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DebateBroward Novice Champs
General information
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DEBATE BROWARD NOIVCE HIGH SCHOOL AFTER-SCHOOL (AST) CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Our AST Novice High School Championship will be on Saturday, May 4th at Forest Glen Middle School! There is no entry fee for traditional BCPS students to participate.
*Private and Charter Schools must pay a $100.00 team entry fee.
LOCATION: Forest Glen Middle School
6501 Turtle Run Blvd, Coral Springs, FL 33067
ARRIVAL:
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All coaches, competitors, and judges MUST arrive AND check-in for the tournament between 7:30 am and 8:00 am. If you or your students arrive after 8:00 am you will run the risk of being dropped from the tournament!
COMPETITORS:
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ASTs are for NOVICE debaters in their first year of high school debate (9-12).
IMPORTANT PROCEDURES FOR COACHES:
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You must have hard copies of your field trip forms with you in case of an emergency. You should not be leaving campus with students without permission forms. Having access to their information online will not work when wifi is slow or there is no service.
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If you have a student who may need medicine at a tournament, you must let district staff know. We need to be aware of who needs medicine and who has it in case there is an emergency.
JUDGES:
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Judges are required for any tournament to run and schools are required to cover their entries. (1 judge covers 2 debate entries, or 1 judge covers any combination of 5 speech/congress entries.)
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Please make sure you do not bring more students than you have judges to cover. Reach out to competitors' family members, teachers, and mentors for judge help. Coaches can judge too.
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NEW - Novice coaches (0-3yrs) are required to judge at least one round.
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It is the coaches' responsibility for training their judges.
VARSITY JUDGES:
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Varsity debaters with at least 150 NSDA points, currently enrolled and competing in debate, and who are not in their first year of high school debate are welcome to attend and judge.
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(NEW) Proof of NSDA record is required. Until we can get a location created to upload in Speechwire, please email sarah.beauchamp@browardschools.com a PDF or screenshot, or enter the NSDA record for any varsity judges you are using.
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If you have varsity debaters who can judge and/or P.O. for Congressional Debate, please email sarah.beauchamp@browardschools.com directly with their names and put it into the notes section of the judge. We will take P.O. nominations first for novice P.O.s.
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Varsity judges need to stay in the judge lounge and remain logged into live.speechwire.com. We have had issues with varsity judges who leave to go see novices then receive a ballot and cannot be located.
Judge Check-In: 7:30am – 8am
-First-time judge: You should have received an email from Speechwire to follow and create an account.
-Judged before: It is important to make sure you have logged into live.speechwire.com and are able to sign in with the same email address you used previously. Once signed in, please make sure the cell number is correct/added to your account.
-In order to have a smoother start to the tournament, it is a huge help for all judges to arrive on time, have checked-in, and have logged into live.speechwire.com prior to coming to the tournament. If for whatever reason you cannot initially log in, click "Forgot Password" but use the same email you entered.
-Electronic Device: All ballots are electronic, so judges will need to bring a working, charged, smart phone, tablet, or laptop (preferably with a keyboard) to complete the eballots.
Judge During Round:
-Click "Start Round" after they confirm the correct competitors are in the room with them.
-Type comments while students are speaking, which will expedite the tournament. Comments are open for editing overnight, but results must be submitted asap.
-Save/submit ranks, points, and decisions when the round is finished. We cannot move on to the next round or close the tournament until all ballots are submitted.
REGISTERING ENTRIES:
ENTRY CAPS:
Remember, each school may only initially enter FIVE students in all events except Congress, in which you can enter TEN. Any entries over that number will go on the waitlist, which will be cleared pending available space at Fort Lauderdale High and sufficient judge numbers. No double or cross entries are allowed.
DEADLINES:
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Lunch Pizza Pie Pre-Orders will close on MONDAY, APRIL 28th
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Pre-Order pizza pies for student lunch is $16 per every 4 kids (1 box of pizza and 4 waters…2 slices of pizza and 1 water per kid).
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You must pre-order pizza to ensure your students have lunch.
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NO OUTSIDE FOOD DELIVERIES (DoorDash/UberEats).
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Concession prices vary due to the concessions being a fundraiser for the host school’s program.
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We will not hold the tournament rounds from starting if the concession lines are long.
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Add pre-ordered pizza pies by clicking “Tournament home” on the left column, then click “Update your meal order” in the middle of the screen.
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Print your final invoice to request a check from your school under “Current Invoice” on the left column of Speechwire. Make school checks payable to “Forest Glen Debate”.
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Registration for NEW ENTRIES will close on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30th
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At that time, we will begin releasing competitors off the waitlist if team judge numbers and room space allow.
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Competitor changes (drops or name changes only) and judge drops/name changes/adds can be made until the day of the tournament.
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***NO LATE ADDS. Do not bring competitors who are not registered to the tournament.***
EVENTS & TOPICS:
3 sessions of congress and 5 rounds of speech & debate events. The top 6 competitors in each event will receive a trophy.
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Congress:
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Novices are P.O.ing themselves, so please make sure that your novices have been properly trained. Please see the P.O. overview for assistance located in the “Files for Download” and Canvas Coach Corner.
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The Congress Championship Legislation Packet is in “Files for Download”. 3 pieces of legislation per session.
*If you have varsity judges who would like to judge one or more sessions, please note it in the judge notes and let me know asap!
-Competitors move to the Extemp. Prep. Room 302 at 7:50am for round one draw.
-Competitors return to the Extemp. Prep. Room 302 after they speak each round.
-Students may use the provided index card (they may not use their own or paper) during their speech, but should not be reading directly from it.
-Students must remain in Room 302 for prep. They are not allowed to draw and go prepare anywhere else.
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1st Rd - Trump’s First 100 Days
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2nd Rd - International Governments
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3rd Rd - U.S. Social Issues
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4th Rd - Europe
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5th Rd - U.S. Economy
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Public Forum Debate – 2025 NSDA April Topic:
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"Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment in domestic nuclear energy."
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2024 March/April Topic:
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"Resolved: The development of Artificial General Intelligence is immoral."
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Policy: Policy is not offered at this tournament
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Impromptu – Released at the tournament
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(NEW!) Interpretation (DI, DUO, HI, POI) and Declamation (DEC): Once you have updated your entries, go to the left column on Speechwire called “Piece Registration”. For each INTERP and/or DEC entry, you are required to include the Entry Title in the “title” section and the website or ISBN number in the “author” section.
See "Tournament Schedule" tab for the breakdown of the day. Tournament Schedule is tentative and subject to change.
More information will be distributed as the tournament approaches. Please let your mentor know if you have any questions.
Manager contact information Sarah Beauchamp
Email address: sarah.beauchamp@browardschools.com
Phone number: 412-719-3314 Mailing address Forest Glen Middle School
6501 Turtle Run Blvd.
Coral Springs, FL 33067
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