Cary Academy Speech & Debate Team
Tournament Schedule 2008-09
 (some dates not yet confirmed)


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)
 
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
   
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)
 
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.
   
1.17-19   Golden Desert Invitational
Las Vegas, NV
(leave Thursday night, return Monday)
 
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)
 
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)