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Noblesville High School (18111 Cumberland Rd., Noblesville, IN 46060)

Hello, Indiana Coaches! This will be a SPOOOOKY meet! ENTER IF YOU DARE!!! :D

**SPEECH & CONGRESS ONLY **

(Invite Updated 10/11/2015)

REGISTRATION: I will accept registration on Speechwire through Monday, October 26, 2015 at 7 PM. If you THINK that you'll be attending our meet, PLEASE mark that "you will attend" on Speechwire. I want to have a ballpark number for my food vendors. Check-in will begin at NHS at 6:45 AM. Extemp prep & Discussion rounds start at 7:45 AM

JUDGES & COACHES ONLY: You are HIGHLY encouraged to wear a costume to the meet!!! (just no masks) We will have a bucket for "best costume" nominations. The costume with the most votes will receive an AWESOME prize! STUDENTS SHOULD WEAR NORMAL COMPETITION ATTIRE.

FOOD: Available for purchase throughout the day. Chick-Fil-A, HotBox Pizza, Ritter's Frozen Custard, and more! There will be LOTS of food.

JUDGES/COACHES LOUNGE: There will be lots of food and seating. Coffee, donuts, bottled water, canned beverages, candy, snacks and a catered lunch

EVENTS: All State speech events and Improv Duo

ROUNDS: 3 Rounds and a FInal of 6, Next-In Final (consisting of 7th-12th after prelims) of 6

DOUBLE/TRIPLE RULES: Discussion MAY double but not triple. Discussion may NOT double in Extemp, Radio, or Impromptu. Extemp may double/triple in Radio, Impromtpu, OO, or Improv Duo. Duos CAN double in another duo event, including OP duo, as long as the partners remain the same (however, the script used MUST be different). Improv Duo does not have any partner rules. Triple at your own risk. If a student misses a round for ANY reason, a last place rank wlll be recorded for that round. I cannot reiterate enough: doubling/tripling is AT YOUR OWN RISK. Tab staff will NOT accept ANY excuse for rounds missed. Rounds WILL begin PROMPTLY and end after 1 hour and 15 minutes has elapsed. NO ROUNDS will be re-run.

ENTRIES PER EVENT: No limit

JUDGES: 1 judge for every 5 entries

CONGRESS BILLS: 4, 12, 13, 14

EXTEMP: Draw 1st and 3rd round. Will utilize 1st round speech for 2nd round & 3rd round speech for the final round.

RADIO: Please bring (3) prepared items:

a. 2-minute CURRENT newscast

b. 2-minute editorial on the 2016 GOP Field

c. 1-minute commercial for a popular candy brand

Final round will be on-the-spot (students will be given a picture).

DISCUSSION: This season, the IHSFA will once again utilize a Socratic Seminar format. All necessary material for the discussion will be POSTED ON SPEECHWIRE on the Monday prior to the meet. THIS MEET ONLY: 45-Minute Time Limit

IMPROV DUO: Competitors will have 2 minutes to prepare and 3 minutes to perform (5 minutes total) an improvisational duo with a given topic. 2 chairs provided. Competitors MAY touch/make eye contact.

AWARDS: My goal is to start awards at 1:45 PM. Top 10 speech teams will receive trophies. Top 12 competitors in each event will receive a ribbon and event champions will receive medals.

QUESTIONS: Please feel free to contact me at any time: noblesvillespeech@gmail.com or call/text 317-903-8036. I look forward to hosting all of you on HALLOWEEN!!

All the best,

Evan Elliott

Director of Forensics

Noblesville High School

18111 Cumberland Rd

Noblesville, IN 46060

C: 317.903.8036

E: noblesvillespeech@gmail.com

Evan Elliott
Email address: EvanTElliott@gmail.com
Phone number: 317-903-8036