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• Tournament/Topics, Fall 2021 Los Angeles County Online HSPDP Championship, Sunday, December 5

  By John Meany on November 21, 2021

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The Fall 2021 HSPDP Los Angeles County Online Championship/League Invitational is scheduled for Sunday, December 5. The registration deadline is Wednesday, December 1, 6:00 PM.  All HSPDP member schools are welcome to attend the event. Please pay your 2021-22 dues… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics, Fall 2021 Orange County Online HSPDP Championship, Saturday, November 20

  By John Meany on October 25, 2021

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The Fall 2021 HSPDP Orange County Online Championship, the Claremont Colleges invitational, is scheduled for Saturday, November 20. The registration deadline is Wednesday, November 17, 6:00 PM.  All HSPDP member schools are welcome to attend the event. Please pay your 2021-22 dues… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics, Online Fall 2021 High School League Opener, Sunday,October 24

  By John Meany on October 1, 2021

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The Fall 2021 HSPDP Opening League Invitational, the Claremont Colleges invitational, is scheduled for Sunday, October 24. The registration deadline is Wednesday, October 20, 6:00 PM.  All HSPDP member schools are welcome to attend the event. Please pay your… Read More ›

• “Pre-law, Lawyer, Judge” – A Discussion with LA County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham

  By John Meany on March 21, 2021

  The Honorable Mark E. Windham, judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, will discuss preparation for law school, the lawyering experience, and the responsibilities and challenges of judging. The event will be held Friday, March 26, 12-1 PM. There… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics, Online 2020-21 High School Championship, Saturday, April 17

  By John Meany on March 7, 2021

    TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The 2020-21 HSPDP Online Championship Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 17. The registration deadline is Monday, April 12, 6:00 PM.  All HSPDP member schools are welcome to attend the event. Please pay your 2020-21 dues for HSPDP… Read More ›

• Attend the Public Debate on Trump’s Second Impeachment, Friday, March 5, 12-1 PM

  By John Meany on March 2, 2021

  The Claremont Colleges Debate Union will host a virtual public debate on the topic, ‘The second Trump impeachment did more good than harm,’ on Friday, March 5, 12-1 PM. The event is a collaboration among the Scripps College Pre-Law Society, the… Read More ›

• HSPDP Championship Tournament Date!

  By John Meany on February 16, 2021

  The 2020-2021 HSPDP Championship will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Championship topics will be announced on Monday, March 8.

• Tournament/Topics, Online League Invitational, Saturday, March 6

  By John Meany on February 13, 2021

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The sixth SoCal HSPDP league tournament and PDP LA County Championship is scheduled for Saturday, March 6. The event will be held online. In addition to Southern California high schools, East Coast HSPDP schools are welcome to attend the… Read More ›

• Zoom link for judge certification, Feb 10

  By John Meany on February 10, 2021

  Time: Feb 10, 2021 06:45 PM US/Pacific Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/85887437266?pwd=N1VkbGhuN21ZM0MxUVRHdFE5VkZCUT09 Meeting ID: 858 8743 7266Passcode: 06W5Bb

• 2021 Claremont Summer Debate/Leadership Programs

  By John Meany on February 1, 2021

  information and applications for the 2021 Claremont Summer Debate and Leadership Institutes are available at claremontsummer.online. The institutes represent the standard for excellence and innovation in summer debate and scholarship/leadership training. The 2021 sessions include scholarships/leadership programs for middle school… Read More ›