Dear Speech Coach(es),

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 1st Annual Summerland Speech Invitational (formerly the OC Whirlwind) on January 23, 2021 in Clearwater. We are planning to run an in-person meet, and will keep you as updated as possible on masking and social distancing requirements.

 

The competition will host Varsity speakers in all NSAA sanctioned events. There will not be a Novice division to the tournament; all speakers will compete as Varsity. The tournament format will be two preliminary rounds and a final round for events of ten or more entries. The top six entries in each event will receive medals.  A sweepstakes award will be presented to the top two teams.

 

The fee for each entry is $7.00.  For every six entries, you must provide one judge to cover them.  For each uncovered slot, a fee of $15.00 will be charged to overall entry.  Please make an attempt to bring judges with you as our pool of experienced judges is limited.

 

As we've done in the past, registration will be online via Speechwire. A code and additional information will follow as soon as we have it. You will have until Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m to drop and add. Any drops/adds after that will need to be emailed or texted to me. Entry fees will be frozen at that time.  

 

A tentative schedule is:

7:007:45 Registration

8:00 Round 1A (Duet, Humorous, Informative, & Entertainment)

8:30 Extemp Draw - Round 1

9:15 Round 1B (OID, Serious, Persuasive, Extemp, & Poetry)

10:30  Round 2A (Duet, Humorous, Informative, Entertainment)

11:00 Extemp Draw-Round 2

11:45 Round 2B (OID, Serious, Persuasive, Extemp, & Poetry)

1:00 Finals Varsity Flight A (Duet, Humorous, Informative, & Entertainment)

1:30 Extemp Draw Finals

2:15 Finals Varsity Flight B (OID, Serious, Persuasive, Extemp, & Poetry)

Awards ASAP in the gym.

 

There will be a hospitality room for coaches, judges, and bus drivers. Concession arrangements are unclear at the moment, due to COVID restrictions. 

 

As the speech season will be just in its beginning stages, we ask that competitors consider this meet a learning opportunity.  Coaches, please keep your kids accountable and considerate with hallway etiquette, social distancing, and masking.  

 

Feel free to email me with any questions; we're looking forward to a fun and productive day of speaking!

 

Katie Schneider

Summerland Public Schools: Clearwater

katieschneider@summerlandbobcats.org

 

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