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• Tournament/Topics – 2019 HSPDP Championship, Sunday, April 28!

  By John Meany on March 14, 2019

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The 2019 High School Public Debate Program (HSPDP) Championship Tournament is scheduled for Sunday,April 28. The event will be held at the International School of Los Angeles, Burbank. The pre-announced topics for the event include the following. They are NOT listed in… Read More ›

• Tournament /Topics – League Invitational, Oaks Christian School, March 16

  By John Meany on February 27, 2019

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The sixth 2018-19 Southern California league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, March 16. The event will be held at Oaks Christian School, Westlake Village. The pre-announced topics for the event include: Rent control does more harm than good. Abolish the International Criminal… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, Compton High School, February 16

  By John Meany on January 18, 2019

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The fifth 2018-19 Southern California league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, February 16. The event will be held at Compton High School, Compton. The pre-announced topics for the event include: The US Federal Government should break up Facebook. Survivors of domestic… Read More ›

• Combined UPDP/HSPDP Tournament – January 26-27

  By John Meany on January 4, 2019

  HSPDP schools are invited to attend a PDP-format tournament scheduled for Claremont McKenna College, Saturday-Sunday, January 26-27. The tournament is the inaugural Public Debate Program event for colleges. High school teams will compete in an open tournament involving high school… Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, The Webb Schools, December 2 (Sunday)

  By John Meany on November 12, 2018

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The fourth 2018-19 Southern California league tournament is scheduled for Sunday, December 2. The event will be held at The Webb Schools, Claremont. The pre-announced topics for the event include: The US Federal Government should exclusively administer federal, state, and local elections…. Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, November 10

  By John Meany on October 14, 2018

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The third 2018-19 Southern California league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, November 10. The event will be held at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano. The pre-announced topics for the event include: The United States should have compulsory voting in general elections…. Read More ›

• Tournament/Topics – League Invitational, CMC, October 13

  By John Meany on September 29, 2018

  TOURNAMENT DATE/LOCATION/TOPICS The second 2018-19 Southern California league tournament is scheduled for Saturday, October 13. The event will be held at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). Registration will be held at Bauer Forum, CMC, https://www.cmc.edu/campus-map. You should enter the campus from Claremont Boulevard (entrance on… Read More ›