2018 HSPDP CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
You are cordially invited to the 2018 High School Public Debate Program (HSPDP) Championship Tournament. This is the final official competitive event for the 2017-2018 HSPDP tournament calendar year. Tournament registration is open.
The tournament will be held at Rim of the World High School, Lake Arrowhead, CA. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rim+of+the+World+High+School/@34.2319305,-117.2093145,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c3564e2f212205:0x122f3a12cf1dd542!8m2!3d34.2319305!4d-117.2071258?hl=en
CONGRATULATIONS to all the students participating at HSPDP events this year. The HSPDP is a volunteer-supported program. THANK YOU to the teachers, parents, college students, and community volunteers for extraordinary support for debate programming. The contributions of volunteers ensure that hundreds of students have the opportunity to learn and practice sophisticated public speaking, critical thinking, research, listening, argumentation, and refutation skills.
EVENT PARTICULARS
Registration Fees – Eligible HSPDP schools may register for the tournament. An eligible school has (1) registered in an HSPDP league and (2) paid annual HSPDP dues ($25) and, for Southern California schools, annual league registration fees ($500).
There is a $75 fee per school for the championship tournament. There is no limit on team entries at this time. Championship tournament registration fee payment is to “Claremont McKenna College.” An invoice is available online, at highschooldebate.org.
Judging – Registering schools need to have sufficient HSPDP-certified judging for their entries. There is no judge certification training during the championship tournament. If this is a challenge, please contact John Meany, john.meany@cmc.edu.
Travel – Air Travel Information: If you are arriving by air, you should make arrangements to arrive at LA/Ontario Airport if possible (formerly named “Ontario Airport” but to add to confusion for travelers, the Los Angeles Airport Authority has added “Los Angeles” to all regional airports under its control – LA/Ontario Airport is NOT LAX!)…The airport is in the City of Ontario, is about 40 miles from Lake Arrowhead.
Accommodation Information – There are excellent hotels and values in Lake Arrowhead, noted on myriad websites.
Email registration – Entries are accepted exclusively by email. To register, please send an email with the subject line “HSPDP Registration – Championship” to Jessica Fisher, HSPDP Southern California League President, jfisher@webb.org. List team members and certified judges. For more details on registration for events, please go to highschooldebate.org.
Minors policy – Teachers must complete information to conform to the Claremont McKenna College Minors Policy. This information should arrive by April 18. Information is included in the online championship tournament details, highschooldebate.org. https://highschooldebate.org/2018/03/30/minors-policy-sw-regional-and-hspdp-championships
Topics Announcement – Pre-announced tournament topics are listed here and posted online.
Pre-announced topics. They are NOT listed in round order.
- AT&T’s proposed purchase of TimeWarner will do more good than harm.
- Federal district court judges should not be permitted to issue nationwide injunctions that benefit nonparties.
- The State of California should be permitted to block actors’ ages on IMDB websites.
Additional impromptu topics will be selected from current events and enduring ethical controversies.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
7:45-8:30 AM Registration
8:30-9:00 AM Tournament Announcements
9:00-10:30 AM Round 1
10:45-12:00 PM Round 2
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:15-3:00 PM Round 3
3:00-4:45 PM Round 4
4:45-5:30 PM Awards
5:30-6:45 PM Grand Final Debate
7:00 PM Dismissal
The Grand Final Debate for the tournament championship features the top two ranked teams from different schools.
Pre-announced topics will be used in 2 of the preliminary rounds and another will be used for the tournament grand final debate.
