NPDL NEWS
We are incredibly excited to invite you all to the NPDL National Tournament - an online high school parliamentary debate championship open to teams from across the US. The tournament is April 14-16. Please register by April 5.
On May 1-7 we will be electing the 2023-24 Board of Directors. If you are considering throwing your hat into the ring, make sure to email our Inspectors of Election at npdl.elections@gmail.com by April 5, 11:59PM (Pacific time).
If you are interested in serving on the staff of either Nationals or TOC, click here to apply. The Board will be reviewing staff applications at its January 10 meeting, so please do your best to submit your application by January 9.
We have now compiled all high school parli rounds that can be found online into one easily searchable database!
Join the NPDL and A’Dorian Murray-Thomas on Wed, August 5th at 7PM PST/10PM EST in a discussion as she discusses her journey as a young change agent in the nonprofit and government worlds in Newark, NJ. Murray-Thomas is the youngest woman to sit on the Newark School Board and is the Founder of the nonprofit SHE Wins. Join on Zoom Meeting ID: 837 4096 2569 Passcode: 674437
Join the NPDL and Lorreen Pryor on Wed, July 29th at 7PM PST/10PM EST in a discussion as she tackles the tough topic of educational racism, including injustices in the academic climate and issues that are affecting the Black community. Her focus will be undoing the myths, informing those willing to listen, and providing action for willing allies.
Dear Parliamentary Debate Community:
Racism and bigotry have been a stain on our nation since its founding. Though these issues are hardly new, we feel it is an outrage how our Black community has been treated. We mourn and are deeply saddened by the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others. We stand in solidarity with all communities harmed by the scourge of racism and bigotry.
On October 18-19th, 43 teams competed at the Polygon Invitational at Washington High School. El Cerrito High School’s Audrey Dowling & Maxime St. Jean eventually won the tournament without dropping a single ballot, defeating Dougherty Valley Michael Finnessey & Chilsea Wang in finals on a 3-0 decision. El Cerrito affirmed the resolution “The proliferation of theory in high school parliamentary debate does more harm than good.” The Polygon Invitational featured. . .
Oregon’s parliamentary debate season kicked off with the ever-consistent opener, the Wilson Invitational on October 12, 2019. As the first tournament of the year, Wilson granted its attendees an early departure rather than a finals round: Summit’s Ethan Koester & Shilo Grayson and Oregon Episcopal School’s Alexa Tsai & Sophie Chen took home the co-championship. When interviewed about her experience at the tournament. . .
