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Required National Tournament Vaccine Verification
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All in-person tournament attendees must complete the vaccination verification process. In under five minutes, you can submit your COVID-19 vaccination information into a HIPAA-compliant system, where it will then be officially validated by your State or County Health Department registry. You may also apply for a religious or medical exemption via this system. Attendees will receive an email from VaccineCheck prompting them to complete the process shortly after their information is entered into the school's Tabroom.com registration. Please check your spam folder!
Vaccination information must be submitted by May 15. All other individuals who are attending the tournament but are not a student or judge must be entered into the school's Tabroom.com registration at the bottom of the Judges tab. This includes coaches, parents, chaperones, siblings, etc. This will allow us to prompt them to complete the verification and distribute the attendee ribbons required to enter tournament venues.
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NEW $1,000 Grant Minimum for Schools Who Host Big Questions Event
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We have an exciting update for the Big Questions debate grant—we are making it even easier for your schools to meet their fundraising goals by increasing the funding structure from a minimum of $250 per school to a minimum of $1,000.
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If 1-2 schools participate, you receive $1,000 (for the first 10 students) + $10 per student after that.
- If 3+ schools participate, you receive $1,150 (for the first 10 students) + $10 per student after that.
This increase applies retroactively for any school that has already applied to host or completed their BQ event this year. We have also extended the deadline to allow for additional events. Apply by May 31. Events must be complete by June 1. This update refers to school-based BQ events only. State partnership and district opportunities remain the same. Apply today »
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Get Students Started with Declamation
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Declamation is a speech event especially popular with young students who are just getting started with speech and debate. In this format, students choose a speech originally delivered by someone else and make it their own. This allows them to practice public speaking without coming up with ideas on the spot, or going through an intense writing or cutting and acting process. Introduce students to the event basics with our Declamation Starter Kit including guidelines for choosing a piece, cutting, and making it your own.
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District Ad Space for the Tournament Book Due Friday
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National Tournament attendees receive a tournament book, the official commemorative program for the event. Each district may submit an ad for the book celebrating their qualifiers. Ad space must be reserved by this Friday, April 22. Chairs who request ad space may submit final ads by May 6.
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How to Register for Nationals on Tabroom.com » Join us tomorrow, April 20, at 5:30 p.m. CT for a webinar led by Tabroom.com super-users Zachary Prax and Martin Glendinning. This training will cover how to register qualifiers and non-qualifiers for Nationals using Tabroom.com’s online registration system. It will include instructions for completing the registration process from start to finish, understanding the judge day obligation system, and entering your coaches and chaperones into registration so they can complete vaccination requirements. Learn more or register »
How to Compete in Pro Con Challenge » Pro Con Challenge is a one-of-a-kind public address event. If you have students in your program who want to know more about this fun way to explore debate topics, join coach Bill Harris for this educational webinar on Sunday, April 25 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Learn more or register »
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Recognize Students with Honor Cords
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NSDA students are eligible to wear honor cords at graduation and induction ceremonies. Honor cords demonstrate membership in our Honor Society and, for many, the opportunity to wear them is an enticing part of membership. School policies vary—check with your administration about whether your students can wear honor cords, and share our letter to help make the case.
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Voting Ends Friday: Hall of Fame and Board of Directors
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Hall of Fame Voting » Current Hall of Fame members and active coaches with three or more diamonds may vote online to select this year's inductees to the Hall of Fame. To vote, log in to your Account and select NSDA Voting from the left side menu.
Board of Directors Election » Help select the leaders of our organization! Each school shall vote for up to four candidates in our biennial Board of Directors election through the NSDA Voting section of their NSDA Account. Elected representatives shall serve from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2026. We invite you to learn more about the four candidates by reading their statements.
Both ballots close at 4:00 p.m. CT on Friday, April 22.
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