Welcome to the 2020 5A/6A East OSSAA Speech Regional!

Your entry here will facilitate sectioning the tournament. Make sure you have entered officially on the OSSAA website before proceeding here.

Entries must be added by midnight, March 3.  Judges may be entered until Monday, March 9.

If you have drops after entering, please contact mplunkett@ossaa.com and jennifer.denslow@oologah.k12.ok.us

Place Bixby High School

Tournament Director Jennifer Denslow

jennifer.denslow@oologah.k12.ok.us

Cell: 918-921-4782

Classroom: 918-443-6231

Home: 918-275-4052

ENTRY AND JUDGES---DEADLINE TO ENTER: March 3, 2020

Please complete this process for each judge:

1. When you click “judges” on your entry, you will notice a list of judge categories on the right-hand side. Chose the most appropriate category for that judge and click on it. If they are a debate judge, place them in the appropriate debate category. If they are not a debate judge, place them in the most appropriate speech category.
2. Add your judge using the drop-down menu on the right. Add a new judge to your roster if needed.
3. Once you have added a judge and you see their name in that judge category, then click on “All rounds” under availability. On this menu you can indicate what times that judge is available. Click on any round in which that judge will not be available.
4. Go back to the judge category where the judge was entered and click the judge’s name. On this menu you can indicate what events that judge is capable of judging. Click all pools that apply.
5. If the judge needs to be struck against a particular school or contestant that is not on your team, please indicate that in the judge notes for that judge.

Judges must be available at least 75% of the rounds to be counted.

Please remember to submit yourself as a judge. All coaches are required to be available to judge at Regionals. Judges are expected to judge one round past a school’s elimination, so all judges will be expected to be available for finals.

The judging requirement will be strictly enforced. The formula for regionals is 1 judge for each 5 entries or portion thereof, 1 CX judge per CX team, 1 judge per 2 LDers, and 1 judge per 2 PF teams.

If you fulfill only the minimum judging requirements, you will judge every round. Please bring extra judges and note on the sheets that they are being sent to give you a round off.

Food

Bixby will have a concession stand available for students.

The judges’ lounge will also be arranged by Bixby. Please pay $5 per judge per day. DO NOT SEND THIS IN WITH YOUR ENTRY FEES! Checks for hospitality should be made out to “Bixby High School”. It would be great to pay ahead of time, but you may pay at registration and cash is fine.

Schedule

Registration will begin at 2:00 on Friday, March 13 Registration on Saturday, March 14 will be at 8:00. Rounds will begin at 8:30. Updates, a tentative schedule, and information about parking on that Friday will be forthcoming.

Tab Room

The tab room will be closed to those not involved in tabulation.

Results

Ballots will be available to coaches as they come in. Preliminary results will be shown to coaches before finals are posted. The finals tabulation will be available for 30 minutes after awards so coaches may check results. Mistakes cannot be corrected after 9:00 a.m. of the Tuesday following the tournament.

Drop Fees

Please make drops as soon as you are aware of changes. Changes after 5:00 p.m. on the Monday of regionals week will be charged drop fees. Please consult the OSSAA manual for the fees, which get larger the later the drops are made.

Reminders

1. Judges should plan to be the official timekeeper(s). Please do not ask contestants or audience members to do so. (Judges in extemp: if you are keeping time, please make sure the students understand how you are keeping time and make sure you give clear signals).
2. Please be sure to bring your prepared copies of scripts and oratories (highlighted with original introductions, transitions, and conclusions typed). The script must be available if any protest if filed.
3. Please make sure your judges are familiar with the most current rules.
4. All questions and protests should be directed to the tournament director.