William Tennent Debate Team
2013-2014 Calendar[1]
**The competition calendar is always a work in progress**
September 7 PCFL Fall Meeting for all coaches at La Salle College HS
September 7-9 Wake Forest University – Policy debate (Monday elims at hotel).
September 11 (Wed) SPDL Fall Meeting for coaches at Wissahickon
September 13-15 Wake Forest University - For IE, LD, PF, and Congress
September 20-22 Yale University
September 28 No PCFL Tournament
New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
September 28-30 Georgetown Debate Tournament
October 4 (Fri) PCFL Novice Tournament at St. Basil Academy
October 9 (Wed) SPDL Workshop – Speech, LD and PFD at Perkiomen Valley
October 12 PCFL Varsity & Novice Tournament and Judges’ Clinic at Bishop Shanahan HS
October 18-20 Bronx
October 19 No PCFL Tournament
New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
October 23 (Wed) SPDL Workshop – Congress, CX and judging at Truman
October 26 PCFL Varsity & Novice Tournament at William Tennent HS
November 1 No PCFL Tournament
New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
November 1-4 University of Michigan
November 6 (Wed) SPDL 1st tournament at Upper Merion
November 9 Scranton Invitational
November 15 (Fri) PCFL Novice Tournament at Upper Dublin HS
November 15-17 Hendrick Hudson HS, NY
November 16 New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
November 20 (Wed) SPDL 2nd tournament at Neshaminy
November 23-24 Villiger Tournament (St. Joseph’s University)
November 30 Thanksgiving weekend – probably no tournament to attend
December 4 (Wed) SPDL 3rd Tournament at Wissahickon
December 7 Monsignor Lyons Invitational (Delone Catholic)
December 14 La Salle Forum Invitational – La Salle College
December 18 (Wed) SPDL 4th Tournament at Upper Dublin
December 19 (Thu) PCFL Novice Tournament at Harry S Truman
January 4 New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
January 8 (Wed) SPDL 5th Tournament at CR South
January 9 (Thurs) PCFL JV Tournament and Winter Meeting for all coaches at Nazareth Academy (or Bishop McDevitt HS)
January 11 Shikellamy High School Invitational Tournament
Chaminade, NY
New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
January 15 (Wed) SPDL 6th tournament at CR North
January 18 MLK Invitational Tournament
New Jersey Forensic League at TBA
January 24-26 Ridge – All Varsity speech and debate events except CX and with JV for LD & PFD
Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Pennsbury Falcon Invitational – Pennsbury HS
February 5 (Wed) SPDL Semifinal at William Tennent
February 8 PCFL Varsity and JV Tournament at Unionville HS
February 15-16 University of Pennsylvania
February 19 SPDL Finals at Lower Moreland
February 22 PHSSL Districts 11-12 Qualifier at St. Joseph’s Prep
March 1 PCFL Varsity Debate Finals & NCFL Qualifier at William Tennent
March 6-9 Valley Forge District NFL Qualifier at LaSalle College HS
March 15 PCFL Varsity Speech Finals & NCFL Qualifier at Gwynedd
Mercy Academy HS
March 17 (Mon) SPDL Banquet at Lashaska
March 21-22 PHSSL Tournament – Susquehanna University (must qualify)
March 29 No PCFL Tournament
April 5 PCFL Varsity PFD Finals and Varsity SC Finals &
NCFL Qualifier at Bishop McDevitt HS
April 12 PCFL JV Finals in all events at Harry S Truman
April 23 (Wed) SPDL Spring meeting for all coaches at TBA
April 26 Spartan Invitational – Southern Lehigh HS
May 7 PCFL Banquet at King’s Caterers (Bristol)
May 15 PCFL Spring Meeting for all coaches at Pennsbury HS
May 24-25 NCFL Grand Tournament in Chicago (must qualify)
June TBA NFL National Tournament in Kansas City (must qualify)
[1] Black = PCFL event
Green = highly UNLIKELY out of area or multiday invitational beyond of SPDL or PCFL
Orange = Board approved trip (8/20)
Blue = SPDL event
Red = highly likely out of area or multiday invitational beyond of SPDL or PCFL
Purple = PHSSL event
Brown = National Forensic League event