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On Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, Kenston will offer seven events: the six OSDA middle school events plus Extemporaneous Speaking in person in Bainbridge Township, Ohio (which is next to Solon and Chagrin Falls). The purpose for holding this tournament is to avoid a several week gap in tournaments for middle schoolers before Middle School States. We will be at Kenston Middle School for this tournament (not the high school). We offer unlimited entries.

The tournament will hold four rounds . Registration will be held from 7:45-8:15am. Extemp debate prep and extemp speaking prep will begin at 8:30am. Cut-off for drops is Thursday, Feb. 23. You are responsible for paying the entry fee for any drops after this deadline. Please make checks payable to Kenston Board of Education. $5 per student for each event in which they are entered.

Congress results will be based on judge's preference. MIDDLE SCHOOL CONGRESS LEGISLATION NUMBERS 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 (from the Jan/Feb Middle School Docket).

Jan/Feb Public Forum Topic: Resolved: Public schools should regulate the speech of their students on social media.

Judge requirements: One judge for every 1-5 speech, 1-5 congress and 1-2 for each type of debate. Experienced high school students are permitted to judge. A limited number of judges are available for hire by contacting Steve Voudris and paying for them in advance. If you don't enter enough judges, your entries might be dropped if we don't have enough judges. Please enter email addresses for your judges and ask them to bring an electronic device because we will be using electronic ballots.

A variety of lunch options will be offered. Please bring small bills. Please do not bring your own food because this tournament is our major fundraiser.