Wellington Debate
Tentative Tournament Schedule 2008-09
"LOCAL" TOURNAMENTS
These are the seven Saturday tournaments that are "covered" by the $125 start-of-year donation:
September 20 - PBCFL All-Congress @ Cardinal Newman HS
October 11 - PBCFL All-Events with novice-specific competition in Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking and Duo Interpretation @ Seminole Ridge HS
November 15 - PBCFL All-Events with novice-specific competition in Oral Interpretation and Lincoln Douglas Debate, @ Lake Worth HS
December 13 - PBCFL Novice-Specific (PFD, LD, Congress, OI, DP, Duo, MX) and Varsity-Specific Funvitational @ Spanish River HS
January 10 - PBCFL All-Events with novice-specific competition in Original Oratory, Dramatic Performance and Public Forum Debate, @ Boca Raton HS
January 31 - PBCFL All-Events, no novice-specific competition @ Jupiter HS
If students compete in at least two of the first six tournaments, they are eligible for consideration to compete at the 2009 PBCFL "Grand Finals" National Championship qualifier tournament the weekend of Friday, February 27 and Saturday, February 28, at Dreyfoos School of the Arts. At least five students/pairs in each qualifying debate event will advance to the NCFL National Championships from this tournament. The 2009 NCFL Grand Nationals takes place in Albany, NY, over Memorial Day Weekend.
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS & STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14 - Winter Springs Invitational, Winter Springs FL
Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 2 - Florida Blue Key, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
Saturday, February 7 - Florida Forensic League Macaw Region state championship qualifier @ Florida Atlantic University Honors College, Jupiter
Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 - Florida Forensic League Varsity State Championships @ Royal Palm Beach HS
Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 - National Forensic League Panther District National Qualifier @ Jupiter HS
Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 - Florida Forensic League Novice State Championships @ Seminole Ridge HS
OUT OF STATE TOURNAMENTS
Friday, December 5 through Sunday, December 7 - The Patriot Games Classic, George Mason University, Fairfax VA
Friday, January 23 through Sunday, January 25 - Barkley Forum for High School Students, Emory University, Atlanta GA
Friday, February 14 through Monday, February 17 - Harvard Debate Tournament, Boston MA
June 13-20 - National Forensic League National Championships, Birmingham AL
NOTE: Dates, locations and complete schedule subject to change.