The Ocelot 

2022

Dear Colleagues, 

You are invited to the 3rd annual Ocelot Invitational hosted on Saturday, February 12th, 2022 at Strive Prep - SMART Academy.

Tournament Highlights:

--A later registration time! Enjoy that extra hour of sleep, especially in February! 

--FOUR prelim rounds as your team prepares for Qualifiers in the weeks ahead! 

--Plans to break as many students as possible to outrounds to celebrate a season of hard work! 

--The chance for students to double/triple enter!

Events: HI, DI, POI, Poetry, Duo, INF, OO, Extemp

Schedule:

8:00-8:30am: Registration

9:00am: Round 1

10:30am: Round 2

Noon: Round 3

1:30pm: Round 4

3:00pm: Finals

4:30pm: Awards

Doubling/Tripling: Due to time, Extempers may only double enter, not triple enter.  All other students may triple enter. 

COVID Procedures: With respect to the current mask mandate for Denver County, all persons (coaches, judges, competitors, observers) will need to wear a mask at all times. That includes while performing. 

Internet: Unfortunately, our campus guest wifi is not capable of supporting a virtual tournament. Extempers should come with their files downloaded and the tournament will utilize paper ballots.

Judges & Fees: 

-1 judge for every 6 entries 

-$10 per event, $20 per duo

NIETOC: We are proud to be bid tournament to the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), also known as the Speech Tournament of Champions. Bids can be earned in the following events: HI, DI, Duo, POI, OO, INF, and Extemp. Our team has attended this national tournament in May for many years. If you have any questions about the tournament experience, we would be happy to answer them. NIETOC will take place this year at J. Dobie Frank High School in Houston, TX. Please go to www.NIETOC.com for more information. 

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We are thrilled to welcome you to our home in southwest Denver for a day of fun and competition. Your attendance and contributions to our tournament are truly appreciated. 

Best, 

SMART Academy Speech & Debate 

Grant Thomas 

gthomas@striveprep.org 

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