The Princeton High School Speech Team is pleased to invite you to the 2025 Mississippi 8 Conference Speech Tournament. 

 

Date:           Tuesday, March 25th, 2025

 

Location:       Princeton High School, 807 8th Ave S Princeton, MN 55371

 

Categories:     All 13 MSHSL categories.

 

Format:         Three rounds, no finals 

 

Registration: Initial Registration should be done before March 1st so Judges can be finalized.  Registration is due by the end of the day on Friday, March 21st. We will run the tournament at 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 25th, so please have your last-minute drops updated by then. Adds will only be allowed after Friday if they do not increase the number of sections.

 

Arrival: Please enter the school using Door #1.  We will be having a judges' meeting at 3:30. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE TO THE SCHOOL BEFORE 3:00 pm.

 

Entries: Limit 52, no more than 6 per event. No double entries. 

 

Fees: $20 per team entry fee.  

 

Food: Food will be provided for coaches, judges, and bus drivers. There will be concessions available for students.

 

Draws: All stories/poems will be included for Extemp. Reading and Storytelling. Students may not repeat a selection from an earlier round.

 

Discussion: TBD

 

Awards: We have individual and team awards. All seniors competing in the Conference Tournament will be honored and will receive a certificate. Individuals in each category will receive All-Conference plaques for first and second place. Third and fourth place individuals will receive All-Conference Honorable Mention certificates. Fifth and sixth place individuals will receive ribbons. 

 

 

Schedule:

 

Registration Begins         3:00 pm

Draws for Round One     3:30 pm

Round One     4:00 pm

Draws for Round Two     4:45 pm

Round Two     5:15 pm

Draws for Round Three     6:00 pm

Round Three             6:30 pm

Awards     As soon as possible after the third round

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.

 

We look forward to hosting you!

 

Sincerely,

Thor Mattick

thor.mattick@isd477.org

320-309-6849