GOLD TOURNAMENT

 

You are cordially invited to join us at the last GOLD tournament of the 2025-2026 competitive season to be held on Thursday, February 5th, 2026. This tournament will have three preset rounds and no finals. 

 

 

EVENTS

 

Extemporaneous Speaking: Topics will cover both foreign and domestic issues drawn from news magazines published since September.  30 min. prep time.  One 4x6 note card optional.  7 min. maximum.

 

Oratory: Must be the students’ original work, intended to inspire, persuade, and/or convince.  Limit of 150 quoted words.  Script is optional.  10 min. maximum.

 

Informative Speaking:  Must be the students’ original work, intended to inform and/or explain.  Audio-Visual material optional.  One 4x6 note card and/or script optional.  10 min. maximum

 

Entertainment Speaking:  Must be the students’ original work, intended to interesting nature shall combine the elements of basic organization, graphic word pictures, humor, and lively, animated delivery. .  Audio-Visual material optional.  One 4x6 note card and/or script optional.  8 min. maximum

 

Dramatic Interpretation: A serious interpretation of an original cutting from prose or a play.  Script is optional.  10 min. maximum.

 

Humorous Interpretation:  A humorous interpretation of an original cutting from prose or a play.  Script is optional.  10 min. maximum.

 

Duo Interpretation: An interpretation of a humorous or serious selection by two individuals.  No touching allowed, off stage focus should be used.  Script is optional.  10 min. maximum.

 

Poetry Interpretation:  A serious or humorous interpretation of one or more poems.  If more than one poem is used, they must be based on either a theme or single author.  Script is required.  8 min. maximum.

 

POI can be entered in Poetry and add POI after their name on the entry 

 

ENTRIES AND FEES

As per GOLD rules, students MAY double-enter, and the competitor must be in his/her first year of any type of forensic competition. There are no fees, as those are a part of your dues.

 

**ENTRIES ARE DUE BY 5:00p.m. Tuesday February 3rd

 

 

JUDGES

You must provide one qualified judge for every 5 entries.  Please try to cover as many judges as possible.  You can even bring extras!  Judges may be knowledgeable varsity members. If judges aren’t covered, we run into the problem of judges judging competitors from their own school.  Please be aware of this and bring judges.

 

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