We are excited to welcome you to the 4th East Ridge Raptor Invitational Palooza (#RIP)

Thank you for coming and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  We hope you have a successful day at our tournament! 

 JUDGES are required to make debate tournaments happen. Please have all your judge slots covered.  If you will be short, a missing judge fee of $125 will be applied.  We may have some judges available for hire at $100 - please contact me in advance if you need to hire judges.

COSTUMES are not only welcome, they are encouraged!  HOWEVER, please inform your students that they should still be dressed appropriately, that no weapons (real / plastic / etc.) will be allowed in the school, and that no masks will be allowed (we need to be able to identify everyone in the school). Additionally, in light of the news last year, clown costumes are highly discouraged. We won't have a costume contest this year, unfortunately, but I love seeing everyone's creativity anyway!

The tab room will be in room 2049.  Please come to 2049 if a room is locked or if your judge is missing.  

Plese remind your students: DO NOT ENTER A ROOM UNTIL THE JUDGE IS THERE.  LEAVE THE ROOM AS YOU FOUND IT.  

Schedules (PF and LD)
Round 1: 8:30AM
Round 2: 9:30AM
Round 3: 11:00AM
Round 4: 12:45PM
Round 5: 2:15PM

Public Forum students will compete using the November resolution:
Resolved: The United States should require universal background checks for all gun sales and transfer of ownership.

 Lincoln-Douglas students will compete using the November resolution (no separate novice division):
Resolved: Wealthy nations have an obligation to provide development assistance to other nations.

 Congress Schedule
First Session: 8:30-11:00 (Prelims)

Second Session: 12-2:30 (Super / Consolation)

Impromptu - we will be hosting impromptu again.  No judges required -we'll have them on site for you.  Topics will be from halloween-y movies / songs / events. Basically everything is on the table. Students are encouraged to come at the following times:

between rounds 2-3, 3-4 and 4-5 of PF/LD

Congress students can come during those times on the schedule, or can do rounds back-to-back-to-back over lunch.