Welcome to our seventh annual winter speech tournament at Bethany Christian High School!  

Entries are due by Tuesday 14 January at 6:00 p.m.  Only name changes and drops will be accepted. All registration will be done on Speechwire.com.  Please text last minute drops to me ASAP at 574.333.1196.

All ISSDA doubling rules apply. This tournament represents a great opportunity for all coaches to review the newly-updated tournament manual so that you don't run afoul of the rules at sectional time.  

Judges: Please bring one judge for every five entries or fraction thereof (6 entries = 2 judges).  Extra judges are always welcome.  Please do not enter a judge as "clean" unless he/she knows no one on the team and did not ride the bus to get to the tournament.  

All events will have three preliminary rounds and a final.

Divisions:       Only Varsity will be offered at this tournament.

Caps: We are a small school.  ISSDA limits apply, but as I emailed everyone earlier, we will work with you if you need a few extras in a non-sweeps team. 

Broadcasting:

More information about broadcasting will be provided the Monday prior to the tournament.

        Round 1-3  = News Program -- five minutes

        Final Round = Editorial (30 minutes prep, 2 minutes speaking) 

Discussion:

Subtopics and questions for each round will be given prior to each round in the new IHSFA Discussion format. A general topic will be posted on the Monday prior to the tournament.

Impromptu Topics: Wait and see! 

Schedule:

7:00-8:00 am:   Registration

7:45 am: judges' meeting

8:00am: Extemp Prep/First Round for non-extemp events.

8:30am:  Round 1 for all other events.

Sweepstakes points will be awarded on the 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis. 

Join us on the beautiful south side of Goshen on Saturday 20 January!