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Howells-Dodge Consolidated High School

Jaguar Jabber Invitational

Friday, February 17, 2023

Greetings, speech coaches! We are pleased to invite your team to the Jaguar Jabber Invitational to be held at Howells-Dodge Consolidated High School located in Howells on Friday, February 17th.

-All registration will accepted through SpeechWire.

-Entry Deadline: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. No additions will be allowed after the deadline.

-Registration will begin at 7:15 a.m. with the first round beginning at 8:00 a.m. Students will be able to congregate in the gym which is where the awards ceremony will take place.

-Divisions: There will be separate JV and Varsity level competition. A student may be entered as a JV competitor in one event while competing in Varsity. Within each division, students will compete in two preliminary rounds with the top six individuals/groups advancing into the final round. Medals will be awarded to all finalists. Team sweepstakes will be determined using final round placings only.

-Entries: Students may be triple entered in the competition. Please make sure your extempers understand that they MUST be on time for extemp. Events will be flighted according to entries received and rooms available in different time slots.

-Extemp: Extemporaneous materials will be checked prior to the first round of competition. Students may use traditional print files, electronic files, and/or internet access. The extempers will not be allowed to plug in their laptops due to lack of available outlets. Students may be able to charge laptop computers between rounds.

-Concessions will be offered in the commons area throughout the tournament. A hospitality room for all coaches, judges, and bus drivers will be available throughout the day.

-Judges: You will need to provide one judge for every SIX ENTRIES. Uncovered judging slots will be charged $12 per uncovered entry. Please be sure that your judges have a way to time the presenters and are aware that they need to be available for all final rounds.

-Fees: $8.00 per entry, individual or group. Fees should be paid upon registration on the morning of the tournament, if not sooner. There will not be any refunds for drops after the January 13th, 5:30 p.m. deadline.

Last Minute Drops: For those last minute drops (night before or morning of), we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible to allow the tournament to run as smoothly as possible. You can either e-mail drops to tsindelar@hdcjags.org or text/call them into 402-750-7697.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

We do hope you will join us for our Jaguar Jabber Invitational!

Traci Sindelar & Darren Hegemann

Howells-Dodge Consolidated Speech

Traci Sindelar
Email address: tsindelar@hdcjags.org
Phone number: 402-750-7697