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.

 

FORMAT: Three preliminary rounds plus finals and next-in rounds in all event

 

ENTRY DEADLINE: New registration needs to take place by Monday March 9, 2015 at 3pm. Changes to entries can be made on Speechwire through Friday March 13, 2015 at 9pm - after that time all changes should be emailed directly to Drew Hammond at drew.hammond@district196.org. Please note that any drops after the Friday deadline will not be refunded.

 

NAT QUALS: Please enter all students who might compete in the Eagan Tournament. We will get a list of all students still competing in Nat Quals on Saturday and automatically drop them from our tournament.  We would prefer not to have to add many students in late on Friday, as it is more time consuming. Please double check your registration on this website before you go to bed on Friday and let us know if something looks wrong.

 

FEES: $7 per entry. $14 for Duos. $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 drew.hammond@district196.org.

 

 

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. All tasks for all rounds will be given out IN THE ROUND. 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 coaches lounge is located in the EHS Foods 281 (top floor, above the attendance/counciling office).

 

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) in all events.

 

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. Awards for the Nationals Qualifing tournaments will follow.

 

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