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Elkhart Memorial Charger Speech Winter Classic
General information
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The Charger Speech Winter Classic
at Elkhart Memorial High School
Dear Coaches:
You are invited to the Charger Speech Winter Classic on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 at Elkhart Memorial High School. . Since this is the last competition before sectionals, to help you and your team prepare, our tournament will be run as close to IHSFA Sectional Rules as possible, with a few exceptions listed below.
REGISTRATION
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Registration will be through Speechwire (www.speechwire.com).Deadline for registration will be 7pm (EST) on Wednesday, February 20th. Changes for drops only will be allowed up until 7:00pm (EST) Friday, February 22nd.
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Final Registration will start at 7:30 am on Saturday, February 23rd and continue until 8:15 am.
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Please call or text between 6:45 and 7:30 to report any drops. The number is 574-596-7246.
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Schematics (if all goes well) will be posted outside the Media Center at 8:20.
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Extemp Prep will begin at 8:00 with schematics posted in the prep room.
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All first rounds will start at 8:30.
ENTERING AND JUDGING
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You may have a total of 36 entries per team (“A” Team) with a limit of 4 entries in each event.
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Doubling guidelines will be as per IHSFA Sectional Doubling Rules.
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Each team will provide one judge for every five entries, or fraction thereof (6 entries = 2 judges).
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Please encourage judges to write meaningful critiques.
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We will also accept a non-Sweepstakes “B” team (unprotected) up to 20 additional entries, however with a limit of 6 entries overall in each event (“A” team entries + “B” team entries no more than 6). When considering judges, please count the “B” team as a separate team, needing its own judges. (Ex “A” team entries are 36, so bring 8 judges. “B” team entries are 6, so bring 2 judges. Total judges = 10)
SPECIFIC EVENT INFORMATION:
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Radio: All materials will be provided as per Sectional Radio Rules.
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Extemp: Topics will be selected from National Federation and/or Newsweek, Time, U.S. News and World Report, the Christian Science Monitor, from January 2013 to date. Contestants will draw for all three rounds and the final.
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Discussion: The Sectional Discussion Topic (and Sub-Topics) will be used.
TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE:
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Three preliminary rounds and a final round in all events.
Tentative Schedule:
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Round 1 – 8:30 am
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Round 2 – 10:00 am
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Round 3 – 11:30 am
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Finals – 1:30 pm
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Awards – 3:30 pm
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This will be an all-varsity competition. However, novice competitors are welcome to compete as varsity.
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Awards will be given to the top 8 competitors in each event. Depending on size of tournament, we will either offer trophies to the top 5, top 10, or top 5 in large and small brackets. When we know we will e-mail all attending. Sweeps point values, regardless, shall be from 8 down.
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We will make slight alterations from Sectional guidelines out of necessity and in fairness to the majority.
CONCESSIONS
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There will be no scheduled break in competition for lunch; however, food and snacks will be available throughout the tournament with lunch being served from 11:00 – 1:30. The judges’ lounge will be in the faculty dining room.
ARRIVAL AND FOUL WEATHER DELAYS
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Should inclement weather cause us to delay the start of the tournament or cancel it entirely, we will contact you by 5:30 a.m. EST via the contact number you provided in Speechwire. Attempts will also be made to contact the coach via e-mail as well. You can contact me any time before or on the day of the tournament at 574-596-7246.
Sincerely,
Todd Efsits & the Elkhart Memorial
Charger Speech Team and Coaching Staff
E-mail tefsits@elkhart.k12.in.us
Questions 574-596-7246
Tab Office 574-262-5621 (on day of tourney)
Manager contact information Todd Efsits
Email address: tefsits@elkhart.k12.in.us
Phone number: 574-596-7246 Mailing address Elkhart Memorial Charger Speech
2608 California Road
Elkhart, IN 46514
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