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Lincoln Jr. High Tourney
General information This is a Middle School tournament in Indiana. View manager contact information
Lincoln Junior High Tourney
November 7, 2026
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
830 Gibson St, Plymouth, IN 46563
Greetings Coaches,
It is exciting to invite you to the Lincoln Jr High Tourney! I appreciate your patience in the receipt of this invite. And thank you in advance for your participation and patience on the day of. Sorry to worry some of you as I pulled in last years dates into this "General Info" initially.
REGISTER - Please mark your school as attending or not by Friday, October 30th to help us plan. Final entries are due on Thursday, November 5th at 6pm. You may make changes to your entries on your own until this date. After this date, you will need to email Trevor Pletcher at tpletcher1@plymouth.k12.in.us. Please include as much information/detail as possible (student name, coach name, school name, event, etc.).
PARKING - Buses drop off and park at door 12 on the south side of the building. Cars please park outside door 15. (map will be attached)
AWARDS - Single ribbons will be awarded to the top six places in each event. Team Sweepstakes trophies will be awarded to the top three schools in Speech and the top three schools in Debate. Lincoln JH, the host, will not participate in Team Sweepstakes.
DOUBLING - Those students entered in MS Debate or World Schools may double in a speech event that is not: Broadcasting, Extemp, or Discussion. There is also no doubling across Broadcasting, Extemp, or Discussion. No student may participate in more than two events. No speaker may enter both duo events. Materials and scripts may not be used in multiple events by the same competitor.
CAPS - Entries are due on Thursday, November 5th, at 6:00 pm. Each team is permitted 6 entries per event. Each team is also limited to a maximum of 40 entries overall.
JUDGES - Each school is responsible for bringing one judge for every five speech entries or fraction thereof (6 entries = 2 judges) and 1 judge for every 2 debate entries. We will score online through SpeechWire. Judging on a mobile device, while possible, can be frustrating and is not recommended. Laptops are preferred for scoring. If this proves difficult please see the tabroom in the main offie for a loaner.
HOSPITALITY - We will be offering judges and coaches food from the start of registration through the start of Final Rounds.
CONCESSIONS - Cash-only concessions will be available all day. We appreciate the support of purchasing food at the tournament, as it helps to counter-act the costs of hosting.
MORNING OF TOURNAMENT -- On the day of the tournament, coaches can enter drops on Speechwire by 7:15AM or text Trevor Pletcher at (574) 341-0818. Teams are asked to arrive by 8 a.m. There will be a judges' meeting at 8:30 a.m. Extemp Draw/Prep and Radio Commercial Prep will gather at 8:25am for prep to start on time at 8:30am.
EVENT INFO
DEBATE Resolution - NEW for November
De-extinction is ethical.
DISCUSSION - Media Literacy
Round 1 - Should online platforms remove posts that are misleading, even if the person who posted them believes they are true?
Round 2 - Does social media help people understand the world, or does it make it harder to understand?
Round 3 - Is a story less trustworthy if the person telling it has a strong opinion about the subject?
Final Round - Should filmmakers be responsible for the messages their movies send to young audiences?
WORLD SCHOOLS - NEW for November
This house believes that schools should ban the use of electronic educational technology.
RADIO BROADCASTING - all competitors need to be prepared to write a 1 minute persuasive editorial using a 30 minute prep period for round one; read from a provided 1 minute breaking news reading for round two; and bring a prepared 3 minute newscast for round three that includes an original advertisement that is 30-45 seconds of their 3-minute newscast.
EXTEMP - During prep time 1 printed article per topic will be provided. A Chromebook computer with internet access will also be provided to each competitor to aid in the research and preparation of their drawn question.
QUESTIONS - If you have any questions about this tournament, please contact Trevor Pletcher at tpletcher1@plymouth.k12.in.us or by cell 574-341-0818.
Trevor Pletcher Mailing address 830 E Gibson St SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2026 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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