Cary Academy
Speech & Debate Team |
1st Year Speech & Debate students taking the class are required to attend 5
tournaments per year.
2nd Year and beyond must attend 7 per school year to
maintain membership on the Speech & Debate Team. Yes, those in the class are
on the team!
| Weekend | Local Tournament | National Tournament | |
| 9.12-14 | Wake Forest Earlybird Winston-Salem, NC (leave Friday morning, return Sunday) | ||
| 9.20 | |||
| 9.27 | Pinecrest HS | ||
| 10.4 | East Chapel Hill HS | ||
| 10.11 | |||
| 10.17-19 |
UPENN Liberty Bell Classic
Philadelphia, PA (leave Friday, return Sunday night) |
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| 10.25 | Terry Sanford HS | ||
| 10.31-11.2 | University of Florida Blue Key Gainesville, FL (leave Thursday, return Sunday) | ||
| 11.5 (Wednesday) |
Cardinal Gibbons Novi only LZD, PF, Extemp only |
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| 11.8 | Jack Britt HS | ||
| 11.15 | |||
| 11.22 | ** We are no longer going to Asheville HS --not enough kids signed up--too close to break, we see! | ||
| 11.29 | THANKSGIVING BREAK | ||
| 12.6 | ** Pine Forest moved their tournament to Jan 31 | ||
| 12.13 | Northwest Guilford HS | ||
| 12.20 | |||
| 12.27 | |||
| 1.3 | |||
| 1.9-10 | CFL qualifiers at ECHHS |
Myers Park Laird Lewis Invitational
Charlotte, NC (no extemp) (leave Friday morning, return Saturday night) |
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| 1.12 |
American Legion Oratorical Contest lunch period U229 winners go on to the Post contest, date TBA in Jan. See link for sample speech and rules. |
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| 1.17-19 |
Golden Desert Invitational Las Vegas, NV (leave Thursday night, return Monday) |
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| 1.24 | |||
| 1.31 | Pine Forest HS | Columbia U tournament (lv Fri morn return Sunday) | |
| 2.7 | Duke tournament | ||
| 2.14-16 | |||
| 2.21 | EE Smith HS | ||
| 2.28 | |||
| 3.7 | South View HS | ||
| 3.14 | |||
| 3.21 | |||
| 3.26-28 | Tarheel East District Tournament Pinecrest HS | ||
| 3-30 (Monday) | Euro Challenge UNC (5 students-gr 9 & 10) 11am to 12:30pm | ||
| 4.1-2 (Thurs-Fri) | Model UN Winthrop U (6-9 students) lv Wed at lunch, return 3/3 evening | ||
| 4.11 | |||
| 4.18 | |||
| 4.24-25 | Tarheel Forensic League State Tournament North Mecklenburgh HS, Charlotte NC | ||
| 5.2 | |||
| 5.8-10 |
Extemp TOC
(Northwestern Univ) Chicago, IL (qualified
Extempers) (leave Friday, return Monday am) |
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| 5.16 | |||
| 5.23 | |||
| 5.30 | |||
| 6.6 | |||
| 6.14-19 | National Forensic League National Speech and Debate Tournament Birmingham, AL (leave Saturday, return the next Saturday) |