Jennifer was the mother of former speech competitor Lanea Adams (currently speaking for UIndy) and her younger brother Wyatt who is currently an RCHS student. Jennifer was supportive of the speech team in many ways, including judging, helping at meets, fundraising, and helping organize Lanea's trip to Phoenix for the 2023 NSDA National Tournament. Jennifer was diagnosed with colon cancer in the fall of 2022 and passed away in January of this year. We miss seeing her bright smile at our team events! In her memory, we will not only host this tournament, but along with Rush Memorial Hospital will have a booth with cancer prevention information and the Director of Oncology, Tiffany Tuttle, will be here to answer any questions the morning of the tournament. We will also have a door prize drawing! We are thrilled to honor the Adams family at this tournament!

 

Other tournament information:

Drop-off: Please have buses drop off at Door 1. Everyone will need to enter through Door 1 (the main entrance on Lions Path)

Parking: Judges may park in the "triangle lot" on Lions Path between the main building and the Gym. Buses and overflow parking should be in the "senior lot" adjacent to the auditorium, just south of the main high school building and west of the gym. 

Registration: Registration will be from 7:00-7:30 at the main entrance.

Tournament structure: We will run 4 straight rounds with ISSDA speech events and rules. Competitors may double at their own risk EXCEPT in Discussion. Each team may enter 40 total entries with 5 entries maximum per event per team. Extemp will draw rounds 1 and 3. Both novice and varsity will be offered as numbers allow.

Awards: Top 5 in each event will receive a ribbon, and top 5 teams will receive a trophy.

Team Sweeps Points Breakdown:

Varsity: 1st=6pts, 2nd=5pts, 3rd=4pts, 4th=3pts, 5th=2pts.

Novice: 1st=5pts, 2nd=4pts, 3rd=3pts, 4th=2pts, 5th=1pt.

Judges: Each team will provide 1 judge for every 5 entries (6 entries = 2 judges and so on). Failure to provide enough judges may result in being ineligible for team sweeps.

Food: Breakfast, lunch and coffee will be provided for judges. Concessions will be available for cash purchase in the cafeteria including breakfast items, pizza, walking tacos, soda, and snacks.  Proceeds from concessions sales help cover the cost of the tournament, so please plan to eat with us! We do have a water bottle refill station, so bringing a reusable water bottle is encouraged!

 

We look forward to seeing you in a few weeks! Please email any questions or concerns to lemmonsh@rushville.k12.in.us.

 

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