LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL

One Leopard Way, Youngstown, Ohio 44505

 

TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

Amber Gallagher, Head Coach, Liberty High School

 

Your team is invited to join us at Liberty High School on Saturday, January 17th, 2015 for our Speech & Debate tournament at Liberty High School and Guy Middle School.

 

Events:  Each high school may enter six contestants in all IE categories and Student Congress. You may register six Varsity LD Debaters and six Public Forum Teams. Debates will use the January NFL topics.  If you wish to enter more contestants than permitted please let me know and if space permits you will be notified.  

 

There will be no Policy Debate at this tournament.

 

Registration: All teams must register online at www.Speechwire.com .

All contestants must be registered by 5:00 p.m. on Monday January 12, 2015 using Speechwire software.

Your judges must be registered by Friday, January 16 at 8a.m.

 

Awards:  Individuals: 1st through 6th place in all events. Awards ceremony will be open in the Auditorium. Sweepstakes will be computed on your best ten competitors overall.

 

Judges:  1 judge for every 5, or fraction of 5, IE events 

1 judge for 1 or 2 PF entries, 2 judges for 3 or 4 LD entries 

         1 judges for every 6 congress entries

 

A DROP in registration does not permit a drop in JUDGES. Any school failing to bring the required number of judges will be fined $30.00 for each missing judge.

 

Fees:  $3.50 per student in IE and LD. $7.00 per Duo Team and Public Forum Team. 

Make checks payable to Liberty High Speech and Debate Team.

 

Schedule: 8:00 – 8:30 Registration at table by computer lab- All students to be dropped off the high school in the morning.  

PF and LD will be included in the opening ceremony. Once opening ceremony is over they will walk out the side doors to Guy Middle School. 

8:30 a.m. – General Assembly in the auditorium- Extempers head to extemp prep room

9:15 a.m.  Round one

 

We are going to try and run four regular rounds of competition depending on how fast the tournament runs.  Plan on three rounds for sure with the possibility of a fourth.  Lunch will be available at 12p.m. in the cafeteria.  Please do not bring food into the high school. You must purchase your food from the school cafeteria.

 

Extemp:  Prep room will be up stairs in the community room.

If you would like to submit questions forward questions to Shanley Monroe at shanley.e.monroe@gmail.com

 

Tabroom:  Closed to everyone but the district committee, or by invite

 

The middle school is within walking distance of the high school – one small road for bus access runs between the two school buildings. Debate will be held at the Middle School.  All students should get dropped off at the High School for opening ceremony then debate can walk to the Middle School.  It is within walking distance.  Lunch will be served at the High School.  Light snacks will be at the middle school. 

 

Please join us we wrap up the speech season before the district tournament competition.  If you have any questions regarding registration please forward them to Amber Gallagher at libertyspeechanddebate@gmail.com or call me direct at 330-565-5802.  You can also email me at agallagher@solarflexrack.com.  

 

We will be filming some brief background footage during warm ups in the hallways as well as part of the awards ceremony for a speech promotional video.  If you do not want your students included please let me know.       

 

Also, all bus drivers are to attend the beginning of the awards ceremony to receive a special thank you.  

 

Hope to see you in January!

 

 

Amber Gallagher, Head Coach

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