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This is a High School tournament in Colorado.

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You are cordially invited to the 2nd annual Cougar Clash at Cherokee Trail High School (25901 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, CO 80016) on Saturday February 1st, 2025.

 

Events: We will be offering three rounds and finals in Drama, Humor, Poetry, Duo Interp, POI Program Oral Interpretation, National Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, CX Debate, LD Debate, and Public Forum Debate. We will also offer Congressional Debate.

 

*Registration deadline is Thursday, January 23, 2025.

 

The complete invitation and information can be found at www.speechwire.com.

 

Questions and Concerns: Please feel free to contact Jason Wu at Cherokee Trail High School, 720-886-2036 (school), 586-489-8869 (cell), jwu@cherrycreekschools.org

 

We look forward to having you join us!

 

CTSD Coaches: Jason, Melinda, Robert

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Dear Speech and Debate Coach,

 

Thought I’d send the full invite so you don’t have to login to Speechwire. Registration closes on THURSDAY January 23!

 

You are cordially invited to the 2nd annual Cougar Clash at Cherokee Trail High School (25901 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, CO 80016) on Saturday February 1st, 2025.

Events: We will be offering three rounds and finals in Drama, Humor, Poetry, Duo Interp, POI Program Oral Interpretation, National Extemporaneous Speaking, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, CX Debate, LD Debate, and Public Forum Debate. We will also offer Congressional Debate.

Rules: 

·      Each school (administration, teachers, and/or coaches) is responsible for ensuring they have proper parental permission for students to participate in the tournament and to use the designated competition platforms.

·      A responsible coach must be available ON-SITE and VIA CELL at all times.

·      Competition is open to 9-12 grade students representing the school in which they are officially enrolled and doing so with the permission of their school administration and/or coaches.

·      We will use NSDA rules in all events.

·      All competitors and judges must have a Speechwire account to log in.

o   Ben at Speechwire has provided video resources to explain the creation of student accounts, judging online, viewing ballots and competing online. Please check them out. https://www.speechwire.com/p-video-resources.php

Doubling Rules:

  • CX, PF, and LD Debaters may not double-enter.

  • Congressional Debate students may not double-enter.

  • Students in Events may double-enter in two events. Students are responsible for making it to their rounds. Students must pay attention to the schedule because we may not be using a full wave system - some events will occur in the same time period.

  • Students can only enter one Extemp event.

  • Extempers that double-enter risk losing part of their prep time.

Debate Resolutions: We will use the 2024-25 NSDA CX topic, the January-February NSDA LD topic, and the February NSDA PF topic.

Judging:  Each school is responsible for providing judges to cover their entries. Judges must be available for the three preliminary rounds and the final round. One judge must be provided for every two debaters. One judge must be provided for every 5 events entries. Judges are responsible for checking for ballots at the appropriate times. Reasonable judge fees may be imposed for missing judges and for judges who miss ballots.

Entries: A maximum of four (4) entries will be allowed in each event, except Congress, which will be limited to ten (10) entries per school. Additional entries may be placed on the waitlist and will be accommodated if space is available.

Waitlist: Waitlisted entries will be cleared using a covered and named entry methodology to help ensure we have enough judges and reduce uncertainty in registration numbers. “Covered” means the total quantity of a team’s judges matches what is required given their registration. “Named” means the competitor’s name is inputted. Teams will have waitlisted entries accepted in the following order:

  1. Sufficient coverage for waitlisted entries

  2. Sufficient coverage for currently accepted entries

  3. Named entries

  4. Any entries that do not increase judge usage

Consideration will be given to teams traveling from outside the Denver metro area or who may face other intrinsic barriers to meeting judging requirements.

All unnamed entries will be dropped on Thursday, January 23rd at 5pm.

Registration: All registration will occur at www.speechwire.com. Registration will close on THURSDAY January 23. Registrations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Fees and Payment: The entry fee will be $10.00 per student in events and $7.00 per student in Congress, based upon the pre-registration numbers on Thursday, January 23. Changes in pre-registration will be reflected in the final entry fees if made via the web site by January 23. After that time, net increases in entries will result in increases in final entry fees, while net decreases in entries will not reduce your final entry fees.

·      Please make checks payable to CT Speech and Debate. Please mail payment to Jason Wu, Cherokee Trail High School, 25901 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, CO 80016.

·      If you would like to pay by credit card (NO FEES), please go to https://cherrycreek.revtrak.net/high-schools/cth/cth-activities-and-clubs/cth-speech-and-debate-club/

Mission, Vision, Inclusion, Harassment, and Discrimination:

At Cherokee Trail Speech and Debate Tournaments, we embrace and support the mission of our school district, the vision of our school, the CHSAA Speech and Debate Inclusion Statement, and the NSDA Harassment and Discrimination Policy. Please review the attached document.

Registration and Schedule:  Check-in will be held from 7:00- 7:15am. All schools must check-in by 7:15am. Rounds will begin promptly at 8:00am. Awards are scheduled for 7:30pm.

Awards: We will be awarding trophies or medals to all finalists.

Congressional Debate: The docket will be posted at www.speechwire.com.

Site:  The tournament is being held at Cherokee Trail High School, 25901 E Arapahoe Rd, Aurora, CO 80016.

Questions and Concerns: Please feel free to contact Jason Wu at Cherokee Trail High School, 720-886-2036 (school), 586-489-8869 (cell), jwu@cherrycreekschools.org

We look forward to seeing you and hope you will be able to join us!

 


 

Mission, Vision, Inclusion, Harassment, and Discrimination

At Cherokee Trail Speech and Debate Tournaments, we embrace and support the mission of our school district, the vision of our school, the CHSAA Speech and Debate Inclusion Statement, and the NSDA Harassment and Discrimination Policy.

Cherry Creek School District Mission

At Cherry Creek Schools, our mission is to inspire every student to think, to learn, to achieve, to care.

Cherokee Trail High School Vision

Our actions will ignite the genius and nurture the goodness within us all.

CHSAA Speech and Debate Inclusion Statement

The CHSAA Speech and Debate community believes inclusion is vital to our community. We are committed to providing a safe and equitable learning and competitive environment that fosters a mindset of empathy, respect, and belonging for all involved in Speech and Debate, including, but not limited to students, coaches, judges and community members. We honor differences including races and cultures, genders and sexual orientations, abilities and aspirations, identities and affiliations, socioeconomics and worldviews. Embracing our diversity prepares our community to thrive. Individuals found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

National Speech & Debate Association Harassment and Discrimination Policy

The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.

Manager contact information

Jason S. Wu, Ph.D.
Email address: jwu@cherrycreekschools.org
Phone number: 586-489-8869

Mailing address


CT Speech & Debate

Cherokee Trail High School

25901 E Arapahoe Rd

Aurora, CO 80016.

Manager contact information

Jason Wu
Email address: jwu@cherrycreekschools.org
Phone number: 5864898869

Mailing address

25901 E Arapahoe Rd
Aurora, CO 80016

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