Grand Rapids Speech Fest

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This is a High School tournament in Minnesota.

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Grand Rapids High School

Saturday, March 22, 2025

TO: Speech Director,  2025

RE: Grand Rapids March Madness Festival on Saturday, March 22, 2025

The Grand Rapids NSDA Chapter is pleased to extend a warm invitation to your speech team to the 2025 version of the Grand Rapids High March Madness Festival.

POINTS OF INFORMATION:

1. NOTICE: This year's event will be hosted by the Robert J. Elkington Middle School located at 1000 NE 8th Avenue

2. Registration fee $7.00 – entry fee includes original entry

3. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with ALL drawing events beginning at 8:30 a.m.; speaking will start and 9:00; finals @ 1:15; and results @ 3:15

4. SORRY, NO DOUBLE ENTRIES!  In the interest of getting ready for Section level competition at this point in the season, all competitors should be entered in their singular category of choice.

5. Three preliminary rounds in each of the 13 MSHSL events. Finals to follow.

6. Discussion tasks will be taken from the  Area III &  IV–Governmental Interests & International Interests 

7. Rooms will remain locked until rounds are starting.

8. PLEASE NOTE: Competitor schedules will be posted; no individual copies will be available.

9. One judge for each 6 participants and fractions (i.e., enter 24 students = 4 judges)

10. Concessions, of course!!

11. AWARDS: • Individual awards: blue ribbons for all finalists and medals (1st, 2nd, 3rd in each category) and red ribbons for those just missing finals

. • Team awards: 1st – 5th place and traveling 1st place trophy

1988- Park Rapids                             1993- Bemidji                               1998- Walker                                   2003- Walker                      2008- Hermantown        2013- Bemidji              2018- Hermantown     2024-Hermantown

1989- Duluth                                        1994- Forest Lake                       1999- Walker                                   2004- Walker                      2009- Hermantown        2014- Hermantown    2019-Bemidji

1990- Bemidji                                      1995- Walker                                2000- Park Rapids                         2005- Walker                      2010- Bemidji                  2015- Walker             2021-Rock Ridge

1991- Bemidji                                      1996- Walker                                2001- Hermantown                        2006- Walker                      2011- Hermantown         2016- Duluth.              2022- Rock Ridge

1992- Bemidji                                      1997- Walker                                2002- Duluth Denfeld                     2007- Duluth Denfeld         2012- Hermantown         2017- Bemidji.            2023- Bemidji

** By the way, please remember to bring the trophy the day of the meet. (Engraved with your year!)

SPEECH DIRECTORS: In the interest of a smooth scheduling, I would like to have registrations no later than 5:30 on Thursday, March 20.  You may make changes right up until 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20 without drop fees. We will be doing ON-SITE scheduling.  Please feel free to go into the system and make your adjustments once your team is on its way.  If you cannot access the system, please text me with your changes.   We sincerely hope you will join us on March 25th at  Robert J. Elkington Middle School located at 1000 NE 8th Avenue.

Sincerely,

  Jenny Linnell/Coach     Vicki Probst/Coach     

 Contact info:  Cell 218 910-8669  School 327-5800 ext.41283

Manager contact information

Jennifer Linnell
Email address: jlinnell@isd318.org
Phone number: 327-5800 ext.41283

Mailing address

RJEMS
1000 NE 8th Ave
Grand Rapids, MN 55744