LINK TO THE LIVE DOC: https://tinyurl.com/2sukz8ex

 

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

281 ELTON-ADELPHIA ROAD

FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728-8021

732-431-8460

Alicia Scelso, Ed.D., Principal

 

The Freehold Township Speech and Debate Team will be hosting the 31st Annual Freehold Township High School Forensics Tournament on Saturday, January 14, 2023. This will be a LIVE, in-person event.

 

Check-in for all teams will take place from 7:45 AM to 8:30 AM.

There will be a mandatory judge meeting at 8:30 AM.

We plan on beginning round 1 promptly at 9:00 AM and have awards tentatively scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM.

 

THE EVENTS

 

We are offering competition in the following events:

 

Speech (Novice, Varsity)

 

Original Oratory

Declamation (Novice Only)

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Oral Interpretation

Program Oral Interpretation

Impromptu Speaking

Improvisational Acting

Informative

Duo Interpretation

Extemporaneous Speaking

 

*All speech events will have three rounds and a final for all individual events. Top non-advancing novice awards will be given out in all speech events (except Declamation)

 

Debate

 

Public Forum Debate (Novice, JV and Varsity)

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (JV & Varsity)

Congress (Novice & Varsity)

 

*All PF & LD events will have four rounds with a possibility of a final if time permits.

 

*For Congress there will be two sessions and a final round of Congressional Debate, with the possibility of a novice division depending on the number of entries

 

 

Awards will be given to the top six students/team in each event. Sweepstakes awards will be given out to the top three schools overall. 

 

REGISTRATION:

 

All registration may be completed via https://www.speechwire.com/. If you have never used this site before or would like assistance in the registration process, please contact me. You can print a copy of the registration and invoice directly from http://www.speechwire.com.

 

Only 6 entries per school per category will be registered.  The rest will be placed on a waitlist until January 9, 2023 when entries will be reviewed and cleared to ensure rooms are balanced.

 

Each school may enter up to six contestants per category. Double enters are allowed to participate except in debate events and congress.

 

We ask that you make sure to mark all your novice speech competitors (in their first year of competition) in registration so that we can recognize the highest-placing novice at awards. Mavericks in Public Forum are not permitted.

 

 

 

Deadlines:

 

Registration Opens                    12 December 2022 at 8:30 AM

 

New Entries Due                       11 January 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

Congress Legislation Due              9 January 2023 at 3:00 PM emailed to Caryn Burstein (cburstein@frhsd.com)

 

Fees & Obligations Frozen            11 January 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

Judge Information Due                11 January 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

Online Drop & Name Change            11 January 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

Nuisance Fine Apply After            11 January 2023 at 11:59 PM

 

                            

 

FEES:

 

Please send payment in the form of cash, check, or purchase order.

 

Make checks payable to:  FTHS Forensics

Payments sent to:

Freehold Township High School

 attn. Brianna Gittens

281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold, NJ, 07728

 

 

Registration Fees

 

School Registration Fee                $25.00 per school

 

Individual Event                       $10.00 per slot

 

DUO Interpretation                     $20.00 per slot

 

Public Forum Debate                    $20.00 per slot

 

Lincoln- Douglas Debate                $15.00 per slot

 

Congressional Debaters                 $10.00 per slot

 

 

Administrative Fees

 

Late Add/Drop Fee                        $10.00 per change after 8:30AM January 12, 2023

 

Missing Judge                            $90.00 per missing judge

 

Dropped Judge                            $90.00 per judge dropped & not replaced after 8:30 AM on January 12, 2023

 

No-show judge fine                       $25.00 per round

 

 

 

Tournament Platform and Schedule

 

It is imperative that all participants understand how to access the resources available through Speechwire and that judges be trained in the protocols and procedures for each event as well as in the use of electronic ballots prior to the tournament.

 

There are a number of excellent training materials available from the NSDA and New Jersey Speech & Debate League. E-ballots will be used for all events.

 

A tentative schedule for the tournament can be found on the Speechwire site as well as in the live document. Adjustments will be made as needed during the course of the tournament. All participating schools will receive access to the live document approximately one week before the tournament.

 

 

JUDGING REQUIREMENTS

 

E-BALLOTS

 

All coaches must have a team roster with accurate email addresses uploaded onto Speechwire. Likewise, coaches must ensure that judges are trained to complete electronic ballots and have a linked Speechwire account.

 

Coaches should also ensure that their judges bring the appropriate chargers for their devices. Extra chargers or devices will not be available at Freehold Township High School.

 

Individual Events and Congress

 

One judge per five speech contestants or fraction thereof is required. No student judges allowed.

 

LD & PF Debate

 

One judge per three Lincoln-Douglas debaters or fraction thereof is required.

One judge per three Public Forum teams or fraction thereof is required.

Student debaters with at least 2 full years of experience may judge Novice LD or Novice PF ONLY, as long as they are clearly marked in registration notes.  Failure to do so may result in a judge fee being assessed.

Student judges cannot be used to fulfill judging obligations for JV & Varsity entries.

Student judges may not be used to fulfill a school’s entire judging obligation.

***Please stress to your judges that they are obligated for the entire tournament and must be available to judge the final round of any event.***

 

When registering your judges, if you have a judge who is able to judge your own team without conflict, please mark him or her as “Clean” on the drop-down menu.

 

We may be forced to assign judges based on need, regardless of category.  This is something we will try never to do, but if circumstances demand it, it would be helpful for coaches to let us know of any judges who would feel comfortable doing other events.  However, speech judges will be used to judge Congress rounds.  Please let your judges know this.

 

 

 

Additional Information:

 

The cafeteria will be open for the purchase of food from local businesses and other goods/snacks.

One thing no one will find is bottled water! We fully support the New Jersey Speech & Debate League's initiative to reduce waste at our events. Instead of a single-use plastic bottle, encourage your kids to invest in one of the league's reusable water bottles, which will be available for purchase along with collectible tournament stickers. All proceeds from the sale of the bottles helps support the league's scholarship fund.

 

Judges & Head Coaches will receive free breakfast and lunch. Judges & Coaches must sign-in to receive their ticket for free lunch. 

 

The tournament is being hosted by Freehold Township High School NOT Freehold High School. Note the address above.

 

Novices are 9th or 10th grade students who are in their first year of forensics (regardless of event).

 

Debate divisions will follow the NSDA guidelines.

 

 

 

Brianna Gittens

Freehold Township Speech & Debate Coach

Email: bgitttens@frhsd.com

Phone: 848-482-8136

 

See you in January!

 

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