

Rigby HS, ID

Ayaan Parikh

Wichita Collegiate Upper School, KS

THREE TRAILS

Claire Ain

Blue Valley North, KS

WEST KANSAS

Preston Vicenzi

Newton HS, KS

KENTUCKY

Hayden Watkins

Rowan County

Senior HS, KY

LOUISIANA

Noah Darby

St. Thomas More HS, LA

NEW ENGLAND

Kubra Mohammadi Shrewsbury HS, MA

MICHIGAN

Adyn Skowronski

Dexter HS, MI

CENTRAL MINNESOTA

Alexandriana Davis

St. Croix Prep, MN

NORTHERN LIGHTS

Juniper Kelly-Swing Duluth East HS, MN

SOUTHERN

MINNESOTA

Aaimah Khawaja Lakeville North HS, MN

MAGNOLIA

Samuel Harvey Starkville HS, MS

CARVER-TRUMAN

Audrey Gosvener

Cassville HS, MO

EASTERN MISSOURI

Camden Fallon

Battle HS, MO

OZARK

Mya Doty

Marshfield HS, MO

SHOW ME

Leila Potocnik

Lee’s Summit North HS, MO

MONTANA WEST

Rachel Ottman

Flathead HS, MT

NEBRASKA

Jack Anderson

Lincoln Southwest HS, NE

NEBRASKA SOUTH

Ben Hoover

Lincoln East HS, NE

GOLDEN DESERT

Isabelle Hatch

Palo Verde HS, NV

SAGEBRUSH

Liam Dorn

The Davidson Academy, NV

NEW JERSEY

Anika Parthiban

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, NJ

NEW MEXICO

Becca Faber

Albuquerque Academy, NM

HUDSON VALLEY

Aiden Aldea-Lustig

Byram Hills HS, NY

CAROLINA WEST

Isaac Barsoum

North Mecklenburg HS, NC

TARHEEL EAST

Anna Caswell

Massey Hill Classical HS, NC

NORTH DAKOTA

ROUGHRIDER

Mathew Foolish Bear

St. Mary’s Central HS, ND

EASTERN OHIO

Jeffery Worrell

Tuscarawas Valley HS, OH

NORTH COAST

Neha Sangani

Hathaway Brown School, OH

NORTHERN OHIO

Avah Rodgers

Niles McKinley HS, OH

EAST OKLAHOMA

Kimberlee Wilson

Oologah HS, OK

WEST OKLAHOMA

Katherine Stockstill

Moore HS, OK

NORTH OREGON

Renee Liu

Lake Oswego HS, OR

SOUTH OREGON

Alyssa Crook

North Bend HS, OR

SOUTH CAROLINA

Madigan Lawlor

Bob Jones Academy, SC

HOLE IN THE WALL

Martin Jones

Sturgis Brown HS, SD

NORTHERN

SOUTH DAKOTA

Breanna Wollman

Aberdeen Central HS, SD

RUSHMORE

Beneyam Hassen

Jefferson HS, SD

TENNESSEE

Callie Head

Portland HS, TN

EAST TEXAS

Nasim Aleem

Jersey Village HS, TX

GULF COAST

Dabeluchi Isiofia

Veterans Memorial HS, TX

LONE STAR

Katherine Lee Plano West Sr. HS, TX

NORTH TEXAS

LONGHORNS

Aditi Singh

Flower Mound HS, TX

SPACE CITY

Tyler Crivella

Seven Lakes HS, TX

TALL COTTON

Isabella Royer

San Angelo Central HS, TX

UIL

Jade Young

Midlothian HS, TX

WEST TEXAS

Dafne Yanez

Horizon HS, TX

YELLOW ROSE

Nicollette Arabie Buffalo HS, TX

GREAT SALT LAKE

Dakota Lundgreen Tooele HS, UT

SUNDANCE

Mia Carlson

Salem Hills HS, UT

INLAND EMPIRE

Maria Alecxandra

Naungayan

Chiawana HS, WA

WESTERN WASHINGTON

Osiris Romero-Caldera Auburn HS, WA

NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Leah Warnecke

Wrightstown HS, WI

WIND RIVER

Melany Hernandez Garcia

Jackson Hole HS, WY

Students who compete at the National Tournament for four contiguous years in high school earn the prestigious Four-Time Competitor award. Four-time competitors will be recognized from the audience, but will not need to come on stage, during the High School Awards Assembly Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. CT in HyVee Hall of the Iowa Events Center. Eligible students receive a special award, which is available at Awards Pickup in Room 309 Thursday and Friday (refer to page 21 for times). The following students are listed alphabetically by last name.

Kaden Alibhai Greenhill School, TX

Ashley Andrade Middle College HS, CA

Anvika Annyapu Vel Phillips Memorial HS, WI

Nicollette Arabie Buffalo HS, TX

Lillian Ardis Salina South HS, KS

Jonah Astrup O’Gorman HS, SD

Maddie Augustine Shawnee Mission South HS, KS

Adrian Baek Redlands HS, CA

Emma Baldwin Loveland HS, CO

Abbey Ball

Gloria Deo Academy, MO

CeCe Bedore Moorhead HS, MN

Carley Bell

Maize South HS, KS

Patrick Blomberg Catholic Memorial School, MA

Shawn Boehmer Mitchell HS, SD

Helinna Bontrager Manhattan HS, KS

Nicholas Boor

Holy Trinity Catholic HS, TX

Nicolas Brenneman-Ochoa

Bethany Christian HS, IN

Sloane Buckwalter Andover HS, KS

Taylor Burris The Potomac School, VA

Skyler Burrus

American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach, FL

Carly Callen

Gloria Deo Academy, MO

Ian Candy Brandon Valley HS, SD

Amy Cao Ridge HS, NJ

Emily Caravello Prospect HS, IL

Brendon Chen

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Sam Chen

Boston Latin School, MA

Zachary Chen

Boston Latin School, MA

Mason Cheng

American Heritage School - Broward, FL

Hannah Childress Valdosta HS, GA

Lillian Cole

Broken Arrow HS, OK

John Cooper

Tuloso Midway HS, TX

Sabdy Cordon

West Career And Technical Academy, NV

Catherine Covarrubiaz Tuloso Midway HS, TX

Delaney Craig Munster HS, IN

Claire Curran Brebeuf Jesuit Prep, IN

Sara Davis

St. Mary’s HS, OR

Olivia Declercq Whitmer HS, OH

Maggie Dick Horace HS, ND

Ethan Dickinson

Brentwood Academy, TN

Christopher Dunn Union HS, OK

Katie Eanes

Ronald Reagan HS, TX

Kate Eckert Seaman HS, KS

Eric Eubank Crescenta Valley HS, CA

Graeme Evans

The Potomac School, VA

Dawson Fantin

Rock Springs HS, WY

Kennedy Farrier De Soto HS, KS

Jackie Fassbender Youth Initiative HS, WI

Luke Favorite Los Alamos HS, NM

Jaden Fitzpatrick Thompson Valley HS, CO

Kathryn Fitzpatrick Johnston HS, IA

Aidan Foust

Olathe East HS, KS

Amulya Ganta Midland Legacy HS, TX

Angel Garcia University HS, IL

Tagan Garcia University Schools, CO

Gunnar Geiken Lennox HS, SD

Ella Goodman Cheyenne East HS, WY

Owen Grossman

Indiana Grotheer Pittsburg HS, KS

Savannah Grotheer Pittsburg HS, KS

Tyler Grove Big Spring HS, TX

Reema Guda Millard North HS, NE

Jenisha Gurung Washington HS, SD

Evan Guyer Flintridge Prep, CA

Kennedy Hack-Juman

American Heritage School - Broward, FL

Alyvia Hardy

Cheyenne East HS, WY

Alisha Hassanali Granada Hills

Charter HS, CA

Jeremiah Hawley Buffalo HS, WY

Jiaxi Jesse He Plano West Senior HS, TX

CJ Heiskell Harlingen HS South, TX

Max Hinek

Sturgis Brown HS, SD

Sophie Holder

Saint Mary’s Hall HS, TX

Zane Holley

Riverside HS, SC

Josee Hoshaw

Wichita Northwest HS, KS

Erik Hsu

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Emily Hua

Brookings HS, SD

New West Charter School, CA

Aiden Hurst Loveland HS, CO

Updated June 18, 2024

Please contact info@speechanddebate.org if you feel someone is missing.

Jehan Jacobs Bear Creek HS, CA

Molly James Blue Valley HS, KS

Hart Jefferson Murrah HS, MS

Neil Jin Boston Latin School, MA

Noah Johnson O’Gorman HS, SD

Creed Jones Rigby HS, ID

Kelly Jordan Prospect HS, IL

Darian Kapelianis-Donado Cottonwood Classical Prep, NM

Raashi Karande Union High School, OK

Vaughn Kathner Roosevelt HS, SD

Daniel Kim Pennsbury HS, PA

Mariam Kolley Western HS, FL

Sanjana Kumar Francis Parker School, CA

Meghana Kunapareddy Tompkins HS, TX

Alex Kuyper Pocatello HS, ID

Daniel Lapusan Seminole HS, TX

Madigan Lawlor Bob Jones Academy, SC

Katherine Lee Plano West Senior HS, TX

Evan Li

Charlotte Latin School, NC

Richard Li Bellevue HS, WA

Mathan Liu East Ridge HS, MN

Renee Liu Lake Oswego Senior HS, OR

Wesley Liu

Pacific Bay Christian School, CA

Francesca Lopez Ransom Everglades School, FL

Dakota Lundgreen

Tooele HS, UT

Amari Luu

Pine Creek HS, CO

George Madden Cathedral HS, IN

Alvaro Marin Garcia Eagle Valley HS, CO

Angeth Mayen

Sioux Falls Jefferson HS, SD

Jackson McCloud Broken Arrow HS, OK

Pearl McDade University HS, IL

Emery McEvoy Willard HS, MO

Jack McGuire Dowling Catholic HS, IA

Ian McHugh

Bethany Christian HS, IN

Sydnee Minton Neosho HS, MO

Nilufer Mistry-Sheasby

Harvard-Westlake School, CA

Nadir Mohamed West Fargo Horace HS, ND

Therese Mosmeyer

Holy Trinity Catholic HS, TX

Mirabai Munton Plano Senior HS, TX

Shiv Nagajothi Jackson HS, OH

Alecxandra Naungayan Chiawana HS, WA

Olivia Nelson

Lincoln Southeast HS, NE

Ruby Ortega Mt. SAC Early College Academy, CA

Esther Oyetunji American Heritage School - Broward, FL

Anika Parthiban

Thomas Edison EnergySmart Charter School, NJ

Nandini Patel Westmoore HS, OK

Sruti Peddi

BASIS Scottsdale HS, AZ

Theodore Peebles

La Salle College HS, PA

Garima Penumechchu Oak Ridge HS, CA

John Perkins

Blue Valley HS, KS

Trey Pope

Riverfield Country Day School, OK

Krteyu Ramanathan Riverside HS, SC

Abdiel Ramirez

Advanced Learning Academy, CA

Jorge Ramos Cajon HS, CA

Rhea Rastogi LAMP HS, AL

Alexander Raza Union HS, OK

Griffin Reiff Washburn Rural HS, KS

Maya Rivera Del Valle HS, TX

Charlie Rubin

Clayton HS, MO

Nicholas Serve Delta HS, CO

Alexandra Sexton Silver Lake HS, KS

Drake Sexton Silver Lake HS, KS

Katherine Shao

Mercer Island HS, WA

Mary Sharp Springfield Catholic HS, MO

Natalee Shipley

Francis Howell Central HS, MO

Ellyott Siffring Resurrection Christian School, CO

Elias Sikavitsas Norman North HS, OK

Oakley Simons Cheyenne East HS, WY

Cameron Simper Green Canyon HS, UT

Isabella Smith Mercer Area HS, PA

William Spatz Union HS, OK

Jordan Spencer Hillcrest HS, ID

Cody Spurlock Nickerson HS, KS

Abby Stowe

Kickapoo HS, MO

Siddharth Sudhakar Nova HS, FL

Elaine Suh

Lincoln East HS, NE

Spencer Swickle

American Heritage School - Broward, FL

Cameron Taylor Bozeman HS, MT

Griffin Terras

West Fargo Horace HS, ND

Rhea Thakkar Lake Mary Prep, FL

Joshua Thompson Cheyenne East HS, WY

Madison Troup Olathe East HS, KS

Sienna Vaughn Flintridge Prep, CA

Preston Vicenzi Newton HS, KS

Lucy Walker Watertown HS, SD

Annika Walla Palisade HS, CO

Tinghan Wang

Acton-Boxborough Regional HS, MA

Maeve Watercutter Centerville HS, OH

Grace Wei

Cottonwood Classical Prep, NM

Charles White Topeka West HS, KS

Joshua Whitmire DSST Cedar HS, CO

Lars Anthony Wolf Richwoods HS, IL

Jude Wolfe Bozeman HS, MT

Breanna Wollman

Aberdeen Central HS, SD

Stella Wu

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Derrick Yang

Taipei American School, Taiwan

Daniel Zhao

Flintridge Prep, CA

Hall of Fame RECOGNITION

DONUS D. ROBERTS DIAMOND ASSEMBLY

IOWA EVENTS CENTER • HYVEE HALL

THURSDAY • JUNE 20, 2024 • 7:00 P.M - 8:30 P.M. CT

CAROL BIEL • INDIANA

BRIAN EANES • TEXAS

ADAM J. JACOBI • WISCONSIN

RENEE MOTTER • COLORADO

STEVEN SCHAPPAUGH • IOWA

DEMOND WILSON • TEXAS

DAVID YASTREMSKI • NEW JERSEY

New Hall of Fame inductees will be celebrated during the Diamond Assembly on Thursday. For anyone unable to attend in Des Moines, the ceremony will be streamed online at live.speechanddebate.org .

1978

Bruno E. Jacob, Founder

James M. Copeland, AZ

John Davies, WI

Carmendale Fernandes, CA

L. Day Hanks, CA

James F. Hawker, IN

R. Paul Hibbs, IL

Albert James, CO

J. Edmund Mayer, CA

Vernon W. Metz, PA

H. B. Mitchell, OK

Karl E. Mundt, SD

1979

Charline Burton, OK

ZaZelle Gifford, OK

Ruby Krider, TN

Etta Scarborough, FL

1980

Esther Kalmbach, OH

Helen Malseed, PA

Margaret L. Meredith, MO

Rev. John J. Miday, OH

Dennis Winfield, WI

1981

Novalyn P. Ellis, LA

Lenabell Sloan Martin, CO

Lester M. Tucker, WI

1982

Mary Blackburn, IL

C. Edwin Brower, TX

Leah Funck, OH

1983

Louis Banker, MO

Jean Boles, TX

Bill Henderson, IA

J. W. Patterson, KY

Maurice Swanson, KS

1984

Mable Hale, MO

Albert S. Odom, WI

Anne D. White, TN

1985

Frances F. Ferris, WY

Lois Sackman, WY

Ronald Shafer, MO

1986

Karl Boyle, OH

Ralph E. Carey, FL

Ronald Last, UT

Cecil J. Pickett, TX

1987

Arlene Akerman, OH

Phyllis Barton, OH

David Kanellis, IA

Glenn Pelham, GA

Donus Roberts, SD

Frank Sferra, CO

Bro. Gregory “René” Sterner, FSC, MD

1988

Donovan Cummings, CA

Dr. Jane Eldridge, TN

Marilyn Hageman, WI

Art McMillion, WI

Lanny D. Naegelin, TX

1989

Ralph Bender, OH

Bob Bilyeu, MO

Rex Fleming, TX

Natalie Weber, CA

1990

Roger Brannan, KS

Opal Hall, TX

Harold Carl Keller, IA

Grace Walsh, WI

1991

David Dansky, CA

Larry Highbaugh, IN

Misao Kubota, HI

Tedd D. Woods, CA

1992

David Johnson, TX

Ron Underwood, CA

Joseph Wycoff, IN

1993

Ray Cecil Carter, NY

Peggy Ann Madden, PA

Dale McCall, FL

Donald Lee Smith, UT

Virginia Sutherland, NC

1994

Wayne Brown, MO

A. C. Eley, KS

William “Bill” Hicks, IN

“Louie” Mattachione, OH

Sandra Silvers, GA

1995

Helen Engstrom, IN

Dr. Richard Hunsaker, IL

Edwin Kelly, PA

Richard B. Sodikow, NY

1996

C. E. “Pop” Grady, OK

Shirley Keller-Firestone, CA

Karen Miyakado, HI

Lowell Sharp, CO

Larry L. Smith, CA

1997

Ted W. Belch, IL

Sr. Isabella Glenn, CO

Richard Rice, MO

Emerson Turner, TX

1998

Patricia Bailey, AL

Don Crabtree, MO

Mary Donna Ross, MO

Greg Varley, NY

1999

Lawrence “Larry” Brown, KS

Glenn Cavanaugh, PA

Steven Davis, NC

Mildred Peveto, TX

Mary Ritter, CA

Carol Zanto, WI

2000

Robert Brittain, IN

Maybelle Conger, OK

John Hires, IL

William “Billy” Woods Tate, Jr., TN

Kenneth Thames, WI

2001

Ron Carr, FL

Randall McCutcheon, NM

B. J. Naegelin, TX

Bro. George Zehnle, SM, NY

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

2002

Francine Berger, FL

Gary Harmon, KS

Randy Pierce, MO

Sr. Mary Raimonde, FDC, NY

Margaret Riley, NY

2003

David Baker, TX

Tom Montgomery, CA

John E. Sexton, NY

Deborah E. Simon, MA

Daniel Tyree, IN

2004

Marilee Dukes, AL

Pamela K. McComas, KS

Ronald Steinhorst, WI

Anne M. Sullivan, MT

2005

Timothy C. Averill, MA

Dr. Kenny Barfield, AL

Glenda Ferguson, TX

Gloria Robinson, TX

2006

Gay Brasher, CA

Sr. Mary Patricia Plumb, FL

Michael Starks, WY

Aaron Timmons, TX

2007

Lydia Esslinger, NY

Tony Figliola, PA

Mel Olson, MN

Betty Whitlock, GA

Pam Cady Wycoff, MN

2008

Chuck Ballingall, CA

Elly Kantorowicz, WI

Robert Kelly, IN

Kandi King, TX

Ron Krikac, WY

2009

Michele Coody, AL

Eric DiMichele, NY

2010

Rosella “Rosie” Blunk, SD

Pauline Carochi, CO

Dale Deletis, MA

Cat Horner-Bennett, NM

Cathy Wood, KS

2011

Joni Anker, MN

James Harville, CA

Meg Howell-Haymaker, AZ

Judy Kroll, SD

James Menchinger, MI

2012

David Huston, TX

Gail M. Naylor, KS

Cynthia Timmons, TX

Steven Wood, KS

2013

Michael Burton, WA

Vickie Fellers, KS

Robert Littlefield, ND

Robert “Bob” Marks, FL

David McKenzie, IN

2014

Darrel Harbaugh, KS

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., CA

Lisa Miller, FL

Dr. Randy Patterson, MS

Jay Stubbs, TX

2015

Dr. Elizabeth Ballard, OK

Jane Boyd, TX

Kim Jones, CA

Fred Robertson, NE

2016

Byron Arthur, LA

Eloise Weisinger Blair, TX

Mark Ferguson, IL

Robert Shepard, TX

Dr. Alfred “Tuna” Snider, VT

2017

Dr. Paulette “Polly” Reikowski, MN

James W. “Jay” Rye, III, AL

Julie Sheinman, NY

Jimmy L. Smith, TX

Jacquelyn “Jacci” Langston, MO

2018

Anita Boyd, MS

Mary Gormley, NJ

Mario Herrera, GA

Greg Malis, LA

Jack Tuckness, MO

2019

Georgia Brady, MO

Cynthia Burgett, KS

Dr. Mike Edmonds, CO

Steve Meadows, KY

Timothy Sheaff, IA

2020

Jim Cavallo, IN

Jenny Cook, FL

Mollie Martin, TX

Chris McDonald, MN

Cheryl Potts, TX

2021

Bro. Anthony K. Cavet, MA

Dr. Rich Edwards, TX

Michael Marks, MS

Gail Nicholas, SC

J. Scott Wunn, IA

2022

Jennifer Jerome, NE

Sheryl Kaczmarek, MA

Michael Patterson, OK

Josette Surratt, LA

Karen Wilbanks, TX

2023

Jonathan Alston, NJ

Martha Benham, CO

Bill Bennett, NM

Matt Heimes, NE

Sarah Rosenberg, NY

Raphael Scott Waldrop, MS

2024

Carol Biel, IN

Brian Eanes, TX

Adam J. Jacobi, WI

Renee Motter, CO

Steven Schappaugh, IA

Demond Wilson, TX

David Yastremski, NJ

Jan Heiteen, IL

J. E. Masters, TX

To learn more, visit www.speechanddebate.org/hall-of-fame.

2024 JAMES M. COPELAND HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR

KERRY KONDA

ABERDEEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA DISTRICT

2024 HIGH SCHOOL

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

Ashley Schulz

CHEYENNE EAST HIGH SCHOOL

HOLE IN THE WALL (WY) DISTRICT

2024 HIGH SCHOOL NEW COACH OF THE YEAR

Jerenisha Funchess

S OPHIE B. WRIGHT INSTITUTE OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE LOUISIANA DISTRICT

2024 HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

HOLLY WILLIAMS

A SSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

MESA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARIZONA DISTRICT

FIRST AND SECOND DIAMOND RECOGNITION

presented by Colorado College

IOWA EVENTS CENTER • HYVEE HALL • THURSDAY, JUNE 20 • 5:00 P.M. CT

Coaches who earned a first or second Diamond Award this year will be recognized between the Dramatic Interp (DI) and Program Oral Interp (POI) final rounds Thursday evening. DI begins at 3:30 p.m., and we will call new first and second diamond recipients to be recognized when the round ends around 5:00 p.m. Please be in HyVee Hall of the Iowa Events Center by the end of DI and wait for a call to the stage.

NEW FIRST DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Amy Alfredson, ID

Michael Andrews, NY

Thomas Andriello, NY

Joseph Barbosa, MO

Kaylyn Bass, OH

Brandon Batham, CA

Eric Beane, TX

Christine Beard, TX

Katerina Benitez, FL

Justin Bertram, MN

Michael Bischoff, NC

Kathleen Bolstad, ND

Luiz Bravim, FL

Patrick Brooks, MO

Kyla Brookshier-DeLeon, TX

Jessica Bruch, WI

Maureen Bruins, OR

Brittnay Burns, ID

Vanessa Chapa, TX

Reginald Chapman, TX

Von Christiansen, UT

Vern Cleary, CA

Steve Clemmons, CA

Halle Connors, KS

Gabe Cook, MO

Eleanor Coufos, NY

Joseph Cummings, MO

Jared Daggit, MN

Shawn DeGraff, MO

Jose Denis, FL

Said Dibinga-Chota, CA

Tim Doty, TX

Robert Duncan, OH

Johnny Dunlap, KS

Kimberlee Eckstein, NC

Chuck Ehrman, MD

Brett Elhoffer, CO

Christopher Esparza, TX

Linda Esquivel, TX

Brandon Fisher, MN

Eddie Fitzgerald, NY

Jan Friedman-Pizzo, OR

Adriana Garcia, CO

Brent Goetzinger, NE

Cody Goodchild, MN

Christina Gray, IN

Troy Greiner, IA

Bryan Grosso, MN

Quentin Hardt, VA

Michael Harris, CA

Kayla Hawley, ND

Michael Heard, MO

Jill Henson, TX

Hannah Hopkins, MA

Ian Hopkins,

Abigail Ingstad, ND

Josh Jablon, WA

Lawrence Jarocki, CA

Emma Johnson, MN

Nicholas Kawasaki, HI

Sean Keane, OH

Catherine Kellick, WY

Dorothy Kellner, CO

Kirk Kelloway, IA

Parker Klyn, IA

Mikel Knutson, MT

Nathan Kurtti, ND

Brad Kwiatek, PA

Corinne Lashley, OH

Joshua Maher, UT

Levi Margolies, SD

Rebecca Marks, NJ

Elise Matton, NM

Brian McAninch, FL

Rich McCollum, MO

Matthew McGrath, IN

Tammy Trout McIntyre, MN

Angelica Mercado-Ford, SD

Myra Milam, NY

Jimmy Miller, OH

Shelby Miller, OH

Dave Moore, WA

Dominic Moore, PA

Katy Morgan, OH

Radeyah Muhammad, NC

Emily Murray, MA

Emily Myers, WY

Joan Nelson, MN

Kayla Nelson, WV

Jacklyn Ochoa, TX

Corey Olson, MN

Lisa Palmer, MO

Malinda Perez, OK

John Peruggia, FL

Andie Peterson-Longmore, WI

Rebecca Pierson, WY

Patrick Pope, SD

Talia Powell, TX

Kelsey Purin, ID

Bryce Rambeau, ID

Mallory Raugewitz-Blick, KS

Megan Rea, OH

Jennifer Redlin, CO

Kendall Reischling, TX

Nicole Maier Reitz, WY

Jordan Reynolds, ID

Matt Rosenau, NE

Kelli Rosenquist, MT

Evan Rosenthal, MD

Gabe Rusk, CA

Cate Sanazaro, MO

Aimee Sann, MD

Emma Schroeder, KS

Max Schroeter, OH

Eric Schwerdtfeger, TX

Austin Shively, KS

SunHee Simon, TX

Rebecca Smith, CA

Xavier Smith, OH

Daniel Snethen, SD

Greg Snoad, SC

Bria Stacy, KY

Garrett Stalder, KS

Steve Stanley, OH

Alicia Stout, MO

Kristen Sullivan, OR

Tanner Sunderman, MN

Dylan Sutton, NE

Manda Thomas, IA

Andrea Thompson, UT

David Umstot, WI

Miranda Vega, AZ

Alma Villarreal, TX

William Waddell, VA

Erik Walker, MN

Kathleen Walker, MN

Ben Wallek, NV

Sasha Warbritton, MN

Marna Weston, FL

Colten White, NE

Seth Willden, CO

Jaggard Williams, MO

Erin Wolf, PA

Beau Woodson, OR

Margaret Woodward, CA

Dakota Yates, KS

Joel Ybarra, KS

NEW SECOND DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Brian Alford, TX

Shree Awsare, FL

Larry Bailey, TX

Christopher Berdnik, PA

Brian Box, KS

Conor Cameron, IL

Caroline Campbell, OR

Shannon Chamberlain, UT

Pamela Childress, GA

Travis Clement, AZ

Courtney Coffman, TX

Joshua Coots, IN

Nicole Cornish, TX

Peter Crevoiserat, KS

Gregory Cunningham, MA

Brian Darby, TX

Cody Dorumsgaard, MN

Malyssa Gabrielson, WI

Lorin Harris, UT

Mike Harris, KS

Dominic Henderson, TX

Adam Higgins, MO

Christine Hubbard, ID

Barbara Ixba, TX

Nathan Johnston, FL

Ryan Joseph, NY

Angie Klein, MN

Melissa Newton Loepp, KS

Ryan Lovell, TX

Jonathan MacMillan, CA

Melinda McCormack, NY

Amy McCormick, WA

Ashley McCulloch, CO

Carrie Oorlog, SD

Salena Pereida, TX

Florence Petit, FL

Aleisha Readye, CA

John Rickert, IL

Jeffrey Robbins, TN

Jonathan Robertson, TX

Katy Russell, OH

Aaron Schopper, KS

Carl Schwartz, IL

Jharick Shields, MS

Angela Smith, CO

Curtis Somers, MD

Linda Soudek, OK

Brittany Stanchik, AZ

Kristen Stout, MO

Joanne Stowitts, CA

Josh Symmonds, NV

Grant Thomas, CO

Mick Turpin, MO

Victor Rivas Umana, CA

Robert Walters, OK

Rachel Wear, CA

Marie Wetzel, OH

Jamie Wills, GA

Kris Wright, TX

NEW THIRD DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Greg Achten, CA

Tim Baldwin, MO

Margo Batha, NM

Cara Borgsmiller, MO

Christy Briggs, NV

Kris Compton, TX

Tomas Cosenza, TX

Rick Dorn, WY

Eric Emerson, TX

Michael Greenstein, IL

Sonya Harvey, MS

Carlye Holladay, CO

Pat Kittel, UT

Gina Koehn, SD

Audra Langston, TX

Justin Matkovich, IL

Michael Mattis, TX

Eric Melin, TX

Jody Orme, UT

Robyn Rose, OR

Kelly Thompson, KS

Michele VanNieuwenhuyzen, CA

Adam Webster, UT

Doug Welton, UT

NEW FOURTH DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Stan Banks, FL

Patricia Cheney, IL

Shane Cole, MS

Chris Coovert, WA

Travis Dahle, SD

Paul De Maret, CO

Benjamin Edwards, PA

David Gardiner, TX

Kelly Clark Garner, MS

Robert Levinson, NY

Chris Lowery, IN

THIRD AND HIGHER DIAMOND RECOGNITION

presented by Colorado College IOWA EVENTS CENTER • HYVEE HALL • THURSDAY, JUNE 20 • 7:00 P.M. CT

Third and higher diamond recipients will be recognized as part of the Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly Thursday evening. Please ensure you are seated near the stage in HyVee Hall of the Iowa Events Center before the 7:00 p.m. start time.

Zachary Prax, MN

Michael Rutledge, TX

Michael Tidd, OSB, NJ

Ann Tornberg, SD

Tyler Unsell, MO

Christopher Wardner, CA

Brett Young, OK

NEW FIFTH DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Perry Beard, TX

Richard Belske, KS

Clifton Davis, ID

James Fedje, MN

Manuel Halkias, OH

Maryrose Kohan, CO

Jeff Plinsky, KS

Robert Shurtz, OH

Robert Speirs, SD

Missy Stertzbach, OH

Joseph Ugalde, CA

Paul Wexler, MA

David Yastremski, NJ

NEW SIXTH DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Lee Ince, TX

Renita Johnson, TX

Gail Nicholas, SC

Chris Riffer, KS

Sharon Volpe, PA

Thomas Williams, OH

NEW SEVENTH DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Gay Hollis, TX

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., CA

David Watkins, MO

NEW EIGHTH DIAMOND COACHES

(In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2024)

Steven Davis, KS

Eric DiMichele, NY

Julie Sheinman, NY

NEW NINTH DIAMOND COACH

(As of May 15, 2024)

Jan Heiteen, IL

Diamond Awards reflect excellence and longevity in the activity. A coach’s first diamond is earned when they receive 15,000 points since achieving the degree of merit (25 points). Five years must pass and 15,000 points must be earned to receive a second diamond. An additional 30,000 points must be earned and five years must pass for each additional diamond. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coach-recognition.

DON CRABTREE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

A special honor conferred by the NSDA is the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award. A gold key is granted to a coach member for 20 citations, and a plaque is given for the first 50 citations and each multiple of 50. Milestone accomplishments of 5th, 10th, 15th, and 20th honors are recognized during the Donus D. Roberts Diamond Assembly on Thursday, June 20 at 7:00 p.m. CT. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coach-recognition.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE KEY

Clint Adams Big Spring High School, TX

Prabhat Aluri Sammamish High School, WA

Jo Ball Olathe South High School, KS

Sarah Botsch-Mcguinn Cooper City High School, FL

Kelsey Bowers Grain Valley High, MO

Michael Brown Odessa High School, MO

Maureen Bruins St. Mary’s High School, OR

Justin Cartwright Field Kindley Memorial High School, KS

Joseph Collatos Caney Creek High School, TX

Robert Duncan Dublin Jerome High School, OH

Johnny Dunlap Dodge City High School, KS

Andrew Eddy Uplift Atlas Preparatory High School, TX

Tony Fehrenbacher Reitz Memorial High School, IN

Rosalyn Foster Sage Hill School, CA

James Froelich Pine View School, FL

Kim Heath Great Bend High School, KS

Nick Herink Lincoln East High School, NE

Gabriel Hopkins Shrewsbury High School, MA

Parker Hopkins Pembroke Hill School, MO

Christine Hubbard Skyline High School, ID

Crystal Huddleston Stockdale High School, CA

Lawrence Jarocki University High School, CA

Bethany Jenkins Nickerson High School, KS

Josh Kascak Frontier Charter Academy, CO

Gina Koehn Brandon Valley High School, SD

Joel Kuper Greybull High School, WY

Matthew Leland Bangor High School, ME

Timothy Lewis Damien High School, CA

Jill Lofald Denfeld High School, MN

Danielle Lopez Delta High School, CO

Nate Mares Lincoln High School, NE

Janet Martin Bowling Green High School, KY

Mikendra McCoy Minarets High School, CA

Todd Michael Canton McKinley High School, OH

Joan Nelson St. Anthony Village High School, MN

Danny Nguyen Aurora Central High School, CO

Eleanor Nishioka William S. Hart High School, CA

Corey Olson Mayo High School - Rochester, MN

Amanda Parker Natick High School, MA

Payton Polanco Clovis North High School, CA

Patrick Pope Harrisburg High School, SD

Daniel Porisch Huntley Project High School, MT

Jon Price Taravella High School, FL

Megan Rea GlenOak High School, OH

Jordan Reynolds Blackfoot High School, ID

Tea Robinson Odyssey Institute For Advanced & International Studies, AZ

Angelique Ronald California High School Speech Assoc., CA

Marylavonne Roseberry USD 439 Sedgwick High School, KS

John Russell Navajo Preparatory School, NM

John Samqua Hayden High School, KS

Jeremy Starkweather Penn High School, IN

Hanna Steinker Revere High School, OH

Kimberly Stubblefield HM King High School, TX

Joseph Tyler Century High School, ID

Elizabeth Vieira Lakeville North High School, MN

Kelsey Vincent Bushland High School, TX

Jim Welty Brophy College Prep, AZ

Marna Weston Abraham Lincoln Middle School, FL

Nicole Whaley Desert Pines High School, NV

Harry Yu Memorial High School, TX

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 1ST HONORS

Kevin Burgun Bishop Noll Institute, IN

Katie Burke Randolph High School, NJ

Stefany Cambra Grapevine High School, TX

Caroline Campbell South Medford High School, OR

Chad Chenowith Bishop Dwenger High School, IN

Nathaniel Council Pampa High School, TX

Lori Crews Bishop McGuinness High School, OK

Luke Cumbee Roosevelt High School, SD

Travis Dahle

Sioux Falls Jefferson HS, SD

Patrick DeMartine Loveland High School, CO

Fred Douse

Terri Egan

Ben Davis High School, IN

Enderlin High School, ND

DON CRABTREE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

AWARDS

Kimberly Fradelis Bentley School, CA

Eric Gamble Dardanelle High School, AR

Carol Halbur Punahou School, HI

James Harris Andover High School, KS

Vicky Hyde Chiawana High School, WA

Nicole Jennison Edison Computech High School, CA

Brett Johnson Pillager Public Schools, MN

Josie Johnston Collegiate School Of Medicine & Bioscience, MO

Maryrose Kohan George Washington High School, CO

Beth Lamanna Millennium Charter, CA

Jonathan Lundgreen Tooele High School, UT

Eric Mears Flower Mound High School, TX

Karen Minick Bear Creek High School, CA

Jacob Neilson DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts, UT

Janet Novack Lexington High School, MA

Kathy Patron Perry High School, OH

Rebecca Pierson Riverton High School, WY

Noah Recker La Vernia High School, TX

John Rickert Waterloo High School, IL

Brian Rohman University High School, IL

Raymond Shay Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, NJ

Aaron Smith West Lafayette High School, IN

Brock Sondrup Rigby High School, ID

Kathy Tobin Willard High School, MO

Marcus Viney Cheyenne East High School, WY

William Waddell Cosby High School, VA

Sam Zulia Wadsworth City Schools, OH

DISTINGUISHED

SERVICE PLAQUE 2ND HONORS

Ameena Amdahl-Mason Clackamas High School, OR

Rob Egan Wichita Collegiate Upper School, KS

Christopher Franz Monsignor Farrell High School, NY

Lexy Green College Prep, CA

Manuel Halkias Canton McKinley High School, OH

Lauren Hess Seton La Salle High School, PA

Rebecca Hier Bellevue West High School, NE

Jeff Kahn Strath Haven High School, PA

Xavier Liu Bellarmine College Prep, CA

Ashley McCulloch Eaglecrest High School, CO

Colleen Mooney William Tennent High School, PA

Bill Prater Whitmer High School, OH

Michael Robinson Murray High School, KY

Julie Roos Northwest Career And Technical Academy, NV

Katy Russell Louisville Senior High School, OH

LeAnne Schmidt Notre Dame Preparatory School, MI

Rosie Valdez Little Rock Central High School, AR

Chase Williams Taipei American School, Taiwan

Michael Yeakey Bethany Christian High School, IN

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 3RD HONORS

Perry Beard Cy-Fair High School, TX

Ryan Hennessey Jersey Village High School, TX

Felisa (Lisa) Honeyman Newton South High School, MA

Kirsten Nash Hendrickson High School, TX

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 4TH HONORS

Mellessa Denny Amarillo High School, TX

Kasey Harrison Edmond Santa Fe High School, OK

Jan Heiteen Downers Grove South High School, IL

Beth Young North Catholic High School, PA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 5TH HONORS

Keith Bistodeau Wayzata High School, MN

Jeffrey Miller Marist School, GA

Cynthia Timmons Greenhill School, TX

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 6TH HONORS

Jesse Meyer John F. Kennedy High School, IA

Jay Rye The Montgomery Academy, AL

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 7TH HONORS

Paul Gaba Wellington Community High School, FL

David McKenzie Plymouth High School, IN

Rory McKenzie Lindale High School, TX

Joseph Vaughan Scarsdale High School, NY

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 9TH HONORS

Martha Benham Cherry Creek High School, CO

Zachary Prax Eastview High School, MN

Derek Yuill Gabrielino High School, CA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 14TH HONORS

Gail Nicholas Bob Jones Academy, SC

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 21ST HONORS

Pam Cady Wycoff Apple Valley High School, MN

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 25TH HONORS

Donald Crabtree Park Hill High School, MO

DISTRICT LEADER LUNCHEON

presented by Simpson College

S UNDAY • JUNE 16

CLOUD BALLROOM

12:30-2:00 P.M. CT

DOWNTOWN HILTON (adjacent to the Iowa Events Center)

RALPH E. CAREY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CAREER SERVICE

Jennifer Jerome Nebraska

CHAIR OF THE YEAR

Kim Lenger Heart of America (MO)

BEST NEW CHAIR

Scott Caron

New England (MA & NH)

BEST CHAIR COMMUNICATIONS

David Yastremski New Jersey

DISTRICT CHAIR AWARDS

DISTRICT GOLD AWARD

Mariel Cruz – California Coast (CA)

Holly Custer – Eastern Ohio

Jason Habig – North Coast (OH)

James Harris – Sunflower (KS)

Phillip Helt – Show Me (MO)

Ryan Hennessey – East Texas

Meg Howell-Haymaker – Arizona

Stephanie King – Southern Wisconsin

Crawford Leavoy – Carolina East (NC)

Zachary Prax – Central Minnesota

Michael Shackelford – Great Salt Lake (UT)

Kathy Tobin – Ozark (MO)

DISTRICT SILVER AWARD

Toni Heimes – Nebraska

Kim Lenger – Heart Of America (MO)

John Rademacher – Northern Wisconsin

Lori Zyla – West Virginia

DISTRICT BRONZE AWARD

Christopher Berdnik – Valley Forge (PA)

Cathy Brown – Florida Panther

Richard Brynteson – Southern Minnesota

Eric Gamble – Arkansas

Leilani McHugh – West Los Angeles (CA)

Kirsten Nash – Heart Of Texas

DISTRICT LEADER COMMENDATIONS

Recipients are nominated annually by district chairs for going above and beyond in their district.

Laurents Bañuelos – Golden Desert (NV)

Brandon Batham – West Los Angeles (CA)

Danielle Johnson – Eastern Missouri

WK Kay – New York City

Jethro Smith – Idaho Mountain River

Marna Weston – Florida Panther

High school members work alongside the NSDA to support speech and debate programming around the world.

What did the SLC do this year?

• Wrote for Rostrum magazine.

• Created social media content.

• Developed resources.

• Shared their experience and feedback to shape decisions.

How are students selected?

Each NSDA district can nominate one high school student for consideration. Nominees then submit a short video in the spring, and the NSDA team reviews the materials to select the SLC members for the following year.

Learn more about the SLC!

www.speechanddebate.org/student-leadership-council

How can I apply?

The nomination form opens in the fall for the 2025-2026 school year. Students and coaches can work together to submit the form for consideration.

CONGRATULATIONS! E ach year, we invite NSDA districts to submit fun, creative tributes honoring their local speech and debate programs. Join us in celebrating this year’s National Tournament attendees on the following pages! For a full roster of high school student and coach participants, scan the QR code.

BIG QUESTIONS

• Ella Kate Trundt | Mountain Brook

• Christopher Wang | LAMP

• Holland Warren | Vestavia Hills

CONGRESS–HOUSE

• Greta Christiansen | Vestavia Hills

• Leigh Macon | Auburn

• Yash Param | LAMP

• Sam Steiner | Mountain Brook

CONGRESS–SENATE

• John Alford | Montgomery Academy

• Michael Allen | Spain Park

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

• James Burnette | Mountain Brook

• Rik Roy | LAMP

POLICY

• Wells Finch and Jackson Short | Mountain Brook

• Johnny Stumpff and Serena Blutter | Altamont

PUBLIC FORUM

• Thomas Bazemore and Patton Hahn | Mountain Brook

• Emily Jiang and Lily Tao | Auburn

• Adonay Tewelde and Nathan Lee | Northridge

Good luck to all of the qualifiers from Alabama!

WORLD SCHOOLS

Mockingbird Crimson

• Bennett Britt, John Carson Bullard, Andrew Hosein, Mason Kim, and Knox Wingate | Montgomery Academy

Mockingbird Navy

• Sydney An, Kileigh Dickinson, Andrew Gay, and Rhea Rastogi | LAMP

• Maggie Parker | Spain Park

DRAMATIC INTERP

• Ellie Hoar | Vestavia Hills

• McKenzie Ormond | Vestavia Hills

DUO INTERP

• Susannah Miller and Mason Stevens | Montgomery Academy

• Ethan Schmidt and Anna Kate Bailey | Vestavia Hills

HUMOROUS INTERP

• Evelyn Cummings | St. Luke’s Episcopal

• Caroline Garrick | LAMP

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

• Tina Lou | Vestavia Hills

• Ron Sharma | Montgomery Academy

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

• Maryam Khan | LAMP

• Zhuzhu Wang | Vestavia Hills

ORIGINAL ORATORY

• Jeeah Kim | Alabama School Of Mathematics & Science

• Bethany Yin | Mountain Brook

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

• Rhyana Mahatsente | Northridge

• Mere Morrison | Montgomery Academy

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

• Nikhil Pochana | LAMP

• Cleophus Washington | LAMP

Any field you’ve got. we play to win.

Team Arizona is: Ria Mehta, Vedang Chintalapati, Ashley Clark, Gauri Murkoth, Alex Shin, Divya Natarajan, Emilia Safir, Caden Huckelbridge, Mizuki Yashiro, Alex Brown, Mingyu Kim, Ethan Han, Yug Sonawane, Dione Pahilan, Santiago Paul, Mahima Sanghera, Tim Jiang, Dorie He, Yuvan Senthil, Arnav Nigam, Nathan Shi, Rejul Guru, Sudeep Vattikuti, Lucas Zhou, Ryan Chopra, Sid Kanderi, Angel Wagner, Lukas Fantin, Sruti Peddi, Sumedh Seetharam, Isaac Mottern, Elizabeth Ovelil, Gowri Biju, Aanya Venkat, Samuel Saliba, Zacharaya Khalpey, Aryana Mahimtura, Avni Chidella, Lucas Vargas, Sophia Lin, Michael Tsai, Nishka Bhoite, Hope Smith, Cedar Arevalo, Twyla Morrison, Markus Wolownik, Aarohi Deshmane, Aari Kanderi, Karina Breyer, Tara Ghafouri, Bhavya Makkar, Ria Moharil, Talia Keen, Nina Suberville, Kelly Mitchell, Emily Rios Quinto, Jad Cehajic, Aiden Bryson, Saran Chockalingham, Kellen Jiang, Suhani Karkra, Rafe Orr, Rohan Vallamshetla, Will Covington, Ashton Dolce, Ayaan Panda, Kira Schwimmer, and Abaas Zaffar. Congratulations from the Arizona District Committee.

Program

GOOD LUCK to the qualifiers from the Greater Illinois NSDA District!

DRAMATIC INTERP

Sophia Vansaghi | Pekin

Ellis Zimmerman | University

DUO INTERP

Natalie Hall & Ryann

Gordon | Belleville West

Eleanor Schmitz & Eric Perschbacher | Belleville West

HUMOROUS INTERP

Michael Bagby | Olympia

Audrey Davis | Waterloo

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Julia Collins | Olympia

Pearl McDade | University

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

Anna Forbes | Granite City

Ana Swaner | Glenwood

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Sofi Benitez | Normal West

Shreya Nallamothu | University

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Theo Rickert | Belleville West

Eesha Yadav | University

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Maxwell Miller | University

Alina Vang | Pekin

CONGRESS-HOUSE

Jacquiline Benson | Bloomington

Angel Garcia | University

Abhinav Kumar | Bloomington

Mae Petersen | University

CONGRESS-SENATE

Marshall Pruitt | Pekin

Oliver Wood-Morris | Glenwood

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Bryce Kurfman | Belleville West

Henry Shang | University

PUBLIC FORUM

Benjamin Brown & Vivaan

Bommareddi | University

Daniel Zhang & Yajath

Narra | University

WORLD SCHOOLS

Greater Illinois Gold

Victoria Adewole | Belleville East

Ryan Franklin | Belleville East

Aryamun Kalra | Belleville East

Hui Xin Luo | Belleville East

Greater Illinois Red

Rachel Filarski | Pekin Comm

Abigail Frye | Pekin Comm

Zachary Webb | Pekin Comm

Bug Wise | Granite City

NSDA NORTHERN ILLINOIS DISTRICT

International Extemp

Gabriel Blumenfeld, Glenbrook South

Charlie Hale, DePaul College Prep

Lincoln-Douglas

Congress – House

Jim Shivak, Highland Park

Callie Wu, Highland Park

Dramatic Interp

Emily Caravello, Prospect

Rosemary Heckard, Prospect

Duo Interp

Anna Parisi & Dylan

Maye, Prospect

Abby Saffar & Lincoln Brown, Glenbrook North

Humorous Interp

Kelly Jordan, Prospect

Emma Kattookaran, Glenbrook North

Informative Speaking

Mya Gerstein, Glenbrook North Claire Wynkoop, Prospect

Eli Coustan, Evanston

Alandee Patil, Schaumburg

Original Oratory

Sage Gilliland, Prospect

Amy Xu, Prospect

Program Oral Interp

Charlotte Fomin, Glenbrook North

Isa Gaby, Prospect

Public Forum

Ella Beutel & Gabriel

Kroepel, Belvidere North

Keely Richardson & Jillian Gilbertson, Belvidere North

U.S. Extemp

Viktoria Gavrilyuk, Glenbrook North

Chiara Stathakis, Prospect

Northeast Indiana Qualifiers

Pre-ordered shirts are available for pickup in Room 401 on Sunday—or shop the NSDA Store in Room 308!

IOWA 2024

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This license plate is issued

to: Caddo Magnet, Comeaux, David Thibodaux STEM, Delores Taylor Arthur School, Dutchtown, Episcopal School of Acadiana, Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Isidore Newman, Lafayette, Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts, St. Thomas More, St. Mary’s Dominican, Teurlings Catholic

CENTRAL MINN SOTA

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N MN is ready to turn up the heat...

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - HOUSE

Hiba Rahman (Eagan)

Saanvi Seth (Eagan)

Nabiha Kashif (Eagan)

Pranika Kumar (Edina)

Nithin Palani (Eden Prairie)

Brady Sternberg (Eagan)

Alison Wandmacher (Robbinsdale Armstrong)

Hannah Hein (Edina)

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE - SENATE

Jacob Braginsky (Eagan)

Addison Wendt (Bloomington Kennedy)

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Lucy Dreyer (Robbinsdale Armstrong)

Jack Timm (Lakeville North)

Alice Yi (Lakeville South)

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

Zellie Olson & Eva Redmond (Blake School)

Kaylee Chen & Ruhi Kurdikar (Blake School)

Devin Lester & Yezul Maharjan (Lakeville North)

POLICY DEBATE

Mia Werden & Karyn Wochnick (Eagan)

Param Thakkar & Tristin Nguyen (Eagan)

Talha Ahmad & Dylan Tate (Rosemount)

BIG QUESTIONS DEBATE

Sahasra Juvva (Eagan)

Savannah Smalley (Lakeville North)

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE - TEAM 1

Tony Liu (Blake School)

Krisha Pillai (Blake School)

Shoumili Tarafder (Blake School)

Raiden Chen (Blake School)

Shruti Balachander (Blake School)

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE - TEAM 2

Anh Do (Lakeville North)

Austin Siefken (Lakeville North)

Ezana Haile (Lakeville South)

Lily Plahn (Robbinsdale Cooper)

Raina Nehreen (Robbinsdale Armstrong)

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP SPEAKING

Mina Bhargava (Edina)

Louise Nguyen (Lakeville North)

Siona Kaura (Eden Prairie)

Anokhi Shah (Eagan)

Dominick Lund-May (Fairmont)

UNITED STATES EXTEMP SPEAKING

Keerthik Muruganandam (Edina)

Devarsh Borah (Edina)

Tavishi Chakraborty (Eden Prairie)

Brynja Lockman (Benilde-St. Margaret’s)

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

Sherry Muthiga (Eagan)

JJ Evangeline Johnson (Lakeville North)

Kailey Tan (Bloomington Jefferson)

Kayleigh Taylor (Cotter)

DUO INTERPRETATION

Jada Lapastora & Julia Koudelka (Eagan)

Adelyn Frost & Meredith Leo (Lakeville North)

Grace Simpson & Oliver Thedens (Fairmont)

Ajira Pandey & Vandana Ramanathan (Eden Prairie)

Joelle Sihombing & Gracie Lougheed (Chaska)

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

Leon Yang (Fairmont)

Maizie Moe (Lakeville North)

River Repinski (Cotter)

Angelica Mey (Bloomington Kennedy)

Avery Bartlett (Lakeville North)

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Halle Browning (Chaska)

Mason Hoekenga (Eagan)

Ella Raiche (Lakeville North)

Claire Nelson (Rochester Mayo)

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Diya Kayaleh (Wayzata)

Charese Mutebi (Lakeville North)

Frantz (Eden Prairie)

Snigdha Yamajala (Eden Prairie)

PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION

Anna Branchini (Lakeville North)

Ankita Gurung (Lakeville North)

Maeva Djossou (Mayo)

andgetthingspoppin’!

ONE OZARK

NEBRASKA SOUTH QUALIFIERS

ELAINE SUH & SARAH CAI LINCOLN EAST ELAINE YU & EMMA YIN LINCOLN EAST

BENJAMIN HOOVER - L. EAST

& RONAV GANESH LINCOLN EAST

HUDSON WITTE - L. SOUTHEAST LILLIAS MCKILLIP - L. SOUTHEAST XANDER SHIELD - NORRIS KASHISH NANGIA - L. EAST HENRY CLINE - L. SOUTHEAST

CHERYL ZANG - L. EAST

JASON GRANQUIST - L. EAST

JEFF SHEN - L. EAST

BRAD BOBARU - L. EAST

LUCAS NEAMU - L. EAST

LEXI VELGERSDYK - L. SOUTHEAST

YAKUB ISLAMOV - L. EAST

MADDIE HUGGARD - L. EAST

ALEX HAMRIC - L. EAST

AARJ PATEL - B. WEST

JOSHUA MAMMEN - C. PREP

ISABELLA RAZDAN - L. EAST

NUSRAT AMIN - L. EAST

JULIA JOHNSON - L. SOUTHEAST

MAX APEL - L. EAST

HARPER SCHUPBACH - L. EAST

NITYA HARIDAS - L. EAST

WILKINSON - B. WEST

ANDREW HEDIN - B. WEST SHAYLEE HOBBS - B. WEST

OLIVIA NELSON - L. SOUTHEAST

BRANDON GROTH - NORRIS

LUKE NASH - L. EAST

CARTER HAMBLIN - B. WEST

DAZAYAH HARTSHORN-HARVEY - LINCOLN SOUTHEAST

ELLIE HISER - L. EAST

Golden Desert Celebrates its Qualifiers to the 2024 National Tournament in Des Moines!

Amplus:

Zoe Boyarski, LD

ClarenzEthan Castaneda, LD

A-TECH:

Olivia Gnakadja, Policy

Gwen Elizabeth Lay, Policy

Camryn Scanson, WSD

Bishop Gorman:

Anna Kim, HI

Milan Prete, House

Canyon Springs:

Tyler Breeden, USX

Christopher Dorta, House

Clark:

Jackson Liang, PF

Anirudh Polagani, PF

Laura Mankowski-De Veaux, Duo

Amanda Mallous, Duo

Celine Chang, IX

Brayson Holmes, USX

Unnatee Kumar, Senate

Krish Sharma, USX

Yashesvi Sharma, WSD

CASLV:

Ken Bhardwaj, PF

Lemon Doroshow, PF

Jonathan Adler, WSD

Zoe Kristosik, WSD

Coronado:

Mia Tschan, Oratory

Katherine Vega Mendez, IX

Desert Oasis:

Nianella Sando, DI

Desert Pines:

Aleczander Rakban, WSD

Foothill:

Sean Leung, IX

Dillon Sullivan, HI

Green Valley:

Amy Liu, Policy

Troy Liu, Policy

Alaina Michaelson, Duo

Liv Michaelson, Duo

Miguel Flores, POI

Las Vega HS:

Olivia York, Informative

Northwest Career & Techinal Academy:

Aurora Bonvicin, DI

Danny Rodriguez, WSD

Palo Verde:

Grey Anderson, House

Kevin Cisneros, Informative

Isabelle Hatch, Senate (LCQ)

Mckenna Jost, WSD

Sophia Manuel, House

Angelina Ruggeroli, Senate

Nola Zeppenfeld, WSD

Southwest Career & Technical Academy:

Angeline Roldan, Oratory

Loralei Smith-Xiong, Oratory

The Meadows School:

Teighlor Bloyd, LD

West Career & Technical Academy:

Sabdy Cordon, WSD

Milla Santos, WSD

KILEE

Congratulations to Team New England!!

BIG QUESTIONS

Isabell Herman, V. Sue Cleveland

Maya Walz-Burkett, La Cueva

CONGRESS – HOUSE

Zoe Bent, Los Alamos

Marcus Nahalea, Navajo Prep

Maximus Posada, Los Alamos

Huckleberry Walsh-Dilley, Cottonwood Classical

CONGRESS – SENATE

Luke Favorite, Los Alamos

James Padilla, East Mountain

DRAMATIC INTERP

Zoe Lamb, La Cueva

DUO INTERP

Jackson O’Brien & Miller Millea, East Mountain

HUMOROUS INTERP

Thomas Wray, ABQ Academy

Emily Xu, Los Alamos

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Kyla Reno, V. Sue Cleveland

Sulamit Shin, Cottonwood Classical

NEW MEXICO

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

Elizabeth Hiller, ABQ Academy

Grace Wei, Cottonwood Classical LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Uxue Sansinena, Los Alamos

Faith Young, V. Sue Cleveland

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Stacey Asonganyi, V. Sue Cleveland

Heyab Tekle, Hope Christian

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Natashia Anderson, Navajo Prep

Lin Wolf, Los Alamos

POLICY

Addison Epps and Eliana Merhege, Cottonwood Classical

PUBLIC FORUM

Jaycee Sanchez and Anagha

Devarakonda, ABQ Academy

Darian Kapelianis-Donado and Marin Grover, Cottonwood Classical

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Andrew Curtice, Cottonwood Classical

Andrew Procter, East Mountain

WORLD SCHOOLS

NM Periwinkle

Sophia Arghavani

Jordan Cantrell

Daniel Di Palma

Ishya Guha

Ashna Singh

NM Violet

Minhtet Htoon

Carina Lanier

Isabella Lobaina

Braeden Prunier

Haylei Redhouse

Congratulations and good luck at the National Tournament!

Northern Ohio

NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

representing the following schools

Austintown Fitch

Boardman

Canfield

Cardinal Mooney

Columbiana

Howland

John F. Kennedy

Catholic

Niles McKinley

Poland Seminary

South Range

Ursuline

The Carolina East District wishes

it’s Iowa-bound kernels the best of luck at NSDA Nationals 2024!

Cary Academy

Isabel Chang (OO)

Yul Choi (OO)

Chelsea Cui (POI)

Asha Gupta (DI)

Derek Han (LD)

Victor He (USX)

Allen Huang (LD)

Patrick Liu (WSD)

Rebecca Liu (LD)

Akash Mani (HSE)

Simren Mehta (WSD)

Kainda Nzinga (POI)

Kajal Parmar (IX)

Pranav Ravulapati (HSE)

Hailey Zhang (INF)

Cumberland International Early College HS

Jackson Bryant (POI)

Launa Draughon (DI)

Mariana McCottry (DI)

Brianna Reyes (DUO)

Kayla Soto-Veltri (DUO)

Durham Academy

Priya Aggarwal (WSD)

Ethan Asnani (DUO)

William Brown (PF)

Lulu Burnside (SEN)

Caleb Chen (PF)

Emily Chui (CX)

Shriya Dharmapurikar (IX)

Connor Ennis (USX)

Kai Forbach (USX)

Zihan Gao (HSE)

Emma Guo (HSE)

Kiersten Hackman (INF)

Michael Hansen (PF)

Ben Hodges (PF)

Alex Huang (PF)

Ama Mensah-Boone (WSD)

Sarah Muir (WSD)

Justin Spitzer (CX)

Meena Surakanti (DUO)

Max Tendler (OO)

Jack Vail (PF)

Andrew Ye (WSD)

Cumberland Polytechnic HS

Kristen Hurtado (WSD)

Madison Pharris (HI)

Grace Stevenson (HI)

Jackson Woodward (INF)

East Chapel Hill HS

Nick Cheng (WSD)

Jack Britt HS

Joanna Lin (SEN)

Israel Mattocks (WSD)

Massey Hill Classical HS

Anna Caswell (IX)

Joseph Cole (HSE)

Research Triangle HS

Cora McCracken (HI)

William G Enloe HS

Phillip Dai (CX)

Claire Ding (HSE)

Rishil Nettam (CX)

Elise Snider (WSD)

Sf WASHINGTON Sf WASHINGTON Sf WASHINGTON

Sf ROOSEVELT Sf ROOSEVELT Sf ROOSEVELT

SF JEFFERSON SF JEFFERSON SF JEFFERSON

SF LINCOLN SF LINCOLN SF LINCOLN

O'Gorman

CHANNELVIEW

CYPRESS CREEK

CYPRESS PARK

CYPRESS SPRINGS

GRAND OAKS

J. FRANK DOBIE

JAMES E. TAYLOR

MONTGOMERY

NORTHLAND CHRISTIAN

PAETOW

SPRING

JERSEY VILLAGE JORDAN KINGWOOD KINKAID

TOMBALL MEMORIAL

WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS

WOODLANDS COLLEGE PARK

WOODLANDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR NATIONAL QUALIFIERS!

DRAMATIC INTERP

Abigail Egbujor - Alief Elsik

Elianna Grinberg - Seven Lakes

Sanvi Kumpatla - Cy-Fair

HUMOROUS INTERP

Caleb Anstee - Village School

Tahseen Islam - Tompkins

Ryan Revilla - Spring Woods

Joaquin Silva - Spring Woods

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Victory Okoroji - Hastings

Adeline Mai - Village School

Julette Miranda - Cypress Ridge

Kaden Sanders - Alief Elsik

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Mandy Huang - Tompkins

Ryan Mustafa - Tompkins

Lily Nipper - Spring Woods

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Sophie Myers - Stratford

Kate Njeru - Seven Lakes

Solemei ScamaroniVillage School

DUO INTERP

Emma Kay & Kolade FeyisitanVillage School

Alyssa Maldanado & Briana

Garcia - Spring Woods

Roger Shen & Jaidan DoshiVillage School

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

Pranav Kothur - Tompkins

Tanmay Rai - Village School

Daniel Rupawalla - Tompkins

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Tyler Crivella - Seven Lakes

Juan Pablo Garcia - Cypress Ranch

Jaylon Ma - Tompkins

Meghana KunapareddyTompkins

BIG QUESTIONS

Maya Kapoor - Seven Lakes

John Lutterman - Seven Lakes

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Max Gu - Memorial

Erin Jia - Memorial

David Xu - Memorial

POLICY

Jason Chen & Henry Su - Memorial

David Lu & Vishal

Surya - Seven Lakes

Amanda Zhang & Esther Han - Cypress Woods

PUBLIC FORUM

Anshika Agrawal & Siri

Reminni - Seven Lakes

Luis Carvjal Picott & Khoa

Le - Seven Lakes

Andres Mendoza Casas &

Judijoy Jeter - Seven Lakes

HOUSE

Colin Blakeslee - Memorial

Juliana Franco - Seven Lakes

Fadhil Lawal - Seven Lakes

Aaron Piehl - Tompkins

Ishaan Quazi - Seven Lakes

Nyla Whiteside - Alief Kerr

Andrew Xiao - Memorial

SENATE

Rohan Kathuria - Seven Lakes

WORLD SCHOOLS

Alief Early College Oyindamola Akintola Deborah Akpeki Nans Marvellous

Mosely

Elsik

Euceda Nhung Huynh

Kerr

Akinkunmi Syed Ali Chikanyima BrownNkemdirim

Diaz Victoria Pacheco

Cy-Fair

Cassidy Childress

Maria Fai

Avery McSwain Tompkins

Janaki Sankar

Westchester

Tej Aliota

Taha Asghar-Ali

Jonathan Barnes

Sofia Barrera

Evan Danek

Irath Habani

Andres Henriquez

Preston Hershkwoitz

SPACE CITY

DISTRICT — TEXAS —

Christopher Melendez - Spring Woods

BREAK LEGS, TALL COTTON!

Sarah Abeykoon • Lubbock • DI

Ahmed Al Nuaimi • Tascosa • BQ

Gianluca Amico • Midland Legacy • WS

Aiden Anderson • Amarillo • HSE

Emma Armstrong • Sudan • CX

Apollo Banks • Borger • OO

Maleena Barrientos • Canyon • WS

Ashlyn Baum • Canyon • POI

Aly Bice • Canyon • DI

Hayden Brillhart • Amarillo • WS

Aubrey Brown • Seminole • POI

Jacob Burton • Bushland • BQ

Kobe Cabello • Seminole • DUO

Lydia Campbell • Tascosa • OO

Durand Carson • Randall • HI

Viviana Castilleja • San Angelo Central • HSE

Jeremiah Castillo • Sudan • IX

Chase Caswell • Sudan • DUO

Eli Cochrane • Canyon • CX

Sinthia Cope • Odessa Permian • PF

Joshua Corrigan • Abilene Wylie • HSE

Maddox Dowling • Borger • WS

Ashton Droll • San Angelo Central • LD

Thailia Fernandez • San Angelo Central • DI

Ruth Gaite • Pampa • SEN

Amulya Ganta • Midland Legacy • IX

Noor Garoui • Brownfield • OO

Denise Gonzalez • Sudan • CX

Tyler Grove • Big Spring • LD

Javen Gutierrez • Seminole • HI

Talon Hawk • Lubbock • IX

Kyla Holt • Borger • WS

Zoie Holtman • Tascosa • WS

Grace Howard • Seminole • USX

Gabriel Hunt • Canyon • CX

Auburn Jameson • San Angelo Central • HI

Ian Jeffreys • Lubbock • DUO

Lucas Kim • Trinty School of Midland • HSE

Jonathan Koutrelakos • Lubbock • WS

Samuel Kuykendall • San Angelo Central • IX

Daniel Lapusan • Seminole • DUO

Elizabeth Lewis • Amarillo • WS

Drew Lockhart • Sudan • DUO

Leah Martin • Seminole • HI

Marcus Martinez • Borger • WS

Gage McGuffin • San Angelo Central • LD

Haylee Moreno • Canyon • CX

Asher Norris • Hereford • WS

Paula Padron • Young Women’s Leadership • HSE

Bakhtawar Parvez • Amarillo • HSE

Nicole Patel • Midland Legacy • USX

Lauren Ramos • Young Women’s Leadership • PF

Cora Retzer • Young Women’s Leadership • PF

Isabella Royer • San Angelo Central • POI

Jenna Sales • Seminole • POI

Chloe Sanchez • Big Spring • HSE

Ashley Sisneros • Odessa Permian • PF

Liam Stayton • Canyon • BQ

Hudson Turman • Tascosa • INF

Braeden Tydeman • Lubbock • USX

Anjali Vadlapatla • Young Women’s Leadership • PF

Sanjana Vadlapatla • Young Women’s Leadership • PF

Isabelle Valdez • San Angelo Central • SEN

Jeffrey Veazey • Tascosa • INF

August Vinson • Bushland • INF

Amrita Vukoti • San Angelo Central • USX

CONGRESS – SENATE

Dahlia Ornelas – Ysleta

Dafne Yanez – Horizon

CONGRESS – HOUSE

Gladys Garcia – Horizon

Mia McSwain – Horizon

DUO INTERP

Carlos Castro and Ezekial Mena – Del Valle

DRAMATIC INTERP

Matthew Spencer – Horizon

HUMOROUS INTERP

Felix Castanon – Horizon

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Camila Galindo – Ysleta

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

Michaelangelo Grado –Cathedral

Lorelai Sassenfeld – Franklin

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

Miley Pinon – El Dorado

Heidi Martin • Canyon • CX Congratulations to all of the students representing El Paso at Nationals!

ORIGINAL ORATORY

Davion Dunn – Eastwood

POLICY

Sahara Torres and Carolyn Rodarte – Del Valle

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Gabriella Thompson – Franklin

PUBLIC FORUM

Alejandro Martinez-Diaz and Emily McGinnis – Coronado

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Kenneth Ochoa – Horizon

Sebastian Perez-Navarro –Eastwood

WORLD SCHOOLS

Atziri Bermudez – Ysleta

Kate Chavez – Parkland

Mabel Calleros – Del Valle

Aruja Misra – Coronado

Isaac Nevarez – Ysleta

Azra Rios-Carroll – Parkland

Angela Rivas – Chapin

Maya Rivera – Del Valle

Jordyn Villarreal – Ysleta

Mason Wittie • Lubbock • DUO

VIRGINIA

Clover Hill HS

Jax Bulbrook

Julia Herald

Matthew Wang

Collegiate School

Hollyn Borich

Justinas Petkauskas

Alex Reavey-Cantwell

Jai Spicer

Maytal Zasler

Colonial Forge HS

Sebastian Rao

Cosby HS

Kezra Adonis

Alexander Doggett

Majestic Henderson

Ellora Houchins

Dominion HS

Devin Fuller

Daniel Salamat Ravandi Congratulations to this year’s qualifying students! We’ll see you in 2026! The 2026 National Speech & Debate Tournament will take place in Richmond. We can’t wait for you to visit Virginia’s beautiful and historic capital city.

Fresta Valley Christian

Alayna Gray

James Madison HS

Julia Hosage

Maya Hutchins

Calvin Kaplan

Austin Pemble

James River HS

Emily Acuto

Lilli Brown

Kennedy Coffin

Evelyn Gayle

Emelia Gotovac

Abigail Rusz

L.C. Bird HS

Kylie Springfield

Petersburg HS

Amelia Basile

Taylor Thomas

The Potomac School

Avi Agrawal

Alexander Bauer

Taylor Burris

Graeme Evans

Cabot Fisher

Sebastian Gardner

Aaliyah Haque

Kasim Khapra

Ethan Maher

Armaan Sethi

Meredith Vorndran

Thomas Jefferson HS of Science & Technology

Ansh Malhortra

Ella Zhang

Trinity Christian School

Daisy Jenkins

Elevyn Turner

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MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION AND EXPO

TUESDAY, JUNE 18

6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT

— GRAND BALLROOM A — IOWA EVENTS CENTER

SPECIAL THANKS

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR

J. Scott Wunn, NSDA

MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT MANAGER

Deano Pape, NSDA

MIDDLE SCHOOL TAB STAFF

Jeffrey Miller, GA (co-chair)

Deborah Simon, WA (co-chair)

David Dejesa, SC

PJ Samorian, FL

Abby Schirmer, GA

Cory Shay, NJ

Raymond Shay, NJ

William Warren, NC

David Weatherly, TN

WELCOME

The Middle School National Tournament is an open invitational, and all middle school NSDA members are welcome to compete for a chance to be named a middle school national champion! The online registration deadline was May 15, 2024. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

JOIN US

An adult from each middle school team should stop by in-person registration to pick up your school’s materials and ask any questions! Teams arriving early in the week should consider checking out some high school rounds as a learning experience. We recommend teams drive to the competition venue before competition begins to become familiar with the daily route and expected travel times.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TAB CHAIRS

The Middle School National Tournament is presented by

Jeffrey Miller Middle School Tab Co-Chair

Deborah Simon Middle School Tab Co-Chair

MS DEBATE

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHEDULE OVERVIEW

EVENTS

Policy (CX)

Lincoln-Douglas (LD) Public Forum (PF)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Northwest HS

9:00 a.m. Required Judge Training

10:00 a.m. Round 1

12:30 p.m. Round 2

3:30 p.m. Round 3

6:00 p.m. Round 4

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Northwest HS

8:00 a.m. Round 5

10:30 a.m. Round 6

1:00 p.m. Elim Round 1

3:30 p.m. Elim Round 2*

5:30 p.m. Elim Round 3* *if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – Room 103

11:15 a.m. Policy Final

1:30 p.m. Lincoln-Douglas Final

2:30 p.m. Public Forum Final

all times are shown in Central Time (CT)

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FRIDAY, JUNE 21

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT

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MS WORLD SCHOOLS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Northwest HS

9:00 a.m. Required Judge Training (Auditorium)

9:30 a.m. Students Report to the Prep Room (Gym)

10:00 a.m. Round 1 (Prepared Motion)

12:00 p.m. Round 2 (Prepared Motion)

2:20 p.m. Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion

Announced/Prep Begins

3:30 p.m. Round 3 (Impromptu Motion)

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Northwest HS

8:20 a.m. Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion

Announced/Prep Begins

9:30 a.m. Round 4 (Impromptu Motion)

11:20 a.m. Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion

Announced/Prep Begins

12:30 p.m. Round 5 (Impromptu Motion)

2:50 p.m. Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion

Announced/Prep Begins**

4:00 p.m. Semifinal Round (Impromptu Motion)**

**if needed; the final round may be held on Thursday in place of the semifinal round, depending on entry numbers.

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – Room 104

8:00 a.m. World Schools Final (Prepared Motion)

MS CONGRESS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Northwest HS

9:00 a.m. Required Judge Training

11:00 a.m. Session 1

3:00 p.m. Session 2

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Northwest HS

8:00 a.m. Session 3

12:00 p.m. Session 4 4:00 p.m. Semifinal Session

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

IOWA EVENTS CENTER

• Iowa Events Center – Room 103

8:00 a.m. Congress Final Session

MS SPEECH

EVENTS

PATTERN A

• Duo Interp (DUO)

• Humorous Interp (HI)

• Mixed Extemp (EXT)

• Oratory (OO)

• Poetry (POE)

• Storytelling (STO)

PATTERN B

• Declamation (DEC)

• Dramatic Interp (DI)

• Impromptu (IMP)

• Informative Speaking (INF)

• Program Oral Interp (POI)

• Prose (PRO)

• Original Spoken Word Poetry (SW)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19

• Northwest HS

9:00 a.m. Required Judge Training

10:00 a.m. Round 1A (EXT Draw: 9:30 a.m.)

11:30 a.m. Round 1B

1:00 p.m. Round 2A (EXT Draw: 12:30 p.m.)

2:30 p.m. Round 2B

4:00 p.m. Round 3A (EXT Draw: 3:30 p.m.)

5:30 p.m. Round 3B

THURSDAY, JUNE 20

• Northwest HS

8:30 a.m. Round 4A (EXT Draw: 8:00 a.m.)

10:00 a.m. Round 4B

11:30 a.m. Round 5A (EXT Draw: 11:00 a.m.)

1:00 p.m. Round 5B

2:30 p.m. Quarters A (EXT Draw: 2:00 p.m.)

4:00 p.m. Quarters B

5:30 p.m. Semis A (EXT Draw: 5:00 p.m.)

6:30 p.m. Semis B

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center

Final rounds will be held throughout the day on Friday and culminate in the Middle School Awards Assembly, starting around 4:30 p.m. in Grand Ballroom A. The Middle School Awards Assembly should conclude by 6:00 p.m. Afterward, the middle school champions will be recognized on stage during the High School Awards Assembly, which begins at 6:30 p.m. in HyVee Hall.

MS FINALS

FRIDAY, JUNE 21

• Iowa Events Center – Room 101

8:00 a.m. Impromptu Final

9:00 a.m. Original Oratory Final

10:15 a.m. Mixed Extemp Final (EXT Draw: 9:45 a.m.)

11:15 a.m. Poetry Final

12:30 p.m. Humorous Interp Final 1:45 p.m. Duo Interp Final

• Iowa Events Center – Room 102

8:00 a.m. Informative Speaking Final

9:15 a.m. Declamation Final

10:30 a.m. Storytelling Final

11:15 a.m. Original Spoken Word Poetry Final

12:00 p.m. Prose Final

1:00 p.m. Dramatic Interp Final

2:15 p.m. Program Oral Interp Final

• Iowa Events Center – Room 103

8:00 a.m. Congress Final Session

11:15 a.m. Policy Debate Final

1:30 p.m. Lincoln-Douglas Debate Final 2:30 p.m. Public Forum Debate Final

• Iowa Events Center – Room 104

8:00 a.m. World Schools Final (Prepared Motion)**

**The final round may be held on Thursday in place of the semifinal round at Northwest HS, depending on entry numbers.

• Iowa Events Center – Grand Ballroom A

4:30 p.m. Middle School Awards Assembly

RESULTS AND AWARDS

Results of all middle school elimination rounds prior to finals will be posted on the public-facing side of Tabroom. com. Find who advanced to the next round by navigating to msnats.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab—or use the QR code above.

Learn more about how results and awards work during Nationals by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions using the QR code at right.

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