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Palisade Winter Wonderland
General information This is a High School tournament in Colorado. View manager contact information
We are excited to invite your team to the Palisade Winter Wonderland to be held on Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th, 2024.
Before we get started, please add these dates to your calendar:
November 21st Draw topic areas released
November 21st Congress legislation DUE! (ONE per school entered into Congress)
Friday, November 22nd Registration due
December 4th Adds/drops due by midnight (Fees set - $9.00 drop fee)
Theme: The Nutcracker with an UGLY SWEATER CONTEST!
We will run a tight schedule, so please do everything you can to arrive on time.
Friday only: World Schools Debate (R1, impromptu, begins at 4:00pm) and Big Questions Debate (2v2)
Saturday
WAVE A:
Extemporaneous Speaking (USX, IX) - DRAW BEGINS at 7:30
Creative StoryTelling - DRAW BEGINS at 7:45
Drama
Humor
Poetry
Original Oratory
Congress
Wave B:
Duo Interpretation
Program Oral Interpretation
Informative
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Public Forum Debate
Impromptu
Debate Topics:
BQD (annual): Creativity is a more powerful force than intelligence.
LD (November/December topic) - Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax
PF (November/December topic) - Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan
World Schools prepared motions: (Teams: bring a World Almanac (all in 1) and a Dictionary with you!)
Round 1: IMPROMPTU round
Round 2: This House believes that a universal primary education curriculum should be implemented globally.
Round 3: This House believes that space exploration is a necessary investment for the future of humanity.
Extemp Topics
IX: Geopolitical Shifts, Global Conflicts and Security, Climate Change and Environment (Regions: US, Europe, China, Russia, South America)
USX: Government and Politics, Education, Social and Cultural Issues
Impromptu Topics: Democracy, Civil Disobedience, Slang
CHSAA rules will be utilized for all events. Team Sweeps will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place teams using the Western Slope Sweeps rules.
Registration will be on www.speechwire.com
Fees will be $10.00 for individual events and $20.00 in team events (World Schools will be $10 per team member). Please bring cash or check (payable to Palisade High School Speech and Debate) with you on the tournament day.
We are looking at a great turnout of judges this year and have been pursuing the recruitment and training of new judges as well as continued communication with the Grand Valley pool that already exists. I would like to make a strong appeal, though, for you to bring as many judges as you possibly can. If you are traveling, I understand your limitations, but if you are bringing a large crew, please reciprocate.
I know that other District 51 schools continue to help recruit and train judges so that we can build our pool even larger and benefit all tournament hosts.
Our team will be running a well-stocked concessions stand (Soup Bar ($5), popcorn, healthy + unhealthy snacks, and a HOT CHOCOLATE BAR ($2)!) so tell your students to bring some cash and enjoy our goodies.
Coaches and judges will be well-fed from our Speech & Debate families.
New and old expectations: Our competitors and adults should understand that their demeanor at tournaments reflects the image of the entire speech and debate community. Although our competitors are very competitive, they have always done a great job of respecting and thanking each other, the judges, and the coaches:)
We embrace and strive to adhere to NSDA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement:
The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to modeling and fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion for all speech and debate communities.
We are continuously transforming our organization to reflect and operationalize the values of equity, integrity, respect, leadership, and service.
We will take responsibility.
We will heed, learn, and evolve.
We will work conscientiously to model and foster an inclusive and equitable speech and debate experience for all.
We look forward to seeing you at our tournament! For our new coaches - PLEASE ask any of us for help! We are here for you:)
Coach tournament jobs will be forthcoming, but know that we will use speechwire for balloting and tabulation.
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