Greetings Coaches!  We are pleased to cordially invite your school to the St. Croix Falls High School Forensics Tournament on Saturday, March 7, 2026 to be held at St. Croix Falls High School.

 

To best celebrate the joy that is high school speech, we will be hosting an awards show! This will be the 1st Annual Croix-wards. We'll be rolling out the red carpet in style, giving you plenty of photo-ops, and handing out more awards than you'll know what to do with!

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Team registration will close at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4th.  You may add and drop entries until 3:30 PM on Friday, March 6th . 

 

DAY of TOURNAMENT DROPS and CHECK-IN:

All schools are required to text their drops or confirm their attendance by 7:00 am on Saturday morning. Please text even if your team doesn’t have any drops to report, as it will serve as entry confirmation.

 

Text Alex Miller (715) 245-0290

 

Check-in will start at 7:45 AM  in the lobby of the Fine Arts Center.  All participating schools are expected to be checked-in no later than 8:15 AM.

 

RULES:

Both WFCA and WISDAA schools are encouraged to attend. We will accommodate both sets of rules. A PDF of accommodations can be found in the "files for download" section. 

 

IMPORTANT LOCATIONS:

Check-In: FAC Lobby

Draw: FAC Boardroom

Tab: HS Main Office

Judge Lounge: Library/Media Center

 

 

SCHEDULE:

07:45 AM Registration

08:30 AM Radio/Extemp draw begins in the boardroom

08:30 AM Mandatory Judge/coach meeting in library

09:00 AM Round 1

09:45 AM Radio/Extemp draw

10:15 AM Round 2

11:00 AM Radio/Extemp draw

11:30 AM Round 3

12:00 PM Lunch

01:30 PM or ASAP Power Rounds begin

02:30 PM or ASAP Awards in the FAC

 

MULTIPLE-ENTRY:  Double or triple entries are allowed, but students should limit themselves to only one draw category. 

 

AWARDS:

The top entries in each category will earn awards. Team trophies will go to the top three schools, the manner of point tabulation will be determined once entries are finalized.  

We will also be piloting two unique awards, to be voted on by YOU. The first one will be the "Best Supporting Teammate Award" where students on each team will be able to vote for the person on their team who uplifts everyone else and goes above and beyond as a teammate. We will also have an award for excellence in judging: you will get to vote for a judge at the tournament who's given helpful feedback to your students. 

 

FOOD: Students may purchase lunch from the concession stand, located across from the library.  Food for judges and bus drivers will be provided. 

 

FEES: A fee of $10.00 will be charged for each individual entry and $15.00 for group.

 

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE: School District of St. Croix Falls.

 

JUDGES: Each school must provide one judge for every five entries or portion thereof. Each school is allowed a maximum of 5 affiliated (non-clean) judges per school, and must provide one "clean" judge for every 5 entries over 25. As we want our students to have the best possible experience, please be sure your judges are enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and well-trained. Use the WFCA coaching resources found at: https://www2.wfcaforensics.org/index.php/coaches/coaching-assistance-mainmenu-150

 

E-BALLOTS: We will be utilizing E-ballots on speechwire for this tournament. All judges must bring a portable WIFI-enabled device for receiving the judging schedule, writing critiques, and submitting ranks. We may not have devices for you to use. 

 

Thank you, 

Alexander Miller

Head Coach, SCF Forensics

School Phone: (715) 483-9824 ext. 1340

Email: milleal@scfschools.com

 

 

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