February 8, 2020

Dear Forensics Coach:

 

Welcome to the Badger Conference Tournament!

 

REGISTRATION:

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

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 

Registration will close at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6.  You may add and drop entries until midnight on Thursday,March 12. 

 

DAY of TOURNAMENT DROPS and CHECK-IN:

All schools are required to text their drops or confirm their attendance by 7:30 am on Saturday morning. We need to know of your drops or if everyone is present!!! Don’t feel comfortable texting? Have a student do it! A text should have: school name, Drop category, entry’s code and student’s first name.

A sample text might be like this:

 

Sun Prairie DROP prose ZZ99-Sally, DROP four min ZZ2-Jim

OR 

Sun Prairie all present

Thank you Elliott and John for the example! 

 

Text to Tom August (608) 695-2705

 

Check in will start at 7:45 in the High School Office.  All participating schools are expected to be checked-in no later than 8:15 AM.

 

RULES: 

WHSFA rules will be used for all categories with allowances made for WFCA variations.    

 

SCHEDULE:

7:45 Registration

8:30 Radio/Extemp drawings begin in the LMC

8:35 Student meeting in Cafeteria and Judges’ Meeting 

9:00 Round I 

10:30 Round II

11:45 Round III

1:15 Power Rounds begin

2:45 Awards in the auditorium

 

DOUBLE-ENTRIES Double entries are not allowed.

 

AWARDS:

The top three in each category will receive medals. Team trophies will go to the top North and South.  

 

FOOD: Students may purchase lunch in the high school cafeteria.  Food for judges and bus drivers will be provided.

 

FEES: A fee of $6.00 for each entry   

 

 

CONFIRMATION: 

Coaches can confirm their entries on http://www.speechwire.com

Please print out your students’ codes on Thursday, February 12.

 

JUDGES: Each school must provide one judge for every five entries or portion of five entries. Each group, duo or play is considered one entry.  Bring your own judges.  If you are having problems filling a judging assignment, DeForest may be able to hire one for you at $100 per judge. If you wish to have a judge hired for you please e-mail me at taugust@deforestschoools.org by Friday, March 6. 

 

JV TEAMS: We will accept JV entries. (Entries over 25 count as JV.)  

 

 

Tom August Head Forensics Coach

WORK (608) 842-6600 ext.6840.  

FAX (608) 842-6615

HOME (608) 845- 3505

Cell (608) 695-2705

E-Mail taugust@deforestschools.org

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