SpeechWire Tournament Services - Forensics Tournament Software

The Woodland Park High School Forensic team would like to invite you and your team to the WPHS

“PikeSpeak” Invitational Tournament on November 4, 2023. We will be running a wave style

tournament, including powered debates, doubling and finals in all events. All competitors will be held

to CHSAA rules for their event(s). If you have any questions, please call 719.646.9604 or email at

Green Wave events will include USX, FX, OO, Drama, Humor, Poetry, Novice PF and Varsity LD

White Wave events will include Duo, POI, INFO, Novice LD and Varsity PF

The tournament will be at Woodland Park High School, 151 Panther Way.

8:00 AM Green Wave Round 1 (Extemp will start at 8:20)

4:30 PM Finals will begin (All Finals will start as soon as possible)

Competitors more than 10 minutes late to a round shall forfeit that round. Competitors will speak in

The space for our tournament is limited, so please register as soon as you can. You may have up to 5 entries per

competition event and competitors may register for 1 event in each wave (No Doubling between debate events).

We will charge $10.00 per entry in Drama, Humor, Poetry, POI, Extemp (USX & IX), Info, and Oratory. The

fee for all Debate and DUO will be $20.00 per entry. Registration is open on Speechwire.com. Your

tournament entry fees will be based on your pre-registration numbers. Registration will be closed on November

1st. Please make checks payable to Woodland Park High School Forensic Team. Any drops made after the

November 1st deadline will be subject to the forfeiture of the entry fee.

If you are running late the morning of the tournament, please call my cell phone (719.646.9604) to let

me know when you will be arriving. If you arrive after 7:30 AM, you may be dropped from round one.

This will take place 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start of each round, except for round one. For

this round, draw will start promptly at 7:50 AM, and speaking will begin at 8:20 AM.

Please help us out by bringing judges. Each school must provide judges based on competitors: for

every 1- 6 competitors in speech events or 1-2debate entries 1 judge will be required. Ballots must

be turned in within 10 minutes of a round’s completion. I know that it is hard for you to get judges to

travel to Woodland Park, but we really need any judge that you can bring. If we don’t have judges

from your school then our tournament will run behind schedule. Judges will be paid $10.00 per

round. Additionally, we need your judges to bring a device (laptop, tablets, Chromebook, etc. )

they can submit and fill out electronic ballots on.

Students may enter in one Green Wave and one White Wave event (But they cannot double in two

debate events). Extempers who double need to understand that they may lose part of their prep time

All finalists will be given an award. A sweepstakes trophy will be awarded as well.

Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided for judges and coaches. Competitors will need to bring

their own food or purchase food available at our concessions stand. Fast food places are not readily

PF debaters, both novice and varsity, will use the November NFL Varsity Topic. LD debaters,

both novice and varsity, will use the November-December NFL Varsity Topic. According to

CHSAA rules the use of the internet is allowed and our wifi network will be on. However, as we all

know technology isn’t always dependable. IT IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED THAT ALL

COMPETITORS HAVE THEIR CASES PRINTED OUT. No rounds will be rerun due to internet

!The tournament will be governed under the rules set forth by CHSAA, and Woodland Park

!The Woodland Park School District schools are tobacco-free campuses.

!Anyone caught violating school or district rules while at the tournament will be disqualified.

!Anyone caught defacing school property will be disqualified.

!Furniture shall not be re-arranged. We need to respect the teachers who allow us to

Marci Nickelsburg
Email address: mnickelsburg@wpsdk12.org
Phone number: 7196469604

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