LIVE DOC

General Information: The Moorhead Speech Team hopes you will join on February 8th for a fun, competitive, collaborative, and exciting tournament. Our goal is to provide you with an excellent experience that reminds us all why we love this activity.

Important Dates: 

Registration Deadline:  Monday, February 3rd at 5PM

Drop Deadline: Changes can be made to your entry until Thursday, February 6th at 5PM. Entry fees will be frozen for drops after this time.

 

Schedule 

Saturday, February 8th 

7:15-8:00 AM: Team Registration at Welcome Table

8:15AM: Draw Meeting in Media Center 

8:30AM: Judges Meeting 

8:45AM: Discussion Round 1

9:00AM: Round 1

10:15AM: Discussion Round 2 

10:30AM: Round 2

11:45AM: Discussion Round 3 

12:00PM: Round 3

2:00PM: Discussion Final Round  

2:15PM: Final Rounds 

3:15PM: Extemp Musical Theater Final Round (while waiting for awards) 

ASAP- Awards in Auditorium

Categories & Double Entering: 

• All NSDA and MSHSL events will be offered.
• The discussion tasks will be released on the live doc at the start of each round.
• In order to facilitate double-entered discussants, the discussion rounds will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of each round.
• Speakers may double and triple enter at your own risk; however, you may not triple enter if you are in any draw category.

Judging Requirements: Teams are expected to bring 1 judge for every 6 entries. Judging slots not covered will incur a $100 fee. 

 

Entry Fees:

$8.00 (Novice and Varsity) 

$16.00 (Duo) 

 

Payment Address:

 

NIETOC Bid Tournament: This tournament is officially a bid tournament site for the National Individual Event Tournament of Champions. Students competing in Varsity Drama, Duo, Extemp. Speaking, Humorous, Informative, Original Oratory, Prose (counts as a Drama bid), or Program Oral Interpretation have the ability to earn a bid that will get them one step closer to competing at the NIETOC Tournament. For more information visit their official website.

 

MSHSL Categories:

• Extemp. Reading (Prose): Students will draw from stories 1-13. No stories may be repeated in rounds or finals.
• Extemp. Reading (Poetry): Poetry selections from "Saving Red".
• Storytelling: Varsity students will draw from ALL stories, the novice speakers will draw from 1-10.  No stories may be repeated in rounds or finals.
• Discussion: Area I and II of the Outline

EXTEMPORANOUS MUSICAL THEATER INFO

EXTEMPORANEOUS MUSICAL THEATER FINAL ROUND TRACKS

 

Feel free to contact Rebecca with any questions Rebecca Meyer-Larson rmlarson@moorheadschools.org

(vr24)