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Nominate Students for Leadership in the NSDA
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The Student Leadership Council (SLC) provides feedback and recommendations throughout the year to ensure the NSDA is meeting students’ needs. This is a unique way to influence the organization’s future and an excellent addition to any student’s resume. If you know a student passionate about improving speech and debate, please tell them about this program and nominate them! High school member students who will graduate in 2025, 2026, or 2027 are eligible for nomination.
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Who, What, Where, When
Coaches may submit nominations by February 15 through a standard online form, which sends a copy to both the national office and the district chair, if applicable. Each district has the opportunity to nominate one member student for consideration. District winners must be reported by the district chair by March 1. Each country or U.S. territory also has the opportunity to nominate one student. The final SLC will be selected in April.
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Why
"The Student Leadership Council has provided the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of the NSDA, collaborate with peers, and develop solutions facing our community. Working with the people on the council has not only made us co-conspirators for mutual goals, but also made us a group of friends spanning across regions."
- Taite Kirkpatrick, Student Leadership Council Member
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Team Management Resources
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Gear up for second semester with resources to build a stable, well-supported, and inclusive team.
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Understanding School Strength in Relation to Districts
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A school’s strength is equal to the top 3 active, paid coach degrees plus all the active, paid student degrees. Degrees are the basis for most of our school recognition, including earning charter status and club awards. Strength also impacts the number of entries a school can take to the district tournament.
Use our guide What is Strength? and your NSDA Account to understand your school's strength. Next, visit page 68 of the Unified Manual and use the chart to determine how many potential entries your school may have for the district tournament series.
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Celebrate Community Members
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Faces in the Crowd is a Rostrum feature designed to highlight individuals whose actions embody the NSDA’s core value of equity and help make speech and debate a more inclusive activity. We want to celebrate members of the NSDA community who, through their actions, attitudes, and leadership, serve as gentle reminders that the speech and debate community is a kind and caring environment. Nominate a community member for a feature »
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Engaging Middle School and Elementary Students
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Follow the NSDA on Social
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Stay up to date with all things speech and debate and follow us on social media!
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Register for the Saturday Springboard Capstone Tournament
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On Saturday, January 20, we are offering a four-round event with live debate and live and asynchronous speech. As always, there is no cost to participate in the Springboard Series thanks to the generosity of The Julia Burke Foundation! Registration closes on Wednesday, January 17, at 12:00 p.m. CT. Learn more about the schedule, events offered, and judge requirements at springboardcapstone.tabroom.com.
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