Welcome to the Venture Debate Club Website!
Afterschool Club Meetings:
LD/PF/Congress/IMP/Extemp - 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm in Gardner's room
OO - Thursdays 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm in Gardner's room
Venture Debate Tournament Calendar 2019-2020
Updated 9/17/2019
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Tournament
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Difficulty
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Thurs, Oct. 3
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Falcon First @ Clearfield High (Novice Only, Varsity Judges)
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Easy
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Fri-Sun
Oct 4 - 5
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Beehive Bonanza @ U of U
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Difficult
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Fri, Nov. 1
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Portia Douglas @ Ogden High
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Easy
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Fri & Sat
Nov. 8 & 9
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Speech Arts @ Highland high (DEBATES ONLY)
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Difficult
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Fri, Nov. 22
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Cache Classic @ Ridgeline High
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Easy
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Fri. & Sat.
Dec. 6 & 7
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Caesar Cicero @ Northridge High
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Medium
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Fri, Dec. 13
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Ugly Sweater @ Woods Cross High
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Easy
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Jan 17-18 |
Colorado Cup @ Mullen High, Denver CO
Out of State OVERNIGHT |
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Fri, Jan. 31
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Layton Luau @ Layton High
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Easy
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Fri, Feb. 14
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Davis Dart @ Davis High
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Medium
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Sat, Feb. 22
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Speech/Congres Nat Quals @ TBA
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Difficult
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Sat, Feb. 22
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Speech/Congress Nat Quals @ Weber High?
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Medium
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Tues. & Wed
Feb 25 & 26 |
Region 16 @ UMA or Venture MANDATORY |
Difficult |
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Fri. & Sat.
Mar. 6 & 7
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Debate/Big Questions Nat Quals @ TBA
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Difficult
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Mar. 13-14
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2A State @ Venture MANDATORY (if qualified)
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Difficult
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Key
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MANDATORY
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A ‘strongly’ recommended tournament.
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OVERNIGHT
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An overnight tournament. Hotel accommodations will be provided and there will likely be a separate cost associated with attendance.
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Ampersand
ex: 5 & 6
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A multi-day tournament that is not overnight. Students must plan on attending both days.
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UHSAA Eligibility:
In order for students to participate in debate tournaments they must meet the following eligibility requirements.
From the UHSAA Handbook:
"In the preceding grading period, players earned a minimum of a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent; did not fail more than one subject and have been certified as scholastically eligible by UHSAA standards."
Read more
here.