Dear Forensics Coach:

 

We are pleased to invite you and your team to the 2025 Durand-Arkansaw High School Forensics Invitational, held on Saturday, February 15, 2025.  We are excited to host once again and look forward to a terrific day of high-quality competition!

 

REGISTRATION:

Schools may register at http://www.speechwire.com.

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Team registration will close at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12th.  You may add and drop entries until 4:00 PM on Friday, February 14th . 

 

DAY of TOURNAMENT DROPS and CHECK-IN:

All schools are required to text their drops or confirm their attendance by 7:15 am on Saturday morning. Please text even if your team doesn’t have any drops to report, as it will serve as confirmation.

 

Text Anneleisa Raether (715) 279-1995

 

Check-in will start at 7:45 AM just inside the main entrance (under the panther).  All participating schools are expected to be checked-in no later than 8:15 AM.

 

RULES:

We will offer the following WFCA events: Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Farrago, Group Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Informative Speaking, Moments in History, Oral Interpretation of Literature, Oratory, Play Acting, Poetry, Prose, Radio Announcing, Solo Acting, Special Occasion Speaking, and Storytelling.  We will also operate under the following modifications for a more WISDAA-friendly tournament.

1. Two speakers will be allowed in Informative Speaking.

2. One 4x6 note card can be used in Oratory.  Other categories that allow notes do not specify what can and cannot be used.

3. Public address students will not have their own category, but can enter into Oratory.  Judges will be alerted to this.

4. Chairs may be used in Solo or Group Interp.  Optional reader’s stands can be used in any category involving a script or notes.

5. In OIL or Storytelling, the order in which stories are told will be set by random draw at the opening meeting. 

 

LOCATION:

We will be in the High School. 

 

SCHEDULE:

7:45 AM Registration

8:30 AM Radio/Extemp draws begin in the library

8:30 AM Mandatory Student, Judges and Coaches meeting in the main gym

9:00 AM Round I

10:15 AM Round II

11:30 AM Round III

1:45 PM Power Rounds begin

3:30 PM Awards in the main gym

 

MULTIPLE-ENTRY:  Double or triple entries are allowed.  Each team can have a maximum of 75 entries.

 

AWARDS:

The top three in each category will receive trophies.  The remaining power round contestants will receive medals. Team trophies will go to the top three schools, based on the points scored by their top 25 entries.  First and Second place small team trophies will go to the schools with 6-14 entries that earn the best average per entry.

 

FOOD: Students may purchase lunch from the concession stand, located in the high school commons.  Food for judges and bus drivers will be provided. Food delivery service is not available; do not plan on ordering in food. 

 

FEES: A fee of $10.00 will be charged for each individual entry and $15.00 for group.

 

 

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE: Durand-Arkansaw School District.

 

 

DEADLINE: Registration will close at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12.  You may add and drop entries until 4:00 PM on Friday, February 14. 

 

STUDENT NAME PRONUNUCIATION: Please add pronunciation to student names in the Roster section of SpeechWire. 

 

JUDGES: Each school must provide one judge for every five entries or portion of five entries. Each school is allowed a maximum of 5 affiliated (non-clean) judges per school, and must provide one "clean" judge for every 5 entries over 25. Each group, duo or play is considered one entry.  Please, bring your own judges.  If you are having problems filling a judging assignment, Durand has an extremely limited amount of judges available for hire at $125 per judge. If you wish to have a judge hired for you, please e-mail us at araether@durand.k12.wi.us by Friday, February 7th. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us using the info below.

 

E-BALLOTS: All judges must bring a portable WIFI-enabled device for receiving the judging schedule, writing critiques, and submitting ranks. We will not have any devices available for use. 

 

Anneleisa Raether

DHS Forensics Head Coach

School Phone: (715) 672-8917 ext. 153

Cell Phone: (715) 279-1995

Email: araether@durand.k12.wi.us

 

Thank you,

 

Anneleisa Raether