Dear Coaches and Competitors:
Join us at Monarch High School on Saturday, October 27, 2012, for the last novice tournament of the season. A novice is defined as a competitor new to forensics as of October 1, 2012. Register and update your entries as often as you like at www.speechmeets.com and PLEASE enter student names.
Events: Refer to www.nflonline.org or www.chsaa.org for detailed information on any of the events offered at this meet. New coaches: please feel free to ask me anything!
See NFL or CHSAA for current debate resolutions in CX, LD, and PF
Remind your competitors that PF has a 2 minute Final Focus!
DI, HI, Duo, Poetry, OO (Using a manuscript in OO will result in a rank of four.)
Combined Extemp: Round 1 NX; Round 2 IX; Round 3 competitor’s choice
Entries: No limit! We will accept pre-registration numbers at www.speechmeets.com until we are full.
Cost: $5 per competitor, $10 per team event and make checks payable to Monarch High School Forensics. Fees will be based on pre-registration numbers as of 4:00 PM, Friday, October 26, 2012.
Judges: Please provide one varsity judge for every five (5) entries. Also, inform your judges no oral critiques are allowed in any event nor should they discuss rounds they have judged with other competitors, especially those from their own school.
CX Rules: The Monarch novice follows the northern-area trend limiting CX teams to certain topic areas. Inform your policy judges in advance that the negative is not to run counterplans or kritiks.
Food: Competitors may purchase food and beverages (no fast food is available within walking distance). A light breakfast and lunch will be served to student judges and coaches. All coaches are welcome in the tab room in the Monarch library.
Awards: Ribbons will be awarded to the top six finishers in each event. A generous supply of superior and excellent ribbons will also be given.
Note the later start for this meet!
Registration: 9:00-9:30 (Please arrive on time.)
Round 1: 9:45 -11:00
Round 2: 11:15-12:30
Round 3: 12:45-2:00
Awards: 2:45 (or earlier if possible)
Vickie Howard and the MHS Forensics Team