New Mexico Forensics

The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) consists of more than 150 member schools who participate in both athletic and non-athletic activities, including forensics speech and debate. The NMAA was founded in 1921 as a means to regulate junior and senior interscholastic activities and to host state championship games. It now serves middle/junior high and senior high schools that choose to enter the organization and pay dues. In 1953 non-athletic activities began to enter the association and thus speech became a part of the state association. The NMAA considers non-sporting activities to be an extension of the classroom and encourages students to participate in one, if not more, of these types of activities.