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Dairyland Swing Part I
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a College tournament in Wisconsin. View manager contact information **This year we will be hosting the tournament in Heide Hall, still on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.**
Greetings,
The forensics teams at Moraine Valley College and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater are pleased to invite you to the 2019 Dairyland Swing, Saturday and Sunday, December 7th – 8th, in Whitewater, Wisconsin.
Please join us on Saturday for the UW-Whitewater Edna Sorber Tournament. This longtime tournament honors the past efforts of Dr. Edna Sorber, the former forensics director at UW-Whitewater who brought the 1967 Pi Kappa Delta National Convention to the Whitewater campus. Then on Sunday, Moraine Valley will host the Dr. Walter J. Fronczek Tournament on the UW-Whitewater campus. This tournament honors the current Dean of Liberal Arts at Moraine Valley College who is a long time advocate for forensics.
Enclosed in this invitation are additional details including registration deadlines, tournament schedule, etc. We understand your team budget is not unlimited so we appreciate your consideration for attending this swing.
We look forward to seeing you in December on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater!
Sincerely,
John Nash, Director of Forensics, Moraine Valley Community College John: nash@morainevalley.edu, 773-318-2460 (cell), 708-974-5556 (office) Amanda Pettigrew: pettigrewa2@morainevalley.edu 630-453-8248 (cell) Krista Appelquist: appelquist@morainevalley.edu 708-974-5222 (office) Jeff Rieck: jeffrey.rieck@gmail.com 630-802-2658 (cell)
Kevin Hill & Brian Schanen, Co-Directors of Forensics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Kevin: HillKA28@uww.edu, 630-624-6740 (cell) Brian: SchanenBH13@uww.edu, 262-689-2335 (cell)
SCHEDULESaturday, December 7th, 2019. Edna Sorber Tournament hosted by UW-Whitewater at UW-Whitewater’s Heide Hall
8:00 Registration, Table outside Heide Hall 112 Lunch
12:30 Round 1B (DI, INF, IMP, POE, ADS) ASAP Awards, Heide Hall 100
Sunday, December 8th, 2019. Walter Fronczek Tournament hosted by Moraine Valley (same location)
8:00 Registration, Table outside Heide Hall 112 Lunch
12:30 Round 1B (DI, INF, IMP, POE, ADS) ASAP Awards, Heide Hall 100
REGISTRATIONPlease register separately for each side of the swing using www.speechwire.com by following this link: http://www.speechwire.com/p-calendar.php Students may enter up to three events per flight. Students with multiple events in a flight will be responsible for making it to their rounds on time. Students may enter two duos (with different partners) but this will count as two events in a pattern. There are no limits on the number of entries a team can enter in any event, but teams entering large numbers in certain events may anticipate competing against teammates in preliminary rounds. The host schools will not enter their own half of the swing unless an extra team is needed to meet the minimum team requirement for AFA-NIET qualifying standards.Please denote your novices when registering. We will recognize the top novice in each categroy at awards. Novices are defined as anyone in their first year (2 semesters) of collegate competition.
FEES/JUDGES$8/entry. One quality judge covers six slots. There is a $10.00 fee for every uncovered entry. Fees are assessed on Thursday, December 5th, at noon. Additional drop fees include $10/entry drop at registration and $50/dropped judge at registration. On Saturday, make checks payable to “UW-Whitewater Forensics”. On Sunday, make checks payable to “John Nash.” LOCATIONBoth days of the swing will be held at Heide Hall, 180 N Prairie St, Whitewater, WI
PARKINGTeams can park with no penalty both days at non-metered spots in Lot 12, next to and just south of Heide Hall - Google Maps recognizes Lot 12. Printable University campus map: http://www.uww.edu/campus/uwwmap.pdf
EXTEMPWireless Internet access has been requested for both days and students may use the internet during extemp preparation.
Recognizing internet access has drastically expanded the pool of information available to extemp speakers, Saturday’s Edna Sorber Tournament will experiment with unconventional topic areas. We understand students may possess limited background and existing research in these areas, therefore, the questions will be crafted with these factors in mind. Round 1: United States health and healthcare Round 2: Technology Final: Environment & green energy
Sunday’s tournament will return to traditional extemp topic areas. Round 1: Economic Round 2: Foreign Final: Domestic
Information for connecting to campus wi-fi for extemp competitors - http://www.uww.edu/documents/icit/documentation/wifi/How%20to%20Connect%20to%20Guest%20Wi-Fi.pdf
IMPROMPTUThe following prompts will be used for Impromptu. Saturday: Round 1: Traditional quotations. Round 2: Single word. Final: Proverb Sunday: Round 1: Single words, Round 2: Object, Final: Traditional quotations
HONORSEach day, awards will be given to all event finalists, the top five individuals overall, and the top five schools accumulating the greatest number of combined points from all of their final rounds combined. Points will be earned as followed:
Final Round: 1st (12 pts), 2nd (10 pts), 3rd (8 pts.), 4th (6 pts), 5th (4 pts), 6th (2 pts), remaining finalists 1 pt. each. Semifinal Round, if needed: 1 pt. for each non-advancing semifinalist. Semifinals will be held in events with greater than 60 entries (this amount may vary based on tournament director’s discretion). Novices: Please denote your novices when registering. We will recognize the top novice in each event at awards. Novices are defined as anyone in their first year of collegiate competition.
INDIVIDUAL SWEEPSTAKESEach day, all students are entered into individual sweepstakes regardless of the number of events entered or the categories entered. The top five individual speakers (based on total points earned in final rounds combined) will be honored at the awards ceremony. Tiebreakers: 1) Highest total points, 2) Highest number of 1st-place awards in finals, 2nd-place, etc., 3) Highest total of events advancing to finals.
TEAM SWEEPSTAKES TIE-BREAKERSIf teams are tied after calculating total team points, team tie-breakers will run as follows: 1) Highest total points, 2) Number of firsts in finals, 3) Number of finals
FOOD OPTIONSThere are no restaurants within a brief walking distance, however, several fast food options are within a short driving distance of about one mile (McDonalds, Qdoba, Jimmy Johns, Rocky's, Culvers, Taco Bell, and Subway). A map of nearby restaurants will be included in your welcome material upon arrival. Also, Jimmy John’s will deliver to campus. Jimmy Johns: 262-473-6100.
HOTEL OPTIONSThere are two hotels in Whitewater. Hotel managers have encouraged teams to call and inquire about discounts for larger reservations. Discounts are available based on availability. The two Whitewater hotels are:
Super 8: 917 E. Milwaukee St., 262-472-0400 Baymont Inn: 1355 W. Main St., 262-472-9400
There are additional options nearby in Janesville and Fort Atkinson. HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLNESS INFORMATION Information for UW-Whitewater's Campus:
Kevin Hill Mailing address UW-Whitewater, c/o Kevin Hill SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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