Conference Tournament in Berlin 2017-18

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This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a High School tournament in Wisconsin.

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East Central Conference Forensic Tournament

January 19th, 2018

Dear Forensic Coaches of the East Central Conference,

According to the rotation schedule, Berlin will be hosting the conference forensic tournament this school year. The date for the tournament will be Monday, February 12th. Registration will be due by 12:00pm on Friday, February 9th, 2018.

Additionally, conference guidelines state “the performance will be judged based on WHSFA rules with allowances made for students that compete under WFCA rules”.  Also, head coaches will meet during the first round to discuss the bylaws and other information that may arise, so please plan your judges accordingly. Please bring any suggestions for changes to the meeting.

I am enclosing the guidelines for the conference tournament. This will give you all the details for the tournament (time, cost, etc.). I have also attached details for entry, registration fees, judging expectations, etc. I know some of you are traveling a good distance to attend and getting judges to travel the distance might be hard. I do have a good pool of judges I can hire if you need one. Please let me know as soon as possible if you need me to hire a judge for you. Also please make sure your judges are “clean”. With such a small tournament there might be a chance your judge will be judging students from your school.

Mark your calendars for Monday, February 12th, 2018 for the East Central Conference competition here in Berlin. If you are no longer the head coach at your school, if you could pass this along to them, it would be greatly appreciated.

I can’t wait to see everyone!

Sincerely,

Nicole King & Beth Paskey

Berlin High School

222 Memorial Drive

Berlin, WI 54923

cell # 910-916-4538

email: nking@berlin.k12.wi.us

East Central Conference Tournament Guidelines

1. The director of conference Forensic competition shall be selected alphabetically. If a head coach is new to the next year’s rotation, the coaches may agree to skip the school in the rotation. The director’s school shall host the competition. Order is as follows:

   1. Berlin

   2. Campbellsport

   3. Kettle Moraine Lutheran

   4. Kewaskum

   5. Plymouth

   6. Ripon

   7. Waupun

   8. Winneconne

2. The director shall make all arrangements for the competition, such as employing additional qualified judges, as necessary, and overseeing all finances of the event.

3. Each competing conference school shall provide one qualified judge per five entries. Each district shall be responsible for any reimbursement for these judges. Additional judges can be hired by the host school for a cost of $75. Judges do not need to be adjudicated. Judges must be “clean”. A “clean” judge has had no interaction with contestants in a coaching capacity.  

4. Conference competition guidelines:

   1. The host school shall provide a meal for coaches and judges with the cost being equally divided amongst all participating schools.

   2. The draws for Radio and Extemp and judge’s meeting will take place at 4:30pm. Competition will begin at 5:00pm.

      1. Students will compete in two rounds.

      2. Round 1- 5:00pm….Round 2- 6:15pm…..Awards- ASAP

   3. The performances will be judged based on WHSFA rules with allowances made for students that compete under WFCA rules.

   4. No double entries will be allowed.

   5. Student award winners:

      1. All Conference medal winners shall be based on one qualifying score of a 24 or 25 in either round.

         1. 25=gold medal

         2. 24=silver medal

      2. Honorable Mention certificates will be awarded to students with a cumulative score of 40.

   6. Two team awards will be given.

      1. High team average (team must consist of 5 entries to be eligible)

      2. Cumulative team points

7. No adds will be permitted after 12:00pm of the Friday before competition.

Manager contact information

Nicole King
Email address: nking@berlin.k12.wi.us
Phone number: 910-916-4528

Mailing address

222 Memorial Drive
Berlin, WI 54923