Welcome to Nationals: Video debates, $1.5m in prizes, and more


Registration for both Ace Peak x Ziggy national championship tournaments is live!


Register here:

New Manuals & Rules

We created a new manual for competitors. Read it here. Seriously, read it. It is short and contains information that you’ll be glad to know.

We also updated the Judge Manual

Webcams

We heard your feedback loud and clear. Both national tournaments will use video, allowing you to connect and communicate more effectively with judges. 

If you haven’t yet, read our guide to debating on camera: Part 1, Part 2.

Sponsorships

The National tournaments have 3 awesome sponsors: Praxis, Criswell College, and Howard Payne. Combined, the scholarships available total exactly $1.5 million – that’s spelled with an “M” as in “1.5 Million Dollars.” That’s a lot of zeroes going straight to your post-high-school success. 

Please take time to get to know the sponsors and thank them for their incredible support of the Christian homeschool community. 

Discord

Instead of Skype, all national debates will be hosted on Discord servers. That gives you the best-quality, simplest way to participate in video debates.

Please download Discord and create a username in advance. Check out the manuals to learn more. 

Updated Rules

The rules have been updated as follows:

  • Webcams are allowed

  • Detailed appeals (otherwise called “adjudication”) process

  • Reorganized for easy reference

  • Lots of tweaks and clarifications

Download it here to make sure you’re working from the up-to-date version.

Nationals is Coming

After the success of the Debut Challenge and qualifiers, we couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to the final tournament of this season. Stay subscribed to the Ace Peak blog for all updates.


We’ve got something even bigger coming next season.