You're invited to join us for the Northfield Raider Speech Invitational on Saturday, March 18, 2023!

 

Tournament Information Document

 

And now for the usual details: 

 

Location: Northfield High Schoo, 1400 Division St. So., Northfield, MN 55057

Events: all 13 MSHSL categories

Entries: Students may double-enter (or triple-enter in all categories including Discussion and Creative Duo.

Fees: $7.00 per entry, Duo counts as one entry. Schools will be charged fees based on entries as of March 15 at 5pm, regardless of subsequent drops. Any adds, if workable, will be charged the $7.00 entry fee. 

Judges: Each school should provide one judge for every six entries or fraction thereof. Unfilled judging assignments will be billed at $100.00 per judge. A *very* limited number of judges may be available for hire.

Draws and Discussion: Extemporaneous Reading draws, Storytelling draws, and Discussion tasks-- all selections and topics are “fair game”. 

Schedule:
8:30am Draw meeting in Media Center
8:45am Draws begin for Round One
9:00am Judges’/Coaches’ meeting in S104
9:15am Round One
9:30am Round One Discussion
10:15am Draws begin for Round Two
10:45am Round Two
11:00am Round Two Discussion
11:45am Draws begin for Round Three
12:15pm Round Three
12:30pm Round Three Discussion
1:45pm Finals (non-draw categories except Discussion), 2:00pm draw categories and Discussion
3:30pm Awards (estimate) in the auditorium

Registrations are due by Wednesday, March 15 at 5:00pm on SpeechWire; this is the official registration number to use in determining entry fees. Please note that we have a fairly small school, and thus can only accommodate a limited number of entries. Our tournament tends to fill, so please register as early as is feasible.

 

We look forward to hosting you!

Jody Saxton West and the Raider Speech Coaches, Captains, and Competitors

Cell Number: 651-755-7428

 

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