VHSL Student Congress

For official rules, please see the VHSL Debate Manual.

*To submit legislation, select your high school under the Regional Tournament Legislation Submission Area at the bottom of this page. You will be taken to the submission page for your region. If your school is not listed, you may click on any of the schools in your region to get to the correct regional submission form.
All legislation is timestamped when you press the submit button on the legislation submission form. No legislation timestamped after the deadline date/time will be accepted for any reason. A confirmation email will be sent to the email address entered into the form. Some schools block incoming emails to students. In the event that you do not receive a confirmation email, you are responsible for contacting the Clerk of Congress, Nick Kalagian (nkalagian@gmail.com), to verify whether your legislation was received. If your legislation is not received by the deadline and you have not attempted to follow up before the deadline, you will be disqualified from competition. Submission deadlines for each region are detailed below. Please note: these are hard deadlines with no exceptions.


Regional Tournaments - First Level of Competition

Region 6A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 8, 2025
Clover Hill High School
Contact: Jaclyn Clark (jaclyn_clark@ccpsnet.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/28/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6B Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 8, 2025
Brooke Point
Contact: Danny Tryon (tryondw@staffordschools.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/28/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6C Occoquan Region Schools- SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 22, 2025
Wakefield High School
Contact: Brian Parke (brian.parke@apsva.us), Clarence Martin (clarence.martin@apsva.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 6D Northern Region Schools- SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 22, 2025
Wakefield High School
Contact: Brian Parke (brian.parke@apsva.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 22, 2025
First Colonial High School
Contact: Steve Butler (stephen.butler@vbschools.com)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
NO ENTRIES RECEIVED


Region 5B Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 8, 2025
Kings Fork
Contact: Randy Jesse (host) (randyjessee@spsk12.net)
Peter Henry, Smithfield (director)(phenry@iwcs.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/28/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5C Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 8, 2025
Clover Hill High School
Contact: Hunter Clark (hunter_clark@ccpsnet.net)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/28/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 5D Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 15, 2025
Turner Ashby High School
Contact: Brandon Burley, Harrisonburg (bburley@harrisonburg.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/7/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4A Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 22, 2025
Smithfield High School (Link to Directions)
14171 Turner Dr, Smithfield, VA 23430
Contact: Pat Dulin (pdulin@iwcs.k12.va.us) 
Deadline for Submissions: 2/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4B Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED 
March 1, 2025
Henrico
Contact: Paige Baisey (kpbaisey@henrico.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/21/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4C Schools- SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 22, 2025
Rock Ridge High School (Link to Directions)
43460 Loudoun Reserve Dr., Ashburn, VA 20148
Contact: Pat McNanley (patrick.mcnanley@lcps.org) 
Deadline for Submissions: 3/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region 4D Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 15, 2025
Cave Spring High School
Contact: Jon Hartness (jhartness@rcps.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/7/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region West Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 15, 2025
Cave Spring High School
Contact: Elizabeth Mayer (emayer@rcps.us)
3712 Chaparral Drive, Roanoke, VA 24018-4839
Deadline for Submissions: 3/7/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region South Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
February 22, 2025
Smithfield High School
Contact: David Powell, Tabb, host (dpowell@ycsd.york.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 2/14/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region Central Schools - SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 15, 2025
Turner Ashby High School (Link to Directions)
800 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
Contact: Michael Villacrusis (mvillacrusis@rockingham.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/7/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)


Region North Schools- SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED
March 15, 2025
Turner Ashby High School (Link to Directions)
800 N. Main Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812
Contact: Michael Villacrusis (mvillacrusis@rockingham.k12.va.us)
Deadline for Submissions: 3/7/2025 @ 11:59:59 PM EST/EDT.
LINK NOW AVAILABLE Download Legislation Packet (.pdf)





Regional Topic Areas (Released January 2025)

Domestic
1. Assisted euthanasia
2. Domestic terrorism
Super Session: Social media ownership regulations

International
1. South Korea
2. Greenland
Super Session: New Zealand

Economic
1. Cryptocurrency
2. Natural disaster relief
Super Session: Debt ceiling

Virginia
1. Restorative justice
2. Speed cameras
Super Session: Ranked choice voting



Regional Tournament Legislation Submission Area (if your school is not listed, you may click on any of the schools in your region to get to the correct regional submission form)