Dear Region II Coaches:

I would like to invite you and your qualified students to compete at this year’s 5A Region II Tournament, Friday, February 25th, 2017 at Viewmont High School in Bountiful.  Below I’ve compiled information that will inform you of what’s to come. 

Location:

Viewmont High School

120 West 1000 North

Bountiful, UT  84087

Parking:

Concessions:

**Entry Deadline and Procedure:

Entries are due on Tuesday, 21st, 2017 5pm.  Registration and judge entry will take place through tabroom.com.

Contact Information:

If you have questions or concerns about anything regarding the tournament, please contact me, Michelle D. Smith, at michsmith@dsdmail.net or (801) 390-2162.

Events:

Congress

Legislation will be pulled from the UDCA state docket and / or the NSDA January and February docket.  Docket will be posted on Tabroom before Wednesday, February 1st.   

Foreign Extemp and National Extemp

Questions will be taken from the state list sent out by NFHS from December, January, and February.  Please review the rules for Extemp, specifically those regarding the use of electronic devices. 

Extemp Prep TBD

Impromptu

Topics are set as follows:

Round 1 is Open Response (meaning grab bag of topics)

Round 2 is Abstract Concepts

Round 3 is Quotes

Round 4 is Current Events (political cartoons)

Oratory

Please review the rules for Original Oratory.  Also, make sure your orators are able to produce a copy of their oratory manuscript at the tournament.

Lincoln Douglas

March/April 2017: 

Public Forum

March 2017: 

Policy

2016-2017: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China.

Please review ALL rules for debate events, particularly those regarding the use of electronic devices.

Judging requirements

Each school is required to supply one judge for one to two Policy teams or portion thereof and one judge for every 3 teams or portion thereof in LD and PF.  For IEs, supply one judge for one to four IE contestants or portion thereof.  A full slate is required to bring a minimum of 4 debate judges and 2 IE judges.  If possible, please bring a qualified Congress judge for fair and proper adjudication.  

Judges will be expected to attend the mandatory judges’ orientation meeting to be held 15 minutes prior to the first round.

Judges will be required to carry a time card which must be stamped each round throughout the day.  School reimbursement will be settled based on the number of rounds judges were available for ballots throughout the tournament.

Judges are expected to be available for each round and at least one round beyond your students’ participation in their events.

Failure to provide adequate judges may result in dropping uncovered entries.

Pairing Meeting:

The pairing meeting will be at Viewmont High School, room 221, on Thursday, February 23rd at 4pm. . 

One Final Note:

Please pay particular attention to the following:

Page 114, Article IV:  Electronic Devices

Article IV – Electronic Devices

Section 1: Events in Which Computer Use is Allowed

No electronic devices will be allowed in any competition with the following exception: The use of computers

within the guidelines stated in Section 2 is allowed at region and state tournaments in the following events:

Extemporaneous Speaking

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Policy Debate

Public Forum Debate

Student Congress

Section 2: General Rules

A. Computers equipped with removable wireless cards must have the cards removed before the beginning of

any round of competition. It is the responsibility of the contestant to disengage the equipment.

B. Computers with built-in wireless capability may be used only if the wireless capability is disabled. It is the

responsibility of the contestant to disable the equipment.

C. Wired connections (Ethernet or phone) during rounds of competition are not permitted.

D. Computers or other electronic devices may not be used to receive information from any source (coaches or

assistants included) inside or outside of the room in which the competition occurs. Internet access, use of email,

instant messaging, or other means of receiving information from sources inside or outside of the

competition room are prohibited. (This does not prohibit non-electronic communication between debate

partners during prep time if applicable.)

E. Penalty: Contestants found to have violated provisions A through C above will forfeit the round of

competition. Contestants found to have violated provision D (above) will be disqualified from the

tournament and will forfeit all rounds.

F. Availability of Evidence: Contestants electing to use computers have the responsibility to provide promptly

a copy of any evidence read in a speech for inspection by the judge or opponent. Printers may be used.

Evidence may be printed in the round or produced electronically, but must be provided in a format readable

by the opposing team and the judge.

G. Contestants electing to use computers are responsible for providing their own computers, batteries,

extension cords, and all other necessary accessories. Tournament hosts will not be responsible for providing

computers, printers, software, paper, or extension cords for contestants.

H. Because public speaking decorum remains an important element of competition, all contestants are

expected to stand at the front of the room and face the judge while speaking.

I. Contestants choosing to use a computer and related equipment accept the risk of equipment failure. Judges

and/or contest directors will give no special consideration or accommodation, including no additional

speech time or prep time, should equipment failure occur.

J. By choosing to use laptop computers in the round, contestants are consenting to give tournament officials

the right to search their files. Contestants who do not wish to consent should not use computers in the

round.