The Chisago Lakes and North Branch Area Speech Teams are thrilled to invite you to a new tournament: The Victor's Valentine Invitational!

 

Date:           Saturday, February 15th, 2025

 

Location:       North Branch Area High School, 38175 Grand Ave, North Branch, MN 55056

 

Categories:     All 13 MSHSL categories

 

Format:         Three rounds plus finals 

 

Registration: Initial Registration should be done before February 1st so Judges can be finalized.  Registration is due by the end of the day on Thursday, February 13th. We will run the tournament at 8:00am on Saturday, February 15th, so please have your last-minute drops updated by then. Adds will only be allowed after Friday if they do not increase the number of sections.

 

Arrival: Please enter the school using Door #1.  We will be having a judges' meeting at 8:40.

 

Entries: Double entries will be allowed, with the exception of double-entering in discussion combined with a draw event. 

 

Fees: $7 per entry 

 

Food: Food will be provided for coaches, judges, and bus drivers. There will be concessions available for students. Valentine Heart-o-Grams will be available for sale to send to students from another school as well. 

 

Draws: All stories/poems will be included for Extemp. Reading and Storytelling. Students may not repeat a selection from an earlier round.

 

Discussion: 1D, 2B, 2D, 2E

 

Awards: We have individual and team awards.

 

 

Schedule:

 

Registration Begins             8:00 am

Draws for Round One         8:30 am

Round One                        9:00 am

Discussion Round One       9:15 am

Draws for Round Two        10:00 am

Round Two                        10:30 am

Discussion Round Two      10:45 am

Draws for Round Three     12:00 pm

Round Three                     12:30 pm

Discussion Round Three   12:45 pm

Final Round                        2:00 pm

Awards       As soon as possible after the final round

 

Live Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MpnajLFHgg048zZW1fGAxn6b7bcDbFbIpaLcSg7BVJ4/edit?usp=sharing

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.

 

We look forward to hosting you!

 

Sincerely,

Allie Lawler and Brittany Ahner

Head Coaches

CLHS and NBAHS Speech Teams