SpeechWire Tournament Services - Forensics Tournament Software

September 17, 2024

Dear Speech Coaches,

After dropping students at door #59 (the first door as you come in off of Kent Benson Way,) buses should park at the south end of the field house.

The New Castle High School speech team would like to cordially invite you to our tournament to be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.Registration will take place from 4:00-4:45 pm.with extemp draw starting at 4:30 and round one of all events starting at 5:00 pm. All events will go three straight rounds.

We will provide food for coaches and judges. Students should bring cash to purchase pizza by the slice, snacks, candy, and beverages at the tournament. These sales will help to defray the cost of the tournament and provide free registration. Please feel free to bring your own water bottles.There are several places to refill bottles at the school.

Registration is on speechwire.com. Please confirm attendance by Tuesday, October 25, 3:30 p.m. by checking if your school will or will not attend. Entries are due by Thursday, October 24, 3:30 p.m.

Please bring 1 judge for every 5 entries or fraction thereof. Six entries equals two judges. Max of 40 entries per team and 5 entries per event for each team.

Students may double at their own risk in all events EXCEPT discussion.

Events offered: Lincoln Douglas, World Schools and Big Questions Debate, all IHSFA speech events plus Improv Duo.

Improv Duo students will be provided with a scenario when they arrive to the round. More information to follow.

Radio contestants need to bring a five-minute original news program on their chosen topic to be used for both rounds 1 and 3 that includes a music intro and outro as well as a commercial. Choices for music Jelly Roll, Dua Lipa, or Morgan Wallen. Commercial topic for news program round will be Pandamonium Glow-in-the-Dark Nerf Birthday Parties.

Round two will be a two-minute ORIGINAL (written by the student based on research and his/her own opinion) editorial about vape pens. Students need to write this before the tournament and bring it ready to perform.

Discussion will use the Socratic Seminar format and topics will be released the Monday prior to the tournament through speechwire.

Awards are scheduled to begin around 8:00.

Sincerely,

Susan M. Delay, Lora Langston, & the New Castle Speech Team