National Finals: April 9-11, 2025
Information for Teams & Teachers
Who is Participating in 2025
- Arizona
- Winner: Corona Del Sol High School—Tempe, AZ
Teacher: Alison Rund - Wildcard: Hamilton High School—Chandler, AZ
Teacher: Brianna Willits
- Winner: Corona Del Sol High School—Tempe, AZ
- Arkansas
- Winner: Valley View High School—Jonesboro, AR
Teacher: Melissa Mayfield
- Winner: Valley View High School—Jonesboro, AR
- Colorado
- Winner: Denver East High School—Denver, CO
Teacher: Mandy Hostetter - Wildcard: Grandview High School—Aurora, CO
Teacher: Jason Kosanovich
- Winner: Denver East High School—Denver, CO
- Indiana
- Winner: Plainfield High School—Plainfield, IN
Teacher: Adam Ferguson & Robbie Pelkey - Wildcard: Fishers High School—Fishers, IN
Teacher: Liz Paternoster & Matt Follman
- Winner: Plainfield High School—Plainfield, IN
- Illinois
- Winner: Maine South High School—Park Ridge, IL
Teacher: Leah Politi & Kevin Hansen - Wildcard: St. Joseph-Ogen High School—St. Joseph, IL
Teacher: Marshall Schacht
- Winner: Maine South High School—Park Ridge, IL
- Maryland
- Winner: Boonsboro High School—Boonsboro, MD
Teacher: Ashley Vascik
- Winner: Boonsboro High School—Boonsboro, MD
- Michigan
- Winner: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School—Ann Arbor, MI
Teacher: Alex Constantelos
- Winner: Ann Arbor Pioneer High School—Ann Arbor, MI
- Montana
- Winner: Laurel High School—Laurel, MT
Teacher: Dan Gatley
- Winner: Laurel High School—Laurel, MT
- Nebraska
- Winner: Lincoln East High School—Lincoln, NE
Teacher: Michaela Schleicher - Wildcard: Lincoln Southwest High School—Lincoln, NE
Teacher: Ryan Salem
- Winner: Lincoln East High School—Lincoln, NE
- New Hampshire
- Winner: Hollis Brookline High School—Hollis, NH
Teacher: Trevor Duval
- Winner: Hollis Brookline High School—Hollis, NH
- New York
- Winner: Forest Hills High School—Forest Hills, NY
Teacher: Tara Kelly - Wildcard: James Madison High School—Brooklyn, NY
Teacher: Jeffrey Roth
- Winner: Forest Hills High School—Forest Hills, NY
- North Dakota
- Winner: Edgeley High School— Edgeley, ND
Teacher: Melissa Entzi
- Winner: Edgeley High School— Edgeley, ND
- Texas
- Winner: Tomball Innovation Center Law Club—Tomball, TX
Teacher: Greg Wiley
- Winner: Tomball Innovation Center Law Club—Tomball, TX
- West Virginia
- Winner: Woodrow Wilson High School—Beckley, WV
Teacher: John Quesenberry - Wildcard: Clay County High School—Clay, WV
Teacher: Ronald Starcher
- Winner: Woodrow Wilson High School—Beckley, WV
- Wisconsin
- Winner: Wauwatosa East High School—Wauwatosa, WI
Teacher: Michael Aronow - Wildcard: Wauwatosa West High School—Wauwatosa, WI
Teacher: Chad Mateske
- Winner: Wauwatosa East High School—Wauwatosa, WI
- Wyoming
- Winner: Sheridan High School—Sheridan, WY
Teacher: Michael Thomas - Wildcard: Cody High School—Cody, WY
Teacher: Karen Wagner
- Winner: Sheridan High School—Sheridan, WY
Upcoming State Competitions
January 18, 2025: Washington
Washington State Capitol Building and Campus, Olympia, Washington
January 24, 2025: New Mexico
Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School, Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 25, 2025: Oregon
Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, Portland, Oregon
January 25, 2025: Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
January 25, 2025: Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, Boston, Massachusetts
January 28, 2025: New Jersey
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
January 29, 2025: Florida
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida
January 31, 2025: Ohio
Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio
February 1, 2025: Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
February 1, 2025: Connecticut
TBD
February 1, 2025: California
Sacramento, California
February 1, 2025: Virginia
Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Virginia
February 6, 2025: Rhode Island
TBD
February 7, 2025: Utah
Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
Travel Details
- All teams participating in the National Finals must travel with Grand Classroom, our contracted travel vendor for 2025.
- Grand Classroom will work directly with teachers to arrange hotel accommodations, travel to the D.C. area, bus transportation to the competition venue, and to other preferred tourism locations.
- Grand Classroom will consistently support and assist all teams, promptly addressing any travel needs or concerns, ensuring a smooth and stress-free travel experience for all participants.
About the Hearings
- Students' opening statements are four minutes long and may include student notes.
- Judges' follow-up questioning on Saturday and Sunday lasts eight minutes; on Monday (top 10), it extends to 10 minutes. During follow-up questioning, students may not use notes.
About Scoring
- The scoring team tabulates electronically submitted score sheets from judges, each with five categories. Each category is worth ten points for a maximum score of 50 points per sheet.
- Each unit is assessed by three judges, with the highest possible unit score being 150 points.
- Classes qualify for the top 10 based on combined scores from the first two days, advancing to round 3 on Monday.
- The national winner is determined by doubling the third-day scores and adding them to the total scores for the first two days.