January  10th- 11th , 2019

Dardanelle High School

1079 North State, Highway 28

Dardanelle, AR 72834

Phone (479) 229-4655 | Fax (479) 229-4687

KICK OFF THE NEW YEAR!

The Dardanelle High School Sand Lizards are pleased to invite you to the 2019 DHS Sandbox Speech and Debate Tournament on Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th, 2019.

In the following packet you will find a schedule of events, tournament expectations and a listing of local hotels.

Sweepstakes will be determined using the squad efficiency method. 

• Junior High Sweepstakes will not be awarded

• High School Sweepstakes will be 1-3rd and based on efficiency 

The deadline for entries is Wednesday , January 8th, 2019  by 4:00 p.m. If you need assistance completing your entry, please contact eric.gamble@dardanellelizards.com  

You must provide one qualified judge for every ten individual event entries and one qualified judge for every two debate teams.  A $10 judge fee will be assessed for uncovered entries to pay hired judges for last minute changes/uncovered rounds and will be enforced. 

Rounds

Instead of offering multiple events at a single time and having the students rush from room to room. We will be holding two rounds OF THE SAME event simultaneously. 

We will be capping entries into each event at 32 and they will be filled on a first come and first serve basis. We will reserve several spots to keep the pool diverse enough to reach qualifying status however. 

• Rounds will be scheduled for an hour and a half

• We will limit each round to 8 competitors

• Each room will be within a 1-2 minute walking distance from each other

Student Congress

We will be taking bill submissions for our Student Congress competition.  Bills are due by Monday, January 9th  , 2019 at 6:00 p.m. Bill submissions must follow NSDA format and should be submitted to eric.gamble@dardanellelizards.com  The NSDA bill template can be found here. Multiple bill submissions are allowed however they must be sent in priority order and the first two from each school are given precedence before additional bills will be added to the schedule.  Students may enter student congress as a consolation event on Saturday for $10.00 at the door.   

TFA Fall 2019 Bills used if no submissions are received 

Session 1: 1,3,7,9,10

Session 2: 12,14,18,20

Super Session: 22,24,26,28,30

Debate Events 

Novice IPDA: 

Champ IPDA: 

Congress Debate: 

Big Questions Debate:

Individual Events:

We are offering Prose, Poetry and Storytelling. (In both the High School and Jr High Divisions)

• High School Divisions will receive 2 preliminary rounds and then break to an appropriate outround.

• Junior High School Divisions will receive one preliminary round. If the divisions are too sparse, we will conduct one final round with three judges.

Each round will receive three prelims and advance to appropriate elimination round based on entry size.  

Judging 

Schools are expected to bring the appropriate number of judges to fulfill judging commitments. We reserve the right to limit entries or assess fees if commitments are not fulfilled. 

You must provide a cell number for every judge entered. Please be very clear about judge availability. 

High school graduates of any age may judge any event, however we expect program directors to make informed discretion about judge qualifications. It is the responsibility of all coaches to ensure that all forensics judges are familiar with NSDA event rules and guidelines. 

Double Entry 

We have tried our hardest to offer a unique opportunity that gives the student as much flexibility as possible. 

There may be conflicts during the outrounds. As the tournament advances, students may have to choose between events. Every effort will be made to make sure advancing students have the opportunity to compete in their outrounds.

Awards:

Debate: 

• Trophies will be given to semi-finalists and finalist Novice IPDA ,Champ IPDA and Congressional Debate.

• [IPDA DEBATE Certificates will be given to octa-finalist, quarter-finalists.]

• Plaques will be awarded to the top 2 placements in Big Question Debate.
• Medals and Certificates will be given to all quarter-finalists and above.

• Trophies will be awarded to Speakers 1st – 3rd in PF, Novice IPDA ,Champ IPDA and Congressional Debate.

• Medals and Certificates will be given to all Big Question Speakers.

• Medals and Certificates will be awarded to Speakers 4th – 6th in Novice IPDA , Champ IPDA and Congressional Debate.

Individual Events:

• Trophies will be awarded to 1st - 3rd in Prose, Poetry, Storytelling (for High School and Junior High) 

• Medals and Certificates will be awarded to 4th-6th in Prose, Poetry, Storytelling (for High School and Junior High) 

SWEEPSTAKES:

Sweepstakes will be determined using the squad efficiency method. 

• Junior High Sweepstakes will not be awarded

• High School Sweepstakes will be 1-3rd and based on efficiency 

Fees

IPDA Debate: $15.00 per debater

Individual Events: $10.00 per event

School Fee: $25.00 

Schedule of Events

High School Debate Events

IPDA

Friday, January  15th , 2015
IPDA FLIGHT A

4:00-4:30 Draw and Prep

4:30-5:00 Round 1

6:00-6:30 Draw and Prep

6:30-7:00 Round 2

8:00-8:30 Draw and Prep

8:30-9:00 Round 3

IPDA FLIGHT B

4:30-5:00 Draw and Prep

5:00-5:30 Round 1

6:30-7:00 Draw and Prep

7:00-7:30 Round 2

8:30-9:00 Draw and Prep

9:00-9:30 Round 3

Saturday, January  16th , 2015

7:30-8:00 Draw and Prep

8:00-8:30 Flight A Octa / Flight B Draw

8:30-900 Flight B Octa

9:30-10:00 Draw and Prep

10:00-10:30 Quarters

11:00-11:30 Draw and Prep

11:30-12:00 Semi-Finals
1:00 – 1:30 Draw and Prep

1:30-2:00 Finals 

Individual Events (Prose, Poetry, Storytelling)

Friday, January  10th , 2015

4:00-5:30 2 Rounds of Prose (High School)

5:30-7:00 2 Rounds of poetry(High School)

7:00-8:30 2 Rounds of storytelling(High School)

9:00                 FINALS

High School Congressional Debate

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