Fort Lauderdale, FL, June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Speech & Debate Association is proud to host, along with Broward County Public Schools, the largest academic competition in the world―the 2018 National Speech & Debate Tournament. The week-long competition, held throughout the Fort Lauderdale metro, started Sunday, June 17 and will conclude Friday, June 22. The final round performances will be held Thursday afternoon and Friday all day with the awards assembly concluding the tournament Friday evening.
When:FINAL ROUND SPEECH PERFORMANCES AND DEBATES
Thursday, June 21 (1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
Friday, June 22 (8:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AWARDS ASSEMBLY
Friday, June 22 (6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.)
Where:Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center (Hall A)
1950 Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
Who is competing:The week-long 2018 National Tournament has more than 8,000 competing from across the United States. Most of the participants are high school students, with a smaller group of middle school students. Also in attendance are coaches, educators, and parents.
Students Broward County will be performing in the final rounds (top 6) with time and their school:SPEECH FORMAT:-Program Oral Interpretation (Thursday 2:30-4:00pm-Convention Center):
Jenee Cidel (Cypress Bay High School)
Daliss Hicks (Miramar High School)
DEBATE FORMAT:-Public Forum Debate (Friday 3:30-5:00pm-Convention Center):
Christian Sheerer and Eden Medina (Charles Flanagan High School)
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE (Thursday, 8:45am-4:30pm-Bonaventure Resort)
Ambreen Imran (Cypress Bay High School)
Giancarlo Cabeza (Western High School)
Gabriela Cabeza (Western High School)
Chase Freeman (American Heritage)
Luca Zislin (American Heritage)
What does the 2018 National Tournament mean to Broward and the participating students1) The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau estimates that the economic impact of the week-long National Tournament will represent almost $11 million dollars for the Broward County/Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area.
2) Top placing students are recognized in front of an audience of over 4,000 at the National Awards Assembly held Friday evening. Student winners will take home over $100,000 in scholarships from the event. In addition, many of them will receive additional scholarships from the various colleges and universities across the country.
Remote ways to watch:
The final round performances, as well as the awards assembly, will be broadcast live at https://www.speechanddebate.org/live/
In addition, updates and live tweeting will be done on the Twitter account of the National Speech & Debate Association (@speechanddebate, #Nats18).
About the National Speech & Debate AssociationThe National Speech & Debate Association is the largest interscholastic speech and debate organization serving middle school, high school, and collegiate students in the United States. The Association provides competitive speech and debate activities, high-quality resources, comprehensive training, scholarship opportunities, and advanced recognition to more than 150,000 students and coaches every year. For 90 years, the National Speech & Debate Association has empowered more than 1.5 million members to become engaged citizens, skilled professionals, and honorable leaders in our society. For more information, visit www.speechanddebate.org.
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