Mock Congress for students to debate current events in our state/national government
(September-November)
Debating monthly topics on society or current public welfare solo or two-person team
(November-February)
Public Speaking Competiton with 14 different events from dramatic, humorous, serious or duo team acting out scripts or personal speeches (February-April)
Must be in good academic standing in order to compete in tournaments
Students need to make sure parents are well informed on practices, fees and tournaments
If you are unable to make practice or tournament contact a coach ASAP! So we can better assist you
Must dress appropriately for tournaments
Always bring your laptop and speeches to practice and tournaments
Students have a chance to compete on a national level against other highschoolers in the country in June every year at the end of each season we have teams tryout to be on the ND Roughrider Travel Team to represent. North High has a members on the team since the league was created
NDSA website has amazing resources and workshops all year and free for students/parents to use on to practice their debate and speech skills