Cleveland’s Talia Cordova and Susan McHarris took the championship at Jean Ward negating the resolution, “The USfg should create clearer legal definitions of protected and unprotected speech,” against Lakeridge’s Eva Augst and Claire Fennell. Fifty-seven parliamentary teams traveled to the Lewis and Clark College campus in Portland, Oregon for the Jean Ward Invitational Tournament over the weekend of January 19th, a significant increase from the thirty-four entries last year. This year teams from Oregon and California from twenty-four different schools made the trek up, whereas last year Oregon. . .

Over the weekend of February 16th, Summit’s Emilio Fassett & Shilo Grayson triumphed at the Robert D. Clark Invitational, negating the resolution that “The US Congress should limit the presidents power to declare a national state of emergency.” The two day invitational. . .

Over the weekend of November 10th, Westview’s Advaith Nair & Austin Wang closed out Silverton Fox Invitational with their teammates Ethan Hiser & Matthew Friar. In semifinals, both teams affirmed the resolution that “When in conflict, student's [sic] First Amendment rights may be limited to protect other students from abuse.” According to champion Advaith Nair, the resolution’s phrase. . .

Overlooking the rainy Oregon Coast, Marshfield High School in Coos Bay kicked off the Oregon debate season with the South Coast Invitational. This one day tournament took place on October 6th, welcoming thirteen open parli teams and seven novice teams, a slightly smaller turnout in comparison to last year. The invitational concluded in finals after three preliminary rounds, as is typical for smaller Oregon Invitationals. This one day schedule was convenient for teams, reducing the cost for those who had to travel to attend. . .