Montville Township – February 25th. – Click Here for Information
NSDA Big Questions Qualifier – ONLINE – February 22-26th – Click Here for Information
NSDA Congress Qualifier – February 25th – Click Here for Information
Essex County Schools of Technology @ Newark Tech – March 11th – Click Here for Information
New Jersey State Championship – March 17th and 18th – Click Here for Information
The following January tournaments are open:
Newark Invitational – January 6th and 7th (HS)
Hunterdon-Central Winter Invitational – January 7th. (HS)
Freehold Township Invitational – January 14th. (HS)
Ridge Invitational – January 28th (HS & MS)
Details can be found on our tournament invitation. Registration will be through Speechwire.com
If you need assistance setting up student accounts for our asynchronous tournament on Speechwire.com, visit here.
Tuesday, September 13: Springboard Scrimmage #1 with asynchronous speech and live debate. One round will be offered. Round 1 will be at 6:00 p.m. CT. Rising stars and open divisions of all speech and debate events will be offered. Check out the full schedule!
Congratulations to NJSDL students: Ridge’s Ashwin Sasane – Senate Finals and Summit’s Matt Hecker – Informative Finals. Watch their rounds live at https://live.speechanddebate.org/
| 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 school NSDA members are welcome to compete for a chance to be named a middle school national champion! Register Today Key Details Entries » A school may enter up to 8 entries per event. No double entry is permitted in any live events. Students, including those entered in a live event, may enter as many asynchronous speech events as they wish. Fees » The entry fee is $25 per solo entry, $50 per partner entry, and $75 per World Schools entry. Deadlines » Payment, registration, and asynchronous video links are due May 15. Eligibility » Students must have been in the fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth grade during the 2021-2022 academic school year. There is no qualification process; this is an open tournament. Students and their school must be NDSA members. Students involved with non-school clubs must instead be registered with the school at which they are enrolled. Events Debate: Congress, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy, Public Forum, and World Schools. Live Speech: Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp (Same Room Only), Humorous Interp, Mixed Extemp, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking (No Visual Aids), and Impromptu. Asynchronous Speech: Declamation, Prose, Poetry, Program Oral Interp, Pro Con Challenge, Original Spoken Word Poetry, and Storytelling. Full Tournament Details, including judging requirements and a tentative schedule. |
| Questions? We’re here to help! Email info@speechanddebate.org or call (920) 748-6206. |
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!
Congratulations to our New Jersey Speech & Debate League State Champions!
| 2022 Speech Results Declamation – Abigail Lee – Ridge HS Domestic Extemporaneous – Chloe Yang – Ridge HS Dramatic Interpretation – Glory Okonkwo – Newark Central HS Duo Interpretation – Jake Model and Thea Rind – Summit HS Humorous Interpretation – Sarah Walsh – Summit HS Impromptu Speaking – Bryan Liu – Ridge HS Improvisational Speaking – Alex Gallegos – Summit HS Informative Speaking – Layla Sayed – Elizabeth HS International Extemporaneous Speaking – Melinda Deng – Millburn HS Oral Interpretation of Literature – Khalid Saidu – North Star Academy, Newark Original Oratory – Humphrey Chen – Ridge HS Programmed Oral Interpretation – Yejin Lee – Ridge HS |
| 2022 Debate Results Congressional Debate – Surya Narla – Hunterdon-Central HS JV Lincoln Douglas Debate – Vivian Zhu – Ridge HS JV Public Forum Debate – Aadya Holla and Mihika Anjoo – Montville Twp HS Novice Lincoln Douglas – Aviral Agastya & Lucy Brodkin – Co-Champions – Ridge HS Novice Public Forum Debate – Andrew Cui / Pranav Mahesh & Matthew Sherman / Kuber Sarwal – Co-Champions – Ridge HS Novice Parliamentary Debate – Ruth Fan / Julian Marlin – Ridgewood High School Varsity Policy Debate – Katreena Diodatt / Zyhri Williams – Essex County Newark Tech HS Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debate – Ram Pantula – Montville Twp. HS Varsity Parliamentary Debate – Khush Parikh / Tanay Vysyaraju – Montville Twp. hS Varsity Public Forum Debate – Justin Black / Brian Migliaccio – Phillipsburg HS School Awards Overall Team Sweepstakes Awards 1st Place – Ridge High School 2nd Place – Summit High School 3rd Place – Montville Twp High School 4th Place – Millburn High School 5th Place – Phillipsburg High School 6th Place- Newark Central High School Overall Speech Sweepstakes 1st Place – Ridge High School 2nd Place – Summit High School 3rd Place – Newark Central High School 4th Place – Montville Twp High School 5th Place – North Star Academy, Newark 6th Place – Millburn High School Overall Debate Sweepstakes 1st Place – Ridge High School 2nd Place – Montville Twp High School 3rd Place – Hunterdon Central Regional High School 4th Place – Phillipsburg High School 5th Place – Millburn High School 6th Place – Bridgewater Raritan High School |
Click here for a file of complete tournament results.
