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Colt Classic
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a High School tournament in Florida. View manager contact information 3rd Annual Colt Classic Speech & Debate Tournament
Dear Debate Coaches, Competitors, and Judges,
Welcome to the 3rd annual Colt Classic! We are excited to host you on December 3rd. Our team and parents are hard at work to provide you with an outstanding experience.
Events: We are pleased to offer outstanding competition in Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Congress, Original Oratory, Mixed Extemporaneous Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation, and Informative Speaking. We will also host the NSDA’s newest event, Big Questions Debate! We will offer Varsity, Novice, and Middle School Divisions in each event!
Big Questions Debate: Big Questions Debate is an NSDA supported event where students grapple with complex worldview questions. The 2016-17 topic is “Resolved: Science leaves no room for free will.” Students can compete as either a single maverick or a pair. Visit www.speechanddebate.org/big-questions/ for more information on this incredible new debate opportunity! Because the NSDA is supporting this event there is no entry fee for Big Questions Debate! Your students can compete for free!
Rounds: There will be 5 rounds of competition across Speech and Debate. Congress will have 2 preliminary sessions and a Final Session.
Judges: In order to run a smooth and efficient tournament, we will need you to provide 1 judge for every 5 IE entries (including Congress) and 1 judge for every 2 debate entries (per event) or any fraction thereof.
Entry fee: Entry fees will be $15.00 per competitor (so $30.00 per entry in Policy, PF, and Duo). This will include all student and judge meals. Your speech competitors can double enter for no additional charge!
Deadlines: Entries will be accepted through Monday, November 28th at 5:00pm. Please be aware that this is the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday, so it would be best to have your entries finalized before we leave for the break. After the entry deadline, all drops and changes will need to be emailed to justin.weaver@browardschools.com. After the deadline has passed, any drops will forfeit their entry fee. On Friday any drops will be assessed the entry fee plus a $10.00 penalty. Drops the day of or during the tournament will forfeit the entry fee plus a $25.00 penalty.
Meals: All meal prices for competitors are included in the entry fee. Judge meal fees are $5.00 per judge. Competitors will have the choice of tuna, turkey, Italian, or veggie subs.
Registration: Registration will begin promptly at 7:00am on Saturday, December 3rd in the Coral Springs High School Media Center. Registration will close at 7:45am.
Debate Topics:
2016-17 Policy Debate Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China.
November/December Lincoln Douglas Debate Topic: Resolved: The United States ought to limit qualified immunity for police officers.
December Public Forum Debate Topic: Resolved: The United States should end Plan Colombia.
2016-17 Big Questions Debate Topic: Resolved: Science leaves no room for free will.
Congress: All Congress Legislation should be emailed to justin.weaver@browardschools.com by Monday, November 21st. Every effort will be made to publish legislation before the Thanksgiving holiday.
We look forward to hosting you and providing an incredible competitive experience! See you in December!
Sincerely, Justin Weaver Dominique Griffin Debate and Speech Coach Assistant Coach
Coral Springs High School Debate Executive Board: Chair: Thalia Sizemore Ethan Searle, Haoquan Yuan, Danielle Bromfield, Angelica Afanador Justin Weaver Mailing address 7201 W Sample Rd. SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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