Berea-Midpark's 10th Annual Grindstone Invitational

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General information

This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a High School tournament in Ohio.

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You and your students/judges/coaches are invited to:

The 10th Annual Grindstone Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament

WHERE: Berea-Midpark High School (formerly Berea High School) - 165 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, Ohio  44017

• We will utilize Middleburg Heights Junior High (formerly Midpark High School) for Debate (at least PF and LD), but registration will be at BMHS.  (Policy and Congress locations will be verified by January 11.)

• You can drop your kids off at MHJH, but someone will need to register them at BMHS.

DATE: Saturday, January 11, 2014

Live Registration: 8:00 AM till 8:30-45 AM.  Rounds will begin as close to 9:00 AM as possible.  All registration is at BMHS.  (Policy and Congress locations will be verified by January 11.)

It is likely that a shuttle bus to-and-from BMHS/MHJH will be provided.  Please arrange for your buses/transportation to drop off and pick up students/coaches/judges accordingly.  If this information changes, I will let coaches know ASAP.

Cost: $3 per student ($6 per Duo/Policy/PF team).  Checks may be payable to Berea-Midpark High School (Memo: BMHS Forensics or BMHS Speech/Debate).

NOTE: Your team fees will be locked in by 4 PM on Friday, January 10.

JUDGE COVER FEES: A charge of $10 will be added for judges not covered.  Plan accordingly.

Competition Details: IE (and possibly Congress and/or Policy) will take place at BMHS, while LD and PF (and possibly Policy and/or Congress) will take place at MHJH (formerly Midpark High School: 7000 Paula Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130).  IE will run three regular rounds and one power round.  Debate will run 4-5 straight rounds (time permitting, within reason).  Congress will be slated for 3-4 sessions, with at least two chambers.

Food and beverages will be available for judges and competitors at both buildings.  We will do our best, but feel free to bring your own food (don’t expect storage space).

CONTACT PERSON: Ryan Peoples

CELL PHONE: 440-668-9370

NOTE: If you “txt msg” me, please leave your name/school in the message.  Please do the same for e-mails, actually.

E-MAIL: bmhs4n6@gmail.com  OR  rpeoples@berea.k12.oh.us

Judge Quotas:

• Debate: 1 judge per 2 competitors (PF, LD, 2P)
• IE & Congress: 1 judge per 4 competitors

Online registration will end at 7:00 PM Thursday, January 9 (or until the tournament fills capacity).  Coaches will be able to drop entries until 7:00 A.M. Saturday (1/11/14), but teams will be charged for all competitors registered as of 4 PM Friday, January 10, 2014.  If I need to close registration early (or if I decide to extend the registration deadline), I will notify coaches via SpeechWire email.

Due to a wrestling event taking place concurrently at BMHS, please tell your bus drivers to park across the street from the high school, at (former) Roehm Middle School (especially the back lot, which can be accessed from Eastland Rd,)

DRIVING DIRECTIONS (to Berea-Midpark High, not MHJH; use the address listed above to look up directions to that location/program your GPS accordingly):

From EAST:

Take I-480 W or I-90 W to I-71 S.  Take Exit 235 (Bagley Rd. / Middleburg Hts.).  Turn RIGHT (westbound).  From Bagley Rd., turn RIGHT into Berea-Midpark High School.  (This turn immediately follows the Eastland Rd. intersection.)

From WEST:

Take I-480 E to I-71 S.  Take Exit 235 (Bagley Rd. / Middleburg Hts.).  Turn RIGHT (westbound).  From Bagley Rd., turn RIGHT into Berea-Midpark High School.  (This turn immediately follows the Eastland Rd. intersection.)

From NORTH:

Follow local routes, or. . . Find nearest connection to I-71 S, take Exit 235 (Bagley Rd. / Middleburg Hts.).  Turn RIGHT (westbound).  From Bagley Rd., turn RIGHT into Berea-Midpark High School.  (This turn immediately follows the Eastland Rd. intersection.)

From SOUTH:

Though you could access nearby communities via  I-77 to I-80 (turnpike), it is best to find the nearest connection to I-71 N.  Take Exit 235 (Bagley Rd. / Middleburg Hts.).  Turn LEFT (it might be best to stay in middle turning lane on off-ramp).  From Bagley Rd., turn RIGHT into Berea-Midpark High School.  (This turn immediately follows the Eastland Rd. intersection.)

From ANY DIRECTION:

IF YOU MISS THE TURN FROM BAGLEY RD . . . the very next intersection is Tressel/Maple (Tressel on left, Maple on right, it’s the same street divided by Bagley Rd.).  Turn RIGHT onto Tressel/Maple, a small side street, then RIGHT into the main parking lot.

Manager contact information

Ryan Peoples
Email address: bmhs4n6@gmail.com
Phone number: 440-668-9370

Mailing address

165 E. Bagely Rd.
Berea, OH 44017