<div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" class="gmail_msg"><div class="m_2331753403999037867WordSection1 gmail_msg"><p class="m_2331753403999037867DocumentLabel gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:0pt" class="gmail_msg">Memorandum<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderFirst gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderLabel gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="gmail_msg">To:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">                  State Speech and Debate Contacts<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoMessageHeader gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderLabel gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="gmail_msg">From:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">             James Weaver<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoMessageHeader gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderLabel gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="gmail_msg">Subject:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">        Announcement of 2017-18 National High School Policy Debate Topic<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><br><br><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 22.0pt 0in" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderLast gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="m_2331753403999037867MessageHeaderLabel gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:12.0pt" class="gmail_msg">Date:</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">              January 10, 2017<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></p><br><br></div><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><br><br><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK6" class="gmail_msg"></a><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK5" class="gmail_msg"></a><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK3" class="gmail_msg"></a><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK2" class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Following<br><br> are the final results for the 2017-18 national high school policy debate topic balloting. States, the District of Columbia, the National Speech and Debate Association, National Debate Coaches Association and the National Catholic Forensic League had the opportunity<br><br> to vote on the topic. Education Reform was chosen with 23 of the 36 votes cast for the topic as shown below.<br><br></span></span></span></span></a><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK4" class="gmail_msg"></a><a name="m_2331753403999037867_OLE_LINK7" class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br><div align="center" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><table class="m_2331753403999037867MsoNormalTable gmail_msg" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="649" style="border-collapse:collapse;border:none"><td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s="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Wisconsin<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="126" valign="top" style="width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Wyoming<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Mississippi<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="120" valign="top" style="width:1.25in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Missouri<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="108" valign="top" style="width:81.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Montana<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td></td></td></td></td></td></td></tr><td><br><tr class="gmail_msg"><br><td width="91" valign="top" style="width:.95in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"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class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Utah<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="120" valign="top" style="width:1.25in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Virginia<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="108" valign="top" style="width:81.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg">Washington<u class="gmail_msg"></u><u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td></td></td></td></td></td></td></tr><td><br><tr class="gmail_msg"><br><td width="91" valign="top" style="width:.95in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="102" valign="top" style="width:76.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" class="gmail_msg"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br><p class="m_2331753403999037867MsoBodyText gmail_msg" align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><br><br><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" class="gmail_msg"><u class="gmail_msg"></u> <u class="gmail_msg"></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br><br></td><td><br><td><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"><span class="gmail_msg"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br><br></td><td width="126" valign="top" style="width:94.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt" c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