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Hello All! We hope you can attend as we return to hosting the East Ridge Raptor Invitational on Saturday, February 14th, 2026. We missed you all last year, and we can't wait to spread the love of this tournament! <3 While much is the same, one change we have is that we will be only be utilizing ERHS for competition, therefore we will have a cap on entries.

The East Ridge Raptor Invitational will showcase all 13 categories recognized by the MSHSL and Program Oral Interpretation. We are proud to announce that, like previous years, the East Ridge Raptor Invitational will serve as a NIETOC bid tournament.

Registration will close when we have reached capacity. Fees will freeze on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM.

We will be scheduling this tournament on-site, so please make all necessary drops to your registration on Speechwire until registration closes on Saturday morning. After 7:30 AM on Saturday, you may text any of your drops to Meghan Roeser at 651-788-2760.

Double and Triple Entries:
Students may double or triple-enter with a few exceptions:
- Students in one draw category may enter one other non-draw category.
- Students in Discussion may not double enter in a draw category.

$7.00 per entry for all categories except Duo
$14.00 per entry for Varsity and Novice Duo
Checks can be made payable to "ERHS Speech Booster Club"

Judging Requirements:
Teams are required to bring 1 judge for every 6 entries. Additional judges will be available to hire for $90.00 if teams cannot meet this requirement. Please contact Meghan Roeser as soon as possible if you anticipate you will need to hire a judge.

While you will need to register students as Varsity or Novice, they will compete TOGETHER in prelims, but SEPARATELY in final rounds. A Novice is considered someone in their first year as a high school speech competitor.

Tournament Format:
There will be three preliminary rounds of competition followed by a Final consisting of Varsity students who ranked 1-7 in prelims and a Next-In Final consisting of Varsity students who ranked 8-14 in prelims. There will also be a Novice Final consisting of the top 7 ranked Novice students.

East Ridge is currently under construction, and the Activities Entrance is only accessible to those in cars/smaller vehicles. Have buses drop off/pick up students at the Main Office/Entrance doors (inbetween the Bus and Activities entrances).

Paperless Tournament:
To reduce paper waste, we will use eBallots, post schematics electronically, and set up a website for maps and helpful links.

NIETOC Bid Tournament:
The East Ridge Raptor Invitational is officially a bid tournament site for the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions. Students competing in Varsity Drama, Duo, Extemp. Speaking, Humorous, Informative, Original Oratory, Prose (counts as a Drama bid), or Program Oral Interpretation can earn a bid that will get them one step closer to competing at the NIETOC Tournament. If there are enough entries in any of the NIETOC categories, we may offer a Merit and Consolation final to offer more bids.

MSHSL Categories:
Extemp. Reading (Prose): TBA
Extemp. Reading (Poetry): TBA
Storytelling: Stories 1-15 (Varsity & Novice)
Discussion: TBA

Concessions:
Food will be available for purchase throughout the day for students in the East Ridge Cafeteria.

TABROOM - 2049 (Computer Lab)
JUDGES' LOUNGE - 1028 & 1030 Green (FACS Rooms)
DRAW ROOM - Media Center

Meghan Roeser
Email address: coach@erhsspeech.com
Phone number: 651-788-2760

Judges Lounge - 1028 Lower Green XX
Judges Lounge - 1030 Lower Green XX
Tab Room - 2049 XX
Storage/Extra Coach Space - 2050 E XX
Limited Prep - 2050 XX

Meghan Roeser
Email address: coach@erhsspeech.com
Phone number: 651-788-2760

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