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Guilford County Challenge at Northwest Guilford H.S.
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The 2016 Guilford County Challenge
Welcome to Greensboro and to the 14th Annual Guilford County Challenge. It is an honor to host this pre-holiday event that is sure to bring out the best of competitors. Our team here at Northwest Guilford High School is working hard to continue to offer the hospitality and premier competition that you expect from us. We know you always have options throughout the year, and we are delighted you are considering including us in your tournament season. We are looking forward to seeing you on December 10th! Registration for the Guilford County Challenge must be completed on Speechwire by 6:00 pm Wednesday, December 7th.
Debate Events offered Public Forum (JV and V) Lincoln-Douglas (JV and V) Congressional Debate (JV and V)
Speech Events offered Dramatic Interpretation (Open) Duo Interpretation (Open) Extemporaneous Speaking (Open) Humorous Interpretation (Open) Impromptu Speaking (Open) Informative Speaking (Open) Oratorical Declamation (9th and 10th grades) Original Oratory (Open) Program Oral Interpretation (Novice and Open) Storytelling (Novice and Open)
Entry limits Debate- up to 8 teams or individuals per division Speech- up to 8 speakers or partners in each events All debate events will offer Junior Varsity and Varsity divisions. A junior varsity debater is defined as any student in his/her first two years of competition. All other competitors, even those not in their third and fourth years but who are new to an event at this tournament, must register in the varsity division. Coaches, please honor the purpose of junior varsity status.
Use of Technology Use of laptops and tablets will be allowed during all debate events provided this equipment is not used to retrieve the internet and with the understanding that technology cannot disrupt the flow of the debate process. Additionally, we discourage the use of laptops while formally speaking in rounds. Other technology notes:
Students entered in Extemp will be allowed to use computers in the Extemp Prep Room under the following guidelines:
Double Entries
Contestants may enter up to two speech events. Because events will be patterned, contestants may enter one event in each pattern, one in Pattern A and one in Pattern B, but they may not double enter within the same pattern. Coaches, please remind double entered contestants that they should carefully read postings to know where to be and what time to be there. There is no doubling in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, or Congress.
Awards to be presented
Sweepstakes: We will award 1st-3rd place overall Sweeps trophies as well as 1st and 2nd place Small Team Percentage Sweeps. To qualify for the small teams sweeps, teams must have at least 5 but no more than 15 entries. SWEEPS POINTS WILL BE AWARDED IN ALL EVENTS AS FOLLOWS 1st =6 pts; 2nd=5 pts; 3rd=4 pts; 4th=3 pts; 5th=2 pts; 6th = 1 pt. All other places will not count towards sweeps.
Judging Obligations
Public Forum Debate- 1 per 3 entries per division Lincoln- Douglas Debate- 1 per 3 entries per division Congress- 1 per 8 entries Speech events- 1 per 5 entries or fraction thereof
Only high school graduates will be allowed to judge at the Guilford County Challenge. Please provide judges who you know to be competent and experienced, or, in the case that this is their first time judging, judges that you have personally trained. First and second year college students are invited to judge, but let us know, so we can flag them to judge only novices. A limited number of LD judges are available for hire. Please do your best to meet your quota.
Drops Drops made after 5:00 pm on WEDNESDAY, December 7th will result in forfeiture of the registration fee. After Wednesday, please continue to make drops on Speechwire. Any Congress drops should also be sent to Mr. Pittman at Keith.Pittman@asheville.k12.nc.us and Mr. Dejesa at ddejesa@greenville.k12.sc.us Registration Changes Please help us finalize registration as smoothly as possible. Additions after registration closes on Tuesday are unlikely unless space allows, so please take care of your registration as soon as possible. If you have additional needs, please contact us at your earliest convenience. In that these additional entries do not overwhelm an event and you can provide the required number of judges needed, every effort will be made to meet reasonable requests. Last year, we ran out of space, so get registered soon! Final Saturday Registration Calling ahead will without a doubt help us get the tournament underway. While traveling, contact Scott Bennett at (336) 707-0966 (texting is preferable) to confirm registration and make any necessary changes. You may begin calling as early as 7:00 am. Leave a message if voice mail kicks in unless texting. Then, upon arrival, coaches may simply drop off their checks at the registration table and pick up their packets. Registration will take place in the media center from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. Tournament entry fees
Thank you for planning in advance to pay at registration. Please make checks payable to Northwest Guilford High School. Please remember that registration for the GCC must be completed on Speechwire (www.speechwire.com) by 6:00 pm WEDNESDAY, December 7th.
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