Dear Speech Coach,

 

We want to welcome you once again to our annual tournament. We hope to see your team in attendance on Saturday, March 20.

 

Registration: Please register by Wednesday, March 17 on SpeechWire. At that time, Speechwire will close for adds/drops. However, Speechwire will open Friday night to make any last minute drops - not add. Please have your changes made by Saturday morning @ 7:45AM. If you do not have Internet access the morning of competition, please send a text ASAP with your changes. (507-420-4084).

 

Categories and Format:  Three rounds and Varsity finals in all thirteen MSHSL speech events. Novice finals will be held in any rounds that have a qualifying number of participants to do so. Novice competitors are those in grades 7-9 OR any brand-new competitors. Please mark your competitors as Novice or Varsity upon registration.

 

Draws:  Storytellers, Ex Speakers and Ex Readers will draw for all rounds.  Clean draw for Final Rounds.

 

Platform: As of yet, TBD. We are hopeful that we will be in person with a number of safety protocols in place.

 

Participants:  If the tournament will be held virtually, there are an unlimited number of entries per category! If the tournament will be held in person, registration will be capped on a first come, first serve basis. Double entering is NOT allowed this year, regardless of platform. There are both Varsity and Novice Finals.  Please mark ANY speech competitor in grades 7-9 as Novice. You many also mark any NEW speech competitor in grades 10-12 as Novice.

 

Fees: $7.00 per entry ($14.00 per duo).

 

Judges: Please provide one judge for every 6 participants or fraction thereof.

 

Awards: TBD based on platform

 

Food: If we are in person, concessions will NOT be available for all participants. However, there are a number of local restaurants, etc. that will take orders. Lunch for judges will be determined based on safety protocols.

 

Schedule:  

7:30 Registration Opens

8:30 Draws for Round 1

9:00 Round 1

10:00  Draws for Round 2

10:30 Round 2

12:00  Round 3

1:45.   Finals

3:30    Awards

 

Jessie Oelke 

JWP Speech Coach

110 E 3rd St., P.O. Box 389

Janesville, MN 56048

Ph:  507-420-4084

joelke@isd2835.org

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