Dear Speech Coach,

 

Please accept this invitation to attend the William Fremd High School Viking Varsity Challenge on Saturday, November 12, 2011.  The tournament will be a standard three round plus finals tournament.  We do have a limited number of rooms, so registration will be closed once we reach the limit of students that we can comfortably accommodate.  I will post a tentative schedule in the speechwire files, but it will most likely change.  We may need to do a split schedule, and I’m hoping a 3 rounds in 4 time slots will work, but that depends on the number of entries.  Keep checking back as we get closer to tournament time.

 

ENTRY :  You may enter up to two competitors in each event, but may also request extra entries.  Requests for extra entries should be emailed to Katie Giegler (Dau) (kgiegler@211.org).  Extra entries will be considered on a first-come, first-serve basis and preference is always extended to those who have allowed extras for our team.  Extra entries will be admitted at additional fees, and teams permitted extra entries will be expected to provide additional judges. If you would like extra entries please request them ASAP.

 

JUDGES :  Each team should provide one judge for every five entries in the competition.  A full team is expected to have five judges, and teams with additional entries should bring an additional judge following the 1 judge per each 1 to 5 entries ratio.  This is absolutely necessary for the success of the tournament.

 

FEES :  The entry fee for 1-14 entries is $100. A full team entry fee of 15-28 entries is $125.  Additional entry fees will be as follows: more than 2 entries in any event totaling 1 to 14 additional entries $50.00, more than 15 to 28 additional entries $100.00.

 

Rules and Preparation

 

Radio :  Prep will be at the tournament, in the Media Center.  There will be two 45 minute preps for the preliminary rounds and one prep for finals.  Students may choose either prelim prep for the third round. 

 

Extemp :  Students will prep for 45 minutes in the Media Center.  There will be two preps for the preliminary rounds and one prep for finals.  Students may choose either prelim prep for the third round. Please provide 10 topics by November 4, 2011.

 

Impromptu :  We will be following the IHSA format.  Please provide 10 topics by November 4, 2011

 

Time :  There will be no official penalty for time (except in radio).  Judges may consider it as part of the criteria for ranking.

 

Awards :  All individuals in the final rounds will receive awards.  Ties will not be broken.  Top 5 team scores, based on prelims, will win team trophies.

 

Please RSVP no later than October 31 st, 2011, however remember that registration will close if we reach a maximum number of students so please RSVP ASAP.  We look forward to seeing you and are planning an exciting day for both you and your competitors!

 

Sincerely,

 

Katie Giegler (Dau), Head Coach

 and the Fremd Coaching Staff 

 

William Fremd High School

1000 South Quentin Road

Palatine, Illinois 60067

 

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