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2014–2015
Topics
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Topic Release Information Public Forum Topic Release Dates August 15
September/October Topic
October 1
November Topic
November 1
December Topic
December 1
January Topic
January 1
February Topic
February 1
March Topic
March 1
April Topic
May 1
National Tournament Topic
Lincoln-Douglas Topic Release Dates August 15
September/October Topic
October 1
November/December Topic
December 1
January/February Topic
February 1
March/April Topic
May 1
National Tournament Topic
2015–2016 Policy Debate Topic Voting • • • •
Topic synopsis printed in the Summer Rostrum Preliminary voting occurs online in September-October Final voting occurs online in November-December Topic for 2015-2016 released by the NFHS in January 2015
november 2014
Public Forum Debate
Resolved: On balance, the benefits of genetically modified foods outweigh the harms.
november/december 2014
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Resolved: The "right to be forgotten" from Internet searches ought to be a civil right.
2014–2015
Policy Debate
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its nonmilitary exploration and/or development of the Earth’s oceans.
2014–2015 PARTNER CONTEST
International Public Policy Forum INTERP: Online publishing sources
Submissions for online publishing sources for the 2015-2016 school year will be accepted November 1 through March 1. To access the application form and view the list of approved websites for the current school year, visit www.speechanddebate.org/approvedwebsites.
Resolved: Mass surveillance is not a justified method of governmental intelligence gathering. 2014–2015 PARTNER CONTEST
American Legion Oratorical Contest See page 18 for details.
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