John R. Park Debate Society Announces 2021 Utah Tournament of Excellence

The John R. Park Debate Society is excited to announce the seventh annual Utah Tournament of Excellence (UTE). The UTE aims to bring together the absolute “best of the best” from across the state for a single day of focused, high-level, academic debate. Additionally, the UTE will offer students the opportunity to compete in a “tournament of excellence” hosted by Utah’s premier research university, adjudicated by experienced, knowledgeable critics.  In 2021, the UTE will be conducted online via Zoom. Only registered guests (competitors, judges, and coach/chaperones) will be allowed to participate in the tournament video conferencing. No recording will be allowed.

As indicated by the tournament information below, the tournament will be limited to the winners of each division of State competition (or the next most highly ranked competitor in state competition at each classification level).

We hope you are as excited about this event as we are to host it. In the meantime, we hope you are having a safe, successful, and educational 2020-2021 season.

For additional information, visit: https://debate.utah.edu/high_school_outreach/ute.php.