2009-2010 Topic FinalistsHealth Care and Poverty are the final choices for the 2009-2010 national debate topic The National Federation of State High School Associations recently tabulated debate ballots from 35 states, the National Catholic Forensic League, National Debate Coaches Association and the National Forensic League. The returned ballots narrowed the five proposed topics to two for placement on the final ballot to select the 2009-2010 national high school debate topic. The five topic areas were ranked 1-5 with the two topic areas receiving the lowest totals - Health Care and Poverty - placed on the final ballot. On January 8, 2009, the NFHS will announce the preferred topic area and resolution.
Within each of the five topic areas appears one resolution. The resolutions within the two final topic areas are: health care Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a universal health care system in the United States. Poverty Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase social services for persons living in poverty in the United States. The following chart summarizes the balloting on the topic areas and their respective resolutions.
** National CX Debate Topic Area Balloting:
87 Health Care - Topic 2 110 Immigration - Topic 3 155 Federal Elections - Topic 4 108 Poverty - Topic 5 |
NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee Meeting
1/5/2009
Announcement of 2009-10 National Debate Topic and Resolution
1/8/2009
NFHS Spirit Rules Committee Meeting
1/11/2009
