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Prior Lake High School Laker Speech Tournament
General information This is a High School tournament in Minnesota. View manager contact information
WELCOME to the 2026 PLHS LAKER SPEECH TOURNAMENT!
Dear Speech Coaches:
You and your team are invited to participate in the 39th Annual Prior Lake High School Laker Speech Tournament on Saturday, February 7, 2026. We hope you will be able to join us!
LIVE TOURNAMENT PROGRAM Coming Soon!
Our tournament is a NIETOC bid tournament!
Our tournament will offer both POI and IMPROMPTU.
The cost is $7.00 per entry. Checks can be made to Prior Lake High School Speech. Double and Triple entries are allowed. Duo Interpretation is $7.00 per Duo.
Food: We will have concessions available to students. Stay tuned for more info!
Judges: You will need to provide one judge for every six (6) entries or fraction thereof. Uncovered judge slots will cost $95 each. Please make every effort to provide the required number of judges based on your entries prior to drops.
JUDGES PROGRAM coming soon!
2026 Judges Preference Form Coming soon!
Entry Deadline: Please submit your initial entries by Friday, January 30. If you need to make changes, please submit drop/adds on Speechwire by Wednesday, February 4 at 3:30 PM. Changes can still be made up until Saturday morning, but all drops after Feb. 4 at 3:30 PM will not result in a change on the statement.
Draws:
Storytelling: Stories 1-15 (Per MSCA recommendations, all 15 stories will be in the draw)
ER Prose: Stories TBD (Students will be allowed to choose where in the story to begin their speech. They can also end anywhere within the category time limits.)
ER Poetry: TBD
Prior Lake DRAWS INFO coming soon! Discussion: Tasks will come from the 2025-26 Discussion Topic Outline (Parts I. and II.) Discussion Prompts will be posted to the Files for Download Tab on Speechwire before each round. Reminder: No Double Entering in Disco and a Draw Event *Internet is allowed during Discussion; however, WiFi access cannot be guaranteed. “Problem-solving Discussion is an effort on the part of a small group to reach a solution to a problem through informal interchange of facts, inferences, and judgments.” (Discussion Outline)
In an attempt to foster a meaningful conversation, discussants will be given a question that allows the group to explore the topic in ways that they decide. It will be up to the group to determine anything not explicitly prescribed: groups impacted, individuals and organizations involved in the solution, the criteria used to judge the severity of problems or the success of solutions, et cetera. Here is the planned schedule:
Be the GOAT; Win the Boat!
We hope to host your team on Saturday, February 7!
Sincerely,
Nick Ingles
Tournament Manager
Head Speech Coach
Prior Lake High School
Cell: 952-454-2156
ningles@plsas.org
Nick Ingles Mailing address 7575 150th Street West SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2025 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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