Before the Tournament...

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EVENTS: All MSHSL events will be offered. NFL Events (HI, DI, OO, Duo, & Extemp) will be run according to NFL rules: all other events will be run according to MSHSL rules. Rule changes allow for a 10 minute time limit.

NIETOC: This year Eagan serves as a NIETOC bid tournament in the following events: humor, duo, drama, oratory. Therefore students hoping to qualify for NIETOC in drama should enter prose pieces in drama.

 

 

JV: Mark students as JV if this is their year in speech. Students in their second year but in a new event are varisty.  This division is novice but we are calling it JV at this point in the season. The students will compete with varsity and if they qualify for finals or honors they will advance to the varsity final rounds. After those rounds are determined we will pull out the next 6-7 speakers in JV who will advance to the JV final round. This is the same procedure as Lakeville South used to use.

 

FORMAT: Three preliminary rounds in all events. Finals and Next-In finals in Varsity. In JV there will be a final round.

 

ENTRY DEADLINE: New registration needs to take place by Tuesday March 4, 2014 at 3pm. Changes to entries can be made on Speechwire through Friday March 7, 2014 at 3pm - after that time all changes should be emailed directly to Drew Hammond at hammondsa@gmail.com. Please note that any drops after the Friday deadline will not be refunded.

 

FEES: $7 per entry. $75 per uncovered judge. Make checks payable to:

 

EHS Speech

4185 Braddock Trail

Eagan, MN 55123

 

DOUBLE ENTERING: Allowed.

 

REGISTRATION: Will take place at the Lower/East entrance of the school, please make sure that your students get dropped off here.

 

QUESTIONS: Please contact Drew at 612.293.7392 or hammondsa@gmail.com.

 

 

During the Tournament...

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CODES/SCHEDULES: Students will find their names, codes and performance sections posted at various points throughout the building.

BALLOT DROP: Located in the Attendance Office Window at EHS.  

 

BALLOT PICK UP: Judges will be picking up their ballots before each round near the attendance office.

 

CRITIQUE SHEETS: Students should take 3 critique sheets to their rounds. JUDGES SHOULD NOT RETURN CRITIQUE SHEETS TO THE STUDENTS.  All critiques should be returned with the ballots to the ballot drop.

                                   

EXTEMP SPEAKING PREP/DRAW: In the EHS library. All selections will be included for draws.

 

READING/STORYTELLING DRAWS: Storytelling  and extemp reading draws will be held in the middle school library.   Students will draw for all rounds and may not reuse draws in any round. We will use the full list of stories for draws.

 

DISCUSSION: The discussion tasks will be drawn from the entire outline. The discussion tasks for all rounds will be given out with the registration materials at the beginning of the tournament. Judges should use the special critique sheets for your comments. Rank and rate each student on a ballot and return it along with the critique sheet to the ballot drop. 

 

DOUBLE ENTRIES: Double entries are allowed. JUDGES  NEED TO WAIT A  REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THESE STUDENTS. Pick up a classroom phone and call 36911 to find out if your competitor has been dropped. Discussion rounds will begin 15 minutes later each round to accommodate double entries.

 

HELP LINE: Help is only a phone call away by dialing #36911 from any classroom phone.

 

TAB ROOM: Located in EHS Main Office - Principal’s conference room.

 

COACHES: The Lounge is located in the EHS Foods 281.

 

JUDGES: All Standby judges are to be available in the lounge during rounds. ALL JUDGES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY TO HELP US COVER THE FINAL ROUNDS.

                                                                                                                         

STUDENT AREA: The EHS Cafeteria is the home base for students during the day. Concessions will be available in the Eagan commons area.

 

ROOMS: Please leave all rooms arranged in the order that you find them.  Also, because of the open school concept, please be aware of the need to be quiet in the halls.

 

POSTINGS: This will take place in the EHS Commons. We will be running both a Final round (1-7) and an Next-In Final (8-14) as well as a JV final.

 

FINAL ROUND JUDGES: Judges should pick up the assigned final round packet at the EHS Attendance Window.

 

AWARDS: Awards will be in the EHS gymnasium.

 

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