NJFL Northern Illinois League Middle School Tournament

May 5th, 2012

Host School: Buffalo Grove High School

 

 

You are cordially invited to the NJFL Northern Illinois League Middle School Tournament. 

Buffalo Grove High School will host the tournament on Saturday; May 5th, 2012 the school address is 1100 West Dundee Road, Buffalo Grove, IL. 60089.  

Grades 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade students are invited to compete.  High School students are invited to judge.

 

Logistics: 

Students should be dropped off in the back entrance of the school where busses load (directly across from the Football Field).  

Registration will be in the in the main hall leading to the English Fine Arts Area, students will be there to guide you.  Students can relax in the Cafeteria until rounds start. 

 

Events:

 

Lincoln-Douglass Debate

Student Congress Debate 

Public Forum Debate 

Policy Debate

Duo Interpretation 

Humorous Interpretation 

Dramatic Interpretation 

Prose Reading 

Poetry Reading 

Oratorical Declamation 

Original Oratory 

Extemporaneous Speaking

Storytelling

 

Schedule:

8:00 am Arrival, Registration

9:00 am Policy (CX), Lincoln-Douglass, Public Forum/Speech & Acting Rd 1

9:30 am Congress Session 1 Rd 1

10:15 am Lincoln-Douglass, Public Forum Rd 2

10:30 am Policy (CX), Speech & Acting Rd 2

11:00 am Staggered Lunch Breaks as Event Rounds End

12:00 pm Lincoln-Douglass Rd 3

12:15 pm Congress Session #2/Policy (CX), Speech & Acting Rd 3

1:00 pm Lincoln-Douglass, Public Forum Rd 4

2:00 pm Improv Activity

3:15 pm Recognition Ceremony

 

 

Fees: Please make checks payable to Buffalo Grove High School

$5 per event per entry fee

Teams and clubs should belong to NJFL  

NJFL Application is uploadable on SpeechWire

 

Judging requirement:

Lincoln Douglas: 1 judge per 2 entries

Public Forum:  1 judge per 2 teams

Policy: 1 judge per 2 entries

Congress: 1 Judge per 6 entries

Speech & Acting Events: 1 judge per 6 entries

 

Who can judge?

High School Students who have competed in the event or have been on a team for at least 1 year and have an NFL standing of Excellence or higher.

Coach Judges (of course)

Parent Judges please let us know your judging skill set

Hired judges 

** please do not let finding judges to be a deterrent, let us know if there is an issue and we will do everything in our power to help you out.

 

Awards:

Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 placements in each event

Dog Tag Medals will be awarded to the next 3 spots

In Congress we will announce the top 10 placements

For this year there will not be a team sweepstakes award, next year we are aiming for this type of recognition.

 

Student Congress

The Student Congress Bill Docket for May is posted on SpeechWire and on the Northern IL NJFL website: http://web.me.com/dpmdebate/NSMSD/Debate_Topics.html

 

Elections of Presiding Officers will occur at the beginning of Congress Session #1. Presiding Officers should be familiar with Parliamentary Procedure, using Seating Charts, and Speaker Recency. Experience Presiding is not a requirement; however, proper knowledge of how a chamber functions is essential to the success of this event!

 

Students will vote on the Legislation Order at the beginning of Congress Session #1 

 

Lincoln-Douglass

RESOLUTION: Resolved, individuals have a moral obligation to assist people in need 

Students will participate in 4 debate rounds in this event, 2 on the affirmative side, and 2 on the negative side. 

 

Public Forum Debate

As long as there is competition for students to compete against, we are happy to include this event.  Please let us know if you are interested.

 

 

Policy Debate

As long as there is competition for students to compete against, we are happy to include this event.  Please let us know if you are interested.

 

Improv Activity

As the students are waiting for the recognition ceremony to begin, please join us for dinner, fellowship, and a fun Improv activity! 

 

Food and Refreshments

Pizza and drinks will be sold during the day – please bring $5-8 in cash if you are interested. 

 

Registration

If you would like to participate in this tournament, please register on SpeechWire.com 

or

Contact Tracey Repa at Repa3@sbcglobal.net

Contact Liz Monroe at emonroe@lfschools.net

 

 

We look forward to seeing you on May 5th!

The Northern Illinois NJFL League

 

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