La Cueva High School Cave Classic 2024

In person Speech & Debate tournament

Friday January 12th & Saturday January 13th, 2024

at

La Cueva High School

7801 Wilshire Ave NE,

Albuquerque, NM 87122

LCHS is honored to invite you to Cave Classic 2024. Registration is online at: https://www.tabroom.com/index/tourn/index.mhtml?tourn_id=29779

When: 1/12/24 & 1/13/24

Where: La Cueva High School

Registration Begins: 11/30/23

Entry Fees: $10 per event, $20 per partner event

Please make checks payable to La Cueva Speech & Debate Booster Club.

Please do not arrive on campus earlier than 3:50pm on Friday.

Judging Obligation: Each school is required to provide 1 judge per every 4 debate entries and 1 judge per every 4 speech entries.

We will have an optional Judge Training on Zoom on Tuesday January 9th at 6pm.

In Person Events Offered:

United States Extemp

International Extemp

Humorous Interpretation

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

POI

Impromptu

Poetry

Storytelling

Competitive Impromptu Duo Nightmare Interp - receive a script, you and a partner act it out.

Novice Public Forum

Varsity Public Forum

Novice Lincoln Douglas

Varsity Lincoln Douglas

Novice Policy

Varsity Policy

*All events are subject to a minimum amount of entries. Debate events are subject to collapse based on entries.

Topic Areas: This tournament will use the January/February topics for LD & PF

Lincoln Douglas- Resolved: The United States ought to substantially reduce its military presence in the West Asia-North Africa region.

Public Forum - Resolved:The United States federal government should repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Policy - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Extemp:

USX Round 1: ELECTIONS

USX Round 2: EDUCATION

USX Round 3: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

USX Finals: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

IX Round 1: EUROPE

IX Round 2: LATIN AMERICA

IX Round 3: AFRICA

IX Finals: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Impromptu:

Round 1: PROVERBS

Round 2: CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

Round 3: I WAS THINKING...

Finals: BEARS

Double Entry:

No double entry in Extemp and Policy. Otherwise, double entry is permitted.

Awards:

Top Novice and Sweepstakes will be awarded.

Other Info:

This tournament defines novice/varsity according to the NMSDA Unified manual to protect new students.

This tournament will use the rules/guidelines/norms established by the NMSDA Unified manual.

Contact Info:

Questions? Jen Pecasting jenpecasting@gmail.com

NMSDA Liaison Elise Matton Matton@aa.edu

NMSDA Helpline nmsdahelp@gmail.com