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The Vel Phillips Memorial Invitational tournament will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026.

Registration will take place from 7:30-8:15 AM.

Please drop student off at the Mineral Point Road (main parking lot) entrance. Buses can park in the Mineral Point Lot as well.

Program Oral Interp/Farrago combined category
Farrago rules will be slightly modified to be inclusive to NSDA Program Oral Interp. An abridged explanation of differences: students may move freely as space in the room allows, acting is explictly allowed, and it is typically more argument based than Farrago is- though not required. No student should have a rank lowered for choosing to move and act. Essentially, it is Farrago with movement and a 30 second grace period instead of 15. We welcome every Farrago student to participate! NSDA guidelines will be posted in our Live Doc.

We will feature WFCA events using WFCA rules, Declamation using NCFL rules (but open to all grades), and Duo Improv-a limited prep interpretation event. See Duo Improv Rules

The top 3 places in Final Rounds will earn trophies. In addition, the top 3 scoring teams will earn a team trophy, including the top 3 small schools (calculated by enrollment - similar to State).

Registration must be completed on SpeechWire by Thursday, March 5th at 12:00PM.

Registration Fees: $10 for all solo events, $15 group. If you have qualified judges above your requirement, we'd love to have them to make the day run smoother and reduce your fees for bringing them.

Have your students compete in the TRIATHLON! Students must compete in three events. The top six competitors will receive a Triathlon trophy.

Students may not compete in more than one draw event (Radio, Extemp Speaking), and may not use the same piece in multiple events.

Contact Asst Coach Tim Scheffler (tscheffler@madison.k12.wi.us) or Head Coach Jacob Gonring (jfgonring@madison.k12.wi.us/608-515-7872) with any questions or concerns.

Timothy Scheffler
Email address: tscheffler@madison.k12.wi.us
Phone number: 608-628-3114

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