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Tournament Information

MHCC Saints Invitational
February 16-17, 2007

ENTRY DEADLINE: Tuesday, February 13

INCLUDE:

Please email registrations to Holly Lorincz at hollyl@neahkahnie.k12 or fax (503) 355-8200 by Tuesday. Call with any questions or concerns (503) 355-2272 x1290, or (503) 812-8225.

Limits: IMPORTANT! Each school is limited to 5 Public or Public Forum Teams, and 3 L/D Entries.

Conflicts: Conflicts are allowed in Patterns A and B, though Student Congress may not participate in any other events. Competitors are responsible to making it to rounds on time and keeping judges informed; students who are more than a ½ hour late to a round forfeit unless otherwise worked out with that judge.

Fees: Entry fees and hired judging fees will be assessed on your entry as it stands at 5:00 pm on Thursday, Feb. 15th.

Adds: NO ADDS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THURSDAY, 5:00. NO EXCEPTIONS!***

Judging:
To assist teams who are experiencing tight budgets during this time of economic uncertainty, we are continuing to keep our fees lower. However, in order to do this, we are relying on all teams to BRING JUDGES to cover their entries. One judge covers 6 IE’s, OR 2 debate teams (except Ted Turner, where a common lay citizen critic is required for each team!).

EVENT PATTERNS

** Teams entering Ted Turner are responsible to provide one judge for each team. We reserve the right to
drop your teams if you do not do this.
L/D will only happen if we get more than 8 entries into the tournament.

DEBATE

Public Debate Senior Division: This division is open to “senior” debaters as defined by OHSSL recommendations or any student at the discretion of his/her coach. That is, all students involved in their third or fourth year of debate competition must compete at the senior level. Those students with less experience (such as junior competitors) may elect to compete at the senior level as well. Topics will vary per round. OHSSL rules will be followed.

Public Debate Novice Division: This division is exclusive to “novice” debaters as defined by OHSSL recommendations. That is, this division includes students in their first year of competitive debate. Topics will vary per round. This division will use the 7-8-4-5 format; there is no prep time. The rules included below will be followed.

Ted Turner Debate: This trial event for NFL features debate in the style of CNN’s “Crossfire.” We will be using the FEBRUARY TOPIC . Topics are from current news stories that are easily researched in news magazines and online. The purpose of the event is to promote audience and media debate. Speaking must be very communicative. Judges must be ordinary citizens. Each school will be required to provide 1 judge for each team they enter into the tournament. The format is 4-4-2-4-4-2-2-2-3-1-1 with 2 min of prep time per team.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

As always, coaches should use their professional discretion in the placement of competitors in the appropriate division.

For all individual events: no speaker may use materials from the same source that the speaker used in any contest previous to the current school year.

Students may not use the same material or cuttings from the same source, in Dual Interpretation and any other interpretation event at this tournament.

This tournament will follow OHSSL guidelines/rules for each of the individual events. Please refer to the Oregon High School Speech Handbook for additional guidelines for each event. Time signals will be given only in extemp and impromptu.

INDIVIDUAL EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

Expository Speaking: An original speech designed to inform. No notes or manuscripts are allowed. Visual aids may be used to supplement the exposition. Time limit is 8 minutes with a 30-second grace period. No more than 100 words may be quoted material. A copy of the speech, including the bibliography, must be available if requested by the tournament director.

After-Dinner Speaking: An original speech designed to entertain. The speech should have an undertone of seriousness. The speech should not be a series of unrelated jokes, a skit or vaudeville performance, acted out or dependent upon impersonation, although character suggestions and use of dialect in telling jokes or stories is permissible. Humor must always be in good taste. Offensive humor and materials shall not be permitted. Time limit is 6 minutes with a 30-second grace period. No notes are permitted and no promptings are allowed during the delivery of the speech. A copy of the speech including the bibliography must be available if requested by the tournament director.

Poetry Reading: Contestants should read poems which are related to and organized around a central theme. No fewer than 3 poems or cuttings from 3 poems are to be used. Each poem should be appropriately introduced. Contestants must read from a manuscript or the printed page. Frequent references must be made to the manuscript although memorization of same passages may occur. Introductions should be memorized or delivered extemporaneously. Limited gestures are permitted. Time limit is 8 minutes with a 30-second grace period.

Extemporaneous Speaking: One half-hour before speaking, each contestant will draw 3 topics, one of which will be chosen by the speaker. Topics will be based on current events from the past 3 months. Contestants may use books, magazines, or notes during the preparation period, but may not confer with any other person about the topic. A maximum of 7 minutes will be allowed for each speech with a 30-second grace period. Limited notes are permitted during delivery.

Oratory: An original speech designed to persuade. No more than 150 words should be quoted material. No notes or promptings are allowed. Time limit is 10 minutes with no grace period. A copy of the speech, including the bibliography, must be available if requested by the tournament director.

Prose Reading: Contestants should read materials from published materials identified as prose. Contestants must read from a manuscript or the printed page. Frequent references must be made to the manuscript although memorization of some passages may occur. Contestants should keep both hands on the manuscript while standing primarily in one place and freely using facial, verbal and vocal expression, except during the introductions and transitions, which should be presented in an extemporaneous manner making use of appropriate gestures and physical movements. Time limit is 8 minutes with a 30-second grace period.

Radio Commentary: An original news commentary dealing with current events of the 2000-2001 school year. No more than 75 words should be quoted material. The script is to be an analysis of the news, not simply a running synopsis of news. The script is to be read from a manuscripts or printed page and not committed to memory. The script should be timed to end between 4:45 and 5:15 minutes. Note: Contestants will not be out of sight of the judges. A copy of the speech, including the bibliography, must be available if requested by the tournament director.

Dual Interpretation: Two contestants reading a 10 minute selection from published, printed novels, short stories, plays or narrative poetry. Materials may be humorous and/or serious. The material shall be memorized. Please remember, this is a contest for the interpretation of the material; it is not a contest in acting, though movement is acceptable, The 10 minute time limit, no grace period, includes appropriate original introduction and necessary transitions.

Memorized Interpretation: This is a single person event in which the speaker performs a humorous or serious work for the audience. The time limit is 10 minutes.

Interpretation for ESL Beginners: Contestants will speak no more than five (5) minutes with a 30 second period of grace including the introduction and the reading. Time signals will be given at the speaker’s request. Each reader shall appropriately introduce the reading. Introductions should be memorized or delivered extemporaneously. The materials shall be cuttings from published, printed short stories, novels, poems, or scripts.

Student Congress: An event in which a group of students get together and discuss relevant “bills.” The “Bills” are presented by the people in the congress. You can choose to debate them on the affirmative or the negative. Time limit is 3 minutes per speech, including the authorship speech. Students must bring copies of their bills for distribution.