Dear Friends & Colleagues,
You and your students are cordially invited to attend in the 1st ever
Memorial High School TFA Qualifying Tournament on January 26-27, 2001.
We think that we are ideally located for you to experience excellent
competition from many areas of the state. We are approximately two
hours from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. We are
also pleased to offer five preliminary rounds of both CLD & CCX debate.
Please fax your entry to the attention of Richard Colling as soon as
possible. We do not expect to have to limit entries, however entries
will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. All schools will
receive a faxed confirmation of their entry soon after entering the
tournament. Deadline for entering the tournament is Wednesday, 1/17/01.
Drops made after Monday, 1/22/01 will result in the loss of entry fee.
Drops made on or after Thursday, 1/25/01 will result in a drop fee equal
to double the entry fee. Debate drops on the day of the tournament will
result in a drop fee equal to triple the entry fee.
Should you have any questions, please contact me. It is best to
contact me via email as I currently have no phone extension in my room.
If you call, I will receive the message and return your call as soon as
possible. If you need to make any changes to your entries, it would be
best simply to fax them to me.
We look forward to seeing many old friends and making several new ones.
Memorial High School (Victoria)
Schedule of Events
Friday, 1/26/01
3:30-4:15 Registration
4:30-6:00 Debate Round 1
6:00-7:30 Debate Round 2
7:30-9:00 Debate Round 3
9:00-10:30 Debate Round 4
The first two rounds will be preset and power protected according to
entries. The succeeding rounds will be power matched or power protected
according to results.
Saturday, 1/27/01
7:00-7:30 Late Registration
7:30 Extemp Draw
8:00-9:30 Category A Prelims
9:30-11:00 Category B Prelims
11:00-12:30 Category C Prelims (Debate Round 5)
12:30 Semis Extemp Draw
12:30-2:00 Category A Semis
2:00-3:00 Category B Semis
3:00-4:30 Category C Semis (Debate Double Octos/Octos)
4:30 Finals Extemp Draw
4:30-6:00 Finals (All Categories)
6:00-7:30 Debate Octos/Quarters
8:00 Awards Assembly
7:30-9:00 Debate Quarters/Semis
9:00-10:30 Debate Semis/Finals
10:30-12:00 Debate Finals (If needed)
Event Sections
Category A DX, FX, DI, PR
Category B HI, PO, OO
Category C CCX, CLD, DUET
Cross entering in each section will be at the competitor's risk.
Cross entering between DX and FX is not allowed.
Cross entering in Category C is not allowed.
Judging Requirements
We are asking that you bring judges in the following entry to judge
ratio:
For every 1-2 CCX entries or portion thereof: 1 Judge
For every 1-4 CLD entries or portion thereof: 1 Judge
For every 1-10 IE entries or portion thereof: 1 Judge
As we are offering 5 preliminary debate rounds and we will be housing
judges fees for each missing judge will be $65.
Lounges:
We will host one lounge for both judges and coaches. Meals will be
served Friday night and all day Saturday.
Event Information
ALL TFA RULES APPLY IN ALL EVENTS.
Extemp: Topics will be drawn of current national and international
importance. Each speaker will draw 3 topics and will have 30 minutes to
prepare. Time: 7 Minutes
Prose: Selection must be read from a folder and taken from a published
source. A memorized introduction stating author and title is required.
Time: 7 Minutes
Poetry: Same as prose but poetic in nature. Time 7 Minutes
Humorous: Selection must be memorized and from a published source. No
props or costumes permitted.
Time: 10 Minutes
Dramatic: Same as humorous but dramatic in nature.
Original Oratory: Speeches must be the original work of the student.
Student may not have performed the selection in previous years. There
can not be more than 150 quoted words. Students must be able to produce
a written copy of the speech on request. Time: 10 Minutes
Duet Acting: Cutting from a play, novel, or short story with literary
merit. No costumes or props other than two chairs allowed. Time: 12
Minutes
CX Debate: Will use the (8-3-5) format with eight minutes of prep
provided. The resolution is: Resolved: That the United States federal
government should significantly increase protection of privacy IN THE
UNITED STATES in one or more of the following areas: employment, medical
records, consumer information, search and seizure.
LD Debate: Will use the (6-3-7-3-4-6-3) format. Three minutes of prep
will be provided each speaker. The topic will be the Jan./Feb. topic
listed in the Rostrum.
* Due to the possibility of protests, students and coaches are strongly
advised to be able to provide documentation for scripts.
* No unattended students will be allowed. All students must be
accompanied by an adult sponsor.
Entry Fees:
All individual speech events: $10 each
All duet teams: $15 each
All LD debate entries: $15 each
All CX debate teams: $25 each
Hotel Information: (All within 2 miles of the school)
(361) 578-2723
(361) 573-1273
(361) 578-2030
(361) 575-0251
(361) 574-9393
(361) 582-0660
(361) 572-3585
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