We Need Your Help!
You Are Qualified - No Prior Experience Necessary
Thank you for supporting our students at the 2024 Continental Divide Challenge at Colorado Christian University. Community and alumni judges are a vital part of our speech and debate tournaments.
The students will benefit from your written evaluation of their performances. It is a significant part of their learning experience and growth, and your investment is greatly appreciated! Gather friends from your office, church or community group and be a part of encouraging our future leaders.
Judges should have graduated from high school and be at least 18 years old.
Registration
Please register here: Judge Registration
Upon registration you will automatically receive confirmation email with the subject, "CDC Judge Registration". Please check your junk mail folder if you don't see this important message. Contact us at cdc.judges@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Schedule
We ask for a 3 to 3.5-hour commitment for judge training, judging a round, and completing ballots. Arrive 45-60 minutes prior to the scheduled round for training, 2 hours to judge the round, and 20 minutes to fill out your ballot(s).
You may volunteer to serve for just one event, several events, one day, or multiple days!
To honor your time and effort, we offer complimentary snacks in our hospitality room. And, if the timing works out before or after you're done judging, please enjoy a complimentary meal in the CCU cafeteria catered by Bon Appétit.
Parking
Parking is free and a shuttle will be available to take you from the parking lot to the tournament buildings. Download your parking permit here
Orientation
No previous experience is required. We will provide training before you judge an event. Only if you would like to learn more now, click on the links below:
- Event Descriptions
- Speech Event Orientation
- Parliamentary Debate Orientation
- Lincoln Douglas Debate Orientation
- Team Policy Debate Orientation
Questions
Contact us at cdc.judges@gmail.com.