2025 Continental Divide Challenge (CDC)
WD40 (CO) · Mar 18-21, 2025
Parli
Parli Debate Prelim Rounds are Tuesday.
Parli Prep Room - AD 105
All Parli rounds will have 3 strikes.
Parli resolutions each round will be appropriate for the specific round formats below.
Round 1 - No internet, can use help from adults/students, can use printed materials (no “screen time” except to use a phone to call and talk, no texting, no web, no social media, don’t call someone and ask them to access internet, etc.).
Round 2 - No internet, can use help from adults/students, can use printed materials (no “screen time” except to use a phone to call and talk, no texting, no web, no social media, don’t call someone and ask them to access internet, etc.).
Round 3 - Full internet, only help from Parli competing students (no adult help, students competing in Parli at CDC may help one another).
Round 4 - Full internet, only help from Parli competing students (no adult help, students competing in Parli at CDC may help one another).
Round 5 - Full internet and help from adults/students.
Round 6 - Full internet and help from adults/students.
Quarter-Finals - Full internet and help from adults/students.
Semi-Finals - Full internet. No adult/student help. Teams work on their own.
Finals - No internet. No adult/student help. Teams work on their own.
Tournament Events
Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Impromptu Non-qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Extemporaneous
- Extemporaneous Qual
Juniors
- Jr Duo Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Duo Interpretation Juniors
- Jr Impromptu Juniors
- Jr Interp Juniors
- Jr Platform Juniors
- Jr Sales Pitch Impromptu Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 8:00 am Tue 01/28/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Wed 02/19/2025 (Mountain)
- Late fee will be applied at 11:59 pm Tue 02/25/2025 (Mountain)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 2:03 pm Thu 02/27/2025 (Mountain)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Wed 03/12/2025 (Mountain)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.