Palmer Divide and Conquer

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Lewis Palmer HS/Palmer Ridge HS

Palmer Divide and Conquer

Speech and Debate Invitational

Dear Speech and Debate Coach,

Lewis Palmer High School and Palmer Ridge High School are proud to invite you to the Palmer Divide and Conquer Invitational at Lewis Palmer High School on Saturday, January 7^th, 2023.

We will be running a wave-style tournament, including powered debates, doubling and finals in all events. This tournament will follow CHSAA rules for all events.

Location:

Lewis Palmer High School

1300 Higby Road

Monument, CO 80132

Events: We will be offering three rounds and finals in Drama, Humor, Poetry, Duo, POI, National and International Extemporaneous Speaking, Creative Storytelling, Impromptu, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, LD Debate and Public Forum Debate.

Wave A events will include Duo, POI, USX, FX, OO, Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Creative Storytelling

Wave B events will include Drama, Humor, Poetry, Informative, Public Forum Debate, and Impromptu

Doubling Rules:

• PF and LD Debaters may not double-enter in both debates.
• Students in events may enter in one Wave A event and one Wave B event. Students are responsible for making it to their rounds on time. Students can only enter one Extemp event.
• Extempers who double-enter risk losing part of their prep time.

Other Rules:

• Competition is open to 9-12 grade students representing the school in which they are officially enrolled and doing so with the permission of their school administration and/or coaches.
• We will use all current NSDA topics in each of the debates.
• CHSAA rules and event descriptions will be used for CHSAA events. 

Registration and fees

Please register your team at www.speechwire.com no later than Wednesday, January 4^th, 2023.  Early registration is encouraged.  We will charge $10.00 per single entry of: Drama, Humor, Poetry, POI, Extemp (NX & IX), Info, Creative Storytelling, Impromptu, and Oratory, and $15.00 for all Debate and Duo entered in the tournament. You may have up to 5 entries per competition event and competitors may register for 1 event in each wave (No Doubling between debate events).  Tournament entry fees will be based on your pre-registration numbers; any drops made after the January 4th deadline will forfeit the entry fee. 

Please make checks payable to Palmer Ridge High School

Final Registration and Schedule: Final registration will be between 7:00 and 7:30am. Awards are scheduled for 6:30pm. We will run on a wave system for all rounds.

If you are running late the morning of the tournament, please call or text my cell phone (below) to let me know when you will be arriving.  Arrivals after 7:30 may be dropped from the first round.

Extemp Draw:

Draw will take place in the library 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the round.

Tentative Schedule:

Judges:

Bring judges. The more judges you bring, the more smoothly the tournament will run.  Each school must provide judges based on competitors: 1-5 Speech/Interp entries will require one judge, 6-11 will require 2 judges, etc.; 1-2 Debate entries will require one judge, 3-4 will require 2 judges, etc. Any school not meeting their quota of judges will be fined a $50 fee. Please remind your judges to turn in ballots within 10 minutes of a round’s completion.

Awards:

Awards will be presented to 1^st -6^th place winners.  Sweepstakes for top teams will be awarded.

Food:

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided for judges and coaches. Competitors will need to bring their own food or purchase food available at our concessions stand.

Debate:

PF debaters will use the January NSDA Topic: Resolved: The United States Federal Government should increase its diplomatic efforts to peacefully resolve internal armed conflicts in West Asia. 

LD debaters will use the January-February NSDA Topic: Resolved: Justice requires open borders for migration

Debate rounds will be power matched after round 1. Cell phones may be used as timers, provided they are in airplane mode. We will use CHSAA rules for internet usage. Students will have access to the internet through D38 Guest. Warning: it is filtered.

School Rules:

• The tournament will be governed under the rules set forth by CHSAA and Lewis Palmer School District 38.
• The Lewis Palmer School District schools are tobacco-free campuses.
• Please respect the teachers who allow us to use their rooms by leaving the room in the same condition in which you found it. 

Questions and Concerns: Please feel free to contact Brian Hoff, (719) 216-2086 (cell), bhoff@lewispalmer.org  or Erin White, (303) 877-7682 (cell), or ewhite@lewispalmer.org.

Best,

Brian Hoff                                                                                                            Erin White

Forensics Coach                                                                                                 Forensics Coach                                 

Bhoff@lewispalmer.org                                                                                     ewhite@lewispalmer.org

(719) 216-2086                                                                                                    (303) 877-7682

Lewis Palmer High School                                                                                 Palmer Ridge High School

Manager contact information

Erin White
Email address: ewhite@lewispalmer.org
Phone number: 3038777682

Mailing address

Lewis Palmer High School
1300 Higby Road
Monument, CO 80132