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Greetings! This year our Holiday Tournament is once again in honor of OSDA Hall of Fame McKinley Legend Alan B. Rubinstein. Join us as we celebrate Al.

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE A BID TOURNAMENT FOR THE 2027 NIETOC TOURNAMENT--- BIDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY ENTRY NUMBERS! WE ARE EXCITED TO BE A BID TOURNAMENT FOR THIS PRESTIGIOUS EVENT!

We are OFFERING MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENTS THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!! DOUBLE ENTRY TOO!!!! This includes MS Extemp!

We will still be hosting three fantastic rounds of competition in speech PLUS A POWER ROUND. If numbers warrant, there will be MS final rounds.

DOUBLE ENTRY IS PERMITTED!!!!! (SPACE PERMITTING)

Dear Santa Claus,

My name is Manuel and I am the speech coach at Canton McKinley H.S. I don’t usually write to you asking for things, but…I would like you to come judge our 2025 Holiday Tournament.

Yes, it is time for the McKinley Speech Team's Holiday Speech Tournament. Ho ho ho!

The particulars:

Date: December 12, 2026

Place: Canton McKinley HS 2323 17th NW. Canton, Ohio 44708

Events: Drama, Humor, Original, Declamation, POI, Duo Interp, Informative, Domestic & International Extemp....AND MIDDLE SCHOOL EVENTS!

Fees: $6.00 per entry except for Duo. Duo is $12.00 Middle school entries are 3.00 No Team Entry Fee.

Awards – TROPHIES and medals to all placers.

Sweepstakes mention to top schools.

FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE Day. Please stay at MCK for Lunch and Finals. Pizza, Jojo's and sandwiches.Etc....

Judges:

1 -5 Contestants = 1 Judge

6 - 10 = 2 Judges

11 - 15 = 3 Judges

Etc.(in increments of five).

DO NOT DROP JUDGES!!!!!!

Entries: Entries will be unlimited but we may have to ask schools to trim entries due to space. Your first four entries will be protected from hitting each other.

Time Schedule: Please note the Time Schedule. We are starting early so we can get Round 1 going before 9:00 a.m. 8:30 would be my wish to get started.

Registration: 7:15

Extempers should report to the prep room----The Seminar Room. Judge Lounge is in the media center.

Round 1. 8:15

Rounds will run consecutively

Lunch - after round 3

Power Round 12:45 or earlier. ASAP

3:30 or earlier. AWARDS!!!!

We look forward to seeing you on December 14TH

Manuel Halkias

Director

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