14th Annual Panther Invitational

2019 — Snohomish, WA/US

 

 

Location:

Snohomish High School

1316 5th Street

Snohomish WA 98290

 

Dates and Deadlines:

http://pantherinvitational.tabroom.com

Tabroom registration closes Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Call/Text Mary DeCracker with drops after Wednesday at 8:00p.m.

 

Tournament Contact:

Mary DeCracker

Phone - (206) 707-2536

Email - mary.orlosky@gmail.com

 

Events:

Congress, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy

Extemporaneous, Expository, Dramatic, Oratory, Humorous, Dual Interpretation, 

Editorial Commentary, Program Oral Interpretation, Poetry Slam

 

Fees:

School Fee: $50.00 per School

Lincoln-Douglas and Congress: $12.00 per Participant

Policy and Public Forum: $20.00 per Team

Speech Events: $12.00 per entry

 

Judge Requirements:

Tournament will be run 100% online. All judges must have a linked tabroom.com account before registering.

 

1 Judge for Every 2 Policy/ LD Debate Teams

1 Judge for Every 2 Public Forum Teams

1 Judge for Every 5 Congress Competitors

1 Judge for Every 5 Speech Entries

 

Policy Judges may only judge Policy / LD Debates

LD Judges may only judge LD / Policy Debates

Public Forum Judges may only judge Public Forum Debates

All judges may judge speech events

 

Refreshments:

Meals and refreshments will be provided for judges in the judge hospitality area.

There are no restaurants within walking distance, so please plan accordingly.

 

Awards:

Trophies for 1st- 3rd Places

Top Novice in each Event

 

Topics and Legislation:

Congress Legislation - WSFA Fall Packet

Lincoln/Douglas Topic - Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate

subsidies for fossil fuels.

Public Forum Topic - Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.

Policy Topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.

 

Tournament Schedule

Registration: Friday 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the HS Library

Student and Judge Welcome: 3:30 p.m.

 

Debate - L/D & PF

Friday

Round 1: 4:00 p.m.

Round 2: 5:30 p.m.

Round 3: 7:00 p.m.

Round 4: 8:30 p.m.

 

Saturday

Round 5: 9:30 a.m.

Round 6: 1:00 p.m.

Semi-Finals: 4:30 p.m.

Finals: 6:00 p.m.

Awards: 8:00 p.m.

Congress

Friday

Session 1: 4:00 p.m.

Break: 6:00 p.m.

Session 2: 6:30 p.m.

 

Saturday

Super Congress (Session 1): 9:30 a.m.

Super Congress (Session 2): 1:00 p.m.

Awards: 8:00 p.m.

Debate - Policy

Friday

Round 1: 4:00 p.m.

Round 2: 6:00 p.m.

Round 3: 8:00 p.m.

 

Saturday

Round 4: 9:30 a.m.

Round 5: 1:00 p.m.

Finals: 4:30 p.m.

Awards: 8:00 p.m.

Speech

Saturday

Registration: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.

Round 1: 8:00 a.m.

Round 2: 11:30 a.m.

Round 3: 3:00 p.m.

Finals: 6:30 p.m.

Awards: 8:00 p.m.