Alaska News & Updates
This page contains information for the high school Drama, Debate, & Forensics circuit and the middle school Public Debate Program circuit.
If you are looking for information regarding the high school DDF state championship, please follow this link.
Regional High School Schedules (tentative)
Southcentral Alaska (tentative)
Sept. 25-27 (Th-Sat) DDF Camp @ TBD
Oct. 24-25 (Fri-Sat) Eagle River/Chugiak HS
Nov. 14-15 (Fri-Sat) South HS
Dec 5-6 (Fri-Sat) West HS
Jan 23-24 (Fri-Sat) Bartlett HS
Feb 7 (Sat) Debate Tournament @ TBD
Southeast Alaska (tentative)
Sept. 12-13 (Fri-Sat) Haines
Oct 10-11 (Fri-Sat) Ketchikan
Nov 14-15 (Fri-Sat) Sitka
Dec 12-13 (Fri-Sat) Metlakatla
Jan 30-31 (Fri-Sat) JuneauSitka
Post Season
Feb 26-28 (Thur-Sat) ASAA/First National State Champs 2026
Bettye Davis East Anchorage HS
TBD Last Chance Online Qualifier
National Speech & Debate Association
TBD Digital Speech & Debate E-Champs
Online
May 21-25 (Thur-Mon) NCFL Grand National Tournament 2026
Washington, DC
Jun 14-19 (Sun-Fri) NSDA National Championship 2026
Richmond, VA
May 27-31 (Thur-Mon) NCFL Grand National Tournament 2027
Minneapolis, MN
Regional Middle School Schedules
Southcentral Alaska (tentative)
Oct 11 (Sat) Mirror Lake*
Dec 13 (Sat) Central
Feb 14 (Sat) Romig
*1st Quarter Topics
1. Cell phones should NOT be banned from K-12 public schools.
2. Animal testing is unethical.
Central Alaska
TBD Tournament Fairbanks (TBD)
TBD Tournament Fairbanks (TBD)
TBD Tournament Fairbanks (TBD)
Post Season
Apr 25 (Sat) Alaska MSPDP State Championship (alt date Apr 11)
University of Alaska Anchorage