West Holt Speech Invitational

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General information

This is a High School tournament in Nebraska.

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Welcome to the 2025 West Holt Speech Invitational!

We are excited to host you on February 8, 2025 with a start time of 8:00 AM and a 4:30 PM finish. 

We will have separate novice and varsity divisions. Schools are allowed unlimited entries. Speakers may enter up to NSAA three events and duet impromptu if they wish.

Varsity events will have two preliminary rounds and finals unless the number of entries in the event does not warrant a final round. Novice will not have finals. NSAA rules will be followed. I did change the event name to “duet impromptu” from the “improv name” it used to be, so it should only show spaces for 2 students per group.

Medals will be given for eight places in each varsity event (although only 6 will go to finals) and six places in each novice event. A champion and a runner-up plaque will also be awarded in each division.

Please provide one judge for every six entries. I may also need a couple of coaches to help in the extemp room. Let me know if you are interested.

Fees will be $8.00 for each entry plus $10.00 for each entry not covered by a judge. Entries are due SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND @ 6:00 PM. There will be no refunds for scratches made after WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH @ 5:00 PM. Please make checks out to West Holt Public School. After this date, please email all drops to Makenzie Petersen, makpetersen@westholt.org. She will make the changes on SpeechWire.

Rolls, coffee, juice, water, and lunch will be provided for the coaches, judges, and bus drivers in the lounge. A concession stand will be available for contestants and observers. Please advise students to keep ALL food in the lunchroom.

Once bus drivers have dropped off students at the main entrance to the school, please have them park your team’s bus in the gravel parking lot south of the school. Vans/subs may park in the main lot in front of the school.

SCHEDULE

Group A Events Group B Events

Serious Prose Humorous Prose

Persuasive Informative

Entertainment Extemporaneous

Poetry Duet Acting

OID Duet Impromptu

                                                        POI

7:30-8:00 Registration in main office

7:45 Extemp file inspection

8:00-9:15 Round I, Group A Events

8:15 Round I, Extemp draw in library

9:15-10:30 Round I, Group B Events

10:30-11:45 Round II, Group A Events

10:45 Round II, Extemp draw in library

11:45-1:00 Round II, Group B Events

1:00 Group A Finals

1:15                    Extemp finals draw in library

2:00 Group B Finals

2:15                    Extemp Finals

3:30 Awards

If you have any questions, please call/text me 402-340-6605 or email tashamm@westholt.org.

Reminder: Entries are due FEBRUARY 2nd. Any drops made after 5:00 PM on FEBRUARY 5th, need to be emailed to Makenzie Petersen, makpetersen@westholt.org. Also, if you have any Saturday morning drops, please text Makenzie at 402-336-8715. It makes starting the meet much easier. See you on the 8th!

Sincerely, 

Tasha Hamm, Makenzie Petersen, Tina Dohrman

Manager contact information

Tasha Hamm
Email address: tashamm@westholt.org
Phone number: 402-340-6605

Mailing address

PO Box 457
Atkinson, NE 68713