Roseburg High School Invitational

Speech & Debate Tournament

Saturday, January 6, 2001

 

Hosted by:              Trudi Gessford           Roseburg H.S. Forensics Director

                             Darren Eckstein         Crescent Valley H.S. Forensics Director

                             Others are not confirmed at this time

 

Dear Coach,

            Hello! I know that this is coming a bit early, however I want to start a new tradition at Roseburg H.S. with an annual speech tournament. This is my first year at Roseburg, and I am anxious to run a tournament in my new school. The tournament will be the only one in the state of Oregon, as far as I know, the weekend of January 6th. Therefore, I hope that all of you will come and join us! We will be offering all state events, except Congress, and two divisions for competition.

 

Events  -

 

            Debate           Lincoln-Douglas Value Debate, Cross-Examination Debate, Public Debate

Pattern A      Extemp, Dramatic Interp, After-Dinner Speaking, Dual Interp, Prose, Oratory

Pattern B      Impromptu, Humorous Interp, Poetry Reading, Radio Commentary, Expository,

 

Rules –

All events will follow the state rules for competition. Junior and Senior divisions will be offered. Please follow the following guidelines for registering your competitors.

 

            Debate:

            Junior:     Open to students with 1-2 years of competitive debate experience

            Senior:     Open to students with 3-4 years of competitive debate experience, or at                                     coach’s discretion

            IE’s:

Junior:     Open to students with 1-2 years of competitive experience in a particular event.

Senior:    Open to students with 3-4 years of competitive experience in a      particular event, or at coach’s discretion.

 

Debate Topics & Rules -

 

LDV      The January-February NFL topic will be used.

 

C/X       Resolved: That the United States federal government should significantly increase protection of privacy in the United States in one or more of the following areas: employment, medical records, consumer information, search and seizure

 

Public   Topics will  be given at the beginning of each round. Current event topics will be used.

 

 

Limitations –

·        Public debate teams will be limited to 6 from each school to ensure that we will have enough judges.

·        Students may enter up to 3 events, but they may not double enter in any pattern.

 

Deadline -

 

Registration is due Tuesday, January 2, 2001 at 9 am. The preferred method of registration is via e-mail. Please send registration to GessfordT@aol.com. If this is not possible, please mail registration to: Trudi Gessford

                                                           C/O Roseburg H.S.

                                                           547 W Chapman Ave.

                                                           Roseburg, OR 97470

Also, if you have any questions, please call me at (541) 440-4178.

 

Directions –

 

Take I-5 to exit 124 in Roseburg. The high school is right off the freeway, and should be easy to get to. Turn left at the stoplight, and turn into the main entrance. Please park in this front area of the school.

 

Awards –

 

Awards will be given to the 1st-3rd place competitors in each division. 1st- 5th place Team sweepstakes awards will also be given. We will use the following system to figure the sweepstakes awards.

 

            Debate Events:                         Speech Events:  

                        1st place         16 pts.                      1st place      8 pts.

                        2nd place          8 pts.                          2nd place     4 pts.      

                        3rd place          4 pts.                          3rd place     2 pts.

Thank you,

 

Trudi Gessford

Director of Forensics

Roseburg H.S.

 

Roseburg H.S. Invitational

January 6, 2001

 

Tentative Schedule

 

7:30 – 8:00       Registration

8:00                  Extemp Draw

8:00 – 9:00       Round I - Pattern A (except Extemp)

8:30 – 9:30       Round I – Extemp

9:30 – 11:00     Round I -  Debate

11:00 – 12:00   Round I – Pattern B

12:00                Extemp Draw

12:00 – 1:00     Round II – Pattern A (except Extemp)

12:30 – 1:30     Round II – Extemp

1:30 – 3:00       Round II – Debate

3:00 – 4:00       Round II – Pattern B

4:00 – 5:30       Round III – Debate

5:30 – 7:00      Finals – All individual events

7:00 – 8:30      Debate Finals (if necessary)

9:00pm or ASAP  Awards (Student Center)   

Pattern A: Extemp, Dramatic Interp, ADS, Dual Interp, Prose, Oratory

 

Pattern B: Impromptu, Expos, Humorous Interp, Poetry, and Radio Commentary

 

 

 Roseburg High School Invitational

Speech & Debate Tournament

Saturday, January 6, 2001

 

Tournament Registration

School______________________________________________________

Director of Forensics__________________________________________

Phone_________________    E-mail______________________________

 

Please list first and last names of contestants. List events by pattern to the right of each name. Remember to indicate the division for each event. Indicate Dual and/or Debate teams by drawing brackets. Please see the example below.

 

Name                             Pattern A                          Pattern B                    Debate

Ex. Trudi Gessford 

 

Oratory – Senior

Radio – Senior

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Roseburg High School Invitational

Speech & Debate Tournament

Saturday, January 6, 2001

 

Tournament Registration (Additional)

School______________________________________________________

Director of Forensics__________________________________________

Phone_________________    E-mail______________________________

 

Please list first and last names of contestants. List events by pattern to the right of each name. Remember to indicate the division for each event. Indicate Dual and/or Debate teams by drawing brackets. Please see the example below.

 

Name                             Pattern A                          Pattern B                    Debate

Ex. Trudi Gessford 

 

Oratory – Senior

Radio – Senior

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Roseburg High School Invitational

Speech & Debate Tournament

Saturday, January 6, 2001

Tournament Registration

School______________________________________________________

Director of Forensics__________________________________________

Phone_________________    E-mail______________________________

 

Each school must bring at least one judge. One judge covers 8 IE’s and 2 Debate entries. There will be an additional fee of $10 per uncovered debate team, $5 per uncovered LDV debater, and $5 per IE entry. We really need your judges. Please bring them, rather than your money. (Especially need Cross-x judges) We will pay your extra judges.

 

Please list all judges by name   Any school/event restrictions? (please note)

 

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Entry Fees

 

School Fee                                                                   $15.00

C/X and Public Teams       _____  X $10.00       =     ________

LD Debate Entries             _____  X $7.00         =     ________

I.E. Entries                         _____  X $5.00         =     ________

Dual Teams                        _____  X $5.00        =      ________

Judging Fees

Uncovered CX/Public Teams   ______ X $10.00   =  _______

Uncovered LDV entries            ______ X $5.00     =  _______

Uncovered IE’s or Dual Teams ______ X $5.00    =  _______

Total Fees                                                 $_______

Please make checks payable to RHS Forensics.