Meetings
NJSDL Spring Meeting – Draft Minutes
Minutes are considered draft until approval at the fall meeting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12H2YFn2PnYbT-k0b0jOOWVj18Z-TFmn1XpSW_X9RWqg/edit?usp=sharing
League
ONLINE MIDDLE SCHOOL NATIONALS REGISTRATION OPEN!
Online Middle School National Speech & Debate TournamentIt’s Time to Register!Dear David,The Middle School National Tournament is back and happening online June 7-9! This tournament offers your students a special opportunity to compete with their peers from across the country, receive feedback, and improve their skills. There is no qualification tournamant—all middle Read more…
Team Development
WEBINAR: Staring a Speech & Debate Program w/ Princeton Academy coach, Ray Shay!
TopicSpringboard Educational Webinar Series: Starting a Speech and Debate Program Description: Join Coach Ray Shay for this special education opportunity aimed at students, coaches, advisors, and judges. If your school is starting a speech and debate program, or if you work with middle school students or judge novice/Rising Stars speech Read more…
Awards
NJ 2022 National Qualifiers
Congratulations to our New Jersey District National Qualifiers for the National Speech and Debate Association National Championships! Full results can be found here. They will represent the New Jersey District in Louisville KY in June!
League
2022 RESULTS – NJSDL State Championships
2022 State Championship Results Congratulations to our New Jersey Speech & Debate League State Champions! 2022 Speech ResultsDeclamation – Abigail Lee – Ridge HS Domestic Extemporaneous – Chloe Yang – Ridge HS Dramatic Interpretation – Glory Okonkwo – Newark Central HS Duo Interpretation – Jake Model and Thea Rind – Read more…
Awards
March Online Festival Awards Ceremony
Thank you to Ray Shay of Princeton Academy for organizing and running the virtual series!
Students
Speech & Debate Alumni – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Supreme Court Justice joins the list of Supreme Court Justices who participated Speech & Debate including Justices Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor. https://www.speechanddebate.org/notable-alumni/
League
NSDA CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE DISTRICTS – Feb. 26 @ Ridge High School
While the Montville Tournament will be hosted virtually, the NSDA District Qualifier will take place in-person at Ridge High School. Details on the tournament can be found at http://newjersey.tabroom.com/.