Competition Circuits

This is the state governing body for speech and debate competition and makes up the bulk of our tournament schedule. Students will attend TFA IQTs (Individual Qualifying Tournaments) from August through February to earn qualification to the TFA State Tournament, held every March. Students will earn qualifying points at these TFA tournaments by advancing to elimination rounds. Students earning 12 or more points in an event over the course of the year secure qualification to the TFA State Tournament.

This is the state governing body for athletics and academic competition. UIL offers district, regional, and state competition in several events throughout the year. These events are slightly different from those offered at TFA tournaments, and include Congress, CX Debate, LD Debate, Persuasive and Informative Extemporaneous Speaking, and Prose and Poetry Interpretation. We will compete at all levels of UIL contests throughout the year.

This is the national governing body for speech and debate and hosts the NSDA National Tournament in mid-June. Students qualify for this tournament by attending the NSDA District Tournament. The Congress District tournament is generally held during late February. The IE/Debate District tournament is generally held during early April. Events are very similar or identical to those offered at TFA tournaments.

The Tournament of Champions is hosted by the University of Kentucky during the end of April. Qualification to this tournament requires excellent results at travel tournaments throughout the year, requires a substantial amount of work and effort, and is a high accomplishment.

Some invitational tournaments throughout the country hold special, exclusive, invitation-only tournaments for the highest performing students in the country. Often, these tournaments will accompany other larger tournaments. Invitations to round robins are extremely prestigious and represent an excellent opportunity to compete against the best students in the country.