Pius X Turkey Talk

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Nebraska.

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TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

FORMAT:

There will be three preset rounds breaking to finals. Students may triple enter in all events, but we will not hold rounds for competitors.  No competitor may use the same script or parts of the same script in more than one event.

ENTRIES:

Please enter ONLINE at www.speechwire.com.  Click on the “Tournaments Calendar” button and select the “Pius X Turkey Talk.” If you have questions about your entries, e-mail Kathy Donlan (kathy-donlan@dcolinc.net). 

***ENTRIES ARE DUE BY 5:00pm ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 2024***

LIMITS:

Understand your students may hit each other if sections are few and your entries are many.  We must be able to use your judges, so we may need to clear sections to make this possible.

DROP/ADD:

No adds will be allowed on the day of the tournament; however, please email or call me if you have any last-minute drops.

FEES:

Entry fees will be $8.00 per event.  Any entries not "covered" by your judges cost an additional $15.00 per entry.

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO PIUS X.

JUDGES:

• You must furnish one judge for every 5 entries or part thereof.  PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE JUDGES.  We were very tight on judges last year, and a shortage of judges threatens the efficiency of the tournament. 

• All judges must be available for finals.

AWARDS:

Team trophies for first through third place.  Combined sweeps trophy for Varsity + Novice.  All finalists in each event will receive awards.

THERE WILL BE SEPARATE NOVICE & VARSITY DIVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING:

EXTEMPORANEOUS--Current events topics since August 2023.  Thirty-minute preparation, seven-minute maximum speaking time, no minimum limit.  One notecard is optional.

ORATORY--An original speech composed by the speaker intended to persuade, convince, or inspire.  Ten-minute maximum time limit.  Manuscript is optional.

INFORMATIVE--An original speech composed by the speaker intended to inform or explain.  Ten minutes maximum.  One 4 x 6 notecard optional.  Visual aids are allowed.

ENTERTAINMENT--An original speech composed by the speaker.  This is a public address event.  The purpose is to entertain, but the speech should have a serious point.  This is not original comedy, nor is it original humorous interp.  Eight minutes maximum time limit.  One 4 x 6 notecard optional.

HUMOROUS & DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION--These will be separate events in interpretation which may be taken from prose or drama.  Ten-minute maximum time limit.  Manuscripts are optional.

POETRY--A six-to-eight-minute presentation of poetry.  If more than one poem is used, the selections should be linked by a common theme or author.  Transitional statements between poems are optional.  Manuscripts are mandatory.

THERE WILL BE VARSITY ONLY DIVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING:

DUO INTERPRETATION-- will be offered as a VARSITY EVENT ONLY at Pius X.  Any novices who wish to compete in POI will need to compete on the varsity side. A ten-minute max. presentation of a cutting from a play. Manuscripts are optional.  This is NOT duet acting.

PROGRAM ORAL INTERP (POI) —will be offered as a VARSITY EVENT ONLY at Pius X.  Any novices who wish to compete in POI will need to compete on the varsity side. The program is comprised of poetry, prose, and drama (at least 2 genres represented) around a central theme or idea.  Time limit: 10 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right to combine Public Address events (INF, ENT, & OO) and/or Interpretation events (HI & DI and possibly POE) in either division if entry numbers do not warrant separate events.  East and Pius X novice team members may compete and be eligible for individual awards, but Pius X will not compete for sweepstakes.  Finally, if there are seven or fewer entries in an event or division, no final round will be held.  The three preliminary rounds will be “cumed” to determine the placements.

SCHEDULE

                     7:45-8:45 a.m.       Registration in the Commons at Pius X.

                     8:30                        Extemporaneous Draw, Round 1

                     9:00                        Round 1

                     10:00                      Extemporaneous Draw, Round 2

                     10:30                      Round 2

                     11:30                      Extemporaneous Draw, Round 3

                     12:00                      Round 3

                     1:30                        Extemporaneous Draw, Finals

                     2:00                        Finals

AWARDS AT PIUS X  A.S.A.P. FOLLOWING FINALS.

Manager contact information

Kathy Donlan
Email address: kathy-donlan@cdolinc.net
Phone number: 4028054545

Mailing address

6000 A Street
Lincoln, NE 68510