Dear Speech Coach,

We are pleased to invite your team to the STMA Knights Invitational on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at St. Michael-Albertville High School.

 

Here's the link to our Live Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1udbRh_GySwmwdoqpbDZQlqnDbC5I24a9-mZuytbcWa8/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Date:           Saturday, February 11, 2023

 

Events:         All MSHSL events, Impromptu Speaking, and Program Oral Interpretation.

 

Discussion:  Tasks will be distributed electronically in round from Section I and II: Land and Air.

 

Draws: Extemp Reading Prose passages will come from stories 1-16. Extemp Reading Poetry passages will come from all poems. Stories 1-10 will be used for Storytelling draws. 

 

Fees:           $7.00 per entry (Duo is per pair). Participants may double enter, but no triple entries, please. 

 

Judges:     One per 6 entries or fraction thereof. Preference of events is available during registration.

 

Registration: We will have registration open until we reach 720 entries. Please register as soon as possible to ensure attendance. Once we reach our cap, I will try to accommodate adds as drops come in, but I can't guarantee entry. 

                Please register both competitors and judges on Speechwire.com no later than Friday, February 11th, at 4:30 pm. Drops after this date will not lower your registration fee. Adds may be possible the day of the tournament depending on numbers.

 

Concessions:     There will be food available in the upper concession stand near the cafeteria. 

 

Schedule:   Times are approximate and subject to change as the day goes on. We will be site scheduling.

 

8:00    Registration

8:30 Draws for Round One

9:00 Round One 

9:15 Discussion Round One

10:00 Draws for Round Two

10:30 Round Two 

10:45 Discussion Round Two 

11:45 Draws for Round Three

12:15 Round Three 

12:30 Discussion Round Three

1:45 or ASAP Finals posted-draws will start ASAP

2:15 Finals 

2:30 Discussion Finals

4:00ish Awards in the Performing Arts Center

 

Please let us know of any needs or accommodations you or your students might have. 

 

Please contact me with any questions: amyvan@mystma.org

 

We look forward to welcoming you to STMA in February!

 

Sincerely,

Amy Vander Heiden

Mike Warner

David Burr

(vr)