Fargo North High School Invitational Speech Tournament

Saturday, March 17, 2018

PLEASE READ THE TEXT OF THE INVITATION FOR DUE DATES, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, AND JUDGE REQUIREMENTS.

The tournament will be flighted and will host 14 events + POI. Star novice entries (7-8th graders and 1st year 9th graders) on your registration.

Registration will be from 7:45-8:15 a.m. near the teachers’ lounge. Please enter the building from the South Entrance of North. Parking is available in the Southsideparking lot. A judge’s meeting will be held in the teachers’ lounge at 8:30 a.m., and students will congregate in the commons. Concessions will be available. Round I events will begin at 9:00and awards are slated for 4:30 p.m. Draw for 9:00 rounds begins at 8:00 (XS and EPR)

Please note:

  • Students can sign up for multiple events.If they enter more than 2 events, prep time may be limited. Two prep events may limit prep time to 1/2 an hour or less. If students enter more than 2 events, there is no guarantee that they will be able to do all the events they are registered in. Rounds will not be delayedfor multiple entered students. We will do our best to help with this, but there are no guarantees.
  • If two events are in the same flight and one is a prep time event, prep time might be limited. Flights will be available after registrations are received.
  • $6.00 per individual entry/$12 per duo. Checks should be made to Fargo North Forensics.
  • Please furnish one judge for every 6 entries. IF YOU HAVE A LARGE ENTRY, EMAIL GAYLE. We may be able to work with a different ratio provided your judges judge every round. Judges must be certified through NDHSAA. DO NOT GIVE US MORE THAN 5 JUDGES WHO HAVE TO BE CODED AGAINST YOUR SCHOOL IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE STUDENTS IN EVENTS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE THOSE JUDGES. Hired judges are $75.00/ judge.
  • Indicate any 7th, 8th, or new 9th grade competitors on your registration with an asterisk. Recognition will be given for to top competitors in this group.
  • Burden of Proof rule will be enforced as per the new NDHSAA guideline. Do not forget to bring your Language Content form. There may be additional extemp questions as often there are not enough. These will all be from major news outlets..
  • Concessions will be available all day.

AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, Gayle Hyde will serve as the tournament manager for the tournament. Please send your entries to Gayle, by e-mail at by Sunday, March 11 at 5 PM.. She will be creating codes and structuring the tournament on Sunday and scheduling on Monday Adds may be made by e-mail or text message (7018660148). Drops will be taken until the time the tournament begins, but we would like a heads-up as soon as you know them. SHE WILL BE SCHEDULING THE TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY, March 27th. ADDS WILL BE TAKEN ONLY IF THERE IS ROOM IN THE EVENT. AFTER Monday, March 27th at 5 PM YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR ANY CHANGES YOU MAKE INCLUDING JUDGES YOU REQUESTED THE TOURNAMENT SUPPLY EVEN IF YOUR NUMBERS NO LONGER WARRANT.You may not be able to add students at registration unless there has been a drop in the category or there is room in a section. As long as the event has space we will allow the add. Substitutions are accepted. Please call us with any changes ASAP through registration on tournament day at Gayle’s cell phone number.

Don’t forget to include the NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS or text number FOR THE COACH OR WHOEVER WE NEED TO CONTACT.

Please send your registration to Gayle Hyde, tournament manager, at:

701-866 – Cell Phone 701-866-0148

Thanks so much for considering attending our Fargo North Speech Invitational.

Clover Ellingson, Head Coach and The coaching staff and students of Fargo North.

TENTATIVE TIME SCHEDULE – Subject to change

7:45-8:15-REGISTRATION

8:00 – Draw events (XS, EPR draw for round I)

9:00 - Round I A events

9:30– Draw events (ST, RA draw for round I)

10:00 – Round I B events

10:10 – Draw for XS, EPR

11:10 – Round II A events

11:40 – Draw for ST and RA

12:10 – Round II B events

12:45 – Draw for XS and EPR FINALS

1:30–Finals begins – continue as they are ready and we have judges

Awards as soon as possible around 4:15.