January 15th- 16th , 2016
Dardanelle High School
1079 North State, Highway 28
Dardanelle, AR 72834
Phone (479) 229-4655 | Fax (479) 229-4687
Kick off the new year with a brand new tournament!
Dardanelle High School Sand Lizards are pleased to invite you to the 2015 DHS Sandbox Speech and DebateTournament on Friday, January 15th and Saturday, January 16th, 2016.
In the following packet you will find a schedule of events, tournament expectations and a listing of local hotels.
Sweepstakes will be determined using the new squad efficienty method. Sweepstakes will be made available to the top three schools in both large and small school divisions. It should be noted that this is not a Junior High Invitational.
The deadline for entries is Monday, January 11th, 2016 by 4:00 p.m. If you need assistance completing your entry, please contact We would appreciate any school that is planning to attend let us know before the Christmas break so that we know how many people to plan for.
You must provide one qualified judge for every ten individual event entries and one qualified judge for every two debate teams. A $10 judge fee will be assessed for uncovered entriesto pay hired judges for last minute changes/uncovered roundsand will be enforced.
Rounds
Instead of offering multiple events at a single time and having the students rush from room to room. We will be holding three rounds OF THE SAME event simultaneously. The students will be placed in a speaking order that will have most of them as one of the first speakers in their first room, among the middle speakers in their second room and among the last speakers in their third room.
We are expecting people to look at their speaker number in each room and try their best to get to the rooms in the appropriate order. We are hopeful that this method will allow us to offer multiple preliminary rounds for each event while still keeping the tournament on schedule. We will be capping entries into each event at 32 and they will be filled on a first come and first serve basis. We will reserve several spots to keep the pool diverse enough to reach qualifying status however.
- Rounds will be scheduled for for an hour and a half
- We will limit each round to 8 competitors
- Each room will be within a 1-2 minute walking distance from each other
Student Congress
We will be taking bill submissions for our Student Congress competition. Bills are due by Monday, January 3rd, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Bill submissions must follow NSDA format and should be submitted to The NSDA bill template can be found here. Multiple bill submissions are allowed however they must be sent in priority order and the first two from each school are given precedence before additional bills will be added to the schedule. Students may enter student congressas a consolation event on Saturday for $10.00 at the door.
Debate Events
Because of the size of our school several debate events WILL NOT BE OFFERED. During our initial year we will not be offering Policy Debate (CX) or Lincoln Douglas Debate (LD) Debate. We will be offering three different types of debate that will be broken into two divisions with enough participation. Those events are IPDA Debate(Limited to 64 entries combited with Varsity and Novice), Public Forum Debate (PF limited to 16 teams) and NSDA Congressional Debate.
Individual Events
All NSDA event rules must be followed.Please consult NSDA event standards and rules carefully.
The following events WILL NOT BE OFFERED: Duo Improv, Mime, Readers Theatre, Words and Music
All NSDA Events, except for Extemp(IX, DX), will occur on Friday.
ACTAA Events (Storytelling, Prose, Poetry) will occur on Saturday Morning.
Each round will receive three prelims and advance to appropriate elimination round.
Judging
Schools are expected to bring the appropriate number of judges to fulfill judging commitments. We reserve the right to limit entries or assess fees if commitments are not fulfilled.
You must provide a cell number for every judge entered. Please be very clear about judge availability.
High school graduates of any age may judge any event, however we expect program directors to make informed discretion about judge qualifications. It is the responsibility of all coaches to ensure that all forensics judges are familiar with NSDA event rules and guidelines.
Double Entry
We have tried our hardest to offer a unique opportunity that gives the student as much flexibility as possible.
However, any student signed up for IPDA / PF Debate will not be allowed to enter any NSDA event that is held on Friday.They are encouraged to sign up for Extemp (held on Saturday) or any of the ACTAA events (held on Saturday). No student signed up for Extemp or CONGRESS may compete in ACTAA events on Saturday to avoid schedule conflicts.
Multiple entries are encouraged. The schedule is made in such a way that it is possible to enter every NSDA event and all ACTAA events with very minimal overlap. (Only overlap should be Oratory Semi-Finals and Storytelling preliminary rounds)
There may be conflicts during the outrounds. As the tournament advances, students may have to choose between events. Every effort will be made to make sure advancing students have the opportunity to compete in their outrounds.
Awards:
Debate:
- Trophies will be given to semi-finalists and finalist in PF, Novice IPDA ,Champ IPDA and Congresssional Debate.
- Trophies will be awarded to Speakers 1st – 3rd in PF, Novice IPDA ,Champ IPDA and Congressional Debate.
- Medals and Certificates will be awarded to Speakers 4th – 6th in PF, Novice IPDA , Champ IPDA and Congressional Debate.
Individual Events:
- Trophies will be awarded to 1st - 3rd in Prose, Poetry, Storytelling, Domestic Extemp, International Extemp, Original Oratory, Duo, HI and DI.
- Medals and Certificates will be awarded to 4th-6th in Prose, Poetry, Storytelling, Domestic Extemp, International Extemp, Original Oratory, Duo, HI and DI.
- Special Recognition and Medal/Certificate will be awarded to the overall points leader in all IE’s combined.
SWEEPSTAKES:
- 1st – 3rd Big School
- 1st – 3rd Small School
Fees
Public Forum Debate: $20.00 per team
IPDA Debate: $15.00 per debater
Duo: $20.00 per team
Individual Events: $10.00 per event
School Fee: $25.00 Conducting prelims in Individual events necessitates the assessment of a $25.00 school entry fee.
Please consult the schedule carefully!!!We look forward to seeing all of you at our tournament! Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Schedule of Events
Subject to change—please consult JoT frequently
High School Debate Events
Public Forum
Friday, January15, 20156
4:00-4:45Round 1
5:30-6:15Round 2
7:00-7:45 Round 3
8:00-8:45Semi’s
9:00-9:45Finals
IPDA
Friday, January 15th, 2015
IPDA FLIGHT A
4:00-4:30 Draw and Prep
4:30-5:00Round 1
6:00-6:30Draw and Prep
6:30-7:00Round 2
8:00-8:30Draw and Prep
8:30-9:00Round 3
IPDA FLIGHT B
4:30-5:00 Draw and Prep
5:00-5:30Round 1
6:30-7:00Draw and Prep
7:00-7:30Round 2
8:30-9:00Draw and Prep
9:00-9:30Round 3
Saturday, January 16th, 2015
7:30-8:00Draw and Prep
8:00-8:30Flight AOcta / Flight B Draw
8:30-900Flight B Octa
9:30-10:00Draw and Prep
10:00-10:30Quarters
11:00-11:30Draw and Prep
11:30-12:00Semi-Finals
1:00 – 1:30Draw and Prep
1:30-2:00Finals
High School Pattern A (HI, DI, OO, DUO)
Friday, January 15th, 2015
4:00-5:303 Rounds of Original Oratory
5:30-7:00 3 Rounds of HI
7:00-8:303 Rounds of DI
8:30-10:003 rounds of DUO
Saturday, January 16th, 2015
10:00-11:00OO Semi Finals
11:30- 12:30HI Semi Finals
12:30- 1:30DI Semi Finals
1:30-2:30Duo Semifinals
3:30- FINISHNSDA Finals
High School Pattern B (ST, PO, PR)
Saturday, January 16th, 2015
8:00-9:303 Rounds of Poetry
9:30—11:003 Rounds of Prose
11:00-12:303 Rounds of Storytelling
12:00-1:00Poetry Semi-Finals
1:00-2:00Prose Semi-Finals
2:00-3:00 Storytelling Semi-Finals
3:30- FINISH ACTAA FINALS
EXTEMP
7:30-8:00Draw
8:00-9:00Extemp Round I
High School Congressional Debate
Saturday, January 16th, 2015
8:00-9:30Session I
9:45-11:15Session II
11:30-1:30Session III
1:45-4:00Super Session
DHS SandlizardSandBox Tournament
Tentative Schedule
Friday, January 15th, 2016
Time / IPDA / Public Forum / NSDA Interp3:30 pm / Registration
4:00 Pm / Round 1: Flight A Draw / Round 1 / Original Oratory
4:30 PM / Round 1: Flight B Draw
Round 1: Flight A
5:00 PM / Round 1: Flight B / Round 2
5:30 PM / HI
6:00 PM / Round 2: Flight A Draw / Round 3
6:30 PM / Round 2: Flight B Draw
Round 2: Flight A
7:00 PM / Quarters/Semi’s / DI
7:30 PM
8:00 PM / Round 3: Flight A Draw / Semi’s/Finals
8:30 PM / Round 3: Flight B Draw
Round 3: Flight A / DUO
9:00 PM / Round 3: Flight B / Finals (If Needed)
9:30 PM
Saturday, January 16th , 2016
Time / IPDA / NSDA / ACTAA / NSDA / Congress Debate
7:30 AM / Octa Finals Draw Flight A / Extemp Draw
8:00 AM / Octa Finals Draw Flight B
Flight A Octa’s / Poetry / Extemp Round 1 / Session 1:
8:30 AM / Octa’s Flight B
9:00 AM
9:30 AM / Quarterfinals Draw / Prose / Extemp Draw
10:00 AM / Quarter FInals / Extemp Round 2 / Session 2
10:30 AM
11:00 AM / Semi Finals Draw / Storytelling
11:30 AM / Semi Finals / Extemp Draw
12:00 PM / NSDA – Oratory /HI/ DI SEMI- FINALS / Poetry Semi-Finals / Extemp Round 3 / Session 3
12:30 PM / Finals Draw
1:00 PM / Finals / Prose Semi Finals
1:30 PM / NSDA – DUO SEMI- FINALS / Extemp Draw
2:00 PM / Storytelling Semi-Finals / Extemp Semi-Finals / Super Session
2:30 PM / ACTAA FINALS – PROSE/Poetry
3:00 PM / NSDA FINALS / ACTAA FINALS- Storytelling / Extemp Draw
3:30 PM / Extemp Finals (Will continue during Awards)
4:00 PM
4:30 PM / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP
5:00 PM / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP / Awards ASAP
Please keep in mind that this is a TENTATIVE schedule! Rounds may go faster. PLEASE watch posters!
ACTAA JUDGES’ AGREEMENT
First, and foremost, thank you for giving your time to our students. Your willingness to watch their performances and offer meaningful feedback is invaluable. All judges at ACTAA TOC qualifying tournaments must:
- Not curse or use suggestive language that is either directed at or in the presence of students.
- Not verbally critique individual performers, rather fill the ballot out completely, including comments. Oral critiques in debate should be kept to a minimum (5 minutes) and should not replace written critiques on ballots.
- Remember that ballots are intended as instructional documents; please add criticism and praise in ways that a student can grow and learn, not be belittled or insulted.
- Acknowledge that, per Arkansas state law, smoking and vaping are not permitted on school grounds.
- Be attentive throughout the entire round/performance. Please limit your use of electronic devices to emergency situations. If you must exit the room before the round is complete, please wait for the current speaker/performer to finish and return as quickly as possible. Early departure from the tournament must be communicated with the judging table.
- Consider the rules of the event when ranking students, assigning speaker points, and/or determining winners.
- Ensure that all competitors are given an opportunity to perform. Please do not leave your round until all competitors have performed, the allotted time for the round has elapsed, and/or you have been given permission to leave by the judging table or tournament director.
Please acknowledge that you have read and agree to follow these guidelines by signing below. Thank you again for your time and adherence to these expectations.
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Quality Inn Holiday Inn
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