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Broward AST #8

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This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a High School tournament in Florida.

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Welcome back from Spring Break and Happy April! It's time for the FINAL AST of the year!!! (don't forget about Broward Novice Champs at Fort Lauderdale HS on Saturday, May 12th)
 
Our last AST of the 2017-18 school year will be on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018 at Flanagan High School (thanks Susan McGraw and Flanagan Students/Parents)! 
 
Please follow the instructions on this page to register your entries. Remember, each school may only initially enter FIVE students in all events except Congress, in which you can enter TEN. 
 
Registration for NEW ENTRIES will close on Monday, April 9th at 5pm. Waitlisted students will be released then. Changes (drops or name changes) can be made until 12pm on Wednesday, April 11th. Any hidden drops will result in your school being fined $25 per drop. You will be able to make your own changes until 12pm on that Wednesday. Any changes after that, please text Megan West: 940.206.3806 or Justin Weaver: 954.790.8160 the school name, student who is dropping, and her/his event. 
 
All competitors should arrive between 2:00-2:30.  Entrance is on the west side of the school for cars and buses. Do not enter from Taft Street.  Schools who need to arrive early due to bus sharing should email Susan McGraw at falcondebatecoach@gmail.com and she will make special arrangements to accommodate your arrival. From I-75 you will exit on Pines going East.  Turn left on 129 Avenue and turn right just past the middle school to stay on 129 Avenue.  Turn right into the parking lot at the second entrance. From Pines Blvd you will go West past Flamingo and turn right on 129 Ave.  Take first right just past the middle school to stay on 129 Avenue.  Turn right into the parking lot at the second entrance.
 
Safety & Security:
  1. All buses and cars, even early ones, will enter from the west side gate only. This is on 129th Avenue and it is the gate closest to Taft Street. It takes you into the drivers education lot. Any one who is staying will park there as well. Entry will be permitted form 2-2:30 and then again at 3 once school has dismissed.
  2. All competitors, judges, and coaches will go to the parent volunteer sitting by the entrance from that lot to receive a colored armband before entering the school. Anyone without an armband may be asked to leave the campus.
  3. Judges will still report to the auditorium. Competitors will report to the cafeteria. Early arrivals who will wait in the auditorium until 2:00 when they will be sent to the cafeteria.
  4. No competitors may wander around the school. They must either be in rounds or in the cafeteria.
  5. We will have one of our school resource officers on duty for safety and security.
  6. It is important that every coach understands that they are not to leave Flanagan until all of their competitors have been picked up.
 
For PF, the APRIL topic will be used - Resolved: The United States federal government should increase its quota of H-1B visas.
 
For LD, the MARCH/APRIL topic will be used - Resolved: The United States ought to provide a universal basic income.
 
For Policy Debate, the 2017-18 topic will be used - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its funding and/or regulation of elementary and/or secondary education in the United States. In addition, at the ASTs all teams MUST use the Novice Policy Packet. Instructions for accessing the packet were emailed directly to all coaches.
 
Extemp topic areas will be "the Stock Market" and "International Trade", and Impromptu topic areas will be "April Fools" and "Marvel Movies".
 
Congress legislation for the spring semester has been emailed directly to all coaches. The spring legislation packet has designations for which bills will be debated in which months, with 4 bills per month. Per usual, chambers might not debate all 4 bills if time does not allow. 
 
More information may be sent out as the tournament approaches. Please let your mentor know if you have any questions about the process.
 
*REMINDER FOR PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS: Please remember to bring your $250 made out to the Broward Education Foundation. If you need an invoice, please contact Megan West. 

Manager contact information

Justin Weaver
Email address: justin.weaver@browardschools.com
Phone number: 954-790-8160

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