FCDI Northeast #2

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Florida.

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This is a Middle/High School tournament in Jacksonville.

You are cordially invited to the Northeast Florida Civics & Debate Initiative Tournament #2, to be held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at River City Science Academy Middle-High, 7565 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216. This tournament will be live and in person. Check-in will be at 8:00AM. If you have students competing in Extemp Speaking or Extemp Debate, please make sure to arrive earlier as prep will start at 8:00AM for those events. 

This tournament offers middle school, high school novice, and high school varsity competition. All schools are welcome to compete in this tournament.

There will be three rounds of competition in all events except Congressional Debate, where there will be two 90-minute sessions. The tournament will begin at 8:00am Eastern time. We hope to finish awards by 3:00pm, but please be flexible regarding the end time of the event.

The full schedule can be found in the Schedule tab on the Speechwire registration page for the tournament.

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 3pm.

EVENTS and DIVISIONS: We offer middle school, novice, and varsity divisions. If numbers allow, we will offer separate middle school and novice divisions. We reserve the right to combine divisions. If we combine divisions, we will offer a Middle School Champion Award in addition to the usual awards. "Varsity" is Year 2 of high school debate.

No Double Entry.  If a coach submits the same student for two events, that student will be automatically disqualified for both events.

EVENTS INCLUDE:

• Congressional Debate
• Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Public Forum Debate
• Policy Debate
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Extemporaneous Debate
• Extemporaneous Sports Analysis
• Impromptu Speaking
• Declamation
• Dramatic Performance
• Duo Interpretation
• Informative Speaking
• Just Talk - middle school and novice only
• Oral Interpretation
• Original Oratory
• Policy Debate
• Program Oral Interpretation

Observers are allowed, but must be registered.

TOPICS:

NOTE: Students will debate BOTH sides of the resolution. 

LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER TOPIC: Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

Policy Debate: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Extemporaneous Speaking Topic Areas: Artificial Intelligence, US Education, International Politics 

Impromptu Speaking Topic Areas: Quotes from colonial America to reconstruction, quotes from reconstruction America to present, movie quotes. 

CONGRESS LEGISLATION: Submit proposed legislation in either NSDA or NCFL format (either is fine) to ­­­­­­Apryl Taylor, taylorfcdi@gmail.com, no later than Noon Tuesday, November 21.

Templates are under Files for Download.

JUDGES:  We will need your judges in order to run the tournament.

The judge ratio for this tournament is 1 judge for every two debate entries; 1 judge for every 5 speech/interp/congress entries.

Please bring parents, teachers, former students, etc.!

A judge training video and additional judging resources can be found HERE

Adults and coaches may judge any division. Qualified varsity with at least 75 NSDA points on record may judge the middle school and novice divisions. Judges need to be trained. They may take the NSDA judge training course if they did not attend any judge training. It is the affirmative duty of the coach to ensure that all judges (except students) must be approved as volunteers through their district’s volunteer system.

CONCESSIONS: Concessions (pizza, snacks, drinks, etc.) will be available for purchase with cash only.

NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGES PERMITTED.

COACHES: Coaches must be available for the duration of the tournament.

FEES: FCDI member schools pay no fees. Non-FCDI schools pay $4.00/student.

Please make checks payable to and mail to:

The Florida Debate Initiative

c/o Tara Tedrow

215 N Eola Dr

Orlando, FL 32801

DAY OF TOURNAMENT CONTACTS:

Marna Weston, westonmr@gm.sbac.edu

Important tournament rooms

Extemp Prep - 113
Tab Room - 114
Student Gathering Area - Cafeteria
Judges Lounge - Media Center

Manager contact information

David Fechtel
Email address: David.Fechtel1@fldoe.org
Phone number: 4079296712

Mailing address

Florida Debate Initiative
Attn: Tara Tedrow 215 N Eola Dr
Orlando, FL 32801