Dutchtown Griffin Classic

Dear Coaches and Competitors,

On behalf of the Faculty, Administration and Speech Team at Dutchtown High school I would like to invite you and your team to the 7th annual Dutchtown Griffin Classic on January 10th and 11th.

The tournament will run the the events of Original Oratory, Declamation, Jr/Sr Impromptu, Extemporaneous Speaking, Jr/Sr Oral Interp, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duet Acting, Jr Duo Reading, Sr Duo Interp, Lincoln Douglas Debate, and Public Forum Debate. We will also have a supplemental Congress Chamber  (Nov/Dec Docket) on Saturday which will have a separate registration time that will be set and announced. The Extemp Topic Areas will be announced close to the date of the tournament.  

Registration will take place in the Tab Room (Room 113) at 3:30 on Friday and 7 on Saturday. The school day ends at 2:44, so we ask that you leave time for heavy traffic . Upon arrival, you will park in the parking lot closest to the Cafeteria in the rear of the school.

In Individual Events and Duet/Duo, events with at least 18 entries will have a semi-final round.

In the event of Oral Interpretation, Prose will go first, which will put poetry in Finals.

There will be various food and drink items for sale throughout the tournament in the cafeteria. We ask that you please be mindful of any trash throughout the tournament so we can maintain a clean and orderly campus throughout the weekend. 

Just a reminder that the content and scripts of pieces need to be available at all times upon request of the Tournament Director. We value honesty and integrity within the competitive sphere that we are honored to cultivate for the 7th year at Dutchtown High School. 

ENTRIES 

A student may only enter up to 3 I.E.'s.  A student may enter Duo and/or Duet, or Cross Examination Debate or Lincoln Douglas Debate or Public Form and/ or IE’s.  A student may not enter both debate and duet or duo. Tournament will be cumulative.   

EVENTS

 All events will be conducted in compliance with the Louisiana High School Speech League.  Jr Duo will be performed with binders. Senior Duo will be Interp. Speech Events labeled as Junior are reserved for students who are in the 10th grade or lower. Speech Events labeled as Senior are open to any student. Declamation is for students in the 10th grade or lower. 

RULES

• Smoking is prohibited by anyone in the buildings or on the surrounding campus.  If anyone is caught smoking, drinking alcohol, or possessing illegal drugs, he or she will be disqualified from the tournament and his/her principal will be notified.

• If anyone damages property in any way, that student will be disqualified from the tournament and required to pay for the damages

• No student is allowed in a room without a judge present.  No one is permitted in areas of the school that are rendered off limits.

• Food is not allowed in the classrooms.  This includes judges.

We are following the LHSSL rules for time infractions, meaning that any performer who goes over the grace period before the event cannot be placed first in the room. Please try to adhere to the paneled order as accurately as possible, as we would like to ensure that the tournament runs smoothly. 

Shannon Ehrmann, Coach 

shannon.erhamnn@apsb.org 

Dutchtown High Speech and Debate