The Congress docket, chamber assignments, and seating charts for FGCCFL All Events 6 (January 18 at Sarasota Riverview) have been posted here and on Tabroom.
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Registration is open on Tabroom for FGCCFL All Events 6, to be held January 18, 2025, at Riverview High School in Sarasota. To help our students prepare for the NSDA District Tournament, we are offering Program Oral Interpretation and Informative Speaking in addition to all NCFL events.
You can view the invitation here. The registration deadline is 9:00 pm on January 9. We look forward to seeing you at Riverview!
The FGCCFL Judge “Cheat Sheet” has been updated for January 2025 with the LD resolution for January/February:
Resolved: The United States ought to become party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and/or the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
and the PF resolution for January:
Resolved: The African Union should grant diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland as an independent state.
This cheat sheet will be valid for FGCCFL All Events 6 at Riverview. The NSDA speech events POI and INF do not appear on the sheet; however, POI’s judging criteria are similar to OI’s (except there is one program that contains at least two of poetry, prose, and drama), and INF’s judging criteria are similar to OO’s (except that a visual aid is permitted).
NB: the LD topic on this sheet sheet will also be used at FGCCFL Grand Finals and NSDA Districts in February, while the PF topic for those tournaments will be printed on the February cheat sheet.
The Congress docket and seating charts for FGCCFL All Events 5, to be held December 7 at Sarasota Military Academy, have been posted. They are also available (and will be updated) on the tournament’s Tabroom page.
Please note that four items of legislation were not approved for this tournament because they were not written in FGCCFL format and/or addressed stale topics without being timely, significant, or novel enough to justify their inclusion. Please review the legislation templates and the Congress Manual, which may be downloaded from the Congress Resources page.
The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated to Revision 24.11. The only substantive change is a return to four 90-minute sessions, with PO service recorded and scored as one speech.
Additionally, the tournament invitation has been posted for FGCCFL All Events 5, to be held December 7 at Sarasota Military Academy. Please note that due to the Thanksgiving holidays, the registration deadline for this tournament is noon on Monday, December 2, i.e., after the holiday.
The Student Congress docket, seating charts, and chamber assignments for FGCCFL All Events 4, to be held November 9 at Robinson High School, are now available on Tabroom. The docket and seating charts can also be downloaded from this site.
FGCCFL All Events 3, scheduled for October 19 at Wharton High School, has been canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Milton. We hope all our members are safe and wish them the best in recovering from the storm.
The Congress docket and seating chart for FGCCFL 2 have been posted on Tabroom and on this site.
This tournament’s docket consists of nine student-drafted B/R and three League-drafted supplemental items. Contestants should prepare to debate all twelve items.
Due to preparations for and the potential effects of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Helene, the registration deadline for FGCCFL All Events 2 (October 5, Imagine School at North Port) has been extended to 5 PM on Monday, September 30. The new deadline applies to registrations, judge names, lunch orders, and Congress legislation.
The Congress docket, chamber assignments, and seating charts will be published Monday evening. Drops, name changes, and IE titles may be submitted online until midnight.
Stay safe, everyone! We look forward to seeing you at Imagine School.
The Congress docket, chamber assignments, and seating charts for FGCCFL 1 at Academy of the Holy Names on September 21 have been published on Tabroom. The docket and seating charts are also linked below:
Additionally, be sure to download the updated FGCCFL Student Congress Manual from the Congress page.