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44th Annual Bloomington Tournament

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Dear Speech Coach,
 
On behalf of the Bloomington Speech Team and the Bloomington Friends of Forensics, I cordially invite you to the 44th Annual Bloomington Speech Invitational on Saturday, February 15, 2014.  
 
Our tournament will feature site scheduling, the category of impromptu speaking, and regular and honors finals in Varsity competition.  Individual awards will be presented to all finalists and sweepstakes awards to the top three large team and top three small team entries. 
 
We are especially pleased this year to be an NIETOC bid tournament. 
 
We look forward to seeing you on February 15!
 
Sincerely,
Scott Sieling
Bloomington Jefferson High School



PRE-TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 4:00 PM

ENTRIES
Currently, we have no limits on entries. Students may double enter in all events. Triple entering will be allowed in all events except Impromptu.

ENTRY FEES
The entry fee is $7 per entry.  Make checks out to “Bloomington Friends of Forensics”, our speech team booster club.  Please have your school mail your check or bring it to registration.

Bloomington Friends of Forensics
Bloomington Jefferson High School
Bloomington, MN  55437

ENTRY CHANGES
Any changes made to your team’s registration after Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00 AM are non-refundable. 

JUDGES
You must provide one judge per seven entries. We have a limited number of judges available for hire for a fee of $90.00.  Please email sdsieling@gmail.com if you are in need of a hired judge, and we will try to able to accommodate your request.  

CATEGORIES AND TIME LIMITS
We will honor both MSHSL and NFL rules.  All thirteen MSHSL speech events will be offered.  All non-draw events will be allowed a time limit of TEN MINUTES. For a copy of MSHSL rules, go to the MSHSL website at www.mshsl.org.  

All NFL events will follow NFL rules. Please visit the NFL website at www.nflonline.org for rules.  Since we are an NIETOC bid tournament, students in poetry and prose will be allowed to compete in the drama category.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Scott Sieling
sdsieling@gmail.com
School: (952) 806-7682
Fax: (952) 806-7621


DAY OF TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

DIRECTIONS
Jefferson High School is located at the intersection of France Ave. and 102nd Street.  The address is 4001 W. 102nd St., Bloomington, MN  55437.  Buses should drop students off at the main entrance.  Buses remaining on site should park in the Jefferson lot or in the lot on Johnson Street, which is between the two schools.

REGISTRATION
Registration will occur at Jefferson High School from 7:00 to 8:00 AM on Saturday morning.

LOCATIONS
All events will be held at Jefferson High School.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT
There will be three preliminary rounds and a final round of approximately seven competitors.  We will offer separate varsity and honor finals in all events.

AWARDS
Trophies and ribbons will be awarded to finalists in all events. Team sweepstakes will be based on combined final round rankings in novice and varsity divisions.

CONCESSIONS
Our concession stands will be available throughout the tournament at both tournament locations. Breakfast items, lunch and other snacks will be available.  

DRAW EVENTS AND DISCUSSION
All draw events will have thirty-minute preparation times. Extemporaneous Reading and Storytelling contestants should be prepared for all stories/poems.  Students in varsity and novice will draw for all three preliminary rounds and finals.  The Discussion tasks will be taken from Section II of the MSHSL outline.  Tasks will be posted in advance of the tournament.  The discussion outline is available at www.mshsl.org.


 

Manager contact information

Scott Sieling
Email address: sdsieling@gmail.com
Phone number: 952-212-7414

Mailing address

4001 W. 102nd St.
Bloomington , MN 55437

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