Kiefer's Memorial

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Keifer’s Memorial Open IE Tournament at Westlake High School

Thursday February 13th

Westlake High School

99 N. 200 W.

Saratoga Springs, UT 84045

Coach Bird’s School Phone: (801) 610-8815 ext. 330

Coach Bird’s Cell Phone: (801) 636-6948 • Coach Bird’s E-mail: jordanmbird@alpinedistrict.org

*Please contact Jordan Bird anytime for questions

Westlake High School, WHS Debate Team and coaches are honored to host the Seventh Annual Kiefer’s Memorial Open Debate Tournament at Westlake High School Thursday, February 13^th 2014. The entire communities of Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs, Cedar Fort, and Lehi have come together to prepare a unique, event-filled tournament complete with the four Fs. Fun, Food, Friends and Frolic …. OOPS, we mean Forensics. FUN, FOOD, FRIENDS and FORENSICS! The tournament is named in honor of a former Lehi High School Debate Team President who was killed in a tragic car accident. Kiefer Sandoval was a very talented debater who won the Open Public Forum Division as well as taking top honors in the Dramatic Interpretation Event at the extremely competitive Sun Country Forensics Institute Debate Tournament at Dixie College in 2007. Kiefer was about the most thoughtful and tenderhearted young man that you would have ever been likely to meet. Losing Kiefer and his limitless potential has profoundly affected all who knew him and this tournament should serve as a reminder to all in the Utah Forensics Community of how lucky we are to compete with and to work with each other. Because Kiefer was frequently ‘Neg on the Status Quo’, we will be offering many unique events, cool and desirable awards, and exotic and energetic entertainment. As always, everyone will be very well fed. Please consider joining us.

Thursday - Individual Entry Events: Open After-Dinner Speaking, Novice and Open Impromptu, Novice and Open Mixed Impromptu, Open Declamation, Novice and Open DI, Novice and Open HI, Novice and Open Duo, Novice and Open Prose/Poetry, Novice and Open Spar, Novice and Open Oratory, Open Story Telling (Fantasy, Fairy Tales and True Love will be the theme), Open News Reporting/Anchoring, Open Radio Disc Jockey(ing), Open Motivational Speaking, Open Rap, AND Open Visual Impromptu (Definitions will follow). The tournament reserves the right to collapse divisions/events or to cancel an event if there are insufficient entries.

Double-Entry for Individual Events: Double-entry will be encouraged, and triple entry is allowed for those crazy enough to do so!

A few elite, varsity type debaters from each school may be allowed to double or triple enter. We do not have room to do this for more than a few of the best debaters from each school. The tournament will not wait or pause for slow debaters who have multiple entries.

The use of electronic devices will be allowed in all applicable events. There is no guarantee of Internet access.

Event Definitions:

1. After Dinner Speaking: 6-8 minutes to give an insightful, illuminating, reflective and even humorous speech from an original point of view in an ambient atmosphere in front of a small crowd around a table. Reasonably sized and appropriate Props and/or dramatic interpretations are allowable as a part of the broader speech. (Please note the attached description of this exciting new event.)

2. Mixed Impromptu: 7 minutes to prepare and give an improvised speech combining two topics; topics will vary per round and may be light or heavy.

3. Oratory: 7-10 minute memorized student written speech.

4. Declamation: 7-10 minute preferably memorized speech previously given by another person (ie a famous person’s speech or somebody else’s quality oratory).

5. DI: Up to 10 minute dramatic interpretation of a published work.

6. HI: Up to 10 minute dramatic interpretation of a published work.

7. Prose-Poetry: Up to 10 minute reading(s); first round poetry, second round prose, third round

prose or poetry choice.

8. Duo: Up to 10 minute dramatic or humorous interpretation of a published work for two people.

9. Spar: 1 minute prep, 2 minute constructive, 3 minute clash, 1 minute rebuttal; topics will vary per round and will be light, heavy and ludicrous; flip for sides.

10. Impromptu: 7 minutes to prepare and give an improvised speech; topics will vary per round and may be light or heavy.

11. Story Telling: Up to 6 minute retold (not read, not necessarily memorized) story with the theme ‘Campfire, Spooky, or Paranormal’ will be this year’s theme with a PG rating.

12. News Reporting/Anchoring: This is a DUO event. The time limit is 7 minutes. Students will ‘present the news’. The news presentation can be very creative including current events, sports, weather, and even advertising, etc. The news can be true and actual like on CNN and/or satirical like on Saturday Night Live or the Colbert Report. A few small props will be allowed.

13. Radio Disc jockey(ing): This is now a single event. The time limit is 6 minutes. Students should prepare songs on an mp3 player or iPod. Students can present news, traffic, weather, humorous commentary, contests, etc. Students should introduce a song or two and play partial clips. No props will be allowed.

14. Motivational/Inspirational Speaking: Students will present (memorization not required, notes and a few small props are allowed) 6-8 minute motivational speech designed to push listeners into action.

15. Rap: Students will perform a 4-5 minute self-prepared/written rap PG rated. Students may use beat box music or rhythms but students must provided their own players.

16. Visual Impromptu: Students will have 7 minutes to prepare and give and improvised speech. Instead of the traditional 3 topics given, Students will receive a picture or cartoon that they can present their speech on.

* Profanity, racism, sexism and all forms of rude, graphic and demeaning language will not be tolerated in any event.

Entries: Entries are due online at speechwire.com by Tuesday, February 11th at 5:00 pm. Reasonable limits will be applied to all events, entries, schools, and teams. We would like to accommodate as many students as our school can physically manage without distracting from the quality of the tournament but the tournament may fill up for late registering schools. Individual drops after Wednesday, February 12 at 3:00 p.m. may result in $25.00 fees as per Utah Debate Coach Association rules. BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE TOURNAMENT AND THE COMPLEXITY OF DATA ENTRY, I MAY WELL ENFORCE THE DROP FEES. DROPS CREATE HAVOC ON THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURNAMENT SO EVERY COACH SHOULD COMMIT THEIR STUDENTS TO COME OR NOT AND WARN THEM OF FEES FOR DROPPING. LATE ADDS WILL NOT BE ENCOURAGED.

Eligibility: To be a Novice, you cannot have had ANY high school speech or debate competition in a previous school year.

Judges:

Individual Events: One judge is required for every five entries or any portion thereof. Double entries count as two entries for judge commitment. Quadruple entries count as four entries for judge commitment.

Failure to provide the required number of judges may result in a dropping of entries. Remember, judges are committed all day. Judges will be given dinner Thursday night. Food will be very casual so if judges require special food or large variety, please plan accordingly.

Awards: Finalists will be determined by wins and then cumulative points for Individual Events. Top SEVEN will receive awards for both place and/or speech points. Sweeps will be determined for the entire tournament based upon the numbers and places of awards given. A consolation trophy will be subjectively awarded to the school that had to overcome the most to attend our tournament. Finally, we may award individual sweeps trophies to individuals who have performed beyond expectations in at least three different events. VERY SPECIAL AWARDS AND TROPHIES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY AGAIN THIS YEAR IN HONOR OF KIEFFER.

Fees: $3.50 per single entry (Remember that one student entering more than one IE event counts as more than one fee). $7.00 per team entry (Duo). $30.00 school fee each day. Payment is expected Thursday when coaches arrive.

Registration: Must be received by Monday, February 10^th, 2014, at 5:00 pm on www.speechwire.com

Food: Concessions will be available for students. Concessions will be affordable, varied, and good. Coaches will be very well fed. Students will be able to purchase complete meals for around $4.00 so please encourage them to bring a little cash. Every single year, I lose money on food but I provide quality food cheaply so that the happiness level will remain high. Please support my efforts by mentioning this to your students.

General Information: Please have students come in the front door of the high school and be present in the AUDITORIUM BY 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. We plan on having a special Opening Ceremony. Coaches should plan on picking up their packets by 2:45 on Thursday. Tab Room will be located in the Faculty Room and Computer Lab and there will be a help desk near the front door to direct students, coaches and judges.

Coaches: We run an open, informative, and friendly tab room. Please try to come and learn and feel a part of the Utah Debate Community. New coaches are especially encouraged to come and learn how a Tabulation Room operates. Many veteran coaches are coming intent upon helping new coaches learn how to run a debate tournament.

Tentative Schedule:

Opening Ceremony – Registration: 3:00-3:30

Judges Meeting: 3:15-3:30

Round 1: 3:30-5:00

Dinner Break: 5:00-5:30

Round 2: 5:30-7:00

Round 3: 7:00-8:30

Dance: 8:30-9:00

Awards Ceremony: 9:00-9:30

We will run a timely, efficient, organized tournament.

Westlake High School

99 N. 200 W.

Saratoga Springs, UT 84045

Coach Bird’s Cell Phone: (801) 636-6948

Coach Bird’s email: jordanmbird@alpinedistrict.org

Manager contact information

Jordan Bird
Email address: thepresident89@gmail.com
Phone number: 8016366948

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99 N 200 W
Saratoga Springs, UT 84045