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2024 Southport Speech & Debate Smackdown!

Nov 16, 2024

Southport High School would like to invite you to the Southport Speech & Debate Smackdown. The deadline for pre-registration is Wednesday, November 13th at 11:00pm.

FORMAT:

4 straight rounds
Sweepstakes points & certificates for top 5 in each division
Novice entries must be first-year competitors

TIMING:

7:00-7:45 Check-in
7:45 Judges’ Meeting
8:00 Extemp Draw Begins
8:15 First round begins
Rounds begin at 8:15, 9:30, 11:00 and 12:15.

EVENTS:

Speech - Drama, Humor, Dec, Duo, Poetry, Prose, Original Performance, Original Oratory, U.S. Extemp, Int’l Extemp, Impromptu, Broadcasting, Discussion, Informative and Programmed Oral Interp.
Debate - PF, LD, Congress and World Schools

RULES:

Congress: B/E 2, SC 2, FP 4, SC 4
WSD:
- This House Would amend the UN Declaration of Human Rights to specifically protect members of the global LGBTQ+ community.
- This House Believes That a universal standard to qualify for asylum needs to be established.
Radio:
- Round 1: News program (music topics and commercial topic supplied on Monday, student writes a newscast) 5 min overall performance
- Round 2: Pre-written editorial (topic provided on Monday) speak for 2 mins
- Round 3: New! Breaking News!
- Round 4: Same news program again
- Extemp: Draws will occur before Rounds 1 & 3 only. We will be drawing questions via Speechwire. Please make sure students know their passwords and are able to log in prior to the start of draw (or it will become a very long day).
Discussion: Artifacts will be released Mon. Nov. 11th
ISSDA Rules will govern all other events.

ENTRIES:

40 entries maximum per school
5 entries maximum per event

DOUBLING:

Competitors MAY NOT double in Discussion or debate events
Students MAY double in Broadcasting.
Students who are doubled in Impromptu should go to their Impromptu round LAST.
No tripling (and quadrupling is right out)

JUDGES:

1 judge for every 5 entries or fraction thereof. (5 entries=1 judge, 6 entries=2 judges)
This is an e-ballot tournament, please make sure that all judges bring a device for comments and balloting.

AWARDS:

Team trophies for top 5 teams.
Sweepstakes points:
- Varsity: 1st=6pts, 2nd=5pts, 3rd=4pts, 4th=3pts, 5th=2pts.
- Novice: 1st=5pts, 2nd=4pts, 3rd=3pts, 4th=2pts, 5th=1pt.
- Host school not eligible for team trophy

FOOD:

Concessions will be available in the cafeteria throughout the day. Pizza, baked goods, soda, and many other items will be available. Please purchase concessions, it is the only way we can fund our program.

PARKING AND ENTRANCE:

Please park on the west side of the school. Your team may enter the building using Door 17 (with the bus overhang) adjacent to the West Parking Lot.

Sara Berghoff
Email address: sberghoff@perryschools.org
Phone number: 317-789-4908