Hello Speech Coaches!

 

The Moorhead High School Speech Team would be thrilled to have you join us for the Spud Speech Invitational on Saturday, February 8th. We hope you will find the SpeechWire web site a user-friendly way to register your team and maintain changes. 

 

We are committed to awarding excellence and encouraging all with creative trophies, ribbons galore, some coach swag, and lounge areas full of great food. This years’ tournament will be sponsored by Concordia College and college scholarships will be made available to our winning competitors.

 

Our team is, once again, excited to offer the Spuds Speech Invitational original category - "Extemporaneous Musical Theater". Please encourage your speakers/vocalists to sign up for this fun event! We will also be offering the experimental policy-driven category - Original Advocacy.

 

We expect a wide variety of schools from across MN and a great cross-section of competition for all.  If you have questions about the Spud Speech Invitational, please don't hesitate to contact us.  On behalf of the entire Spuds coaching staff, we hope to see you on February 8th!   

 

TOURNAMENT SPECIFICS

When: Saturday, Feb. 8th, 2014

Where: Moorhead High School 2300 4th Ave S, Moorhead, MN

Registration: 7:00-8:00 a.m. 

Format: 3 Rounds and Finals (top 7), Honor Finals (8-14), and Novice Finals (top 7)  

Fees: $7.00 per speaker. Make checks to "Moorhead High School Speech".

Rules: MSHSL and NFL Rules Followed.  Double entries Allowed in ALL events. Discussion will begin 15 minutes later to accomodate double entering.

Judge ratio: One judge for every 7 speakers. A limited number of judges are available for $80.00. Please notify Rebecca if you need a hired judge (rmlarson@moorheadschools.org).

Awards:  The coveted Mr. Potato Head Trophies - Final, Honor, and Novice Finals trophies. Team Awards for the top 4 schools in A and AA team divisions.  

We promise a GREAT concession stand with breakfast and lunch items and a well-stocked Hospitality Room for Coaches and Judges.

 

Registration Deadline: Monday, Feb. 3rd @ 5:00PM.

Drop Deadline:  Wednesday, February 5th @ 5:00PM.  Teams will be charged the registration fee for each student dropped after this date; however, please continue to make changes online.

Storytelling Draws:  MSHSL Stories 1-10

Extemporaneous Reading Draws:  MSHSL Prose List 1-10, Poems 1-20.

COACHES PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN EXTEMPORANEOUS MUSICAL THEATER.  Rounds 1-3 will include singing any pre-selected musical theater song from a karaoke track. The final rounds are extemporanous and held in the auditorium prior to the awards ceremony - full sound, full lights, fully fabulous!  See the information on the tournament page for more details.

 

See you on the circuit!  

 

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