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Welcome ...................................................................................................................................... 3 About Us ...................................................................................................................................... 4 Mission and Vision .......................................................................................................... 4 Harassment and Discrimination Policy ..................................................................... 4 Code of Honor ................................................................................................................. 5 Tournament Procedures ......................................................................................................... 6 Safety at the Tournament.................................................................................................... 1 0 Venues ........................................................................................................................................ 1 2 NSDA Student Party ............................................................................................................... 1 4 Food and Attractions ............................................................................................................. 1 7 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................. 28 National Office Staff ............................................................................................................. 29

TAB LE OF CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

Competition and Rules Leadership Committee ........................................................... 30 Belonging and Inclusion Advocates ................................................................................... 3 1 Thank You to Our Sponsors ................................................................................................ 36 NSDA Store and Fine Designs Custom Apparel Shop ................................................ 1 12

HIGH SCHOOL Sunday Schedule ..................................................................................................................... 1 8 High School Schedule Overview ........................................................................................ 1 9 High School Finals and Awards .......................................................................................... 24 High School Awards Reminders ......................................................................................... 26 Tournament Officials .............................................................................................................. 32 Honors and Awards National Student of the Year ................................................................................... 69 District Students of the Year ................................................................................... 70 Four-Time Competitors ............................................................................................... 72 Hall of Fame Members ................................................................................................ 74 Coach/Administrator Awards ................................................................................... 77 New Diamond Coaches .............................................................................................. 78 Distinguished Service Awards ................................................................................... 82 District Leader Recognition ...................................................................................... 85 NSDA District Ads .................................................................................................................. 87

MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle School Welcome and Recognition .................................................................. 1 08 Middle School Finals and Awards .................................................................................... 1 09 Middle School Schedule Overview................................................................................. 1 1 0

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WELCOME

FROM YOUR LOCAL HOSTS Welcome to RVA! SANDRA WHEELE R Director of Student Programs

The Richmond Forum

L UCRETIA ANDERSON Assistant Director of Student Programs

The Richmond Forum

We are delighted to welcome you to the 2026 National Speech & Debate Association National Tournament as our nation commemorates its 250th anniversary. Many of the pivotal events leading to the declaration of America’s independence took place here on Virginia soil, making this an especially meaningful time to gather.

Over eight years ago, I was invited to join The Richmond Forum to build a speech and debate initiative that would transform young lives across the Richmond region. What followed surpassed every one of my personal expectations. The demand and growth since then have been remarkable, and the young people we have had the privilege of serving have proven, time and again, that when students are equipped with the skills of communication, collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and citizenship, they are capable of extraordinary things.

That is what brings us all here this week—you.

DANNY BO NIFA S Director of Sports Events

Richmond Region Tourism

To the coaches, your dedication is the foundation upon which your students stand. The countless hours, the unwavering belief, the investment you make in young people does not go unnoticed. Thank you.

To the students, you have earned your place here. Now compete with confidence, embrace every moment, and take time to discover the city we are so proud to call home.

We are honored to welcome you to Richmond. Let’s do this.

With optimism and great pride,

WILLIAM WADDE LL NSDA Virginia District Chair

Cosby High School

Sandra Wheeler Local Host Committee Chair

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AB OU T U S

ABOUT US The National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) is the authority on public speaking and debate in the United States. The Association builds the infrastructure for speech and debate competitions around the world by providing topics, educational resources, and training for students and coaches. For more than 100 years, the National Speech & Debate Association has built a platform for youth voices that culminates in the National Speech & Debate Tournament, the largest academic competition in the world.

MISSION

VISION

The National Speech & Debate Association connects, supports, and inspires a diverse community committed to empowering students through speech and debate.

We envision a world in which every school provides speech and debate programs to foster each student’s communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creative skills.

HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION POLICY The NSDA is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

NOTICE OF FILMING: JUNE 14-19, 2026 The NSDA is filming on these premises. By entering these locations, you agree that the NSDA has the right to use your likeness, image, voice, etc., in any video or print resources, marketing, advertising, or related endeavors. You also understand that you will not be compensated in any way for the use of your likeness, image, voice, etc. Being on these premises June 14-19, 2026, means that you release and hold harmless the NSDA from any claims or actions that arise as a result of this production. Recording (audio or visual) of competition rounds at the National Speech & Debate Tournament by attendees is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the NSDA. Violation may result in removal from the venue and disqualification of associated participants.

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The Code of Honor articulates our values and establishes standards for NSDA participation. Participating in the National Tournament is a privilege, and we ask all attendees to honor that privilege by modeling behavior that best represents ourselves, our schools, and our districts by: • embracing competition with fairness and civility, and without bias or prejudice; • honoring all participants’ right to articulate diverse perspectives and ideologies while also respecting the tournament’s guidelines, rules, and procedures; and • maintaining an atmosphere of respect in all tournament venues and competition spaces so as not to compromise any student’s experience.

COD E OF H ONOR

CODE OF HONOR

“As a student or coach member of the National Speech & Debate Association, I pledge to uphold the highest standards of humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service in pursuit of excellence.”

HUMILITY: A member does not regard oneself more highly than others.

Regardless of a person’s level of success, an individual always looks beyond oneself to appreciate the inherent value of others.

EQUITY: A member shares the responsibility to uphold policies and practices that create conditions of fairness and respect in speech and debate—ensuring consistent access, treatment, and opportunity by reducing barriers and encouraging full participation.

INTEGRITY: A member is honest, ethical, and adheres to the competition and conduct rules of the organization. A member follows the NSDA discrimination and harassment policy and abides by the rules of their schools, tournaments, and localities.

RESPECT: A member demonstrates civil discourse in their interactions with others. A member maintains and contributes to a safe space and welcoming environment for all.

LEADERSHIP: A member is aware their words and actions influence others.

A member commits to thoughtful and meaningful words and actions that reflect NSDA core values.

SERVICE: A member exercises their talents to provide service to peers, community, and the activity. At all times a member is prepared to work constructively to improve the lives of others. © National Speech & Debate Association

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TOURNAMENT PROC ED U R ES

PROCEDURES For complete National Speech & Debate Tournament procedures, please visit www.speechanddebate.org/nationals.

Nationals Hub

You can also find helpful links to schedules, maps, and more via the Nats26 Guidebook app.

STUDENTS AND JUDGES | Please remember, it is your fundamental responsibility to arrive on time to each of your rounds. Arriving late may risk forfeiture or additional judge fees. Good luck and have a great week!

TOURNAMENT SUPPORT

WE’RE HERE TO HELP!

We constantly strive to make speech and debate a more inclusive and welcoming activity. Please visit the Tournament Office in your competition building to connect with us!

Volunteers provide support alongside NSDA staff members during the week.

• A Tournament Office Manager is someone who, via the Tournament Office, provides important information to attendees and helps resolve issues that may arise throughout the course of the tournament.

Elena Cecil, KY Randi Oleson, IA Zachary Prax, MN Douglas Roberts, MO Dr. Simon Sheaff, IA

• Belonging and Inclusion Advocates provide a first point of contact for attendees who feel excluded at the tournament and/or have witnessed behavior that runs counter to the NSDA harassment and discrimination policy. Learn more on page 31.

RULES PROTEST PANELISTS

• Rules Protest Panelists are responsible for gathering all relevant data associated with certain formal protests assigned by the National Tournament Director, interviewing the protesting and protested parties, and rendering a final decision to uphold or decline the protest and determine the appropriate penalties, if applicable.

Decisions are final and may not be appealed.

• The National Tournament Director and Assistant National Tournament Directors serve as first referee on all rules and procedure related items. They issue rulings, serve as advisers to the Rules Protest Panelists and Tournament Office Managers, and are the head administrators of the National Tournament. All rule and procedural decisions are final and may not be appealed.

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Nats26 Guidebook app

TOURNAMENT OFFICE MANAGERS

Susan Anderson, ND Byron R. Arthur, LA Martha Benham, CO Anthony Berryhill, LA Jamelle M. Brown, MO Shane Cole, MS Lori Crews, OK James Harris, KS David Huston, TX Adam J. Jacobi, WI Jennifer Jerome, NE Kerry Konda, SD Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., CA Xavier Liu, CA Jeffrey Miller, GA Renee C. Motter, CO Demarcus Powell, TX Zachary Prax, MN Jay Rye, AL George Tennison, TX Tyler Unsell, MO Elisabeth Venetiou, MA

WHERE DO I GO FOR HELP? Everyone deserves a tournament environment that is safe, welcoming, and fair. If you need assistance during the tournament, please consider the following support options.

COMPETITION

CONDUCT

EXAMPLE AREAS

• Rooms • Scheduling • Food • Accessibility Accommodations

EXAMPLE AREAS

• Interpersonal Support • Inclusion/ Exclusion • Harassment and Discrimination

EXAMPLE CONCERNS

• Elevator Access • Judge Assignments • Judge Training • Judge Paradigms • Time Limits • Plagiarism/ Cheating • Rules Clarification

EXAMPLE CONCERNS

• A powerful performance triggers an emotional response • A contestant bullies another contestant • A judge yells at students and/or coaches • A student feels alone and wants to withdraw from the tournament

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

WHERE TO GO FOR HELP

Find your Supervising Adult (e.g., coach, caregiver, etc.) or go to the Tournament Office and ask a staffer for help.

Find your Supervising Adult (e.g., coach, caregiver, etc.) or go to the Tournament Office and ask to talk with a Belonging and Inclusion Advocate.

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REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION FOR SECURITY, ALL ATTENDEES MUST WEAR WRISTBANDS AND IDENTIFYING RIBBONS ON THEIR PERSON AT ALL TIMES.

COACHES AND JUDGES Coaches and judges receive name badges and choose either a Coach or Judge ribbon. Judge ribbons should only be worn by judges who are NOT coaches. Other identifying and celebratory ribbons are optional and can be attached in the order listed below.

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There three types of <<Offi cial are School>> <<State>> high school student ribbons:

Eastview HS <<OfficialCentral School>> <<State>> Washington

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ATTENDEES

<<State>> There is one middle

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH school competitor & DEBATE TOURNAMENT 2026 NATIONAL SPEECH RICHMOND • VIRGINIA & DEBATEribbon.

TOURNAMENT In addition RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

to ribbons, students can opt to wear a button sharing their pronouns.

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

Pronouns, Coach or Judge, Hall of Fame, 1925 Society, District Chair, Tournament Official, Donor, Wording Committee, Coaches' Interest Group Co-Chair, Coaches' Caucus Co-Chair, Exhibitor, Host Committee, First Time at Nationals.

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

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MIDDLE SCHOOL <<First>> <<Last>> STUDENTS <<Offi cial School>>

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RICHMOND • VIRGINIA Ribbon Order from Top:

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RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

Clear HS <<Offi cialLake School>> <<State>> Minnesota

RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

All other attendees are required to wear an Attendee ribbon. That includes parents, chaperones, siblings, etc. They may also choose a button to share their pronouns.

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

 Ahmed <<Last>> Abbas <<First>> 2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT 2026 NATIONAL SPEECH RICHMOND • VIRGINIA & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

IVORY

RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

Representative. In addition to wearing one of these competitor ribbons, students can opt to wear a button sharing their pronouns with other attendees.

RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

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2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH Senator, and Contestant, & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

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RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

All participants must wear a wristband for entry into tournament venues. Wristbands are non-transferrable and cannot be removed for the duration of the tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS <<First>> <<Last>>

   Samantha Smith <<First>> <<Last>>

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

ALL PARTICIPANTS

PRONOUN BUTTON For optional use by students and any attendees not issued a name badge. Permanent marker can be used to display the wearer's pronouns.

2026 NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE TOURNAMENT

WRISTBANDS AND RIBBONS/BADGES ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TOURNAMENT VENUES AT ALL TIMES! RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

RICHMOND • VIRGINIA

If replacements are needed, participants must present valid identification at a designated entry point before being permitted entry into a tournament venue.

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• The Nats26 Guidebook app is your primary source of information during the tournament. Use the QR code to download, then search for “Nats26.” We strongly recommend allowing push notifications so you don’t miss any important tournament announcements!

• Follow signs to locate the Tournament Office at any competition venue and get help in person.

Nats26 Guidebook app

• If you are unable to visit the Tournament Office, email the NSDA Helpline at info@speechanddebate.org for remote assistance. Emails sent after 7:00 p.m. ET will be responded to the following day, with the exception of Tuesday evening during supplemental re-registration through 9:00 p.m. ET. • If you need medical attention at the tournament, nurses or EMTs are available at each competition venue.

• If you’re feeling overwhelmed, each venue has a quiet room. Visit the Tournament Office for details.

• Our Belonging and Inclusion Advocates are available to offer interpersonal support and care at every venue if you need to talk to someone.

TOURNAMENT PROC ED U R ES

NEED ASSISTANCE?

• Coaches and judges can submit reasonable ADA accommodation requests, including requests for wristband exemptions, at www.speechanddebate.org/ accessibility. After competition starts on Monday, please direct these requests in person to the Tournament Office. Refer to page 25 for information about limited mobility seating available during finals and awards.

• Stay hydrated! Bring a reusable water bottle and refill it often.

• All gender restrooms are available in all venues.

• If you lost something at a school campus, please check with the Tournament Office for lost and found items. When buildings close down, we will bring recovered items to the lost and found at the Altria Theater.

JUDGE BONDS If your school’s judges have met their obligations (reported to all assignments), the $200 judge bond will be refunded. During Nationals registration, schools indicated on Tabroom.com if they would like their judge bond credited to their 2026-2027 NSDA membership account or returned in the form of a check. You can log in to Tabroom.com to review your selection, but it cannot be changed. All bonds will be processed and returned after Nationals by July 31, 2026. Note: If a judge from your school missed an assignment and a fee was levied, you can appeal using the online form at www.speechanddebate.org/fee-appeal-form. Appeals are due by July 1 and will be evaluated and responded to after the tournament.

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TOURNA MENT PROC ED U R ES

SAFETY AT THE TOURNAMENT Your safety and well-being are our highest priorities. Over the past year, we’ve carefully reviewed and strengthened our safety protocols to ensure every participant feels secure and supported throughout the competition.

Throughout the tournament, all participants are expected to follow the NSDA Code of Honor, applicable school district policies, and all relevant state and federal laws.

We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and secure environment for all participants and guests. We are committed to keeping you informed about safety measures and updates as the tournament unfolds. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us via email at info@speechanddebate.org.

SAFETY AND SECURITY REMINDERS • *NEW* Controlled Entry Points: Access to venues will be limited to designated entrances with security checkpoints for safety and monitoring.

• *NEW* Entry Inspection at All Venues: All attendees will be required to enter through OPENGATE weapons detection system at all tournament venues and may be subject to search. Items like laptops, glasses cases, and binders must be removed from bags and handed to security before going through the OPENGATE system.

• *NEW* Required Wristbands for Entry: All participants must wear a wristband for entry into tournament venues. Wristbands are non-transferrable and cannot be removed for the duration of the tournament. They will be distributed at registration to individuals listed with your team in Tabroom. If a replacement wristband is required, the participant must present valid identification before being permitted entry into a tournament venue.

• Identification Badges/Ribbons: Within tournament venues, attendees must wear identifying ribbons at all times. This includes approved observers like parents and chaperones. Ribbons are distributed during registration and pinned to clothes.

• Note: If someone is picking up registration materials on your behalf in person, they must be listed on your school’s registration and assume responsibility for distributing them to the correct individuals. Please check that everyone attending with your school (including siblings, parents, etc.) is listed in Tabroom.com.

• Prohibited Items: No weapons, illegal substances, or alcohol are permitted onsite.

• Security screening is mandatory for all attendees, and we encourage everyone to arrive early to allow enough time. Anyone who does not complete the required screening or does not have proper tournament identification will not be permitted to enter the venue. School campuses and the convention center will open for access at 7:00 a.m. daily.

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A clear bag policy will be in effect at the Altria Theater for Thursday and Friday final rounds and awards in accordance with venue security protocols.

What to Expect: • Personal belongings must be placed in clear bags 12”x12”x6” or smaller to enter the Altria Theater. Non-clear bags will not be permitted.

• Each school will receive an allotment of clear bags at registration (one per student, plus two additional bags per team).

• Guests who wish to bring their own clear bags must ensure they meet the size requirements (12”x12”x6” or smaller).

• A complete list of prohibited items is available at www.speechanddebate.org/nationals.

• This policy applies only to events held at the Altria Theater.

Additional Information: • A separate process will be shared with final round competitors who need to bring materials such as visual aids into the theater.

TOURNA MENT PROC ED U R ES

CLEAR BAG POLICY AT ALTRIA THEATER

• If you have an item that requires special accommodation and will not fit within the approved bag size, please contact us in advance at info@speechanddebate.org.

The Nats26 Guidebook app is your primary source of information during the tournament. Download the app, then search for “Nats26.”

We strongly recommend allowing push notifications so you don’t miss any important tournament announcements!

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GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER (GRCC) (adjacent to Richmond Marriott) High School Registration and Expo (Sun) New Coach Receptions at Marriott (Sun) District Leader Luncheon at Marriott (Sun) House/Senate at GRCC & Marriott (Mon-Tue) House/Senate (Wed-Thu) Senate Final Session (Thu) House Final Session (Fri) Supplemental Speech Finals (Fri) Extemp Debate Final (Fri) Big Questions Final (Fri) Middle School Finals and Awards (Fri)

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HERMITAGE HS Policy (Mon-Tue) Extemp Debate—Dogwood (Wed) Extemp Debate—Cardinal & Dogwood (Thu)

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HIGHLAND SPRINGS HS Big Questions (Mon-Tue) Lincoln-Douglas (Mon-Tue) Middle School Speech Events (Wed-Thu)

GLEN ALLEN HS Public Forum (Mon-Tue) Middle School Debate Events (Wed-Thu)

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CLOVER HILL HS Main Speech: USX, IX, INF (Mon-Tue) Lincoln-Douglas (Wed) Policy (Wed) Public Forum (Wed) World Schools (Wed) Big Questions (Wed)

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BAILEY BRIDGE MS Main Speech: DI, POI (Mon-Tue) Main Speech: ALL EVENTS (Wed) Supplemental Speech (Wed-Thu) Big Questions (Thu) Lincoln-Douglas (Thu) Policy (Thu) Public Forum (Thu) World Schools (Thu)

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High School Main Event Finals (Thu-Fri) High School Awards (Thu-Fri)

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JR TUCKER HS

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World Schools (Mon-Tue) Extemp Debate—Cardinal (Wed)

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MANCHESTER HS (adjacent to Bailey Bridge MS) Main Speech: DUO, OO, HI (Mon-Tue) Supplemental Speech (Wed-Thu)

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HISTORY & CULTURE

Hall of Fame and Diamond Coaches Banquet (Sun) NSDA Student Party (Tue) Middle School Registration and Expo (Tue) High School Supplemental Only Registration (Tue)

Access building maps and more via the Nats26 Guidebook app!

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NSDA STUDENT PARTY SHOP. D INE . E XPLORE . REPE AT.

SHOP. NSDA STORE FINE DESIGNS CUSTOM APPAREL

TUESDAY | JUNE 16, 2026 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET

DINE. FOOD TRUCKS

EXPLORE. DJ DANCE PARTY ACTIVITIES MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS PLUS ! Join us for High School Supplemental Only Registration, Middle School Registration, and the Middle School Expo from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

LIMITED TIME EXHIBITIONS • Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865

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LONG TERM EXHIBITIONS • The Story of Virginia • Our Commonwealth • History Matters • Landscapes of Virginia • Treasures of Virginia • And More!

Scan the QR code or visit the Guest Services Desk to redeem today

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Middle School Registration

25% discount applies to Individual (Value) through Supporter levels. Offer valid day of guest’s visit. Offer does not apply to those who have an existing, active membership.

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Amenities, Events & Education

Exhibitions, Library & Education Center

SECOND FLOOR

MAP LEGEND Special Exhibition Elevator

Restroom

Exhibition

Amenities

Coat Closet

Meeting & Event Venues Family Areas

Mother’s Room

Library

Guest Services

Water Fountain

Wheelchair Accessible

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2nd FLOOR Exhibitions, Library & Education Center

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MEALS AND CONCESSIONS SCHOOLS Lunch is free for anyone 18 and under at each school location. Adults over 18 can purchase meal tickets for $6 (card only) at the concession stand. Concessions are also available for purchase (card only) at each school.

CONVENTION CENTER Lunch and concessions are available for purchase (card only) throughout the week at the GRCC Food Court on Level Two and/or at the Cyber Cafe located adjacent to the Exhibit Hall and self-service Business Center. Participants competing at the Richmond Marriott (connected to the GRCC via skybridge) also utilize the Convention Center for lunch. High school teams will receive two $10 lunch vouchers per Congressional Debate competitor in their registration packets. For details on menus and pricing, consult the Nats26 Guidebook app.

ALTRIA THEATER Concessions are available for purchase (card only) on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19 at the Altria Theater outside the main entrance on Laurel Street and in the Grand Ballroom (basement level).

LUNCH TIMES MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

BAILEY BRIDGE

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

CLOVER HILL

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

N/A

GLEN ALLEN

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

HERMITAGE

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

HIGHLAND SPRINGS

11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

JR TUCKER

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

N/A

MANCHESTER

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER (GRCC)

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

• BAILEY BRIDGE MANCHESTER Meals at each schoolCLOVER location areHILL provided in partnership with•Chesterfield County Schools and Henrico County Schools.

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IN PARTNERSHIP COUNTY SCHOOLS AND HENRICO COUNTY SCHOOLS BAILEY BRIDGEWITH• CHESTERFIELD CLOVER HILL • MANCHESTER

MONDAY

• Chicken Filet on Bun • Yogurt Combo w/ Granola • Entree Salad

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

• Cheese Pizza • Yogurt Combo w/ Granola • Entree Salad

• Cheeseburger • Yogurt Combo w/ Granola • Entree Salad

• Hot Dog on Bun • Yogurt Combo w/ Granola • Entree Salad

• Seasoned Green Beans • Broccoli • Corn • Baked Beans • Fresh Vegetables • Baby Carrots • Fresh Vegetables • Baby Carrots • Cupped Fruit • Fresh Fruit • Cupped Fruit • Fresh Fruit • Milk • Milk • Milk • Milk GLEN ALLEN • JR TUCKER • HERMITAGE • HIGHLAND SPRINGS

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT LUNCH MENU

FOOD AND AT TR ACTIONS

SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS

ADDITIONAL INFO:

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOLS AND HENRICO COUNTY GLEN HERMITAGE • HIGHLAND SPRINGS • JRSCHOOLS TUCKER • LUNCHALLEN IS FREE FOR•ANYONE 18 AND UNDER.

• ADULTS: Adults over 18 can purchase meal tickets for $6 (card only) at the concession stand.

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

• Cheeseburger • Taco Salad • Yogurt Combo Meal

• Chicken Filet Sandwich • Taco Salad • Yogurt Combo Meal

• Chicken Tenders w/ Roll • Taco Salad • Yogurt Combo Meal

• Cheese Pizza or Pepperoni Pizza • Taco Salad • Yogurt Combo Meal

• Fresh Fruits • Fresh Vegetables • Milk

• Fresh Fruits • Fresh Vegetables • Milk

• Fresh Fruits • Fresh Vegetables • Milk

• Fresh Fruits • Fresh Vegetables • Milk

• CONCESSIONS: Concessions will also be available for purchase (card only) at each school location.

ADDITIONAL INFO:

RESTAURANTS THINGS TO DO • LUNCH IS FREE FOR ANYONE 18 AND+ UNDER. • ADULTS: Adults over 18 can purchase meal tickets for $6 (card only) at the concession stand.

Explore additional dining options, attractions, and local history during your stay. Plus, • CONCESSIONS: Concessions will also be available for purchase (card only) at each school location. enjoy free admission to Colonial Williamsburg and The Valentine Museum during the week! Learn more by visiting their tables at the National Tournament Expo on Sunday.

Restaurants

Things to Do

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S UNDAY SC H ED U LE

JOIN US!

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER *or Richmond Marriott, where noted (connected to the GRCC by skybridge)

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Shop Fine Designs Custom Apparel...................................... Exhibit Hall Registration Lobby

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Shop the NSDA Store................................................................ Room B15

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

National Tournament Expo...................................................... Room B21 B-C

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Pick Up Pre-Ordered T-Shirts.................................................. Room B16

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Early Registration (tournament officials only, optional)......... Room B21 A

8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.

Asian American/Pacific Islander Coaches’ Caucus.......... Room B18

8:30 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.

Hispanic/Latine Coaches’ Caucus......................................... Room B19

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

National Tournament Registration........................................ Room B21 A

9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Small School Coaches’ Interest Group................................ Room B18

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

New Coach Reception (#1) presented by FGS Global ........... MARRIOTT Capital Ballroom*

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Tournament Officials Meeting................................................ Room B10 (Lecture Hall)

10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

Rural Coaches’ Interest Group................................................ Room B19

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Tab Meeting Breakouts............................................................. Various Rooms

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Black/African American Coaches’ Caucus.......................... Room B18

11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.

Access and Ability Alliance Coaches’ Caucus.................... Room B19

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Parliamentarian Meeting (mandatory).................................... Room E21 A

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

District Leader Luncheon presented by Simpson College.... MARRIOTT Capital Ballroom*

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.

Indigenous Persons Coaches’ Caucus................................... Room B18

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Military Coach Reception........................................................ Room B12

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Speech Judge Training (optional).............................................. Room E22 A-B

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Congress Judge Training (optional).......................................... Room E21 A

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Debate Judge Training (optional).............................................. Room E21 C

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

World Schools Debate Judge Training (mandatory)........... Room B10 (Lecture Hall)

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

LGBTQIA+ Coaches’ Caucus.................................................... Room B19

3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Independent (Non-Public) Schools Coaches’ Interest Group........................................................... Room B18

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

New Coach Reception (#2) presented by FGS Global........... MARRIOTT Capital Ballroom*

4:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

Women’s Coaches’ Caucus....................................................... Room B19

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Late Registration.......................................................................... Room B21 A

MAKE-UP REGISTRATION The last registration opportunity will be Monday morning from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in the Exhibit Hall Registration Lobby. For details on High School Supplemental Only Registration, please refer to page 23.

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MAIN SPEECH

MONDAY, JUNE 15

MONDAY, JUNE 15

• Hermitage HS (CX) • Highland Springs HS (LD) • Glen Allen HS (PF)

• Clover Hill HS (USX, IX, INF) – Extemp Prep: Gym • Manchester HS (DUO, OO, HI) • Bailey Bridge MS (DI, POI)

9:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

2:15 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

9:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 • Hermitage HS (CX) • Highland Springs HS (LD) • Glen Allen HS (PF) 8:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Round 5 Round 6

Teams who win at least 8 prelim ballots will advance to Rounds 7 and 8.

2:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Round 7 Round 8

6:30 p.m.

Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – NSDA Student Party (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Clover Hill HS (CX, LD, PF) 8:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12

(CX, LD, PF) (LD, PF) (CX) (LD, PF) (LD, PF) *if needed (CX) *if needed (CX) *if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Altria Theater 12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 • Clover Hill HS (USX, IX, INF) – Extemp Prep: Gym • Manchester HS (DUO, OO, HI) • Bailey Bridge MS (DI, POI) 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Round 5 Round 6

(Draw at 8:00 a.m.; be in draw at 7:30 a.m.)

(Draw at 10:00 a.m.)

The top 60 competitors in each event after prelims will advance to Rounds 7 and 8.

2:00 p.m.

Round 7 (OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI) 2:30 p.m.

Round 7 (USX, IX – Draw at 2:00 p.m.)

4:00 p.m.

Round 8 (OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI) 4:30 p.m.

Round 8 (USX, IX – Draw at 4:00 p.m.)

6:30 p.m.

Online Postings via Tabroom.com 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – NSDA Student Party (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

• Bailey Bridge MS – Extemp Prep: Gym

• Bailey Bridge MS (CX, LD, PF) Round 13 Round 14 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 15 Round 16

(Draw at 8:30 a.m.; be in draw at 7:55 a.m.)

(Draw at 11:00 a.m.)

(Draw at 1:30 p.m.)

(Draw at 3:30 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

HIGH SCHOOL SC H ED ULE OVERVIEW

MAIN DEBATE

CX Final LD Final PF Final all times are shown in Eastern Time (ET)

8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 12

(Draw at 8:00 a.m.; be in draw at 7:45 a.m.)

(Draw at 10:00 a.m.)

(Draw at 1:30 p.m.)

(OO, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI) (USX, IX – Draw at 4:00 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Altria Theater 8:30 a.m.

Speech Finalists’ Sound and Light Check

11:00 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

INF Final HI Final DI Final POI Final DUO Final

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Altria Theater – Extemp Prep: Star Dressing Room 9:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

USX Final IX Final OO Final

(USX Draw at 9:00 a.m.)

(IX Draw at 10:15 a.m.)

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HIGH SCHOOL SC H ED ULE OVERVIEW

HOUSE/SENATE MONDAY, JUNE 15 • Convention Center (GRCC) and Richmond Marriott Note: Contestant chamber assignments will be released on Tabroom.com Monday morning.

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

2:15 p.m.

5:45 p.m.

Opening Assembly (in person, all Congress competitors, in GRCC Room B21 C) Round 1: Elect presiding officer (PO); set agenda; convene Recess for lunch Round 2: Elect PO; convene Recess

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 • Convention Center (GRCC) and Richmond Marriott 8:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

Round 3: Elect PO; convene PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess

3:00 p.m.

Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – NSDA Student Party (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) 8:00 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

12:15 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Elimination Round Opening Assembly (in person, all Congress elim competitors, in GRCC Room B21 C) Senate Semifinal and House Quarterfinal Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene Recess for lunch Senate Semifinal and House Quarterfinal Round 2: Elect PO; convene PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess Posting of Senate Finalists and House Semifinalists via Tabroom.com

STUDENT JUDGING OPPORTUNITY High school National Tournament participants who are no longer competing on Wednesday are welcome to judge at the Middle School National Tournament!

To be eligible, students must have completed their junior or senior year of high school and have 250+ Honor Society points.

Students should sign up in advance using the Judge Signup tab at msnats.tabroom.com and plan to arrive at the competition site (Glen Allen HS for debate events, Highland Spring HS for speech events) by 8:15 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 17 to check in with tournament staff. They will be required to attend a judge training session before they are permitted to judge.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) 8:00 a.m.

8:45 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Senate Final/House Semifinal Opening Assembly (in person, all remaining competitors, in GRCC Room B21 A) Senate Final and House Semifinal Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene Recess for lunch Senate Final and House Semifinal Round 2: Reconvene PO recognition, Leadership Bowl voting; recess Posting of House Finalists via Tabroom.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (House Final) • Altria Theater (Awards) 8:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

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House Final Round 1: Elect PO; set agenda; convene Recess for lunch House Final Round 2: Reconvene PO recognition; Leadership Bowl voting; recess

Access links to schedules, maps, and more via the Nats26 Guidebook app!

Download the app, then search for “Nats26”

BIG QUESTIONS

MONDAY, JUNE 15

MONDAY, JUNE 15

• JR Tucker HS 8:15 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1:45 p.m.

2:10 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

5:15 p.m.

World Schools Coach Meeting (Auditorium) Round 1 (Prepared Motion) Make-up World Schools Judge Training for judges unable to attend Sunday (Auditorium) Round 2 (Prepared Motion) Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium) Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Round 3 (Impromptu Motion) Round 4 (Prepared Motion)

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 • JR Tucker HS 8:15 a.m.

8:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

12:45 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

3:45 p.m.

4:15 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium) Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Round 5 (Impromptu Motion) Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium) Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Round 6 (Impromptu Motion) Announcement of Advancing Teams Team Roll Call (Gym) and Judge Roll Call (Auditorium) Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins First Elimination Round (Impromptu Motion)*

* Depending on the number of entries with a 4-2 or better record, the first elimination round may be a quadruple octafinal or a triple octafinal.

7:30 p.m.

Online Postings via Tabroom.com 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – NSDA Student Party (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Clover Hill HS 8:00 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Roll Call for All Teams in the Second Elim (Gym) and Judges (Auditorium) Second Elimination Round (Prepared Motion) Roll Call for All Teams in the Third Elim and Judges Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Third Elimination Round (Impromptu Motion) Roll Call for All Teams in the Fourth Elim and Judges Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Fourth Elimination Round (Impromptu Motion)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Bailey Bridge MS 8:00 a.m.

8:15 a.m.

9:15 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

11:45 a.m.

Roll Call for All Teams in the Fifth Elim (Gym) and Judges (Auditorium) Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins Fifth Elimination Round (Impromptu Motion) Roll Call for All Teams in Sixth Elim round and Judges** Impromptu Motion Announced and Prep Begins** Sixth Elimination Round (Impromptu Motion)**

• Highland Springs HS 10:00 a.m.

11:15 a.m.

1:45 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Judge training for all BQ judges (Auditorium) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3

TUESDAY, JUNE 16 • Highland Springs HS 9:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

Round 4 Round 5 Round 6

6:30 p.m.

Online Postings via Tabroom.com

12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. – Supplemental Re-registration via Tabroom.com 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – NSDA Student Party (Virginia Museum of History & Culture)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Clover Hill HS 10:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Round 7 Round 8 Round 9

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

HIGH SCHOOL SC H ED ULE OVERVIEW

WORLD SCHOOLS

• Bailey Bridge MS 10:00 a.m.

12:30 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Round 10** Round 11** Round 12** Round 13** **if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) – Room B21 B-C 3:30 p.m.

BQ Final

Ginny

**if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Altria Theater 8:00 a.m.

WS Final (Prepared Motion)

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SUPPLEMENTAL SPEECH EVENTS PATTERNING To enable double entry, each event is either Pattern A or Pattern B.

PATTERN A

PATTERN B

Extemp Commentary (COM)

Impromptu (IMP) • Poetry (POE) Storytelling (STO)

Original Spoken Word Poetry (OSW) Prose (PRO) • Expository (EXP)

Pattern B rounds cannot start until Pattern A rounds are complete.

FLIGHTING Each prelim round is split into two flights, or groups of competitors, with one flight of the event performing immediately after the other in the same room with the same judge. Flight 2 starts about 35 min after flight 1.

ROUND START TIMES FOR COMPETITORS

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ROUND

PATTERN

FLIGHT 1

FLIGHT 2

ROUND 1

PATTERN A

8:30 a.m.

9:05 a.m.

ROUND 1

PATTERN B

10:00 a.m.

10:35 a.m.

ROUND 2

PATTERN A

12:30 p.m.

1:05 p.m.

ROUND 2

PATTERN B

2:00 p.m.

2:35 p.m.

ROUND 3

PATTERN A

3:30 p.m.

4:05 p.m.

ROUND 3

PATTERN B

5:00 p.m.

5:35 p.m.

JUDGES

COMPETITORS

You will see two ballots for each round— one for flight 1, and one for flight 2. Judge your flight 1 round first and submit your ballot. Then immediately invite your flight 2 competitors to begin!

Tabroom will show you whether you are in flight 1 or 2. Your Tabroom dashboard will show you the time that your FLIGHT is scheduled to begin.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 † • Manchester HS and Bailey Bridge MS • Commentary Draw: Manchester Gym 8:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Round 1A Round 1B

(COM Draw at 8:00 a.m.)

12:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

Round 2A Round 2B

(COM Draw at 12:00 p.m.)

3:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Round 3A Round 3B

(COM Draw at 3:00 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Manchester HS and Bailey Bridge MS • Commentary Draw: Manchester Gym 8:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Elim 1A (COM Draw at 8:00 a.m.)

Elim 1B Elim 2A/2B (COM Draw at 11:30 a.m.)

Elim 3A/3B (COM Draw at 1:30 p.m.)

Elim 4A/4B (COM Draw at 3:00 p.m.)

Elim 5A/5B* (COM Draw at 5:00 p.m.) *if needed

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center – Room B21 B-C • Commentary Draw: Room B20 8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

STO Final EXP Final POE Final OSW Final PRO Final COM Final (COM Draw at 12:30 p.m.)

IMP Final

† Note: Supplemental speech rounds will be double-flighted on Wednesday.

EXTEMP DEBATE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • JR Tucker HS (Cardinal) or Hermitage HS (Dogwood) 8:00 a.m.

Mandatory meeting for all XDB judges obligated for Wed (Auditorium). Please review Tabroom instructions emailed to you Tue evening!

8:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

1:45 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

Round 1 (preset) Topic Release: 8:00 a.m.

Round 2 (preset) Topic Release: 10:30 a.m.

Round 3 (powered) Topic Release: 1:15 p.m.

Round 4 (powered) Topic Release: 4:00 p.m.

Round 5 Topic Release: 6:45 p.m.

Note: All contestants will be scheduled in Rounds 1-4, and Rounds 3 and 4 are power-matched so that debaters with similar records debate each other. Only those whose records are 3-1 or 4-0 at the end of Round 4 will advance to Round 5.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Hermitage HS (Cardinal & Dogwood) 7:45 a.m.

Mandatory meeting for all XDB judges obligated for Thu who were not obligated for Wed (Auditorium). In other words, no one needs to attend the judge meeting both days. Please review Tabroom instructions emailed to you Tue evening!

8:30 a.m.

10:15 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

1:15 p.m.

2:30 p.m..

3:45 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

6:15 p.m.

Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13

Topic Release: 8:00 a.m.

Topic Release: 9:45 a.m.

Topic Release: 11:00 a.m.

Topic Release: 12:45 p.m.

Topic Release: 2:00 p.m.

Topic Release: 3:15 p.m.

Topic Release: 4:30 p.m.

Topic Release: 5:45 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SC H ED ULE OVERVIEW

SUPPLEMENTAL SPEECH

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center 9:30 a.m.

Round 14 (if needed) Topic Release: 9:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

XDB Final – Room B21 B-C

Topic Release: 2:30 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTAL RE-REGISTRATION

EXTEMP DEBATE SPLIT

Students who intend to compete in supplemental events must be re-registered to confirm their participation between 12:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16 via Tabroom.com. Students who pre-registered but did not re-register will not be scheduled for competition. This applies to both students who compete in main events and students who are only competing in supplemental events.

This year, Extemp Debate was split into two groups: Cardinal and Dogwood—the state bird and flower of Virginia! Coaches with pre-registered Extemp Debate entries can find which building their students will compete in by checking the General tab of their school’s online registration in Tabroom.com.

SUPPLEMENTAL ONLY REGISTRATION High school teams ONLY participating

in supps should plan to attend the Supplemental Only Registration on Tuesday, June 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Byrd Meeting Room at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

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2026 MAIN EVENT FINALS AND AWARDS — ALTRIA THEATER FINAL ROUNDS PRESENTED BY DOMINION ENERGY —

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 — ALTRIA THEATER unless noted.* Doors open for seating at 10:15 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

Sen. Richard Lugar Congressional Debate – Senate Final Session*

11:00 a.m.

Informative Speaking

12:45 p.m.

Humorous Interpretation

2:15 p.m.

Lanny D. and B. J. Naegelin Dramatic Interpretation presented by Simpson College

Leadership and Impact Honors 4:15 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

honoring the Coach of the Year, Communicator of the Year, New First and Second Diamond recipients, and the Activating Equity Award winner**

Program Oral Interpretation presented by Advantage Communications

Legacy and Service Honors 7:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

honoring the Lifetime Service Award recipient, Hall of Fame inductees, Tenth Diamond awardee, and the Pelham Commendation honoree**

Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., Duo Interpretation presented by Colorado College

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 — ALTRIA THEATER unless noted.* Doors open for seating at 7:15 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

9:30 a.m.

10:45 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Rep. Barbara Jordan Congressional Debate – House Final Session* World Schools Debate presented by Simpson College

Carmendale Fernandes United States Extemporaneous Speaking A. C. Eley International Extemporaneous Speaking presented by the Council on Foreign Relations

Richard B. Sodikow Policy Debate presented by The Friends of The Christian Science Monitor

Lincoln-Douglas Debate presented by Truman State University

Donus D. Roberts Public Forum Debate Joe and Pam Wycoff Original Oratory presented by Red Hill Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation Auxiliary

High School National Awards Assembly

* CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE LOCATION – GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER – ROOM E22 B ** NEW THIRD AND HIGHER DIAMOND AWARD RECIPIENTS HONORED DURING SUNDAY EVENING BANQUET

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2026 SUPPLEMENTAL EVENT FINALS AND AWARDS FRIDAY, JUNE 19 — GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER ROOM B21 B-C Doors open for seating at 7:15 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m.

Storytelling presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Expository presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Poetry Reading presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Emmy Award-winning storyteller David Begnaud of CBS Mornings returns as emcee for the 2026 National Tournament! Join us at the Altria Theater Thursday and Friday as we honor our coaches and crown this year’s national champions.

Original Spoken Word Poetry presented by Always Writing 4 U

Prose Reading presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Brother René Sterner Commentary presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Impromptu presented by Bob and Salli Stockton

Extemporaneous Debate presented by Colorado College

Big Questions Debate

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 — ALTRIA THEATER 6:30 p.m.

AWARDS EMCEE

High School National Awards Assembly

2026 LIVESTREAM COVERAGE presented by the Institute for Speech and Debate

Invite friends, family, and other supporters to tune in to the Nats26 Livestream starting Thursday, June 18!

live.speechanddebate.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL You can find middle school schedules and info starting on page 108.

LIMITED MOBILITY SEATING An expanded seating area for those with limited mobility will be available toward the front of the supplemental event finals venue at the Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) as well as the back row of permanent seats at the Altria Theater for main event finals/awards. Look for signs or ask an attendant for details. Chairs in these areas will be set apart rather than attached at the sides to create extra space for people who need accessibility accommodations.

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be located stage right at the Altria Theater on Thursday and Friday during the evening awards assemblies.

Ask an attendant for priority seating near the interpreter if you need it.

Every high school national champion receives a special lei as part of the Karen Miyakado Hawaiian Lei Tradition.

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HIGH SCHOOL AWAR DS R EMIND ER S

AWARDING OF TROPHIES Top Policy Speakers, Top LincolnDouglas Speakers, Debaters Placing 7-14

Top 4 World Schools Debate Teams, Top 4 Big Questions Debaters

Top Policy speakers 1-14, Policy teams 7-14, top Lincoln-Douglas speakers 1-14, top Lincoln-Douglas debaters 7-14, and Public Forum teams 7-14 will be awarded trophies on stage after their respective final rounds on Friday.

Members of the top four Worlds teams and the top four Big Questions debaters should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Debaters Placing 1-6 The top six LD debaters, the top six teams in PF and CX, and the top six Extemp Debate debaters should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Congressional Debaters Placing 1-14, Top POs, Leadership Bowls The top 14 Congressional debaters in the House and the Senate should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Top Worlds Speakers, Worlds Teams Placing 5-8 Top Worlds speakers 1-14 and Worlds teams placing 5-8 will be awarded trophies on stage after the World Schools Debate final round on Friday morning.

Speech Semifinalists Main event speech semifinalists should attend the final round of their respective event to receive their award on stage following that round.

Speech Finalists Speech finalists in main and supplemental events should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to receive their award on stage.

Four-Time Competitors Four-time competitors should attend the National Awards Assembly on Friday to be recognized from the audience, but will not need to appear on stage.

Special awards are available for coaches to pick up on their students’ behalf during Registration (Sunday or Tuesday evening).

NATIONAL SPEECH FINALISTS’ SOUND AND LIGHT CHECK All main speech finalists (OO, USX, IX, INF, HI, DI, DUO, POI) must attend the National Speech Finalists’ Sound and Light Check at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 18 at the Altria Theater. Students should wear what they plan to wear during the final round of competition.

SCHOLARSHIP CLAIM REQUESTS Graduated high school students who have earned a scholarship at Nationals and have enrolled in post-secondary school should complete our online form to submit proof of enrollment and request disbursement of scholarship funds. Scholarship funds will be sent to the registrar. Visit www.speechanddebate.org/ scholarship-claim-request-form for details.

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SCHOOL AWARDS

ALTRIA THEATER • THIRD FLOOR — SOUTH LOUNGE —

A list of teams that have qualified for one of the School Awards (School of Outstanding Distinction, Speech School of Excellence, Debate School of Excellence, Speech School of Honor, or Debate School of Honor) will be announced via the Nats26 Guidebook app during the afternoon on Friday, June 19.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

JUNE 18

JUNE 19

3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET

The following items may be picked up during Awards Checkout.

• Plaques for main speech event contestants eliminated after rounds 8 and 10 (excluding Top 14) • Plaques for main debate event contestants eliminated after round 8 (excluding Top 14) • Plaques for Congressional Debate quarterfinalists and finalists (excluding Top 14) • Senator Karl E. Mundt medals for Congressional Debate semifinalists • Plaques for supplemental event contestants who placed 7-14 • Four-Time Competitor awards not already picked up during Registration

MORE ELIM AWARDS Congress Gavels and Lewis Medallions Congress preliminary, quarterfinal, and semifinal presiding officers will receive gavels in their chambers. Final session participants will receive Lewis Medallions in their chambers.

World Schools Triple Octafinalist Medals Non-advancing Worlds teams who were eliminated before quarterfinals will receive awards after the conclusion of the round.

Big Questions Triple Octafinalist Plaques Non-advancing Big Questions debaters who were eliminated before semifinals will receive plaques after the conclusion of the round.

One coach from each qualified school should plan to attend the National Awards Assembly at 6:30 p.m. ET Friday evening to accept the award on behalf of their school.

The formula for determining School Awards is available in the High School Unified Manual.

LEAVING EARLY? If you are unable to pick up your award on Thursday or Friday, email chad.wagner@ speechanddebate.org to request and pay for shipping. No awards will be shipped after September 30, 2026.

RESULTS Find who advanced to the next round by visiting nationals.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab— or use the QR code at left.

HIGH SCHOOL AWAR DS R EMIND ER S

AWARDS CHECKOUT

Learn more about how results and awards work during Nationals by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions using the QR code at right.

BALLOT COMMENTS Coaches have the option to review ballot comments in Tabroom.com before releasing them to students. Find the setting to approve ballots and comments under the Settings tab of your school account.

Learn more at tinyurl.com/y8d9bez4.

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The Board of Directors is the legal governing entity of the NSDA and is responsible for the ultimate direction of the management of the affairs of the organization, including serving as primary policymakers and overseeing the Executive Director. The NSDA Board is composed of at least four active member coaches, at least one administrator, and other leaders with diverse education and/or nonprofit expertise. Board members are selected and appointed by the existing Board of Directors.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENT

Byron R. Arthur

David Huston

LOUISIANA

TEXAS

Jamelle M. Brown

Sara Gibson

Adam J. Jacobi

Erez Kalir

MISSOURI

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WISCONSIN

CALIFORNIA

Anoop Mishra

Renee C. Motter

Wendy Orthman

ALABAMA

COLORADO

MICHIGAN

Esther Oyetunji

Jay Rye

Joshua Swartsel

Holly Williams

FLORIDA

ALABAMA

WASHINGTON, D.C.

ARIZONA

J. Scott Wunn

Executive Director

Erik Altman

Website Content Specialist

Alan Coverstone Director of Regional Partnerships

Dr. Athena Murray

Laura Stein

Amy Seidelman

Steve Stein

Nicole WanzerSerrano

Assistant Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Strategic Growth Officer

Callie Anderson

Matt Bopes

Jennifer Borman

Administrative Specialist

Membership Coordinator

Walker Desing

Aaron Hardy

Video Production Specialist

Director of Technology

Leela Ortiz

Chris Palmer

Professional Learning Design Manager

Human Resources Manager

Elisha Roberts

Travis Rother

Director of School Recruitment

Membership Coordinator

Amanda Wagner Trophy Shop Assistant

Competition and Events Coordinator

Karen Jansen

Business and Finance Assistant

Emily Bratton

Graphic Designer and Publications Assistant

- Jordan Shunta

Vicki Joss

Lauren McCool

Annie Reisener

Kara Smith

Margaret Stegall

Ryan Tullis

Trophy Shop Manager

Senior Director of Competition and Events

Tova Prax

Development Manager

Chad Wagner

Lauren Burdt

Mail Assistant

Content and Publications Manager

Dr. Paul Porter

Major Gifts Officer

Julie Burdt

Tournament Services Manager

Director of Belonging and Inclusion

Becky Wagner Trophy Shop Coordinator

Chief Advancement Officer

Tabroom.com Lead Developer

Competition and Events Manager

OFFICE STAFF

Developer, Tournament Services

Megan West Campaign Director

Coach Support Specialist

Alyssa Rivera

Senior Director of Membership

Director of Marketing and Communication

Stephanie VanderBruggen

Lisa Vossekuil

Business and Finance Manager

Megan Wunn Merchandise Coordinator

Operations Coordinator

Shelby Young Content Specialist

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The Competition and Rules Leadership Committee is a standing committee focused on competition rules and interscholastic programming. This committee of speech and debate coaches and other members of various speech and debate communities serves as a decision-making body dedicated to issues that focus on NSDA competitions and rules. The committee is empowered to establish policies governing NSDA competition rules and event procedures. The Executive Director oversees this committee and is the primary conduit between it and the Board of Directors. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/competition-rules-leadership-committee.

COMPETITION AND RULES LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Byron R. Arthur

Jamelle M. Brown

Lori Crews

Jyleesa Hampton

James Harris

LOUISIANA

MISSOURI

OKLAHOMA

CALIFORNIA

KANSAS

David Huston

Adam J. Jacobi

Kelley Kirkpatrick

Kerry Konda

Kim Lenger

TEXAS

WISCONSIN

WASHINGTON

SOUTH DAKOTA

MISSOURI

Xavier Liu

Renee C. Motter

Manvitha Narasimhan

Jay Rye

George Tennison

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

ARKANSAS

ALABAMA

TEXAS

Elisabeth Venetiou

Chase Williams

David Yastremski

Brianna Zhang

MASSACHUSETTS

TAIPEI

NEW JERSEY

MICHIGAN

BELONGING AND INCLUSION ADVOCATES

Dr. J. Scott Baker

Scott Caron

Reginald Chapman

Mariel Cruz

MINNESOTA

MASSACHUSETTS

TEXAS

CALIFORNIA

Jennifer Hermanson

WK Kay

Heath Martin

Radeyah Muhammad

MONTANA

NEW YORK

TEXAS

NORTH CAROLINA

Andie Peterson-Longmore

Dr. Paul Porter

Helen Suchy

Liz Vieira

WISCONSIN

NSDA

OHIO

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BELONGING AND INC LU S ION

The Belonging and Inclusion Station (BIS) supports participants seeking interpersonal assistance and addresses concerns involving potential violations of the Harassment and Discrimination Policy. Anyone wishing to report a concern may seek assistance through the BIS. Visit your building’s Tournament Office to complete a form describing the concern and providing your information. You will then speak with a Belonging and Inclusion Advocate, who will help address the issue. More information about tournament procedures and where to find assistance can be found beginning on page 6.

JOIN US FOR WARM-UPS AT NATIONALS! Start your National Tournament day with movement, energy, and community at our first-ever Large Group Warm-Up, presented by the NSDA Wellness Committee. Join Coach Reginald Chapman of Plano West High School for a free 25-minute warm-up session outside between Manchester High School and Bailey Bridge Middle School at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15 and 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16. The sessions are open to all students! For more information, contact Dr. Paul Porter at paul.porter@speechanddebate.org.

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TOURNAMENT OF F IC IALS

SPECIAL THANKS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR J. Scott Wunn, NSDA

ASSISTANT NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS Lauren Burdt, NSDA Annie Reisener, NSDA Amy Seidelman, NSDA

Matt Good

Colton Gilbert

Jeff Stutzman

Jonathan Alston

Ameena Amdahl-Mason

Alma Nicholson

Speech Tab Chair

Policy Tab Co-Chair

Policy Tab Co-Chair

CO-CHAIRS OF COMPUTER OPERATIONS Aaron Hardy, NSDA Chris Palmer, NSDA

SECURITY TEAM Alan Coverstone, DC Erin Coy, AZ Steven Schappaugh, IA Josh Swartsel, DC

Lincoln-Douglas Tab Co-Chair

Public Forum Tab Chair

Lincoln-Douglas Tab Co-Chair

Holly Williams, AZ

OPERATIONS Amber Altman, IA Tammy Altman, IA Cindy Casper, FL Elena Cecil, KY Noah Chao-Detiveaux, TX Noor Garoui, TX Alexa Glendinning, OK Martin Glendinning, OK Addi Herrick, IA Matt Huber, IL Dave Huston, TX Grant Jansen, IA Jennifer Jerome, NE Sam Juhl, IA Gabriel Lewis, VA Greg Malis, LA Brian Manuel, NY Jeffrey Miller, GA Lavontae Morrow, IL Randi Oleson, IA John Otto, MO Deano Pape, MN Zachary Prax, MN Brian Presnall, TX Douglas Roberts, MO Sara Sanchez, IL Abby Schirmer, GA Mirabel Seidelman, IA Dr. Simon Sheaff, IA Charles Sloat, NY Darrell Vossekuil, IA Jim Walker, IA Chase Williams, TW Jaden Wunn, IA

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EVENT CHAIRS

Kimberly Bayan-Berlat

Congressional Debate Tab Co-Chair

Jo Ball

Extemp & Commentary Prep Co-Chair

Kevin Berlat

Congressional Debate Tab Co-Chair

Julie Roos

Chase Williams

World Schools Tab Co-Chair

World Schools Tab Co-Chair

Meg Denise Johnson Yatesh Singh Howell-Haymaker Extemp & Commentary Extemp & Commentary

Extemp & Commentary Prep Co-Chair

Hanh Do

Big Questions Tab Chair

Our marketing and video team will be out and about during the week capturing interviews, photos, videos, and more. You could be featured online or in an upcoming publication!

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Extemp Debate Tab Chair

Prep Co-Chair

Megan Hagaman

Prep Co-Chair

Supplemental Speech Tab Co-Chair

Marc Rischitelli

Supplemental Speech Tab Co-Chair

MARKETING AND VIDEO TEAM Jeff Bell, IN Pam Bell, IN Seth Brown, OK Wynter Byrd, AL Andrew David Cory, OK Mark Ferguson, CT

Kai Fitzpatrick, IA Jackson Nash Hill, OK Jacob Leo Marino, OK Grace Rogers, KS Michael Simon, VA

HIGH SCHOOL TAB STAFF

(updated May 20, 2026)

Policy Debate

World Schools Debate

Colton Gilbert, AR (co-chair) Jeff Stutzman, IN (co-chair) Rachel Baumann, MN Xavier Liu, CA Darin Maier, MS Larrisha McDonnough, TX Nick Panopoulos, CO Dustin Rimmey, KS

Julie Roos, NV (co-chair) Chase Williams, Taiwan (co-chair) Mike Bietz, CA Megan Butt, NC Kelley Kirkpatrick, WA Katie Klahman, ID

Supplemental Speech Jesse Meyer, IA Gary Peters, IN Luke Paulus, MO Shane Stafford, MN Justin Weaver, FL

Main Speech Lincoln-Douglas Debate Jonathan Alston, NJ (co-chair) Ameena Amdahl-Mason, OR (co-chair) Courtney Coffman, TX Crawford Leavoy, NC Elise Matton, NM Michael Patterson, OK (chair emeritus) Russ Tidwell, KS Bryan Whyte, MO

Public Forum Debate Alma Nicholson, LA (chair) David Abel, KS Chris Berdnik, PA A. Jane Berry-Eddings, OR Jeremy Fitzpatrick, IA Avery Johnson, MO Deserea Lampe-McCoy, MN Rachel Mauchline, NC Harry Strong, VA William Torres, NM

Congressional Debate Kimberly Bayan-Berlat, AZ (co-chair) Kevin Berlat, AZ (co-chair) Brian Alford, TX Jordy Barry, NJ Victoria Beard, TX Donald Broussard, Jr., MA Martene Campbell, AR Rosalyn Foster, CA Gayle Hyde, ND Stevan Jechura, OH Bo Lint, FL David Long, PA Melonie Menefee, TX Keith Pittman, NC

Matt Good, MO (chair) Kim Lenger, MO (associate chair) Steve Meadows, KY (associate chair) Gail Nicholas, SC (associate chair) Lillian Adeyemi, TX Stan Austin, IL Thomas Beck, NY Shiela Berselli, NV Eloise Blair, TX Carolyn Cook, KS Amanda Derickson, MO Cheryl Frazier, IL Wyatt Freeman, OK Mary Fridh, IN Richard Glover, AZ Mario Herrera, GA Vicky Hyde, WA Kris Igawa, OR Larissa Maranell, KS

Zach McGee, MO Rory McKenzie, TX Chuck Nicholas, SC Shannon O’Donnell, MT Rachel Page, KY Bill Prater, OH Michael Robinson, KY Jimmy Smith, TX Betty Stanton, OK Karissa Talty, MO Tom Tobin, MO Mick Turpin, MO Mark Urban, IL Courtney Walsh, OR William Warren, NC Rachel Wilczewski, HI Brian Winckler, MO Trey Witt, KS David Yastremski, NJ

Extemp and Commentary Prep Jo Ball, KS (co-chair) Meg Howell-Haymaker, AZ (co-chair) Denise Johnson, ND (co-chair) Yatesh Singh, MN (co-chair) Jessica Black, AZ Robin Christensen, ID Cienna Collicott, AZ

Prickles

Cornelius

Sparky

Lexy Green, CA Ishmael Kissinger, OK Michelle McIntyre, SD Jeri Neidhard, OH Tyler Slinkard, KS David Weatherly, TN Melissa Wingfield, KS

Ginny

Megan Hagaman, KS (co-chair) Marc Rischitelli, MA (co-chair) Kayla Benson, KS Ken Carter, IL Lindsey Donovan, MA Bill Fleming, IL JP Fugler, TX Paul Gaba, FL Deborah Garoui, TX Taryn Gonzalez, TX Manuel Halkias, OH Mary Hoard, TX Adam Jenkins, IL Ryan Julian, MA Tiana Marion, KS Mary Roseberry, KS Dakota Yates, KS

Extemp Debate Greg Malis, LA (chair) Lori Crews, OK (associate chair) Scott Johnstone, LA (associate chair) Katrina Brominguez, FL Joel Brown, AR Heather Brown-Cook, SC Rachel Clapper, MS Ian Etheridge, TX Racy Grant-Kane, TX Pete Martin, SC Evan Price, AL Frank Riccobono, NY Maggie Rietz, IA Hannah Rodriguez, TX Meghan Avis Yen, TX

Big Questions Debate Hanh Do, TX (chair) LaMonde Howard, TX Sheryl Kaczmarek, MA Colleen Mooney, PA Adesuwa Omoruyi, TX Joe Vaughan, NY

Ballot Review

COLLECT ALL FOUR

Angelique Ronald, CA (chair) Nicholas Aranda, CO Brandon Batham, CA Stef Cambra, TX E. Cook, TX Rich Kawolics, OH Mikendra McCoy, CA Dr. Kristy Thomas, TX

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Rooted in the values of community, mentorship, and professional growth, these 10 groups help address the concerns coaches face related to identity or school type.

Each group in the Coaches’ Network is led by two co-chairs who act as liaisons between the coaches and the national office. Every group meets at least three times a year—twice virtually and once in person at the National Tournament—and uses a variety of strategies to support its members. Group leaders also work closely with the NSDA Director of Belonging and Inclusion to share ideas, raise concerns, and ensure all voices are heard in a collaborative and respectful environment. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coachesnetwork. Refer to page 18 for Sunday meeting times and locations.

COACHES’ CAUCUSES Access and Ability Alliance Caucus Leaders

Asian American/Pacific Islander Caucus Leaders

Jesse Meyer Kimberly N. Reiner IOWA

OHIO

Hispanic/Latine Caucus Leaders

Black/African American Caucus Leaders

Mariel Cruz

David Long

Harry Yu

Jonathan Alston

Renea L. Moss

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LGBTQIA+ Caucus Leaders

Women’s Caucus Leaders

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Avis Yen

John Russell

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WK Kay

Alex Larsen

Lillian Adeyemi

Kim Lenger

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TEXAS

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NEW YORK

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Katy Russell

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IDAHO

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Michael Yeakey

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INDIANA

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Behind every qualifier to the National Tournament, there is a dedicated coach.

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The William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year award is presented by Richard Bitner in memory of Bob Stockton.

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WILLIAM WOODS TATE , JR .,

listed in alphabetical order

NATIONAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR

ALESSIA CARRALES Clay Center Community High School — Kansas — West Kansas District

IZAYAH CHRISTOPHER Battle High School — Missouri — Eastern Missouri District

MATTHEW COLLINS Episcopal Collegiate School — Arkansas — Arkansas District

AMNA GEORGE Aberdeen Central High School — South Dakota — Northern South Dakota District

BROOKS HEISER Sioux Falls Jefferson High School — South Dakota — Rushmore District

presented by Richard Bitner in memory of Bob Stockton The National Speech & Debate Association proudly announces five finalists for the William Woods Tate, Jr., National Student of the Year.

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The annual award recognizes one NSDA member student who best embodies the organization’s Code of Honor: humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service. Nominees must also demonstrate strong academic credentials and a commitment to the speech and debate community.

Finalists are interviewed by an esteemed panel of educators during the National Speech & Debate Tournament.

The 2026 National Student of the Year will be announced Friday, June 19 during the National Tournament Awards Assembly at 6:30 p.m. ET.

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DISTRICT STUDENTS OF TH E Y E AR

Each NSDA District has the opportunity to name a District Student of the Year.

Coaches may nominate a graduating senior who best represents the tenets of the Association’s Code of Honor: humility, equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/student-recognition. Students are listed in alphabetical order by state, then NSDA district.

MOCKINGBIRD Evelyn Cummings St. Luke’s Episcopal School, AL

WESTERN SLOPE Aiyana Cleghorn Central of Grand Junction HS, CO

ARIZONA Emmanuel Lee McClintock HS, AZ

FLORIDA OCEANFRONT Omar Dahabra American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL

ARKANSAS Matthew Collins Episcopal Collegiate School, AR BIG VALLEY Lavanya Bansal Modesto HS, CA CALIFORNIA COAST Shloka Chawla Leland HS, CA

FLORIDA PANTHER Samuel ArboledaMartinez Bishop Moore Catholic HS, FL FLORIDA SUNSHINE Saket Rao Pine View School, FL

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Emma Browne Helix Charter HS, CA

IDAHO GEM OF THE MOUNTAIN Lucy Priebe Columbia HS, ID

WEST LOS ANGELES Molly Block Harvard-Westlake School, CA

IDAHO MOUNTAIN RIVER Addilyn Reinhold Pocatello HS, ID

COLORADO GRANDE Jade Alvarez Widefield HS, CO

GREATER ILLINOIS Mackenzie Jones Glenwood HS, IL

ROCKY MOUNTAIN SOUTH Evelyn Andrade-Santiago SMART High School, CO

HOOSIER CROSSROADS Aryan Acharya Carmel High School, IN NORTHEAST INDIANA Amanda Heck Canterbury HS, IN

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NORTHWEST INDIANA Jolette Luna Bishop Noll Institute, IN EAST IOWA Jerry Li Iowa City West HS, IA KANSAS FLINT-HILLS Delaney Adams Hayden HS, KS SOUTH KANSAS Grace Walker Fort Scott HS, KS SUNFLOWER Sean Mansoor Andover HS, KS THREE TRAILS Addison Morris Olathe North HS, KS WEST KANSAS Alessia Carrales Clay Center Community HS, KS KENTUCKY Caroline Beavers South Oldham HS, KY LOUISIANA Lexie Toshav Isidore Newman School, LA

MICHIGAN Lewen Feng Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, MI CENTRAL MINNESOTA Calvin Ingleby Shakopee Sr. HS, MN NORTHERN LIGHTS Lil Corbett Pequot Lakes HS, MN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA Belinda Lutterman Fairmont HS, MN MAGNOLIA Noah Clapper Madison Central HS, MS CARVER-TRUMAN Olivia Leonard Seneca HS, MO EASTERN MISSOURI Izayah Christopher Muriel W. Battle HS, MO HEART OF AMERICA Jacob Gragg William Chrisman HS, MO OZARK Tristan Khoshyomn Greenwood Laboratory School, MO SHOW ME Lucy Johnson Blue Springs HS, MO MONTANA WEST Fiona Kuntz Capital HS, MT NEBRASKA Gary Hao Millard West HS, NE

NEBRASKA SOUTH Claire Rooney Lincoln East HS, NE

VALLEY FORGE Vincent Zhu Strath Haven HS, PA

SOUTH TEXAS Yuxi “Olivia” Jin Clear Lake HS, TX

GOLDEN DESERT Sophia Manuel Palo Verde HS, NV

SOUTH CAROLINA Macon Smith Bob Jones Academy, SC

UIL Coby Jones Lindale HS, TX

IROQUOIS Oliver Benedict Hanover HS, NH

NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA Amna George Aberdeen Central HS, SD

WEST TEXAS Dahlia Ornelas Ysleta HS, TX

NEW MEXICO Faith Young V. Sue Cleveland HS, NM CITRON ONLINE Jonathan Pfeifer Rambam Mesivta, NY CAROLINA EAST Kai Forbach Durham Academy, NC CAROLINA WEST Natalie Berman Charlotte Latin School, NC NORTH DAKOTA ROUGHRIDER Kipling Olson Fargo South HS, ND NORTHERN OHIO Noah Young Niles McKinley HS, OH EAST OKLAHOMA Cody Brown Jenks HS, OK WEST OKLAHOMA Toby Nguyen Westmoore HS, OK NORTH OREGON Alice Thomas Lake Oswego HS, OR

RUSHMORE Brooks Heiser Sioux Falls Jefferson HS, SD TENNESSEE Ciara Oldham Cookeville HS, TN CENTRAL TEXAS Avery Knight Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS, TX EAST TEXAS Oghenerunor Fogeh Cypress Park HS, TX ENDLESS HORIZON Hayden Brillhart Amarillo HS, TX GULF COAST Azeneth Corrales Harlingen HS, TX NORTH TEXAS LONGHORNS Jack Wlazlowski Flower Mound HS, TX

YELLOW ROSE Kaylen Sanchez Buffalo HS, TX GREAT SALT LAKE Mary Ann Jensen Brighton HS, UT INLAND EMPIRE Selah Gutierrez Chiawana HS, WA WESTERN WASHINGTON Autumn Coovert Gig Harbor HS, WA WEST VIRGINIA Will Medovic Wheeling Park HS, WV SOUTHERN WISCONSIN Eli Szabo Fort Atkinson HS, WI HOLE IN THE WALL Ellie Kerschner Cheyenne East HS, WY WIND RIVER Dean Bihr Hot Springs County HS, WY

PURPLE SAGE Lauren Ramos Young Women’s Leadership Academy, TX

SOUTH OREGON Josephine Janeway St. Mary’s HS, OR

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FOUR-TIME COMPETITOR S

Students who compete at the National Tournament for four contiguous years in high school earn the prestigious Four-Time Competitor award. Four-time competitors will be recognized from the audience (not on stage) during the High School Awards Assembly Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Altria Theater. Eligible students receive a special award, which is available for coaches to pick up on their behalf during Sunday registration (or Tuesday registration for Supps Only). The following students are listed alphabetically by last name.

Rhys Adams Milton Academy, MA

Hayden Brillhart Amarillo HS, TX

Risiqat Adeniji Science Park HS (Newark Science), NJ

Cody Brown Jenks HS, OK

Annika Adiga Staley HS, MO

Lily Brozovich Parkview HS, MO Clue Buchanan Willamette HS, OR

Molly Cooper Fullerton Joint Union HS, CA Autumn Coovert Gig Harbor HS, WA Azeneth Corrales Harlingen HS, TX

Colton Giannios Olathe East HS, KS Ajay Gundanna A & M Consolidated HS, TX George Matthew Gutierrez Harlingen HS South, TX

Abigail Buckhalter Washburn Rural HS, KS

Evelyn Cummings St. Luke’s Episcopal School, AL

Oscar Bien Buenaflor Mount Carmel School, MP

Rohan Dash Pine View School, FL

Kristen Harper Natrona County HS, WY

Ryle Alvarez Orosi HS, CA

Olivia Burch Plymouth HS, IN

Damine Deen Washington HS, SD

Carter Hass Valley City HS, ND

Cara Anderson Clear Creek HS, TX

Rehan Buvvaji Plano West Sr. HS, TX

Alli DeVillier Clear Falls HS, TX

Carrington Haynes Garland HS, TX

Adud Arop O’Gorman HS, SD

Sofia Bye Bakersfield HS, CA

Justin Hazlett W. F. West HS, WA

Solomon Auerbach Granite Bay HS, CA

Micah Byron-Smarra Waring School, MA

Taya Eisenga Siouxland Christian School, IA

Alex Bae Flintridge Preparatory School, CA

Kobe Cabello Seminole HS, TX

Arnav Agarwal Lincoln East HS, NE Neil Alappatt Bellarmine College Prep, CA

Quincy Bailey South Range HS, OH Lavanya Bansal Modesto HS, CA Sawyer Beach Saint Mary’s Hall, TX Christa Belev Natick HS, MA Nina Bhattacharjee Neenah HS, WI Nicole Blanco Episcopal HS - Bellaire, TX Molly Block Harvard-Westlake School, CA Claire Bloomingdale Millard North HS, NE

Haeden Carter Skyview HS, ID Jasper Carter Salina South HS, KS Aiden Casarez Harlingen HS, TX Ziyi Chen Ridge HS, NJ Jacoby Chisholm Bob Jones Academy, SC Winston Chou San Marino HS, CA Noah Clapper Madison Central HS, MS Nathan Cloer Eastside HS, SC Matthew Collins Episcopal Collegiate School, AR

Selah Gutierrez Chiawana HS, WA

Karly Elliott Cabot HS, AR

Lucinda Hendrickson Shawnee Mission East HS, KS

Artem Feno Riverside HS, SC

Abigail Henson Centerville HS, TX

Will Farris Mullen HS, CO

Campbell Hight Washburn Rural HS, KS

Kit Freeman Colorado Academy, CO

Diego Holguin George Washington HS, CO

Sam Funderburk Bozeman HS, MT

Ja’Nayah Howard David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy, LA

Anthony Gabrielli Chaminade HS, NY Alexander Gamble Dardanelle HS, AR Ronav Ganesh Lincoln East HS, NE Alayna Garrett Air Academy HS, CO

Vina Hung Taipei American School, TW Liam Ianiro Dripping Springs HS, TX Vibhav Javali Crescent Valley HS, OR

Caden Garrison Mullen HS, CO

Ryon Jemail American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL

Brooke Gemechu Hawken School, OH

Coby Jones Lindale HS, TX

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Isaac Gerstner Auburn Senior HS, WA

Margaret McCurdy Atlantic HS, IA

Jaiden Plahn Robbinsdale Cooper HS, MN

Luke Speller Clear Falls HS, TX

Esme Medley St. Mary’s HS, OR

Saisha Puri Syosset HS, NY

Sophia Stambuk George Washington HS, CO

Thomas Meltzer Bozeman HS, MT

Rishi Raichur East Ridge HS, MN

Tristan Khoshyomn Greenwood Laboratory School, MO

Alice Thomas Lake Oswego HS, OR

Zara Mendoza American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL

Bella Reif Brandon Valley HS, SD

Enyonam Toklo Riverside HS, SC

Kylon Kincade Lindale HS, TX

Charline Monnier Riverside HS, SC

Maelin Rennemeyer Resurrection Christian School, CO

Lexie Toshav Isidore Newman School, LA

Eliza King Shawnee Mission East HS, KS

Victoria Mosmeyer Holy Trinity Catholic HS, TX

Henry Riley Vel Phillips Memorial HS, WI

Garvey Mueller O’Gorman HS, SD

Alec Rosa Parkview HS, MO

Lawand Muhsen Auburn Senior HS, WA

Dawn Rosas Mount Vernon HS, WA

David Munson Harrisburg HS, SD

Oscar Rubio-Flores Wildwood HS, FL

Isabella Murillo Riverside HS, SC

Dylan Rucinski Grain Valley High, MO

Manvitha Narasimhan Bentonville HS, AR

Keaton Rupp Andover HS, KS

Amanat Narwal Mount Vernon HS, WA

Victor Nash Santos Mount Carmel School, MP

Toby Nguyen Westmoore HS, OK

Kira Schwimmer Thunderbird HS, AZ

Victoria Nungaray-Arias RISE HS, CO

Rowan Seipp A & M Consolidated HS, TX

Grayson Oakleaf East Mountain HS, NM

Saanvi Seth Eagan HS, MN

Abbilene Odell Cheyenne Central HS, WY

Armaan Sethi The Potomac School, VA

Hadley Lord North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC

Mofoluwa Olagadeyo Science Park HS (Newark Science), NJ

Austin She Ardrey Kell HS, NC

Krishna Mano Grand Rapids City HS, MI

Kipling Olson Fargo South HS, ND

Sean Mansoor Andover HS, KS

Nancy Orogun Avon HS, IN

Andie Martin William Howard Taft HS, CA

Mateo Pacheco George Washington HS, CO

Noah Martinez James Logan HS, CA

Sharmada Palakurthi W. B. Ray HS, TX

Evan Simmons Resurrection Christian School, CO

Kamdyn Mathews Caddo Mills HS, TX

Vedant Parikh Dougherty Valley HS, CA

Sashwath Sivaraman Riverside HS, SC

Adalyn Maxwell Big Sky HS, MT

Kajal Parmar Cary Academy, NC

Macon Smith Bob Jones Academy, SC

Danny McCune Siouxland Christian School, IA

Jose Pinedo De La Torre Salina South HS, KS

Draykan Spackman Elko HS, NV

Victor Kang Pacific American School, CA Enan Khan American Heritage Schools, Palm Beach Campus, FL

Adin Kobrin-Brody George Washington HS, CO Clara Kueny St. James Academy, KS Kayal Kumaravel Dougherty Valley HS, CA Sanna Kunnath Millard North HS, NE Ashraf Kuzbari Plano East Senior HS, TX Harrison Lane Jefferson City HS, MO Thanish Lankella Vel Phillips Memorial HS, WI Meredith Leo Lakeville North HS, MN Sasha-Kay Lindo American Heritage School Broward, FL

Jade Sheppard Rigby HS, ID Roshan Shivnani Shepton HS, TX Wali Sidiqyar Brentwood HS, TN

Samantha Tran Bellaire HS, TX Hudson Turman Tascosa HS, TX Violet Tran La Salle College Preparatory, CA Naisha Vatsya CR North HS, PA Ella Venzke Stillwater Area HS, MN Antonia Vlad Bob Jones Academy, SC Jacob Wang Buford HS, GA Elena Weng West Fargo Sheyenne HS, ND Cooper White Bozeman HS, MT Aquinnah Wiblemo Riverton HS, WY Mason Wittie Lubbock HS, TX Lin Wolf Los Alamos HS, NM Fiona Wu Claremont HS, CA Alice Yi Lakeville South HS, MN Bethany Yin Mountain Brook HS, AL Faith Young V. Sue Cleveland HS, NM Brianna Zhang Portage Central HS, MI Robert Zhang Elkins HS, TX

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Hall of Fame RECOGNITION

ALTRIA THEATER | THURSDAY • JUNE 18, 2026 7 : 0 0 P. M . – 8 : 0 0 P. M . E T

JAMES “JIM” FEDJE • M I N N E S O T A MATTHEW “MATT” GOOD •

MISSOURI

TRUMAN HUMBERT • S O U T H C A R O L I N A DAVID MATLEY • C A L I F O R N I A BARBARA MILLER • N O R T H C A R O L I N A JONIEL “JO” RUSSELL • O K L A H O M A RUSSELL “RUSS” TIDWELL • K A N S A S DAVID WATKINS • M I S S O U R I

New Hall of Fame inductees will be celebrated during the Legacy and Service Honors presentation Thursday evening at the Altria Theater.

The ceremony will be streamed online at live.speechanddebate.org.

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1979 Charline Burton, OK ZaZelle Gifford, OK Ruby Krider, TN Etta Scarborough, FL 1980 Esther Kalmbach, OH Helen Malseed, PA Margaret L. Meredith, MO Rev. John J. Miday, OH Dennis Winfield, WI 1981 Novalyn P. Ellis, LA Lenabell Sloan Martin, CO Lester M. Tucker, WI 1982 Mary Blackburn, IL C. Edwin Brower, TX Leah Funck, OH

1987 Arlene Akerman, OH Phyllis Barton, OH David Kanellis, IA Glenn Pelham, GA Donus Roberts, SD Frank Sferra, CO Bro. Gregory “René” Sterner, FSC, MD 1988 Donovan Cummings, CA Dr. Jane Eldridge, TN Marilyn Hageman, WI Art McMillion, WI Lanny D. Naegelin, TX 1989 Ralph Bender, OH Bob Bilyeu, MO Rex Fleming, TX Natalie Weber, CA 1990 Roger Brannan, KS Opal Hall, TX Harold Carl Keller, IA Grace Walsh, WI 1991 David Dansky, CA Larry Highbaugh, IN Misao Kubota, HI Tedd D. Woods, CA

1996 C. E. “Pop” Grady, OK Shirley Keller-Firestone, CA Karen Miyakado, HI Lowell Sharp, CO Larry L. Smith, CA 1997 Ted W. Belch, IL Sr. Isabella Glenn, CO Richard Rice, MO Emerson Turner, TX 1998 Patricia Bailey, AL Don Crabtree, MO Mary Donna Ross, MO Greg Varley, NY 1999 Lawrence “Larry” Brown, KS Glenn Cavanaugh, PA Steven Davis, NC Mildred Peveto, TX Mary Ritter, CA Carol Zanto, WI 2000 Robert Brittain, IN Maybelle Conger, OK John Hires, IL William “Billy” Woods Tate, Jr., TN Kenneth Thames, WI

1992 David Johnson, TX Ron Underwood, CA Joseph Wycoff, IN

2001 Ron Carr, FL Randall McCutcheon, NM B. J. Naegelin, TX Bro. George Zehnle, SM, NY

1993 Ray Cecil Carter, NY Peggy Ann Madden, PA Dale McCall, FL Donald Lee Smith, UT Virginia Sutherland, NC

2002 Francine Berger, FL Gary Harmon, KS Randy Pierce, MO Sr. Mary Raimonde, FDC, NY Margaret Riley, NY

1985 Frances F. Ferris, WY Lois Sackman, WY Ronald Shafer, MO

1994 Wayne Brown, MO A. C. Eley, KS William “Bill” Hicks, IN “Louie” Mattachione, OH Sandra Silvers, GA

2003 David Baker, TX Tom Montgomery, CA John E. Sexton, NY Deborah E. Simon, MA Daniel Tyree, IN

1986 Karl Boyle, OH Ralph E. Carey, FL Ronald Last, UT Cecil J. Pickett, TX

1995 Helen Engstrom, IN Dr. Richard Hunsaker, IL Edwin Kelly, PA Richard B. Sodikow, NY

2004 Marilee Dukes, AL Pamela K. McComas, KS Ronald Steinhorst, WI Anne M. Sullivan, MT

1983 Louis Banker, MO Jean Boles, TX Bill Henderson, IA J. W. Patterson, KY Maurice Swanson, KS 1984 Mable Hale, MO Albert S. Odom, WI Anne D. White, TN

HALL OF FAME MEMB ER S

1978 Bruno E. Jacob, Founder James M. Copeland, AZ John Davies, WI Carmendale Fernandes, CA L. Day Hanks, CA James F. Hawker, IN R. Paul Hibbs, IL Albert James, CO J. Edmund Mayer, CA Vernon W. Metz, PA H. B. Mitchell, OK Karl E. Mundt, SD

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HALL OF FAME MEMB ER S

2005 Timothy C. Averill, MA Dr. Kenny Barfield, AL Glenda Ferguson, TX Gloria Robinson, TX 2006 Gay Brasher, CA Sr. Mary Patricia Plumb, FL Michael Starks, WY Aaron Timmons, TX 2007 Lydia Esslinger, NY Tony Figliola, PA Mel Olson, MN Betty Whitlock, GA Pam Cady Wycoff, MN 2008 Chuck Ballingall, CA Elly Kantorowicz, WI Robert Kelly, IN Kandi King, TX Ron Krikac, WY 2009 Michele Coody, AL Eric DiMichele, NY Jan Heiteen, IL J. E. Masters, TX 2010 Rosella “Rosie” Blunk, SD Pauline Carochi, CO Dale Deletis, MA Cat Horner-Bennett, NM Cathy Wood, KS 2011 Joni Anker, MN James Harville, CA Meg Howell-Haymaker, AZ Judy Kroll, SD James Menchinger, MI 2012 David Huston, TX Gail M. Naylor, KS Cynthia Timmons, TX Steven Wood, KS 2013 Michael Burton, WA Vickie Fellers, KS Robert Littlefield, ND Robert “Bob” Marks, FL David McKenzie, IN

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2014 Darrel Harbaugh, KS Dr. Tommie Lindsey, Jr., CA Lisa Miller, FL Dr. Randy Patterson, MS Jay Stubbs, TX

2022 Jennifer Jerome, NE Sheryl Kaczmarek, MA Michael Patterson, OK Josette Surratt, LA Karen Wilbanks, TX

2015 Dr. Elizabeth Ballard, OK Jane Boyd, TX Kim Jones, CA Fred Robertson, NE

2023 Jonathan Alston, NJ Martha Benham, CO Bill Bennett, NM Matt Heimes, NE Sarah Rosenberg, NY Raphael Scott Waldrop, MS

2016 Byron Arthur, LA Eloise Weisinger Blair, TX Mark Ferguson, IL Robert Shepard, TX Dr. Alfred “Tuna” Snider, VT 2017 Dr. Paulette “Polly” Reikowski, MN James W. “Jay” Rye, III, AL Julie Sheinman, NY Jimmy L. Smith, TX Jacquelyn “Jacci” Langston, MO 2018 Anita Boyd, MS Mary Gormley, NJ Mario Herrera, GA Greg Malis, LA Jack Tuckness, MO 2019 Georgia Brady, MO Cynthia Burgett, KS Dr. Mike Edmonds, CO Steve Meadows, KY Timothy Sheaff, IA 2020 Jim Cavallo, IN Jenny Cook, FL Mollie Martin, TX Chris McDonald, MN Cheryl Potts, TX

2024 Carol Biel, IN Brian Eanes, TX Adam J. Jacobi, WI Renee Motter, CO Steven Schappaugh, IA Demond Wilson, TX David Yastremski, NJ 2025 Susan L. Anderson, ND Leonard Augustine Jr., LA Dr. Sandra Berkowitz, MN Janice Caldwell, TX Lois Gorne, WA Chuck Nicholas, SC Shane Stafford, MN Suzanne Terry, TN Douglas “Doug” Tschetter, SD James “Jim” Wakefield, FL Derek Yuill, CA 2026 James “Jim” Fedje, MN Matthew “Matt” Good, MO Truman Humbert, SC David Matley, CA Barbara Miller, NC Joniel “Jo” Russell, OK Russell “Russ” Tidwell, KS David Watkins, MO

2021 Bro. Anthony K. Cavet, MA Dr. Rich Edwards, TX Michael Marks, MS Gail Nicholas, SC J. Scott Wunn, IA

Find photos and bios of each inductee on our website: www.speechanddebate.org/hall-of-fame

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S !

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2025-2026 DIAMOND AWARDS presented by Colorado College Diamond Awards reflect excellence and longevity in the activity. A coach’s first diamond is earned when they receive 15,000 points since achieving the degree of merit (25 points). Five years must pass and 15,000 points must be earned to receive a second diamond. An additional 30,000 points must be earned and five years must pass for each additional diamond. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coach-recognition.

NEW FIRST DIAMOND COACHES (In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2026)

Jason AlFord, FL John Alfrey, KS Tarin Almstedt, CA Marquisia Bashir, ND J. Tyler Baas, MI Elliot Beamer, NC Annette Bender, ND Nicolle Berg, MN Robert Biemesderfer, VA Anna Bjornson, CO

Stephanie Botsford, CO Andrew Brady, MN Becky Braswell, OK Azja Butler, KS Micah Cash, OK Eddy Cavazos, TX Lea Mulan Clark, CA Branson Cobb, TX Virginia Colgan, SD Peter Collins, MA Maria Cook, CO Hugh Corkery, CA Gabriel de Tuya, FL Mark Deaton, VA Carlos Diaz, TX Maggie Dick, ND Brenden Dimmig, TX Katelyn Dix, MA Allison Dodge, OK Isabella Droginske, WV

Terran Duhon, TX Lexi Ellis, KS Robin Eskin-Fieler, FL Terri Ettinger, CA Susan Ewing, WI John Fahy, TX Rosalyn Foster, CA Daniel Garepis-Holland, WA Brandon Genetin, OH Abiah George, SD Brooke Gerecke, MO Terry German, TX Jacob Gonring, WI Taryn Gonzalez, TX Noah Graham, MO Errick Guzman, KS Yashar Hadi, CA Brian Halberg, OR Jeremy Hammond, FL Emma Hantelmann, MO

FIRST AND SECOND DIAMOND RECOGNITION ALTRIA THEATER • THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • 4:15 P.M. ET

Coaches earning a first or second Diamond Award will be recognized Thursday evening during the Leadership and Impact Honors presentation after the Dramatic Interp (DI) final round. DI begins at 2:15 p.m. and is expected to end around 3:45 p.m., when honorees will be called forward. Please arrive by the end of the DI round; entry during the round is permitted from the third floor only between speakers.

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Arthur Harris, MN Jonathan Harris, CA Jaime Holguin, WA Brett Howard, TX Kayla Hrindak, OH Sara Hyde, WA Jack Hyer, UT Rob Jackson, CO Kendall Jannereth, FL Adam Jensen, UT Rebecca Johnson, NE Katie Kantrowitz, OR Pranita Keenigi, MN Kyle Kishimoto, CA Mike Kobeski, PA Jeff Koegler, VA Minnal Kunnan, CA Linda Langford, IN Tuyen Le, TX Jennifer Liddell, UT Zach Lindesmith, OH Ryan Love, TX Brian Lynn, FL Macie Mackey, OR Katie Makowski, MN Sherif Mansour, OH Jillian Marty, NY Jennifer Mathieu, WV Thor Mattick, MN Ann McDonald, OR Amber McGuire, CA Conor McSweeney, IL Evan Michaels, KS Colleen Mooney, PA Sara Mueller, MT Yolanda Muller, FL

Loren Nieuwsma, ND Janet Novack, MA Christian Novak, ND Debra Orendorf, PA Nicole Owens, MO Justinmar Perez, FL Marcus Perez, NJ KC Perley, OR Kristin Potter-Oliveri, FL Robert Purvis, UT Grace Rangira, IL Wendy Reeves-Hampton, CA Charlotte Reid, ID Dariela Rodriguez, TX Roy Rodriguez, TX John Rogers, TX Brock Scheller, TX Brian Schilling, MN Stephen Scopa, FL Quentin Scruggs, FL Simon Sheaff, IA Benjaman Smoldon, ID Tyler Stough, IA Stella Sung, CA Danny Swerdlow, FL Charlie Synn, CA Shawn Tanner, IL Nolan Trinh, MN Megan Troutman, WA Kathy Tyler, SD Melissa Vatter-Miller, SD Trisch Vessar, MO Michael Villacrusis, VA Kelsey Vincent, TX Jonathan Vogels, CO Michelle Walker, UT

Heather Wallace, TX Olivia Wetzel, OH Erin White, CO Kasey Willeby, TX Jason Wu, CO Meghan Yen, TX Lawrence Zhou, Samantha Zubler, PA

NEW SECOND DIAMOND COACHES (In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2026)

Jacob Abraham, FL Nathan Amberg, ND Tim Anderson, MN David Barringer, OR Jordy Barry, NJ Naomi Bell, TX Keith Bistodeau, MN Megan Blackburn, KS Zachary Borman, ID Chelsea Brandon, WA Kevin Brich, CO Heather Brown-Cook, SC Megan Butt, NC Shyller Byrom, TX Stefany Cambra, TX Matthew Cekanor, GA

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Mollie Clark, MN Tiffany Dacheux, PA Philip DiPiazza, TX Sarah Donnelly, MA Kyra Drexler, ID Stephanie Eckel, MN Deborah Garoui, TX Dan Hansen, WI Jennifer Hermanson, MT Laura Humphrey, TN Stevan Jechura, OH Nicole Kroepel, IL Michael Lau, HI Steven Leal, CA Nick Leonardi, AZ Bo Lint, FL Danielle Lopez, CO Jonathan Lundgreen, UT Will Malderelli, NY Shannon Maney, IL Richard Marshall, TN Alison McBee, PA Noah Mengisteab, NC Michael Orfield, CA Sherri Perry, TX Mac Phrommany, KS Jason Robinson, OH Brian Rohman, IL John Samqua, KS Brandon Sanchez, CA Devin Sarno, CO Abby Schirmer, GA Yolanda Silva, TX Bobby Stackhouse, MO Preston Stolte, TX Jake Swede, MN

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Andrew Tichy, MN Quentin Unsworth, UT Christopher Vincent, LA Daniel Waks, AZ Ruishi Wang, TX Bryan Weber, Tony Welter, SD Lyle Wiley, WY Robert Wilson, PA Mark Woodhead, CA Lori Zyla, WV

Patrick Johnson, OR Stacie Kirsch, ID Tasha Kneis, TX Ben Kroll, WI John McClellan, GA Sean O’Donnell, MT Tammi Raley, TX Charles Schletzbaum, CA Betty Stanton, OK Jeffrey Stoppenhagen, ID Donna Szumila, TX Kathy Tobin, MO Heather Walters, MO Christopher Wilbur, IL Donna Yeager, AL

NEW THIRD DIAMOND COACHES (In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2026)

Jonathan Alston, NJ Chris Begeman, NE Shawn Briscoe, AK Robin Christensen, ID Joshua Cohen, MA Nathaniel Council, TX Lori Crews, OK Jacqueline Croswhite, UT Karen Cruz, CA Melisa Elko, CA Delta Fajardo, NE JD Ferries-Rowe, IN Sue Hennessey, MA

NEW FOURTH DIAMOND COACHES (In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2026)

Victoria Beard, TX Eric Chen, CA Derek Davis, TX Ross Eichele, MN Jason Habig, OH Zack Kopecki, MO Michaela Northrop, CA Anne Poyner, NJ Curtis Shephard, KS

Matthew Slimp, CA Shane Stafford, MN Larry Swanson, KS Sal Tinajero, CA Mary Yoskey-Berty, PA

Traci Lowe, FL Ashley Novak, CA Timothy Scheffler, WI David Smith, WA Nancy Wedgeworth, MO

NEW SEVENTH DIAMOND COACHES (In alphabetical order as of May 15, 2026)

NEW FIFTH DIAMOND COACHES

NEW SIXTH DIAMOND COACHES

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as of May 15, 2026)

Jennifer Achten, CA Michael Amstutz, OH David Chamberlain, CA Jerry Crist, TX Mary Fridh, IN Paul Gaba, FL Matthew Good, MO Felisa (Lisa) Honeyman, MA Kim Lenger, MO

Jane Boyd, TX Todd Hering, MN David Huston, TX Sheryl Kaczmarek, MA Marc Rischitelli, MA Aaron Timmons, TX

Harriet Medlin, TN Derek Yuill, CA

NEW TENTH DIAMOND COACH as of May 15, 2026)

Randy Pierce, MO

THIRD AND HIGHER DIAMOND RECOGNITION New third and higher Diamond Award recipients will be honored Sunday, June 14 during the Hall of Fame and Diamond Coaches Banquet at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.

Attendees must RSVP in advance. The new tenth Diamond Award recipient will also be recognized on stage at the Altria Theater on Thursday, June 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET during the Legacy and Service Honors presentation.

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DON CRABTREE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

A special honor conferred by the NSDA is the Don Crabtree Distinguished Service Award. A gold key is granted to a coach member for 20 citations, and a plaque is given for the first 50 citations and each multiple of 50. Learn more at www.speechanddebate.org/coach-recognition.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE KEY

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John Alfrey

Junction City High School, KS

Donal May

Clarke Community High School, IA

Stan Austin

Hinsdale Central High School, IL

Chase McCoy

South Oldham High School, KY

Emily Awe

Portage Central High School, MI

Janell McLeod

Forest Glen Middle School, FL

Jeremy Beckman

Discovery Canyon Campus High School, CO

Jericho Morrell

Green River High School/SWCSD2, WY

Kayla Benson

Southeast High School, KS

Josh Munro

Glacier High School, MT

Katherine Berg

Loyola School, NY

Thompson Paisley

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, OH

Jordan Berry

LAMP High School, AL

Prince Philip

Vista Del Lago High School , CA

Cynthia Browneller

Madison High School, ID

Erika Pinto-Moore

Auburn Riverside High School, WA

Jason Burleigh

Charles M. Russell High School, MT

Zach Pogany

Roosevelt High School, SD

Carol Cecil

Braddock High School, FL

Mallory Raugewitz-Blick

Eudora High School, KS

Reggie Chapman

Plano West Sr. High School, TX

Kendall Reischling

Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School, TX

Timothy Coleman

Harding High School, MN

Frank Riccobono

Iona Preparatory, NY

Carolyn Cook

Shawnee Mission South High School, KS

John Rogers

Atascocita High School, TX

E. Cook

Jordan High School, TX

Timothy Scheffler

Vel Phillips Memorial High School, WI

Patrick Daniels

Baltimore City College, MD

Tyler Slinkard

Fort Scott High School, KS

Jose Denis

Nova High School, FL

Charles Sloat

Iona Preparatory, NY

Baine Dikeman

Eisenhower High School, KS

Jethro Smith

Highland High School, ID

Kyra Drexler

Renaissance High School, ID

Levi Smith

Resurrection Christian School, CO

Carolyn Enevoldsen

Raymond Central High School, NE

Robert Sorensen

The Bear Creek School, WA

Kent Fielding

Skagway High School, AK

Robert Speirs

Spearfish High School, SD

Madi Gackenbach

Plano East Senior High School, TX

Johnathen Standifer

McNeil High School, TX

Stephen Green

Caney Creek High School, TX

Michael Tune

Ysleta High School, TX

Jennifer Griggs

Yucaipa High School, CA

Joe Walberg

St. James Academy, KS

Jyleesa Hampton

Presentation High School, CA

Robert Walters

Broken Arrow High School, OK

Eric Helle

Bonita Vista High School, CA

Charles Walts

The Hockaday School, TX

Mario Herrera

Midtown High School, GA

Katelynn Wilson

Van Horn High School, MO

Shelia Holt

William Chrisman High School, MO

Matt Wilson

Happy Valley High School, TN

James Kingsmill

Patrica E. Paetow High School, TX

Brian Winckler

Bolivar High School, MO

Justin Kurup

James Logan High School, CA

Trey Witt

Shawnee Mission East High School, KS

Justin Levy

Pattonville High School, MO

Melody Woodson

Perry High School, OH

Heidi Marek

Crown Point High School, IN

Donna Yeager

Auburn High School, AL

Elise Matton

Albuquerque Academy, NM

Jake Zartman

Louisville Senior High School, OH

DON CRABTREE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS 1ST HONORS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE Lillian Adeyemi Seven Lakes High School, TX Angela Anyzeski Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, FL Byron Arthur St. Augustine High School, LA Brandon Batham Burbank High School, CA Rachel Baumann Farmington High School, MN Sarah Beauchamp McArthur High School, FL Maggie Berthiaume Woodward Academy, GA Patt Cheney Oak Park & River Forest High School, IL Robert Clayton Bonneville High School, ID Joshua Cohen Newton South High School, MA Halle Connors Independence High School, KS Marco Dominguez Mesa High School, AZ Robin Eskin-Fieler Colonial High School, FL Arturo Feliz-Camilo Colegio Bilingue New Horizons, FL Alison Finn-Couch Lincoln North Star High School, NE Irene Gardea Horizon High School - El Paso, TX Chasity Hance Marshfield High School, MO Nick Herink Lincoln East High School, NE Denise Johnson Fargo Davies High School, ND Katie Kantrowitz Silverton High School, OR WK Kay Berkeley Carroll School, NY Thor Mattick Princeton Senior High, MN Brian McAninch Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL Roger McCullough Butte High School, MT Renee Motter Air Academy High School, CO Ellen Parent Biddeford High School, ME Bryce Piotrowski Seven Lakes High School, TX Patrick Pope Harrisburg High School, SD Maggie Rietz West High School, IA Marylavonne Roseberry USD 439 Sedgwick High School, KS Jessica Sanchez James River High School, VA Katie Scholz East Ridge High School, MN Shane Stafford The Blake School, MN Cort Sylvester Rosemount Sr. High School, MN Adam Torson Marlborough School, CA Quentin Unsworth Logan High School, UT Jonathan Waters Lassiter High School, GA Rachel Wilczewski Parker School, HI

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE

David Wright

Jenks High School, OK

2ND HONORS

Jody Batie

Haskell High School, OK

Jamelle Brown

The Pembroke Hill Middle School, MO

Pamela Childress

Valdosta High School, GA

Lori Crews

Bishop McGuinness High School, OK

Holly Custer

Wooster High School, OH

Lyndsy Denk

Falmouth High School, ME

Andrew Eddy

Uplift Atlas Preparatory High School, TX

Bill Fleming

Dwight D. Eisenhower High School, IL

Margaret Gagnon

Jackson Hole High School, WY

Kathleen Hamm

Ransom Everglades School, FL

Gay Hollis

James E. Taylor High School, TX

Colin Malinak

BASIS International & Bilingual Schools, CN

Janet Novack

Lexington High School, MA

Shannon O’Donnell

Flathead High School, MT

Christopher Rhodes

New Philadelphia High School, OH

Brian Rohman

University High School, IL

Shannon Rote

Copley High School, OH

Tyler Unsell

Park Hill High School, MO

William Waddell

Cosby High School, VA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE

3RD HONORS

Ameena Amdahl-Mason

Clackamas High School, OR

Michael Bassett

Niles McKinley High School, OH

Katy Cecil

LaRue County Middle School, KY

Shane Cole

Oak Grove High School, MS

Mariel Cruz

Notre Dame San Jose, CA

Benjamin Edwards

Upper St. Clair High School, PA

Irlonde Gagnon

Jackson Hole High School, WY

Lexy Green

College Prep, CA

Meg Howell-Haymaker

Mountain View High School, AZ

Sohail Jouya

Poly Prep Country Day School, NY

Colleen Mooney

William Tennent High School, PA

Katy Russell

Louisville Senior High School, OH

LeAnne Schmidt

Notre Dame Preparatory School, MI

Joseph Tyler

Century High School, ID

Chase Williams

Taipei American School, TW

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DON CRABTREE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 4TH HONORS David Huston Jasper High School, TX

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE Paul Gaba

Wellington Community High School, FL

Adam Jenkins

Belleville West High School, IL

Rory McKenzie

Lindale High School, TX

Xavier Liu

Bellarmine College Prep, CA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 5TH HONORS Mellessa Denny Amarillo High School, TX Paul Wexler

Needham High School, MA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE Jesse Meyer

Martha Benham

9TH HONORS

John F. Kennedy High School, IA

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE 6TH HONORS Jeffrey Miller Marist School, GA

8TH HONORS

10TH HONORS

Cherry Creek High School, CO

7TH HONORS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUE Keith Bistodeau SACS Middle School, MN James Rye

The Montgomery Academy, AL

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Expanding Access and Fueling Our Mission Our Opportunity

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This year, we made meaningful progress toward our goal of doubling access nationwide by 2030.

Learn More total new schools in 2025-2026

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DISTRICT CHAIR AWARDS Recipients are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

DISTRICT GOLD AWARD Christy Briggs – Sagebrush (NV) Mariel Cruz – California Coast Toni Heimes – Nebraska Phillip Helt – Show Me (MO) Gail Nicholas – South Carolina Jeff Stutzman – Northeast Indiana

DISTRICT SILVER AWARD Christopher Berdnik – Valley Forge (PA) Scott Caron – New England (MA & NH) Rebecca Hier – Nebraska South David Yastremski – New Jersey

DISTRICT BRONZE AWARD

RALPH E. CAREY AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CAREER SERVICE

Renee C. Motter Colorado Grande

Justin Bertram – Central Minnesota Lori Crews – West Oklahoma Jose Dennis – Florida Manatee

DISTRICT LE A D ER R ECOG NITION

DISTRICT LEADER LUNCHEON

Brenden Dimmig – LBJ (TX) Alex Libkind – Citron Online Jeanne Malone – Hoosier Crossroads (IN) Rory McKenzie – UIL (TX) Michael Piccoli – Northern Illinois

CHAIR OF THE YEAR

Carolyn Cook East Kansas BEST NEW CHAIR

Jeffrey Miller Georgia Southern Peach BEST CHAIR COMMUNICATIONS

Martene Campbell Arkansas

Betty Stanton – East Oklahoma Russ Tidwell – West Kansas

DISTRICT LEADER COMMENDATIONS Recipients are nominated annually by district chairs for going above and beyond in their district.

Jennifer Beagles – Wind River (WY) Molly Bruins – South Oregon Michael Convey – Citron Online Kyle Hietala – California Coast Batya Kimyagarov – Citron Online Matthew Medina-Manning – Golden Desert (NV) Skyler Walker – UIL (TX)

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Join us in celebrating this year’s National Tournament attendees!

Good Luck at Nationals!

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

Maryam Khan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAMP Veronica Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vestavia Hills

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE

Aniketh Kalyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northridge Jackson Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northridge

CONGRESS–HOUSE

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

MOCKINGBIRD CRIMSON Sisi Holden . . . . . . . . Mountain Brook Madelyn Hyde . . . . . . Mountain Brook Maggie Parker . . . . . . . . . . . Spain Park Addison Pledger . . . . . . . . . Spain Park Tara Samant . . Montgomery Academy

BIG QUESTIONS

Karan Daryanani . . . .Montgomery Academy William Long . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain Brook Srihitha Vem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hoover

Max Feinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Altamont Winston Rocque . . . . . . . . . .Mountain Brook

CONGRESS–SENATE

Elizabeth Pringle . . . . . . . . . .Mountain Brook Bethany Yin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain Brook

Duncan McInnes . . . .Montgomery Academy Adithya Mohanra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hoover

DRAMATIC INTERP

Kaylana Bazile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAMP Mason Stevens . . . . .Montgomery Academy

DUO INTERP

Livia Dwyer & Henry Wootten .Montgomery Academy Irene Kim & Mahi Patel . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAMP

HUMOROUS INTERP

Evelyn Cummings . . . . . . St. Luke's Episcopal Owen Jones . . . . . . . .Montgomery Academy

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Maitreyi Harsh . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain Brook Advitiya Kana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hoover

ORIGINAL ORATORY POLICY DEBATE

Serena Blutter & William McLain .Altamont Evelyn Noel & Elizabeth Williams Mountain Brook

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

Caroline Garrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAMP Dongwon Kim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAMP

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

Arhaan Lalani & Vivian Shi . . . Vestavia Hills Astha Mehta & Kaylee Zhao . . Vestavia Hills

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Morgan Springer . . . .Montgomery Academy Knox Wingate . . . . . .Montgomery Academy

Congrats to

MOUNTAIN BROOK HIGH SCHOOL for their 40th NSDA National Tournament!

MOCKINGBIRD NAVY Jacob Henderson . . . . . . . . . . . . .LAMP Jierui Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoover Jake Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoover Cooper Owens Montgomery Academy Aditya Pippala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LAMP

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Kudos to

DONNA YEAGER

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Good Luck to all Carly Bleau Northeast Indiana Teams!

Theo Campen Congratulations and good luck to the Catherine Bero

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students of the Illini District

Brianna Chivu

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Devin Hoffman Aubrey Lawrence Jordan Lee Meimei Litowitz Gene Mambo Marcus McGhee

Courtney Clemons Charlotte Clinnin Nathan Clinnin Sofie Cooper-Carrero Nylah Cox

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Morelia Medina Akanksha Narayan Sarah Ohale Kirin Pauline

Aubrey Davis

Saara Raheja

Emilie Fann

Zoya Siddiqui

Natalie Gay Sophia Gulmatovas Hannie Han

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Illini District Student of the Year Morelia Medina

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Zaara Syed AnaSophia Wrobel

Make Indiana proud in Richmond!

Good Luck to all Good Good Luck Luck to to all all Northeast Indiana Teams!

Northeast Northeast Indiana Indiana Teams!

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Dramatic Interpretation Weston Widman Jayden Perry Duo Interpretation Delaney Adams/Ella Patty Wyatt Adams/Natalia Buffinton Humorous Interpretation Will Boyd Jaidan Loreman Informative Speaking Ophelia Lackey Lake Rodriguez International Extemp Ethan Swardson Prajeet Akula Original Oratory Chase Cuffel Jayen Perry Program Oral Interp Ada Boxx Sage Bell United States Extemp Tarrence Byrd Rebecca Reed

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Oak Grove High School

Madison Central High School

Oxford High School

Mississippi School for Math & Science

Petal High School

Murrah High School

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

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Carver-Truman District

QUALIFIERS Carthage Jonah Barrett – PF Gabe Dyer - LD AB Gonzalez - DUO Sage Gonzalez - DUO Mia Huntley - DUO Luke Pointer - DUO John Satterfield - PF Jaxon Wyrick - INF Cassville Kim Hang - DI David Rehbach - USX Kaid Williams - POI

Reeds Spring Monett Seneca Mikayla Baker - DI Rebecca Cottrell - CX Olivia Leonard - District Colbie Cypret - STO Bronwyn Masri - INF Student of the Year Luke Sellers - STO Manuel Salas - CX Quinn Singleton - HI Republic Neosho Thomas Jefferson IDS Kyree Basnight - House Arvin Arora - IX Trenton Farley - Senate Sienna Blankenship - HI Katie Chew - POI Katerina Pruitt - CX Hailey Brake - BQ Natalie Cruz - OO Soha Shaikh - CX Hannah Brake - INF Caleb Fenske - Senate Webb City Lilly Chapman - DI Jackie Gonzalez - House Hadley Butcher - POI Haley Edwards - PF Pierce Newcomb - LD Em Morris - POE James Robbins - PF Thatcher Phillips - House Kooper Newberry - House Eli Sherrow - BQ Braylon Parish - XDB Maddux Steinmann - USX Lexi Simmons - IX Aspen Terry - OO

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IX: Charlie Beyer Aiden Chaverri Evan Hoffman

HI: Elizabeth Jacques Harrison Manweiler Colby Lee

USX: Madeline Frandsen Connor Manzardo Hunter Harris Rhyan Roberts

OO: James Burton Madilynn Hartman Basmalah ElGawady Kendall Moore

INF: Emily Martin Laila Ozturk Mylie Kaiser Milan Gao

OZARK

NATIONAL QUALIFIERS 2026 NATIONAL QUALIFIERS 2026 DUO: Johnny Schoeller & Cooper Dailey Olivia Wallace & Emma Ranies McKenna Perkins & Laityn Perkins Erica Fernandez & Richard VanAntwerp CX: Taaha Khan & Ilyaan Khan Kinadie Reed & Asher Mauck Tristan Khoshyomn & Ethan Duff

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DI: Isaac Brooks Kira Walton Luke Douglas Zakhi Fikes

DISTRICT

‘26

WSD Pink: Jacqueline Ussery Layla Roberts Evie Gaylor Steven Tinney Josue Garcia

LD: Beau Heese Esther Lu Emma Lewis Treavyn King

BQ: Hailey Hakan Lily Brozovich

PFD: August Kleiboeker & Grant Hudson Lyle Brophy & Adil Azeem Grace Law & Ethan Cody

NATIONAL QUALIFIERS 2026 NATIONAL QUALIFIERS 2026

WSD Teal: Gyan Grewal Rae Porter Ethan Loveland Chloe Way Cambria Condon

HSE: Wesley Jones Timothy Howard Jachin Hodson Danny Stewart Alec Rosa Hannah Castilliejos Joshua Gaines

POI: Aniston Harris Emma Johnson Preston Hicks SEN: Clara Poppen Elicia Dreckman

BIG QUESTIONS DEBATE

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

ORIGINAL ORATORY

SENATE

Remy Mossberg Blue Springs South Charlie Wills Blue Springs South

Dylan Rucinski Grain Valley Rose Sykes Raymore-Peculiar Andrew Thomas-Brown Lee’s Summit West

Mahad Amin Pembroke Hill Vivian Chira Lee’s Summit North Ingrid Gomez Blue Springs

Andrew Hayes Rockhurst Sam Moffett Blue Springs

POLICY DEBATE

Daniel Bacchetta Lee’s Summit North Grace Coughlin Pembroke Hill Tyler Johnson Blue Springs South

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Liam Love Lee’s Summit North Hailey Mayes Belton Sarina Weinman Pembroke Hill

Hannah Howell Blue Springs Jake Johnson Lee’s Summit North Lucy Johnson Blue Springs Keliko Montes Raymore-Peculiar

DUO INTERPRETATION Kaedyn Blede and Evan Thomson Raymore-Peculiar Vanessa Diaz & Aurora Lautzenhiser Raymore-Peculiar Jared Romney & Robert Williams Blue Springs Amari Russell & Eli Showen Raymore-Peculiar

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP Maxon Chen Lee’s Summit North Noelle Lawlor Lee’s Summit West Markell Patterson Ruskin

Annabel Carney Lee's Summit West Connor Clune Rockhurst Nicholas Dunn Pembroke Hill Elizabeth Lancaster Belton Isaiah Malone Belton Timothy Ottomanelli Rockhurst Georgia Wood Blue Springs South

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE - BLUE Rockhurst Declan Deady William Dennis Abhay Joseph Harry Kennedy Drew Shepherd

PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION Keegan Harwood Blue Springs Journiee Hawthorne Blue Springs Simra Tariq Pembroke Hill

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE Annabelle Fernandez Pembroke Hill Jaelyn Jensen Lee’s Summit North Bennett Salva Lee’s Summit North

HOUSE

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Noah Dutton & Gui Tabuchi Barstow Finian Murphy & Daniel Zhao Pembroke Hill Olivia Nolte & Natalie Rush Lee’s Summit West

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

Show Me District

WORLDS SCHOOLS DEBATE - GOLD

Duncan Black & Micah Sanchez Lee’s Summit North Kaylin Carrier & Kylee Harris Blue Springs Greyson Helm & Evie Latman Lee’s Summit

Celebrates America 250

Ruskin Lavion Harris Markus Moore Jaden Shannon Samantha Thurman Katherine Velasquez

Corn-fed, Nationals READY! CONGRESS - HO U S E

Beau Cassell - Lincoln Southeast Cora Jones - Lincoln East Camila Torres - Hastings Senior Marin Weisser - Lincoln Southeast CONGRESS - SE NAT E

Jackson Lynch - Lincoln East Elise Weisser - Lincoln Southeast D R A MATI C I NT E R P

Zach Johannes - Lincoln East Ethan Phan - Lincoln East D UO I NTERP

Hadila Abdalla & Mabruka Mumade - Lincoln North Star Wade Combs & Sawyer Shaner - Lincoln East

H U M O RO U S INTER P

Sloan Donahoo - Lincoln East Amelia Schupbach - Lincoln East INF O R M AT IV E S P E AK I N G

Claire Rooney - Lincoln East Cinae Schneider - Lincoln East

INT E R NAT IO NA L E X T EM P

Andrew Donlan - Pius X Isaiah Perry - Bellevue West L INCO L N- D O U G L AS

Khris Matul Rosales - Hastings Senior Baran Safa - Lincoln Southeast O R IG INA L O R ATORY

Belinda Qiao - Lincoln East Charlie Sanchez-Masi - Lincoln East Laura England - Papillion La Vista South

P OLI CY DEBAT E

U N I T ED STAT ES E X TEM P

Esther Allen-Pickett & McKenna Wheeler - Hastings Senior Emery Jobst & James Yu - Lincoln East

Cooper Doell - Lincoln East Grace Malcom - George W. Norris

P ROGR AM OR AL I N T ER P

Mahshid Farahmand - Lincoln Gavin Foust - Lincoln East P U B LI C FOR U M DEBAT E

Arnav Agarwal & Ronav Ganesh - Lincoln East Brad Bobaru & Lucas Neamu - Lincoln East Sukruth Jangala & Shriish Sathish - Lincoln East

WOR LD SCH OOLS D EBATE NEBRASKA SOUTH BLUE

Jason Grandquist - Lincoln East Nolan Peterson - Lincoln East Erin Suh - Lincoln East Gabe Wick - Lincoln East Grayson Williams - Lincoln East NEBRASKA SOUTH GOLD

Sophia Allen - Lincoln Southeast Jubilee Lathrop - Lincoln Northwest Emersyn Smith - Lincoln Northwest Alfredo Ramirez - Lincoln Northwest Braxton Wiebke - Lincoln Southeast

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Arbor View Zachary Bogart, Worlds A-TECH Clayton Mote, House Bishop Gorman Milan Prete, Worlds Clark HS Declan Berger, Policy Charlie Small, Policy Stella Tsao, Policy Flora Wang, Worlds Malachi Wiafe, Policy Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas Alexander Hetey, OO Zoe Kristosik, Worlds Kyra Lalas, POI Cason Noll, USX Daniel Obstgarten, USX Ty Tan, IX

Congratulations, Golden Desert!

Coronado Lila Murdock, USX Desert Oasis Teilan Lee, Infomative Damian Melnichuk, Senate Maddux Schmitz, PF Badriya Yassin, PF Maryamwit Yemane, OO Green Valley Tigerlily Chandler, DI Alexis Coleman, Duo Yuritzia Gutierrez, OO Eloise McCormick, DI Liv Michaelson, Duo Isabella North, HI Elijah Tafeaga, HI Carter Vigil, IX Las Vegas HS Lukas Daniele, Worlds

NWCTA Kaylin Mae Martin, Worlds Savanna Symmonds, Info Palo Verde Sophie Amir, POI Rohitha Baskaran, House Caden Betz, Worlds Zoila Boyarski, LD Kathya Garcia, Duo Calvin Hughes, House Sophia Manuel, Senate Maria Fernandez Oviedo, Worlds

Amaris Rodriguez, Duo Alexander Weible, House Novella Vittorio, PF Christine Zhong, PF Shaksham Veerapaneni, HI South CTA BriUnique Toeaina, Worlds The Meadows School Teighlor Bloyd, LD West CTA Amira Ojuade, Worlds

Join us November 14-15 for the Golden Desert NIETOC Qualifier!

NIETOC & TOC Speech Bids!

Congratulations to all the 2026 NSDA competitors from the New Jersey District!

Congratulations to all the 2026 NSDA competitors from the New Jersey District!

BARRINGER Britney Deer, Sheekira King; BRIDGEWATER RARITAN Tharun Naguleswaran; CHERRY HILL Chloe Ren; DELBARTON Ryan Amin, Andrew Kapp, Holden Leidl; ELIZABETH Destiny Isaac, Matthew Mendez, Melanie Rodriguez; MILLBURN Jake Silberstein, Sujeev Singh Kapur & Vikram Sinha, Angelica Huang & Ryna Dholakia, Abigail Chung & Rhea Tyagi; MONROE TOWNSHIP Krish Kshatriya; MONTGOMERY Jessica Wang; MONTVILLE Ansh Shamdasani, Tyler Zhang, Ishaan Gokaraju; MOUNTAIN LAKES Ethan Lu; NEWARK CENTRAL Rhya D'Aguilar, Jamal Kirton, Winal Tineo & Isaiah Fleurant, Serenity Bradshaw & Courtney Mack, Monique Akwaowo; NEWARK TECH Daniel Francis & Enilda Tavarez; NORTHSTAR ACADEMY Kaylan Jarrett; PHILLIPSBURG Joseph Rasely & Leila Gamboa; Alexander DeMarco, Joshua Miller; RANDOLPH Ryan Davidson, Tanishka Shahoo; RIDGE Faye Fletcher, Aditi Terli, Evelyn Xu, Vivian Liu, Risha Madan, Neel Tripathi, Anjni Naik, Krish Kumar, MJ Chu, Himnish Koul, Amandeep Manda, Anya Hira & Naitik Narang, Arjun Kumar, Zoey Qin, Aditya Bajaj, Ziyi Chen, Enchan Lee; SCIENCE PARK (NEWARK SCIENCE) Moyinoluwa Olagadeyo & Anne-Blessing Odra, Risiqat Adeniji & Mofoluwa Olagadeyo; SOUTH BRUNSWICK Nishanth Sai Gudur; SUMMIT Emily Vegter, Georgie Stevenson, Jenna Shulman, Amelia Jorek; UNIVERSITY Belonica Maceno, Jazzlee Usher, Dante Elliott, Josmanuel Deleon

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Bound for Richmond - Built for the Moment The Carolina East District wishes our national qualifiers every success as they take the national stage in Richmond.

Cary Academy Rayan Almony (PF) Anna Benjamin (USX) Lexi Cai (HSE) Yul Choi (OO) Daphne DiFrancesco (PF) Raya Jung (PF) Victor He (HSE) Holden Lim (OO) Patrick Liu (LD) Arush Mandhare (HSE) Kajal Parmar (IX) Riley Powell (LD) Eugene Si (INF) Adrian Soldevila (PF) Isabel Yun (HSE) Claire Zhong (LD)

SENATE Isabelle Catt | Asheville HS Krish Korrapati | Pine Lake Prep.

BIG QUESTIONS

Cumberland International Early College HS Aubrey Legros (DI) Cumberland Polytechnic HS Carter Brown (HI) Journey DeWalt (HI) Abigail Joy (DUO) Ian Kim (DUO) Grace Stevenson (INF)

Massey Hill Classical HS Ryan Buracchio (HSE) Griffin Hire (SEN) Pinecrest HS Chloe Dudkiewicz (POI) Hadley Pattyn (POI) Research Triangle HS Alice Zhu (DUO) Li Guior (DUO)

Durham Academy Sreshta Chalicham (HSE) Kai Forbach (USX) Rohan Jensen (IX) Meena Surakanti (OO) Weihang Xu (HSE)

Terry Sanford HS Laura Sigmon (DI) William G Enloe HS Claire Ding (SEN)

Making Our Case From the mountains ... To the big city

2026 CAROLINA WEST NSDA QUALIFIERS

Isabella Lore | Myers Park HS Ashfaq Mohammad | Marvin Ridge HS

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION Tessa Fulcher | Myers Park HS Sita Sagunarthy | Charlotte Latin Sch.

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION Hadley Lord | NCSSM-Morganton Marcel Saldino | Asheville HS

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Charlie Price & Cameron Williams | Myers Park HS Vihaan Kale & Neev Dadhania | Marvin Ridge HS

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING Paige Stephens | Asheville HS Margaret Odhiambo | Charlotte Latin Sch.

INTL. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING Zara Datay | Ballantyne Ridge HS Ishan Saha | Ardrey Kell HS

DUO INTERPRETATION Grace Wallace & Ava Manderson | Asheville HS Angelina O’Brien & Fiona Lucas | Cuthbertson HS

ORIGINAL ORATORY Noah Horner | Myers Park HS Pavit Singh | Ardrey Kell HS

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE Lilly Berkovich | Charlotte Latin Sch. Natalie Berman | Charlotte Latin Sch. Mason Csantaveri | Marvin Ridge HS Iniyan Golkukumar | Ardrey Kell HS Joseph Holland | Myers Park HS Evan Horner | Myers Park HS Divija Rao | Charlotte Latin Sch. Austin She | Ardrey Kell HS Ginevra Voltolina | Myers Park HS Jackson Willis | Marvin Ridge HS

HOUSE Shrenik Sridharala | Ardrey Kell HS Dimitri Katsanos | Myers Park HS Derin Gulkanat | Ardrey Kell HS Darsh Goenka | Ardrey Kell HS

PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION Sahasra Akula | Ballantyne Ridge HS Janani Nallasura | Ballantyne Ridge HS

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

U.S. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING

Virginia Bouknight | Myers Park HS Kush Gupta | Cuthbertson HS

Saanvi Kasera | East Mecklenburg HS Zachary Richman | Myers Park HS

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Best of Luck, Northern Ohio National Qualifiers!

Your Coaches and the District !

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Good Luck

CONGRESS - HOUSE

HUMOROUS INTERP

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

Aadarsh Chilakalapudi

Brian Hong - BRE NT WO O D Cameron Roberts

- MID-SO UTH G IF TED

- N OL E NSVILLE

Jerry Wiles - NO RT HE AST

- BRE NT WO O D

Yuvraj Raghuwanshi

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

Joseph Johnson & Wali Sidiqyar

Mya Mimbs - PO RT L AND Anya Moyer - BART LE T T Srishti Mulgund

Jasmine Merrikh & Meredith Yount

- CO LLIE RVILLE

Grady Pazona & Paul Schneider

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

- BRE NT WO O D

Matthew Greer - BRE NT WO O D Adrien Poux - CO LLIE RVILLE Maple Townsend

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

- COL LIE RVILLE

Jonathan Okokhere - COL L IE RVILLE

CONGRESS - SENATE Advait Mahale - CO LLIE RVILLE Evan Robinson - SUMMIT

DRAMATIC INTERP Blake Dickey-Ballentine - ROSS VIE W

Alena Little - E LIZABE T HTO N Rhealyn Napier - PO RTL AND

National Qualifiers

DUO INTERP Laila Bowling & Adalee Walker - BARTLE T T

Joshua Lancaster & Timothy Tyler - HEN RY CO UNT Y

Anthony Moore & Spider Smotherman - SCIENCE HILL

- DO BYNS BE NNE T T

- HE NRY CO UNT Y

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE

Mary Bondurant & Scott Yelland Natalie Chou & Liam Marassa

- BRE NT WO O D - BRE NT WO O D

Yelena Gulbransen - HE NDE RSO NVILL E

Kassidy Rasmussen - JE FFE RSO N CO UN T Y

Agnes McGibbon - ST. CE CILIA Isaac Morris - INDE PE NDE NCE

Harper Wyatt

ORIGINAL ORATORY

UNITED STATES EXTEMP

Jibran Khan - BRE NT WO O D Amy Li - SCIE NCE HILL Ruby Runyan

- JE FFE RSO N CO UNT Y

- HE NDE RSO NVILL E

Jackson Jernigan - PORTL A N D Ciara Oldham - CO OK EVIL L E Cecilia Wooldridge - S U M M IT

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Congratulations and good luck to the national qualifiers from the Central Texas District!

ebate:

SON

CONGRESS–HOUSE

atory School

A atory School R atory School

HARINI LOGAN St. Mary's Hall KYLIE MCCRANIE Hill Country ARIYANNA RIVERA Boerne Champion SASHIVARDHAN SUNKARA Boerne Champion SIDDHARTH TRIPATHI Reagan

CONGRESS–SENATE

KAAVYA CHALLAPALLI Johnson ANITA HAFEY O'Connor

DRAMATIC INTERP

PIERCE MCBRAYER Churchill FAITH NGUYEN Churchill

HUMOROUS INTERP

GISELLE ANGUIANO Reagan PRUDENCE WILSON Churchill SPENCER BALMER Churchill CLARA ULCZYNSKI Warren

JULIA MAREK & SAMANTHA ROMAN Churchill KESHAV SINGH & ISABELLA VILLARREAL Hill Country SETH SMALL & SUMNER VAN KLAVEREN Churchill

INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

BENJAMIN HUANG Antonian MACKENZIE JOHNSON Boerne Champion

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE VEERAJ BAJAJ St. Mary's Hall SIDDHARTH RAO Brandeis

ORIGINAL ORATORY

SAWYER BEACH St. Mary's Hall EMMA PUTNAM Churchill

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POLICY DEBATE

JUDE MILLER Churchill BENNIE TATE Churchill

PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

OMRAN ABDELQADER & MARCOS LEYVA Warren SHARZEH JAFFERALI & ALEJANDRO MANSO St. Mary's Hall

UNITED STATES EXTEMP XAVIER PHILLIPS O'Connor MIHIKA PUVENNA Boerne Champion

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE CENTRAL TEXAS

ELANNA ANDRONE Boerne Champion JEMMA CARDWELL Boerne Champion MAX GEORGE Boerne Champion CONNER SCHWARTZ Boerne Champion ADRIANA SWANSON Boerne Champion CENTRAL TEXAS RED

TEAGUE CANTEY Churchill MOSES HOLLANDER Churchill SHEA LANDRY Churchill WINSLOW LY Churchill

Congratulations

Gulf Coast Qualifiers

Bandera High School Collegiate High School Columbia High School Gregory-Portland High School Harlingen High School Harlingen High School South La Vernia High School Pharr San Juan Alamo Southwest High School PSJA Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School Richard King High School Tuloso-Midway High School Veterans Memorial High School W. B. Ray High School

Senate Walid Elijah Guerra Rachel Memory LD Liliana Espinosa Anya Prakash Policy Santi Toribio & Atticus Hilton Avi Muthupandiyan & Matthew Lin Public Forum Andrew Wang & Eric Huang Audrey Kim & Ananya Subramanian

DI Lola Castillo Rianna Jain Duo Madeline Gerbyshak & Hannah Koepsell Ananya Ebenezer & Teghan Schutta HI James Bender Luke Cameron Informative Stormy Walker Mallory Eggert IX Elizabeth Lewandowski Ari Dinan Oratory Jenna Hager Ava Hicks POI Giovannie Navarro Erin Staszewski USX HollyKubert-Marshall

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Policy Debate

PF Debate

House

Pedro Arroyo & Hiba Fatima Megan Schreck & Ryan Schreck Allegra-Zoe Aubrey & Joselin Guazozon Daniel Lee & Edward Yang

Andrew Lu Isaac Armstrong Ryan Baker Johnny Solis

Big Questions

U.S. Extemp

International

Senate

LD Debate

Ajay Gundanna Irvin Wang

Jack Zhou Scott Rasmussen

Rowan Seipp Yunah Kim

Tanisha Kumar Patrick Li

Ava Aldridge Zavier Buckley

The Yellow Rose District Representing Texas with Pride

World Schools Team: Jaden Zarate, Malaikah Ali, Jaylen Johnson, Sofia Rivera Sierra, Yusra Rauf World Schools Team: Erin Bond, Nathan Graham, Elizabeth Searcy, Amelia Shipley

Duo Interp

Humorous Interp

Dramatic Interp

Edwin Eben-Baffour Maddie Nelson

Colin Russell Abigail Henson

Zane Duffy and Owen Little Victoria Mosmeyer and Wesley Kuriger

Informative

Original Oratory

Program Oral Interp

Roqib Bello Emma Parker

Nicolas Shipley Danna Medina

District Student of the Year Kaylen Sanchez

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Ervin Bonilla Genevieve Arabie

Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Nationals CONGRATULATIONS TO VIRGINIA’S NATIONAL QUALIFIERS & THEIR COACHES! Deep Run HS

Isabella Paperman Shelly Purser Anna Weitzenhofer ✠ Sheryl Gibson

Dominion HS Briar Woods HS

Samarth Chenumolu Aaditya Kasture Jaidan Patel ✠ Diana Ramirez

Broad Run HS

Titiksha Babu Aparna Dileepkumar Aditi Giri

Clover Hill HS Jasmine Franco ✠ Hunter Clark

✠ Larry Gusman ✠ Sheryl Gusman

Collegiate School

Floyd County HS

Hollyn Borich Emmett Lareau Justinas Petkauskas Akash Rohatgi

✠ Kiran Madavarapu

✠ Shannon Castelo ✠ Laurel Maughan

Charlottesville HS

Cosby HS

Rose BrennanWilkinson Lillian Curtis Soloman Schwartzman Callie Sun ✠ Quinn Curtis ✠ Micah Schwartzman

Ayana Chowdhury Joshua Hart Andrew Saleh

Reagan Goldsmith Ian Perez Connor Preciado Abigail Willis ✠ Jackie Clark ✠ Scott McKeag ✠ Billy Waddell

Nico Anderson Rhys Bowman

✠ Theda McCutchan ✠ Kristen Harrod

Grafton HS

Olivia Ingram Ford

✠ Shakenya Coleman ✠ Bonnie DeWorken

Great Bridge HS Moriah Alexander

✠ Carrie Longworth

James Madison HS Neel Kamath Jason Reznikov Avi Saraf Koby Shnekendorf

✠ Michael Biddick ✠ Beth Blankenship ✠ Ed Shnekendorf

James River HS Naomi Fife Evelyn Gayle Malcom Hess

✠ Jessica Sanchez ✠ Joey Sanchez

Jamestown HS Canton Murphy

✠ James Harvey Stone ✠ Christy Murphy

L.C. Bird HS

Krishelle Belcher ✠ Melissa Ligh

Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Vrinda Shah

✠ Celie Boswell ✠ Erin MacPherson

Monacan HS

Ava Cordovana Elise Mackey

✠ Sanchez Tucker ✠ Olivia Boisseau

Patriot HS

Azadeh Hill Kaede Thomas

✠ Peggy Prather

The Potomac School Anika Agrawal Sebastian Chumpitaz Kadyn Godbee Katherine Hedges Misa Hikawa Jacob Jackson Annie Patterson Cox Armaan Sethi Jenna Zee Iris Zhou

✠ Harry Strong ✠ Ryan Levesque ✠ Mernine Ameris ✠ Mary Beth Armstrong ✠ Jacob Kemp ✠ Christian Herald ✠ Tayland Ratliff ✠ Pavan Reddy

Princess Anne HS

Trinity Christian

✠ Olivia Williams

✠ Aaron Marshall

Audrey Ash Alexandra-Maria Kourbeti Mia Spruill

Robinson SS

Natalia Voloshin ✠ Alison Wolfe ✠ Jeff Koegler

Salem HS

Dylan Hancock

✠ Mark Ingerson

Chiso Obi Evelyn Turner Kate Chu Daisy Jenkins

Westfield HS

Neha Badvel Misha Pradeep Kethan Salla Zoya Thoufiq Anya Varghese Susitna Voduru ✠ Mark Deaton

St. Paul VI Catholic Om Khatadia

✠ Mary Sullivan-Haller

Thomas Jefferson HS for the Science & Technology Charan Kommareddy Ami (Ha) Le Karim Saad ✠ Theresa Ohanian ✠ Aaron Trujillo ✠ Cody Salenga

✠ Coach

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MIDDLE SCH OOL R ECOG NITION

WELCOME The Middle School National Tournament is an open invitational, and all middle school NSDA members are welcome to compete for a chance to be named a middle school national champion! Over 900 competitors from 200 schools are participating at this year’s event.

JOIN US An adult from each middle school team should stop by in-person registration at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture to pick up your school’s materials and ask any questions. Preordered shirts will be available in the NSDA Store. The museum grounds will also have food trucks, a DJ, and activities for your team to enjoy. Street and ramp parking around the museum is available for a cost.

Teams arriving early in the week should consider checking out some high school rounds as a learning experience. We recommend teams drive to the competition venue before competition begins to become familiar with the daily route and expected travel times.

2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR

MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION AND EXPO TUESDAY, JUNE 18 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET

V I RG I N I A M US E UM OF H I STO RY & CULT UR E Registration: REYNOLDS ROOM Expo: COMMONWEATLH HALL NSDA Store: HALSEY FAMILY HALL

SPECIAL THANKS NATIONAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR J. Scott Wunn, NSDA

MIDDLE SCHOOL TAB STAFF Jeffrey Miller, GA (chair) Eric Cecil, KY Katy Cecil, KY Shania Hunt, CA Abby Schirmer, GA Raymond Shay, NY Tim Stroud, VA Jeffrey Miller William Warren, NC Middle School Elizabeth Weas, AL Tab Chair

HEATHER HUFFMAN

The Village Middle School, Texas

C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S !

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The Middle School National Tournament is presented by Advantage Communications

GREATER RICHMOND CONVENTION CENTER (GRCC)

GRCC • ROOM E21 A 8:00 a.m.

Informative Speaking Final

9:15 a.m.

Original Oratory Final

10:30 a.m.

Policy Debate Final

12:45 p.m.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate Final

1:45 p.m.

Public Forum Debate Final

GRCC • ROOM B 15 B

AWARDS REMINDERS INDIVIDUAL AWARDS: Awards will be given to all students advancing to elimination rounds.

• The top 10 speakers in Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum, World Schools, and Big Questions will be recognized at the Middle School Awards Ceremony.

• Debate quarterfinalists, semifinalists, and finalists will receive their award during the Middle School Awards Ceremony; all other debate awards will be distributed in the competition room at the conclusion of the round.

• In Congressional Debate, the final session presiding officer, all semifinalists, and all finalists will be recognized at the Middle School Awards Ceremony.

8:00 a.m.

Program Oral Interp Final

9:15 a.m.

Declamation Final

10:30 a.m.

Dramatic Interp Final

• Speech event contestants eliminated in elimination rounds will receive their award during the Middle School Awards Ceremony.

11:45 a.m.

Humorous Interp Final

SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

1:00 p.m.

Duo Interp Final

GRCC • ROOM E23 A 8:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

World Schools Debate Final (Prepared Motion)

Congress Final

GRCC • ROOM B 10 8:00 a.m.

Impromptu Final

9:15 a.m.

Prose Final

10:30 a.m.

Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking Final Finalists Arrive in Draw by 9:45 a.m. in Room B1 7

11:30 a.m.

Poetry Final

12:30 p.m.

Original Spoken Word Poetry Final

1:30 p.m.

Storytelling Final

GRCC • ROOM B21 B 4:30 p.m.

Middle School Awards Assembly

Note: Judges should report to the tab room in Room B15 A 30 minutes before the start of each final round.

Entries reaching elimination rounds will count toward School of Excellence Awards.

• An entry earns their school one point per round they advance.

• In Congressional Debate, students who place 1-6 receive an additional point in addition to one for breaking to the final session.

Debate: Presented to the top five point earning schools with at least one entry in debate and/or Congressional Debate.

MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALS AND AWAR DS

2026 MIDDLE SCHOOL FINALS AND AWARDS • FRIDAY, JUNE 19

Speech: Presented to the top five point earning schools with at least one entry in a speech event.

Overall: Presented to the top three point earning schools with at least one entry in both debate and speech. The winner of the overall School of Excellence Awards will not also be eligible to win the Speech and Debate School of Excellence Awards.

NOTE: The following middle school awards are not presented on stage.

• Public Forum: Non-advancing doubleoctafinalists and octafinalists will receive their plaques at the conclusion of the round.

• Lincoln-Douglas: Non-advancing double-octafinalists and octafinalists will receive their plaques at the conclusion of the round.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SCH ED ULE OVERVIEW

MS DEBATE

MS WORLD SCHOOLS

DEBATE EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17

• Policy (CX) • Lincoln-Douglas (LD) • Public Forum (PF)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Glen Allen HS 9:00 a.m.

Required Judge Training (Auditorium)

10:00 a.m.

Round 1 (CX, LD, PF)

— Lunch served from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — 12:30 p.m.

Round 2 (LD, PF) 1:00 p.m.

Round 2 (CX) 3:30 p.m.

Round 3 (CX, LD, PF)

6:00 p.m.

Round 4 (CX, LD, PF)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Glen Allen HS 8:00 a.m.

Round 5 10:30 a.m.

Round 6 — Lunch served from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — 1:00 p.m.

Elim Round 1 3:30 p.m.

Elim Round 2 5:30 p.m.

Elim Round 3 (if needed)

• Glen Allen HS 9:00 a.m.

Required Judge Training (Auditorium) 9:30 a.m.

Students Report to Prep Room 10:00 a.m.

Round 1 (Prepared Motion) — Lunch served from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — 12:00 p.m.

Round 2 (Prepared Motion) 2:20 p.m.

Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins 3:30 p.m.

Round 3 (Impromptu Motion)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Glen Allen HS 8:20 a.m.

Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins 9:30 a.m.

Round 4 (Impromptu Motion) — Lunch served from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — 11:20 a.m.

Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins 12:30 p.m.

Round 5 (Impromptu Motion) 2:50 p.m.

Team Roll Call/Impromptu Motion Announced/Prep Begins 4:00 p.m.

Semifinal Round (Impromptu Motion)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center – Room E23 A 8:00 a.m.

World Schools Final (Prepared Motion)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

LD Elim Round 4 PF Elim Round 4

• Greater Richmond Convention Center – Room E21 A 10:30 a.m.

12:45 p.m.

1:45 p.m.

Policy Final Lincoln-Douglas Final Public Forum Final

MS CONGRESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Glen Allen HS 9:00 a.m.

Required Judge Training (Auditorium) 9:30 a.m.

Session 1 — Lunch served from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.

Session 2

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 • Glen Allen HS

Scan the QR code for a full roster of middle school student and coach participants.

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8:00 a.m.

Session 3 — Lunch served from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — 12:00 p.m.

Session 4 4:00 p.m.

Semifinal Session

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center – Room E23 A 11:00 a.m.

Congress Final Session

To enable multiple entry, each speech event is either Pattern A or Pattern B.

MS SPEECH WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 • Highland Springs HS

PATTERN A • Duo Interp (DUO) • Humorous Interp (HI) • Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking (EXT) • Original Oratory (OO) • Poetry (POE) • Storytelling (STO)

9:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

11:30 a.m.

Required Judge Training (Auditorium) Round 1A (Extemp Draw: 9:30 a.m.)

Round 1B

— Lunch served from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. — 1:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Round 2A Round 2B

(Extemp Draw: 12:30 p.m.)

4:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

Round 3A Round 3B

(Extemp Draw: 3:30 p.m.)

THURSDAY, JUNE 18

PATTERN B • Declamation (DEC) • Dramatic Interp (DI) • Impromptu (IMP) • Informative Speaking (INF) • Program Oral Interp (POI) • Prose (PRO) • Original Spoken Word Poetry (OSW)

MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS AND AWARDS Find who advanced to the next round by visiting msnats.tabroom.com and selecting the Pairings tab—or use the QR code at left.

• Highland Springs HS 8:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Round 4A Round 4B

(Extemp Draw: 8:00 a.m.)

— Lunch served from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. — 11:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

Round 5A Round 5B

(Extemp Draw: 11:00 a.m.)

1:00 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

Octas A* Octas B*

(Extemp Draw: 12:30 p.m.)* *if needed

2:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Quarters A (Extemp Draw: 2:00 p.m.)

Quarters B

2:30 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

Quarters A (Extemp Draw: 2:00 p.m.)

Quarters B

5:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Semis A Semis B

(Extemp Draw: 5:00 p.m.)

FRIDAY, JUNE 19 • Greater Richmond Convention Center (GRCC) Final rounds will be held throughout the day on Friday. Find the complete schedule on page 109.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCH ED ULE OVERVIEW

SPEECH EVENTS

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Find the setting to approve ballots and comments under the Settings tab of your school account. Learn more at tinyurl.com/y8d9bez4.

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