Month: June 2022

2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race: Final Standings Released!

Final standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the season-ending National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky.

Extemp Central congratulates Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) on his record-breaking season that enabled him to become the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race Champion!  He will receive a customary glass trophy for his win.

2022 National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament: Paltzik & Alisky Ride Strong Final Round Performances to Victories in International and United States Extemp

Last weekend, Louisville, Kentucky hosted the National Speech and Debate Association (NDSA) National Tournament. This was the first time that Kentucky hosted NSDA since 1957. It was also the first in-person NSDA national tournament in three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Extemp ended up as a race between the two extempers who were near the top of the National Points Race all season. #3 McKinley Paltzik of Phoenix Country Day School (AZ) won her second major championship, defeating #1 Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory School (FL) by twenty ranks.  #22 Majid Shabbeer of Bellarmine College Preparatory (CA) finished third.

Kind, who won this year’s National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) national championship, was trying to become the first extemper to win the NCFL and NSDA titles in the same year since 2011. He led going into the final round by ten ranks, but Paltzik captured an impressive nine first place ranks from the thirteen available judges in the final round. That allowed her to vault ahead of this year’s National Points Race winner, claim the title, and become the first Arizona extemper to win International Extemp.

Paltzik’s victory also completed a perfect conversion rate when she reached the final rounds of National Points Race tournaments this year, winning five titles in five final round appearances.

In United States Extemp, #12 Peter Alisky of Smoky Hill High School (CO) mounted a furious charge in the final round, going from fifth to first after taking eight first place ranks. Alisky defeated Kush Narang of Bellarmine College Preparatory, who entered the final round with a seven-rank advantage over last year’s NCFL national champion Ananth Veluvali of Edina High School (MN). Veluvali ended the tournament in third place to cap off a season where he finished in the top three of each of the four major tournaments.

Alisky is the first Colorado extemper to win a national championship at NSDA since 2006, when Colin West and Spencer Rockwell claimed titles in USX and IX.

For the National Points Race, Alisky will earn 250 points for his victory, as well as an additional 50 points for winning the final round because USX earned the bonus for having the most competitors within the top twenty-five in its field. Paltzik will earn 200 points for her victory, as well as an additional 40 points for winning the final round. All extempers that reached elimination rounds will earn National Points Race points, with final standings scheduled to be released by the end of the week.

The final rounds, as well as semi-final rounds, featured a lot of non-senior competitors, all of whom earn an automatic qualification to next year’s national tournament. This includes Ajay Gupta of Hinsdale Central High School (IL), #20 Jack Ververis of Trinity Preparatory School (FL), and #14 Gabriel Bo of Plano West Senior High School (TX) in International Extemp, and #13 Kyle Letterer of Plano West Senior High School (TX) and #9 Dev Ahuja of Solon High School (OH) in United States Extemp. All extempers who were not seniors and who achieved an automatic qualification to next year’s nationals are indicated in the results listing in blue.

In terms of Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifications for next year, all quarter-finalists in their respective categories earn a bid leg to the Extemp TOC at Northwestern University, while all finalists and semi-finalists earn an automatic qualification to next year’s University of Kentucky TOC.

Here are the results of the 2022 National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):

2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race: New Standings Released to Reflect the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament!

Updated standings for the 2021-2022 Extemp Central National Points Race have been posted!  You can find them by clicking on the “National Points Race” tab at the top of the page or by clicking here.

The new standings reflect the results of the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) Grand National Tournament.  The winner, Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL), earned 150 points and clinched this year’s competition.

The next National Points Race event will take place this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky when the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) hosts its national tournament.  The extemp category with the most participants in the top twenty-five of the National Points Race will receive a fifty point weighted bonus.  In addition, the winner of the final round of each extemp category will receive bonus points.  So in total, the winner of the weighted extemp category could receive up to 300 points for winning the tournament and that category’s final round.

2022 National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament: Kind Thwarts Veluvali’s Attempt at a Repeat, Clinches the National Points Race Championship

Two weeks ago in Washington, D.C. the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) held its first in-person national tournament since May 2019.  #1 Daniel Kind of Lake Highland Preparatory (FL) won the national championship by eight cumulative ranks, thwarting #4 Ananth Veluvali‘s attempt to become the first back-to-back winner of the NCFL National Championship since 2011.

Kind’s victory is his first major championship, and it marks his seventh win at a National Points Race event this season. His win also clinches the National Points Race, the first time that title has been secured prior to NSDA Nationals in the competition’s history.

Veluvali, who competes for Edina High School, continued his impressive run in this year’s major championships. His runner-up finish at CFL goes with runner-up finishes at the Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin and the Tournament of Champions of Extemporaneous Speaking this season.

Another Minnesotan joined Veluvali in the final round. That was Rhea Rajvansh of Eastview High School. Rajvansh finished two ranks behind Veluvali and took third.

#17 Mukta Dharmapurikar of Durham Academy (NC), a past winner of the Extemp TOC, reached the final round. She finished sixth after a three-way tie for fourth was broken between she and fourth place finisher Siri Ural of Shrewsbury High School (MA) and fifth place finisher Rishika Bansal of Scarsdale High School (NY).

Some notable finishers in elimination rounds included #23 Iesh Gujral of Eden Prairie High School (MN), who went out in semi-finals, and #19 Kevin Li of Ridge High School (NJ), who was knocked out in quarter-finals.

All of the elimination round participants will receive National Points Race points. All semi-finalists and finalists earn automatic qualifications to next year’s University of Kentucky TOC, and all those extempers who reached quarter-finals and beyond earn a bid leg to the 2023 Extemp TOC.

Here were the results of the 2022 National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament (Click here for tab sheet):

NSDA Nationals IX R&D from Prepd: International Diplomacy

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #9 on international diplomacy.

NSDA Nationals USX R&D from Prepd: Racial Justice

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #9 on Racial Justice.

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of June 6-12, 2022

Note:  This will be the last news quiz of the 2021-2022 season.  The first news quiz of next season will appear the first week of August.

Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

NSDA Nationals IX R&D from Prepd: Global Human Rights

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #8 on global human rights.

NSDA Nationals USX R&D from Prepd: The Legislative Branch

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #8 on the Legislative Branch.

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of June 6-12, 2022

Note:  These will be the last extemp questions of the 2021-2022 season.  New questions will resume the first week of August.

1. To what degree is corporate consolidation to blame for America’s inflation woes?
2. What reforms should police departments make in responding to active shooter events at schools?
3. Would massive Democratic losses in the 2022 midterms hurt their chances of winning the 2028 presidential election?
4. Which member of his cabinet should President Biden dismiss?
5. Is the use of trade rights an effective strategy for the U.S. in countering China?
6. Which gubernatorial election in 2022 is most important for Democrats?
7. Is the rise of left-wing politicians in Latin America helpful or harmful to U.S. foreign policy goals?
8. Should the media stop treating Hispanic voters as a monolithic bloc?
9. How will OPEC’s decision to boost oil production affect the U.S. economy?
10. Are “red flag orders” constitutional?

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of June 6-12, 2022

Note:  These will be the last extemp questions of the 2021-2022 season.  New questions will be posted the first week of August.

1. Will rising energy costs push Europe into recession?
2. Are Saudi efforts at “sportswashing” working?
3. Is it in Western Europe’s interest to prolong the war in Ukraine?
4. Who will win Colombia’s presidential election?
5. Should Great Britain pay reparations to its former Caribbean colonies?
6. Do Justin Trudeau’s gun reforms go too far?
7. Should the UN re-impose sanctions on Eritrea?
8. What is the biggest problem with Pakistan’s economy?
9. Has Hassan Sheikh Mohamud been an effective leader of Somalia?
10. Will food shortages create a bigger refugee crisis for the EU this year?

NSDA Nationals IX R&D from Prepd: Europe

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle IX topic area #7 on Europe.

NSDA Nationals USX R&D from Prepd: The Judicial Branch

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more.

Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament.  USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday.  This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville.  This week we tackle USX topic area #7 on the Judicial Branch.

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of May 30-June 5, 2022

Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

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