Tournament Time12:46 AM Central
Welcome to the Next Gen Cardinal Clash
Registration Opens January 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Registration Closes March 1, 2025 at Midnight
Next Gen Speech and Debate of Kansas City is thrilled to announce the Cardinal Clash Tournament Sponsored by the William Jewell College Debate Team.
All Proceeds from the Tournament will support William Jewell's Nationally Ranked Parliamentary Debate Team
Tournament Dates: Thursday, March 20 - Satruday, March 22, 2025
Location: William Jewell College, 500 College Hill, Liberty, MO 64068
Events: ALL NITOC Events PLUS Junior Speech and Debate!
Debate Resolutions:
LD: Resolved: In U.S. law enforcement, accountability ought to be prioritized over effectiveness.
TP: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially reform its policy on healthcare.
Junior Debate: Resolved: In US history, Benjamin Franklin was more important than Thomas Jefferson.
Junior Speech Events: Junior Apologetics, Junior Bible Story, Junior Duo Interpretation, Junior Expository, Junior Impromptu, Junior Interpretation, Junior Platform
Fees: TBA The prices will be coming soon. We were waiting to hear back from the school about the food.
Meals: Students, parents, and siblings will be eating in the Cafeteria. It is in the same building as the Student Hang Out room and a very short walk from the Judge's Area. The competition buildings are also just a few minute walk away. Lunch is $10 and Dinner is $11. Meals will be ordered and paid for on Stoa Hub. There may be tickets available at the door, but will cost more. Families may bring their own food (no peanut items), but there won't be any place to heat it up and crockpots are not allowed. The meal periods are only 30 minutes so leaving campus to eat won't work. The judge area will serve light snacks that appeal to college students since we are hoping to have a lot of college student judges!
"Fresh Ideas" will offer 2 hot items for each meal with all of the accompaniements and salad options, desserts, and beverages. If you have any questions, please email janine.owilkins@yahoo.com.
Peanut Free Tournament. Please don't bring any peanut products to the tournament.
Dress Code: Stoa desires to promote professionalism and modesty in behavior and dress. We will support the NITOC dress code (see www.stoausa.org/about-nitoc >Dress Code. All competitors must dress in modest, professional business attire for the tournament and awards ceremony.
“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.”
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