Team Participation
Fremont Speech & Debate is a competition team.
Regular Season: September - April
Post-Season Championships: April - June
Participation Levels
- Required: Student attendance at weekly meetings/practices and tournaments.
- Tournament participation levels
- Casual: 4 tournaments per year (3 CFL and 1 invitational/Rotary/qualifier)
- Board eligibility for 2026-2027, minimum: 5 tournaments (3 CFL, 1 invitational/Rotary, 1 qualifier)
- Average team member: 7 tournaments (3 CFL, 1-2 qualifiers, 2-3 invitationals incl Rotary)
- 2025-2026 board member
- Minimum: 4 tournaments (3 CFL, 1 qualifier or Rotary contest)
- Average: 7 tournaments (3 CFL, 2 invitationals, 2 qualifiers)
- Focused Team Enthusiast: all tournaments Fremont attends
- Family / guardian involvement
- Ensure membership and tournament fees are paid in advance or per the schedule linked below
- Judge at tournaments or hire a judge for 25-50% of tournaments student attends
- Partner events like PF and DUO: 25%
- Individual events like OO and LD: 50%
- Rotary contest supplies their own judges
- Drive student to and from tournaments - carpooling arranged between students/parents
- Support competition preparation and practice