Southport Speech & Debate Smackdown

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This information is from a tournament in a past season!

This is a High School tournament in Indiana.

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2016 Southport Speech & Debate Smackdown!

November 12th, 2016

Southport High School would like to invite you to the Southport Speech & Debate Smackdown.  The deadline for preregistration is Wednesday, November 9th at 5:00pm.

FORMAT:     

• 4 straight rounds

• „Sweepstakes points & ribbons for top 5 in each division

• „Novice entries must be first-year competitors

TIMING:        

• „7:00-7:45     Check-in

• „7:45            Judges’ Meeting

• 8:00 Extemp Draw Begins

• „8:15            First round begins

• Rounds begin at 8:15, 9:45, 11:15 and 12:45.   

EVENTS:      

• Speech - Drama, Humor, Duo, Poetry, Prose, Original Performance, Original Oratory, U.S. Extemp, Int’l Extemp, Impromptu, Broadcasting, Discussion, Informative and Programmed Oral Interp.

• Debate - LD, PF, Congress and World School

RULES:        

• World Debate:

  • Rd. 1 - Impromptu

  • Rd. 2 - Prepared: This House believes free trade agreements provide substantial benefit to the United States.

  • Rd. 3 - Prepared: This House believes that affirmative action policies are counterproductive in reducing inequalities.

  • Rd. 4 - Impromptu

• Radio:

  • Round 1:  News program (music topics and commercial topic supplied on Monday, student writes a newscast much like they do now) 5 min overall performance

  • Round 2:  Pre-written editorial (topic provided on Monday) speak for 2 mins

  • Round 3:  OTS (current practice)

  • Round 4:  News program again

• Extemp:  Draws will occur before Rounds 1 & 3 only.

• Congress:  Bills - 2, 7, 10, 11

• Discussion: Artifacts will be released Mon. Nov. 7th

• IHSFA Rules will govern all other events.

ENTRIES:      „

• 40 entries maximum per school

• 5 entries maximum per event

• No Pickups

DOUBLING:  

• Competitors MAY NOT double in Discussion, Congress or debate events.  

• Students MAY double in Broadcasting.  

• Contestants MAY do two duos IF with the same partner

• Students who are doubled in Impromptu should go to their Impromptu round LAST.  

• No tripling.

JUDGES:    „

• 1 judge for every 5 entries or fraction thereof.  (5 entries=1 judge, 6 entries=2 judges)

AWARDS:     

• „Team trophies for top 5 teams.

• Sweepstakes points:

  • Varsity: 1st=6pts, 2nd=5pts, 3rd=4pts, 4th=3pts, 5th=2pts.

  • Novice: 1st=5pts, 2nd=4pts, 3rd=3pts, 4th=2pts, 5th=1pt.

  • „Host school not eligible for team trophy

FOOD:          

• Concessions will be available in the cafeteria throughout the day.  Pizza, baked goods, soda, and many other items will be available.

PARKING AND ENTRANCE:                                      

• Please park on the west side of the school.  Your team may enter the building using Doors 16, 17, & 18, adjacent to the West Parking Lot.           

Manager contact information

Sara Berghoff
Email address: sberghoff@perryschools.org
Phone number: 317-789-4908

Mailing address

None provided