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NYCUDL - High School Tournament #2
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a High School tournament in New York. View manager contact information
NYCUDL High School PF/Policy/Worlds Debate Tournament Sunset Park HS / ACORN Community HS
On behalf of the New York City Urban Debate League, you are cordially invited to the NYCUDL High School PF/Policy/Worlds Debate Tournament on November 21st, 2015 for a day of exciting, fun and intense debate excitement. We will offer three debate formats: Public Forum, featuring 4 rounds of debate of public forum debate, 4 rounds of Worlds Schools Debate, located on the campus of Sunset Park HS and 3 rounds of Policy Debate, located on the campus of ACORN Community. Judges’ training will be available for individuals interested in judging Worlds School Debate, Public Forum and Policy Debate.
All questions, concerns and/or issues about the tournament should be directed to: Tournament/Program Director: Aubrey Semple –aubrey@debate.com
Looking forward to seeing you all,
Program Director-Tournament Host – Aubrey Semple / New York City Urban Debate League Executive Director – Erik Fogel / New York City Urban Debate League
REGISTRATION Registration will take place on speechwire.com Below are guidelines for registering teams for the tournament:
Important: Late arrivals will be dealt with after Round 1 has begun. Please fill out the enclosed late form and wait in the cafeteria until someone comes to collect the forms. Do not enter the tab room under any circumstances (unless you were contacted by the tab staff to enter). This slows down our tournament. NOTE REGARDING JUDGES: There are judge requirements for our tournament. The judge requirement is that a school must bring 1 judge for every 3 teams for each respective division and event (e.g. 1 judge for 3 teams in Beginner PF and/or 1 judge for 3 teams in Advanced PF). Each judge is obligated to judge all three rounds. If your school has not met the requirement and we do not have enough judges, we will begin to drop teams in random order from schools that have not provided the required judge quota. REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS 5PM – November 18th, 2015 We will offer three debate formats, Public Forum, Policy and Worlds, featuring four rounds of PF and Worlds and 3 rounds for worlds. Points will be on the scale of 30 points, within the range of 25-30 points. We will provide awards for top speakers, top teams and sweepstakes points for top schools for overall sweepstakes awards to be given at the end of the season If you have any questions or issues regarding registration, please email the program director, Aubrey Semple at aubrey@debate.nyc Once registration is closed on Wednesday November 21st, 2015 at 5pm, you may still drop or change the names of your entries and judges, but you may not add any additional names.
TOPICS
Public Forum: NSDA November Topic – Migrant and Refugee Crises – Resolution: In respose to the current crisis, a government should prioritize the humanitarian needs of refugees over its national interests. Policy Debate NSDA 2014-2015 Topic: Surveillance – Resolution: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance. Worlds Debate Impromptu Debate Motions will be announced throughout the tournament.
LATE ARRIVAL POLICY Once check-in closes (at 9:00am) – late arrivals will forfeit the first round and will debate round 2 (even if only late by a few minutes). During round 1, late arrivals should observe and flow debates. We must emphasize this rule in order to have an efficient, timely and well-managed tournament. Please oblige to this request. AWARDS Speaker points will be on the scale of 30 points. We will provide awards for top speakers, top teams and sweepstakes points for top teams.
IMPORTANT DATES Check-in / Day of tournament check-in: Saturday, November 21st, by 9:30AM Last Day to Add Team Entries on Speechwire: Wednesday, November 18th, by 5:00PM
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SATURDAY – November 21st 2015
8:30am - 9:30am - Registration and Breakfast 9:00am - Registration Closes
Policy Debate Schedule - ACORN Community HS 10:00am - Round 1 12:00pm -Round 2 2:00pm - Lunch 3:00pm - Round 3 (Power Matched) 5:00pm - Workshops 6:00pm - Awards 6:30pm - Departure
Public Forum Debate Schedule - Sunset Park HS 10:00am - Round 1 11:00am - Round 2 12:00pm - Round 3 1:00pm - Lunch 2:00pm - Round 4 (Power Matched) 3:00pm - Workshops 4:00pm - Awards Ceremony 5:00pm - Departure
Worlds Debate Debate Schedule - Sunset Park HS 10:00am - Round 1 11:15am - Round 2 12:30pm - Round 3 1:30pm - Lunch 2:30pm - Round 4 (Power Matched) 3:00pm - Workshops 4:00pm - Awards Ceremony 5:00pm - Departure
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO THE TOURNAMENT
Policy Debate - ACORN Community HS Location: 561 Grand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Buses: B25, B26, B44, B45, B48, B49, B52, B65, B9 Train: 2/3 Trains - Eastern Parkway - Brooklyn Museum / C Train - Franklin Avenue / F & S - Park Place
Public Forum - Sunset Park HS Location: 153 35th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 Buses: B35, B37, B63 & B70 Train: D, N & R to 36th Street - 4th Avenue
Aubrey Semple Mailing address None provided SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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