TOURNAMENTS for the 2026/2027 Season
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Barkalow Middle School, Freehold Township, NJ
Saturday, February 20, 2027 at Knollwood School, Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, April 10, 2027 Location TBA
The tournament on October 24 will follow an instructional model for novice debaters. Please post the topics, which are:
- The use of Artificial Intelligence in schools causes more GOOD than harm*. (* -includes AI use by both students and teachers)
- Columbus Day should NOT be a national holiday.
PAST TOURNAMENTS & TOPICS
Tournament Topics for Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at Barkalow Middle School, Freehold NJ
- Ocean exploration is more beneficial to society than space exploration.
- E-bikes cause more HARM than good.
- The U.S. government should provide a Universal Basic Income to all adult citizens.
Tournament Topics for the Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at Shrewsbury Middle School, Shrewsbury NJ
- New Jersey should end the bear hunt.
- Chat GPT causese more good than harm.
- Captive live animal displays (ie. zoos & aquariums) do more harm than good.
TOURNAMENTS for the 2024/2025 Season
Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Shrewsbury Borough School
The Topics are:
- Standardized testing does more good than harm.
- Cell phones should be banned from K-12 schools in New Jersey
- Hosting the Olympics is not worth the rewards.
- Ban deep-sea mining!
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at The Ranney School
The Topics are:
- The United States should not send humans to space.
- End Daylight Savings Time.
- Virtual reality technology does more harm than good.
2023-24 Tournament Dates for Reference Only:
Saturday, December 9, 2023 at Shrewsbury Borough School, Shrewsbury, NJ
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Knollwood School, Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Barkalow MIddle School, Freehold, NJ
The Topics for the December 9th Tournament are:
- Americans should be required to complete one year of national service.
- Cultural treasures should be returned to their country of origin.
- Animal testing is unethical.
TOPICS from APRIL 22, 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP
- ChatGPT does more harm than good.
- Ban single-use plastic water bottles.
- Abolish the United Nations Security Council.
- Captive live animal displays (i.e., zoos and aquariums) do more harm than good.
February 4, 2023 TOURNAMENT:
- TikTok is a bad influence.
- Homework causes more harm than good.
- New Jersey should end the bear hunt
2020 TOURNAMENT:
- Social media platforms should ban political advertising.
- All U.S. Presidential primaries should be held on the same day.
- Major League Baseball’s plan to cut minor league teams is justified.
- Ban single-use plastic bags.
Judge Training:
TBA
For more information or to register, contact debate@esuus.org.
Participating Schools:
- Barkalow Middle School (Freehold)
- Shrewsbury Borough School
- Forrestdale Middle School (Rumson)
- Holy Cross Academy (Rumson)
- Knollwood School (Fair Haven)
- The Ranney School (Tinton Falls)
- Rumson Country Day School (Rumson)
