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Berea-Midpark's 11th Annual Grindstone Invitational

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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:

Berea-Midpark's 11th Annual Grindstone Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament (aka, "Grindstone XI")

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

  • Although all registration will be at BMHS, for debate (at least PF and LD) we will utilize Middleburg Heights Junior High (7000 Paula Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH, 44130).

  • Policy and Congress locations will be verified by January 9.

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

DATE: Saturday, January 10, 2015

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 9.)

A shuttle bus to-and-from BMHS/MHJH will NOT be provided.  Please arrange for your buses/transportation to drop off and pick up students/coaches/judges accordingly.

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 7 PM on Thursday, January 8.

JUDGE COVER FEES: A charge of $10 may 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. 

  • IE will run three regular rounds and one power round.

  • Debate will run 4 (perhaps 5, only if time reasonably permits and if no "flighting" is necessary) straight rounds.

  • 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 coffee and goodies (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

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 8 (or until the tournament fills capacity).  Coaches will be able to drop entries until 7:00 A.M. Saturday (1/10/15), but teams will be charged for all competitors registered as of 7 PM Thursday, January 8, 2015.  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.)  Or they can park at the Junior High, where there is a large, usually vacant parking lot; this option would be handy for transporting debaters back to the high school in the afternoon, too.

We hope to see you on the 10th!  Happy Holidays!

 

 

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

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