NFHS | 2008 Speech & Debate Activities Calendar

2008 Speech & Debate Activities Calendar

January 7		State CX debate topic votes due at NFHS
January 10		2007-08 debate topic area announced by NFHS
January		Links to Summer Institutes posted on the NFHS Web Site
March		Mailing sent from NFHS office to schools and state contacts regarding NFHS speech and debate materials and services
April		First two issues of the Forensic Quarterly (general analysis of topic area and bibliography) available from NFHS
April 30		First draft of debate topic reports due at NFHS
May		Review of reports
June		Revision of reports
June		Final two issues of the Forensic Quarterly (affirmative analysis and negative analysis) available from NFHS
July 3-7		NFHS Summer Meeting in Washington, D. C.
July		2008-2009 CX debate videotape on Alternative Energy available from NFHS
July 1		Revised debate topic reports due at NFHS
July		Debate topic reports sent to all Debate Topic Selection Meeting registrants
July 31		Eleventh Annual State Speech and Debate Directors Meeting in Austin, Texas
August 1-3		Debate Topic Selection Meeting in Austin, Texas
September		NFHS requests state contact person for debate topic balloting
September		Ballots for 2009-10 debate topic mailed to state contacts
September 15		Deadline for submission of Citation nominations for NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre Outstanding Educator Awards
October 5-6		NFHS Speech Advisory Committee Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana
Oct-May (first of each month)		Extemporaneous speaking topics provided to state contacts
October 13		National Fine Arts Day
October 17		Deadline for return of first debate topic state vote to NFHS
October 24		Announcement of final two topics on debate ballot
November 1		Deadline for submission of state nominations for NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre Outstanding Educator Awards
November 21-24		NFHS Speech, Debate and Theatre Association Editorial Board Meeting & NCA Programs in San Diego, CA