For official rules, please see the VHSL Debate Manual.
*To submit legislation, select your high school under the Group AA Legislation Submission Area at the bottom of this page. You will be taken to the submission page for your region.

Group AA Regional Tournaments

Region I Schools

March 27, 2010
King George High School
10100 Foxes Way
King George, VA 22485
Contact: Jessie Reter-Choate (jchoate@kgcs.k12.va.us)
Phone: 540-775-3535
Deadline for Submissions: March 20, 2010 @ 11:59pm
Review Submitted Legislation (Final Legislation Packet will be posted March 21, 2010 @ 8am)

Region II Schools
March 20, 2010
Dominion High School
21326 Augusta Drive
Sterling, VA 20164
Contact: Joe Fleming (joseph.fleming@loudoun.k12.va.us)
Phone: 571-434-4400
Deadline for Submissions: March 13, 2010 @ 11:59pm
Review Submitted Legislation (Final Legislation Packet will be posted March 14, 2010 @ 8am)

Region III Schools
March 27, 2010
Fort Defiance High School
195 Fort Defiance Road
Fort Defiance, VA 24437
Contact: Dan Tratnack (detratnack@augusta.k12.va.us)
Phone: 540-245-5050
Deadline for Submissions: March 20, 2010 @ 11:59pm
Review Submitted Legislation (Final Legislation Packet will be posted March 21, 2010 @ 8am)

Region IV Schools
April 3, 2010
Blacksburg High School
520 Patrick Henry Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060
Contact: Bradley Kraft (bkraft@mcps.org)
Phone: 540-951-5706
Deadline for Submissions: March 27, 2010 @ 11:59pm
Review Submitted Legislation (Final Legislation Packet will be posted March 28, 2010 @ 8am)


Group AA Regional Topic Areas

Regular Session:
Domestic
1. Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
2. Airline Security

International
1. UN Peacekeeping in Africa
2. Al-Qaeda in Pakistan

Virginia
1. “Gun Control” Laws
2. Making Virginia “Green”

Economic
1. Investing in Charter School Movements
2. Supporting Unemployed Americans

Super Session:
Domestic
Criminalizing Undocumented Immigration

International
North Korea After Kim Jong-Il

Virginia
Methamphetamine Trafficking

Economic
Third World Debt


Group AA Legislation Submission Area