<p>I'm a sophomore in Student Congress. I did debate last year. I've been to about 5 or 6 local tournaments and have never placed. Everyone says I'm good, my problem is that I need to write more speeches. I went to my first national tournament this year (Yale). That was just an epic fail. </p>
<p>Sample:</p>
<p>What event do you do? Congress
What places have you gotten? (2nd, 6th, etc.) none
What grade are you in / how many years have you been doing debate (including this year)? 10th, 2
When/where was your first national tournament? 10th grade, Yale</p>
<p>What event do you do? I do poetry, extemp dx, and I’m about to do OO and Ld
What places have you gotten? 1st poetry, 5th in extemp
What grade are you in/how many years have you been doing debate? I am a Junior and just HS debate this is my first year, but I did 4years in middle school
When/where was your first national tournament? Lol I haven’t gone to one YET. </p>
<p>Also I have a question how did you make it to a national tournament even though you have never placed?</p>
<p>I do LD and public forum. This is my third year; I started in tenth grade. I typically place first or second, and our team is too small + underfunded for the national circuit. It’s my dream to attend a national tournament though. </p>
<p>What event do you do? PF usually and congress when my partner is unavailable. I tried extemp a few times as well.
What places have you gotten? (2nd, 6th, etc.) Placed 4th at the state championships for congress, 1st at four other tournaments for congress, plus a handful of miscellaneous placements there. Placed both times I did extemp, but won neither tournament (3rd and 5th if I remember right?) 3 tourney wins for PF and another handful of placements; I think I’ve only failed to place once or twice.
What grade are you in / how many years have you been doing debate (including this year)? 12th, 3
When/where was your first national tournament? School doesn’t participate in national circuit tournaments, though most of our competitors do.</p>
<p>A word from the wise: for congress, don’t prewrite speeches. Nearly everyone that wins ad-libs to fit the situation at hand.</p>
<p>Yea, the best congressional debaters impromptu their speeches with no paper.
I’ve placed 3rd and 2nd at a few regional tournaments, went to states but didn’t do great.</p>
<p>What event do you do? Lincoln-Douglas and Humor Interp.</p>
<p>What places have you gotten? (2nd, 6th, etc.) 1st in LD, 3rd in HI.</p>
<p>What grade are you in / how many years have you been doing debate (including this year)? 11th, just started two months ago. </p>
<p>When/where was your first national tournament? Non-existent, and probably never will happen because my state has regional quirks that kill you in nationals.</p>