Regional participation:
Students may not change categories from region to state. The regional registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. CDT of the date listed in the NDHSAA system.
All State Qualifiers Must Be On the State Speech Qualifiers List Below
Coaches must verify results within the NDHSAA system following their region contest.
Deadline for verification is 4:00 p.m. CDT the Tuesday following the final date for regional contests. Late results reporting window extends until 4:00 p.m. CDT 3 business days prior to the state contest. Late entries will not receive scheduling protections and may be scheduled in first available time slot. Penalty: $100/entry.
Regional Speech State Competitors: 2025 State Speech Qualifiers
Competitors pre-qualify for their respective state tournament during the regular season. Regulation stipulates required minimum number and placement process to pre-qualify.
In order to advance to their state tournament, pre-qualifiers must be registered, paid for, and compete at regionals in the categories in which they pre-qualified (up to 2 categories). Unless exempted, pre-qualifiers that do not compete at regionals do not receive automatic bid to state.
Regular Season Speech Pre-Qualifiers: 2025 Speech Pre-Qualifiers
NDHSAA State A Speech Information
NDHSAA State B Speech Information
Regional participation:
Students may not change categories from region to state. The regional registration deadline is 11:59 p.m. CDT of the date listed in the NDHSAA system.
All State Qualifiers Must Be On the State Speech Qualifiers List Below
Coaches must verify results within the NDHSAA system following their region contest.
Deadline for verification is 4:00 p.m. CDT the Tuesday following the final date for regional contests. Late results reporting window extends until 4:00 p.m. CDT 3 business days prior to the state contest. Late entries will not receive scheduling protections and may be scheduled in first available time slot. Penalty: $100/entry.
Regional Speech State Competitors: 2025 State Speech Qualifiers
Competitors pre-qualify for their respective state tournament during the regular season. Regulation stipulates required minimum number and placement process to pre-qualify.
In order to advance to their state tournament, pre-qualifiers must be registered, paid for, and compete at regionals in the categories in which they pre-qualified (up to 2 categories). Unless exempted, pre-qualifiers that do not compete at regionals do not receive automatic bid to state.
Regular Season Speech Pre-Qualifiers: 2025 Speech Pre-Qualifiers
NDHSAA State A Speech Information
NDHSAA State B Speech Information