On behalf of the speech and debate programs at Hathaway Brown and Laurel School, we are proud to welcome you to Shaker Heights.  We are pleased to offer competition in all OSDA events and Big Questions.  Because we are using both campuses, we anticipate allowing an unlimited number of entries in every event. To be safe, we  will begin with 6 in every event and place any overflow on the waitlist, with the expectation that once we see attendance, we will likely be able to accommodate more.  All registration will take place in either building from 8:00-8:30am.  The current plan is for speech events to take place at Laurel and debate to be at HB,  but this could change depending on registration.   You are responsible to dropping off students at the competition sites in the morning, and we are hoping to start competition at 8:45am.  Our current plan is to simulcast an awards ceremony from both schools.

 

We will guarantee 4 rounds of IE, 3 rounds of policy and middle school competition, and 4 rounds of LD and PF, with a 4th round of middle school and a 5th round of LD/PF possible if we have enough rooms.  Speech double entries are permitted except for extemp.    

 

Congress will use the OSDA docket for January 13th. MS Congress also use the OSDA Middle School docket.  MS PF will debate the OSDA MS PF topic for January/February 2024.  All other debates will use the appropriate NSDA topics for January 2024

 

A variety of lunch options will be offered to students.  We will do our best to accommodate special dietary needs, but please feel free to bring your own food if you feel the need.

 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Jason Habig / Carrie Cofer

HB Speech/Debate

 

Rachel Rothschild

Laurel School

 

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