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This is a High School tournament in Indiana.

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January 13, 2014

                                                                            

To All Speech Coaches:

 

The New Castle High School Speech team cordially invites you to attend our annual speech meet.  The tournament will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2014.  Registration will be on speechwire.com.

 

All speech events and VERSATILITY will be offered.  All IHSFA rules apply except as noted.

 

VERSATILITY is open to ONE student from each school up to the first 6 schools to enter a versatility contestant. Versatility contestants will compete in the following:

 

          Round 1--students will perform a prose or poetry

          Round 2--students will perform an original oratory or declamation

          Round 3--students will perform a humorous or dramatic interpretation

          Round 4--students will compete in a round of impromptu

 

Students in versatility may use ONE prepared event from a previous season.

Ribbons and sweepstakes points will be awarded for each round (3, 2, 1, 1, .5, .5) and for overall in versatility (10, 9, 8, etc.). The top versatility contestant will also receive a trophy. Students in versatility are not allowed to compete in another event. If you have a student who wants to do versatility, you might want to send me an email with his/her name BEFORE you send in the rest of your entry to ensure his/her place in the event.

 

Extemp will draw rounds 1 and 3; topics will come from the major news magazines or major news events from September 1, 2013 forward. Students may use a note card.

 

Radio needs to bring a two-minute news copy.  All other radio materials will be provided. Radio contestants will prep for both commercial and editorial. On the spot will come from a recent USA Today (print or online). Round 1—newscast; round 2—commercial; round 3—editorial; round 4—on-the spot.

 

 

Discussion will follow the Socratic seminar format. The following general topic areas will be used: history, art, music, and current events. The prompts will be given at the start of the tournament to all discussion competitors. Judges will be given essential questions that will be asked during the round as needed to spur discussion. Judges will be instructed to ask only the first question and allow the round to continue without interruption unless there is a big lull at which point he/she should ask another question from the list of essential questions.

 

         

Students may not double in discussion or versatility.  All other events may double at their own risk.  I will not be able to set the tournament to protect these competitors.  Students who miss a round may still compete but will not be eligible for awards.  Students doubling in radio or extemp may have to lose part of their prep time. Each student may be in only one duo; both duo partners may double.

 

Each school may enter up to 45 entries.  Schools may enter a maximum of five students in each event. Students will not be able to pick up drops from another school. Schools must provide one judge for every five entries or fraction thereof.  A failure to bring all assigned judges will make a team ineligible for sweepstakes. 

 

The top ten schools and top ten students in each event will be awarded. Sweeps are based on 10 point for a first through 1 point for 10th. Awards will begin around 2:30. 

 

Food will be available at the meet.  Please plan to eat with us to help us defray our hosting costs.

 

Registration is from 6:45-7:30 a.m.  Extemp draw and first round of all other events begin at 8:00 a.m.  There will be four straight rounds. Preregistration is due Friday, January 31 by 4:00 p.m. I will be using speechwire.com for registration and to run the meet.

 

Susan M. Delay

 

Manager contact information

Susie Delay
Email address: hittsons@nccsc.k12.in.us
Phone number: 765-465-0945

Mailing address

801 Parkview Drive
New Castle, IN 47362

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