It’s almost time for the annual Delta High School’s Panther Pride Speech Competition. This year will be a 2-day tournament! Please join us on Friday, December 8th and Saturday, December 9th at Delta High School in Delta, Colorado. Friday evening will be our World School Debate tournament and Saturday will be a regular tournament (including Congress).

 

The Public Forum Debate topic will be Resolved: The United States federal government should forgive all federal student loan debt.

 

The Lincoln Douglas Debate topic will be the Resolved: The United States ought to prohibit the extraction of fossil fuels from federal public lands and waters.

 

Students may enter ONE A event and ONE B event. NO DOUBLING (i.e. a student cannot enter in both congress and value as they are in the same wave). 

 

Please preregister by Monday, November 27th (even if you are guessing) at www.speechwire.com so we can find enough judges.  Please have your registration perfected by Friday, December 1st. Please stick to that deadline (there will be a drop fee after Wednesday, December 6th at midnight). We should be able to find judges if you give us enough info and time.

 

Registration is $9.00 per individual event and $18.00 per team. I will publish WSD entry fees at a later date. Checks can be sent or brought the day of. Checks should be made out to Delta High School Speech Team. Visiting teams will not be refunded entry fees for drops made the morning of the meet.   

 

The meet will run as follows:

 

FRIDAY: World School Debate

 

SATURDAY:

 

 

 

Please submit 1 or 2 pieces of legislation by Friday, December 1st, so that a docket can be created. I will send out Congress Legislation & Extemp topics by Monday, December 4th. 

 

We will be providing breakfast items (burritos), juice, coffee, snacks, and lunch for all coaches and judges. Also, we will have concessions open for the competitors all day with lunch items to purchase.

 

On Friday, we will provide dinner for the Worlds kids. A menu and a modest price will be published before the tournament. On Saturday, se are offering a concession stand with breakfast items and a taco bar for lunch, snacks, and drinks. Prices will be fair. Please encourage your kids to eat at our concessions stand.

 

On Friday, please arrive at DHS by 3:30 pm for registration. We plan to start debate at 4:00 pm. On Saturday, we plan to start Draw (Extemp & Value) promptly at 7:30AM and all Wave A events at 8:00 AM. To respect everyone’s travel times please be on time, as rounds will start with or without you.

 

Important Dates:

Monday, November 27th- Preliminary Registration is Due

Friday, December 1st- Congress Legislation is Due

Monday, December 4th- Congress Docket is published and Extemp topics released

Wednesday, December 6th- Last Day to Drop

Friday, December 8th- WSD

Saturday, December 9th- Regular tournament

 

 

Thanks!!

Danielle Lopez- 970-596-6847 (Cell)

Hannah Owens- 970-497-9609 (Cell)

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