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Stanford High School Invitational

Thank you to all of the schools who attended the Stanford High School Invitational in February 2009!
Check back next year for information on our 2010 tournament.

The Stanford High School Invitational Tournament will be held this year on Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 8, 2009. The tournament is offered at Stanford, CA each year as an opportunity for high school students from across the country to engage in quality speech and debate rounds against competitors outside their local circuits. This tournament attracts nationally competitive teams and is a TOC qualifier at the octo-final level in Varsity Lincoln-Douglas and semi-final level in Varsity Policy Debate. It is run by the Stanford Debate Society and serves to raise funds to help facilitate the competitive travel of the Society.

Registration for the 2009 tournament should shortly be opening at www.joyoftournaments.com/ca/stanford! If you have any questions about the tournament, please email stanfordinvitational@yahoo.com.

We offer competition in the following events:

  • Varsity Policy Debate
  • Junior-Varsity Policy Debate
  • Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
  • Junior-Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate
  • Public Forum
  • Parliamentary Debate
  • Student Congress
  • Humorous Interpretation
  • Dramatic Interpretation
  • Extemporaneous Speaking
  • Impromptu Speaking
  • Duo Interpretation
  • Original Oratory
  • Spontaneous Argumentation (SPAR)

The head tournament director is Matthew Fraser. If you have questions regarding the tournament, please contact our student tournament director, Rich Boltizar. If you would like to request an invitation, please check back at this site someday for further information.

Please do not make any travel reservations until you have received confirmation of your entry form by our tournament director.

We will be using the NHSAA policy topic and the January/February Lincoln-Douglas topic.


Stanford High School Summer Debate Camp

If you are interested in the High School Debate Camp please direct your inquiries to the Stanford National Forensic Institute.

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