MISL State Championship

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Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League

Dear MISL Colleague:

The Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League invites you and your team to attend the Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League State Championship Tournament, taking place on Saturday, March 1^st hosted by Eastern Michigan University.

The tournament will offer all sanctioned MISL individual events. Entry deadline is Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 by 5:00 pm.  All entries should be made through the tournament registration page at Speechwire.com.

The State tournament will be scored and scheduled in accordance with the MISL Bylaws for two-prelim round competitions. Tournament details and the most current MISL Bylaws are available at https://michiganspeech.wordpress.com.

We will be using electronic ballots, but paper ballots will be available as needed. If you have questions or concerns please reach out to Bill Heinze at wheinze@emich.edu.

We look forward to seeing you in March!

Sincerely,

Bill Heinze

Tournament Host | Eastern Michigan University

Ryan Rigda

Director of MISL Individual Events | Saginaw Valley State University

Carole Bennett                                               

Executive Director of MISL | Oakland Community College

Tournament Schedule

Saturday, March 1, 2025

9:00 am Registration Pray-Harold Lobby

10:00 AM       Extemp Prep

10:15 AM       RD 1 Flight A (Extemp, Prose, Informative, Poetry, RC, and Duo)

11:15 AM       Extemp Draw

11:30 AM       RD 2 Flight A

12:30 PM       Lunch break/MISL Meeting

1:30 PM         RD 1 Flight B (Impromptu, Persuasion, ADS, POI, and DI)

2:45 PM         RD 2 Flight B

3:45 PM         Extemp Draw for Finals

4:15 PM         Finals Flight A

5:30 PM         Finals Flight B

ADS Top Two Perform @6:45 PM

Awards ASAP

Entries:

Each school is limited to three (33) entries per event at the State Championship Tournament. Entry deadline is Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 by 5:00 pm. Please register your students at the MISL State Championships page on Speechwire.com.

Judges:

Schools which enter at least 25 contestants shall be required to cover seventy-five percent (75%) of their entry with “clean” judges. One judge will cover six IE entries.  If your school needs to hire a clean judge at $25 per round in order to meet MISL bylaws, please e-mail Ryan Rigda (rsrigda@svsu.edu) as soon as possible.  We will put you in contact with some folks you can hire and pay directly if necessary.  

Awards:

                        Prelims:           Finals:                                                            

1^st place:          3 pts                12 pts                                                             

2^nd place:         2 pts                10 pts                                     

3^rd place:         1 pt                  8 pts                                       

4^th place:         0                      7 pts                                       

5^th place:         0                      5 pts

6^th place:         0                      3 pts

7^th place:         0                      2 pts

Awards will be presented to:

a.     The top six (6) speakers in each IE event.

b.     The top novice in each event

c.     The top community college competitor in each event.

d.     The top three (3) schools in sweepstakes.

e.     The community college finishing highest in sweepstakes.

f.      The top two contestants in oratory shall represent Michigan at that year’s Interstate Oratory Association’s Tournament.

g.     The top three contestants in quadrathon will receive awards. To qualify a student must be entered in at least four events, one of each genre (oral interpretation, limited preparation, and public address). If the student is entered in more than four events, only the top score in each genre and the student’s next top scoring event will be used in determining results. Tabulation of points will be identical to the tabulation of team sweepstakes, with preliminary points halved and added to final round total. A quadrathon entry will count as a slot in calculation of fees, but it will not count as a slot in the calculation of the Director’s Trophy winner.

h.     The Director’s trophy for Quality will be awarded to the school with the highest overall slot quality, determined by dividing the school’s total sweepstakes points by the total number of slots that that school entered into the State Championship Tournament as of the close of registration.

Fees:

$10.00 for each I.E. slot

$15.00 for each uncovered I.E. slot

$15.00 per drop prior to registration/$25.00 per dropped judge

$25.00 per drop at registration (slots and judges)

$25.00 per hired judge per round * If needed

$150.00 per hired judge for the day * If needed

Directions: Judy Sturgis Hill Building, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

If you're on US-23, take exit 37A Washtenaw Avenue East. Continue on Washtenaw, and take a left onto Hewitt (there should be a Walgreen's on the corner).  You should pass the football stadium on your right.  Take a right onto Huron River Drive.  Stay on Huron River, it will take you past a McDonald's and the North Campus Lots and will take a right curve and turn into a one-way street. Stay in the right-hand lane, and take a right at the light onto Jarvis.  The Alexander Pay Lot will be on your left.  Sturgis Hill is the building on the left with the circle drive.

If you're on 1-94, take exit 183, Huron River Drive (There should be signs indicating it as the EMU exit).  Go north on Huron River Drive, and continue past Cross Street (Michigan Firehouse Museum) and past Forest Ave. Just after you pass Forest make the first left turn onto Jarvis. If you get to the gas station Kampus Korner than you have gone too far. Turn onto Jarvis and go through the light at Lowell St. to get onto campus. Your first left will be the Alexander Pay Lot. This is the best place to park and Judy Sturgis and Pray Harold are the building right next to the Alexander Music Building. Sturgis Hill is the building with the circle drive.

Parking:

The university has made a significant shift in its parking policy. The university has privatized parking on campus. Thus, while in the past parking was open on the weekends, this year the only options for parking are in the designated pay lots. The closest is the McKenny Guest Pay Lot located to the southwest corner of Mark Jefferson off of Oakwood Street. The daily max rate is $12.00. Please also find the ParkEMU website where you will find more information https://www.parkemu.com/visitors/parking-rates/. If you have further questions or concerns please feel free to contact Bill Heinze.

Emergency Contact:

For real emergencies please call

911

For tournament concerns please contact

Bill Heinze
Email address: wheinze@emich.edu             
Phone number: 630.414.5330

Mailing address

127 Judy Sturgis Hill Building
Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Manager contact information

Ryan Rigda
Email address: rsrigda@svsu.edu
Phone number: 9897376362

Mailing address

None provided