Center has a $5 shuttle service with Charlie Brown's Airport Parking.
Contact Maryalice Newborn for more details.
The tournament will follow NCFCA guidelines (excepting that there will be no outrounds). More information on NCFCA guidelines can be found at NCFCA.org.
Friday will consist of 3 rounds of Speech for competitive age. There will be 2 rounds of Junior Division competition for students, ages 8 to 11 year old. Saturday will have 6 rounds of Team Policy Debate and Lincoln Douglas Debate pending sufficient numbers of competitors.
Schedule Click here to view the Practice Tournament Schedule.
Please note: All judges (parent judges and community judges) are required to attend judge training sometime during the current 2009-2010 competition season.
Registration is Open!
Registration will close Friday, December 4, 2009. All Payments must be received to complete registration by December 7.
Team Policy Debate - $20 per team
Lincoln Douglas Debate - $10 per debater
Individual Events (IE) - $5 per event
Junior Speech Events - $5 per event
The Gilmary Center has dormitory housing available for $10 per person, per night. We are offering housing Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights. All linens and towels are included.
Housing MUST be reserved and paid for in advance with registration.
Dorm style housing - $10 per person, per night
The spirit of the dress code is modesty and professionalism with the intent to glorify Christ. The goal is to minimize the focus on the body or outward appearance and maximize the focus on the development of ideas and communication skills.
Competitors must be professional, clean and well-groomed during the entire tournament. This includes awards ceremony.
Debate:
Gentlemen - Gentlemen shall wear suits or sport coats and ties.
Ladies - Ladies shall wear either dresses or suits. Hemlines shall fall to at least the bottom of the knee.
Speech:
Gentlemen - Gentlemen shall wear suits; slacks with sweater or vest; or shirt and tie.
Ladies - Modesty is the key and may include suits, dresses, and skirts to the bottom of the knee; skirts or slacks with shirt-type tops or jackets. Tight-fitting/low-cut sweaters or slacks are inappropriate. Midriff must remain covered when gesturing in speeches.
Name tags are required to be worn at all times.
All judges should at least dress in "business casual." Please let any community judges know.
All competitors must bring at least one judge. The judge must be available to judge for the entire competition. (Community judges, however, are welcome for as long or as short as they are able to help.)
Judge training is a requirement for all parent and community judges who have not previously been trained during the current (2009-2010) tournament season. The first judge training will begin Friday at 9:00 AM. Other training will be scheduled through out the tournament.
Please check at the Ballot Table 15 minutes prior to each and every round to determine if you are needed as a judge or timer.
All participants are REQUIRED to bring finger-food snacks (cookies, chips, pre-cut veggies, muffins, etc.) to be shared by all. Please bring enough to cover the duration of the tournament so we can have an enjoyable table of various snacks.
please direct them to HOPE, through email or by phone (724) 325-2276.