Illinois offers debate competition in the following types of debate: Policy, Congress, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum Debate. Use the links to the side of this webpage to find specific information about Illinois Debate Tournaments. If you have any questions about starting a new team or about tournaments themselves, please contact Martin Zacharia at marzac@d219.org
2022-23 State Final Results
Lincoln Douglas
Lincoln Douglas Championship Round
Policy - Policy Speaker
Public Forum
Public Forum Championship Round
Student Congress
Invitational Debate Information
Interested in judging debate? Contact Martin Zacharia at marzac@d219.org for details and information.
NFHS Policy Debate Topic Selection Information
NFHS Selects “Economic Inequality” as 2023-24 National High School Policy Debate Topic
2023-24 Topic Synopsis
2023-24 Final Topic Synopsis/Ballot
Policy Debate Quarterly
2024-2025 national high school policy debate topic results graph
The results are in and organizations across the country have collectively chosen four novice case limits for the upcoming 2024-2025 HS Policy Debate Topic (Intellectual Property Rights); Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
Novice Case Limits for the 2024-2025 HS Policy Debate Topic: Intellectual Property Rights
- Patents: Emerging Technologies
- Patents: Green Technology
- Copyrights: Protect the Creative Arts
- Trademarks: Trademark Trolls