Invitation

The 2024 Roundup at Ridgevue Invitational

Welcome to the 2024 Roundup at Ridgevue Invitational. We are excited and honored tohost you on our campus on Friday and Saturday, November 15th and 16th.

On Friday, we will hold the first two rounds of debate (WSD, LD, and PF, as well as 2 prelim sessions of Congress. This year, speech will be on Saturday. On Saturday, we will run 3 rounds of Speech, two more preliminary rounds of debate and 2 sessions of Congress, and students may double-enter in speech, unless they are in a draw event (Radio, Retold, and Extemp) or Panel. In speech, there will be no finals, as it is so early in the season,but awards will be presented to the top 6 students in each event. In debate, we will hold elimination rounds as indicated on the schedule/

On Friday, please have school buses drop off students in the north parking lot on Linden Road. We get out of school at 3:35 pm so it will be busy for about half an hour in the area of the school.Judges may park in the front lot facing Madison Rd. Please look for our host students who will direct you to the check-in location for judges and schools. On Saturday, the parking will be open.

We will offer concessions to students. There are no food options close near our campus so we hope your students will take advantage of our offerings or make sure they bring their own! For judges and coaches, we will feed you Friday dinner, have a light breakfast offering on Saturday, and lunch and dinner on Saturday as well. We will also have snacks and beverages available throughout each day in the judge lounge.

If youhave any questions, please contact tournament host JeffStoppenhagen at Jeffrey.stoppenhagen@vallivue.org or at cell 208-887-7939 or tournament manager Jennifer Boram at jennifermborman@gmail.com. Thestudents, team, coaches, and administration of RHS look forward to welcoming you to Ridgevue High!

Best regards,

Jeff Stoppenhagen, Program Director

Allie Hampton, Assistant Director

Tournament Schedule

Friday, November 15th

3:15 pm Team Registration - Library (students to the Auditorium)

3:30 pm Judges Meeting - Library

4:00 pm Debate Round 1 - WSD, LD, PF

4:00 pm Congress - Session 1 (ends at 6:15 pm)

6:15 pm Debate Round 2 - WSD, LD, PF

6:30 pm Congress - Session 2 (ends at 8:30 pm)

Saturday, November 16th

7:30-7:45 am Judges Check-in, Library

8:00 am Round 3 Debate – WSD, LD, PF

8:00 am Congress Session 3 (ends at 10:00 am)

10:15 am Speech Round 1 – all events

11:45 am Round 4 Debate - WSD, LD, PF

11:45 am Congress Session 4 (ends at 2:00 pm)

2:15 pm Speech Round 2 – all events

3:30 pm Debate Elim #1 - WSD, LD, PF (single-flight, if possible)Congress Finals - Session 1 (ends at 5:15 pm)

5:30 pm Speech Round 3 - all events

6:45 pm Debate Elim #2 - WSD, LD, PF (single-flighted)

6:45 pm Congress Finals - Session 2 (ends at 7:45 pm)

8:00 pm/ASAP Awards Assembly - Auditorium

Entry Fees/Nuisance Fees

Fees for the tournament will be on tabroom.com. Entry deadlineis Thursday, November 14th, at 5:00 pmMST. Drops after this date will be assessed the Nuisance fee. Assoon as this deadline is met any additional waitlisted entries will be added and coaches notified. This will be equitably from all schools having those on the list.

One judge covers 5 speech entries and 4 debate entries (Congress, PF, LD) and 2 WSD entries.

All entries must be covered. Missing judges will be assessed a $100 additional cost to the school for each that does not show.

Please make checks payable to Ridgevue Debate and mail to: 18800 Madison Rd, Nampa, ID 83686. Thank you!

Debate Topics Information

PF and LD will use the November/December topics.

Congress will use the D3 Fall Legislation packet and the docket will be set in the chambers. Schools outside D# may submit up to 2 pieces of legislation by Nov 1 to jeffrey.stoppenhagen@vallivue.org

Policy will use the 2024-25 national topic.

WSD will use the November topics, both prepared and impromptu, and will alter them in the prelims and elimination rounds.toppenhagen@vallivue.org