BEAVER BATTLES

Saturday, January 15, 2022

We are pleased to invite you to the 11th Annual Beaver Battles Speech & Debate Tournemant, hosted live and in person at Beaver High School in Beaver, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.

COVID-19 RULES

Please stay abreast of all Public Health Orders issued by the Governor's Office for extracurricular activities, and follow those orders.  Testing may be required prior to travel, and all health check and temperature check protocols must be followed.  Social distancing will be followed, and masks may be required (except when a student is speaking during a round). Only the judge, the contestants and no more than two spectators shall be allowed in a room.  A seating chart will be used in Old School Congress. Violation of COVID rules may result in disqualification.

Events:

Individual Events will include SpAr, Character SpAr, Storytelling, TV News, Combined Extemp., Oratory, Impromptu, Informative, POI, HI, DI, Duo and Poetry.

Debate Events will include Policy, LD, PF, and "Old School Congress."

Schedule:

7:00 a.m. Registration

7:30 a.m.  Extemp. Draw

7:45 a.m.  Opening Ceremony

8:00 a.m.  Individual Events Round 1

8:45 a.m.  Extemp. Draw

9:15 a.m.  Individual Events Round 2

10:00 a.m. Extemp. Draw

10:30 a.m.  Individual Events Round 3

11:45 a.m.  Lunch (Extemp. and Policy students are encouraged to pack a sack lunch)

12:30 p.m.  Policy Round 1

1:00 p.m.  Debate Round 1 (LD., PF, Congress Session 1)

2:00 p.m.  Debate Round 2 (LD, PF, Policy)

2:30 p.m. Congress Session 2

3:00 p.m.  Debate Round 3 (LD, PF)

3:30 p.m.  Policy Round 3

 5:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony

NOTE: To keep the tournament running on time, extemp. students will draw at 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m., and 10:00 a.m.  Policy rounds will start at 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.

Fees:

Student Fee  $4 per event

School Fee $15 per team

All fees shall be due at check-in on Saturday morning, based on registration numbers at the Friday, noon deadline.  Make checks payable to Beaver High School Speech & Debate.

Judge Requirements:

1 per six i.e. events; 1 per four teams of ld/pf/cx entries

Please fill judge requirments; penalty of $15 per judge-forfeited round

Trophies:

We will continue our tradition of presenting custom-made trophies six-deep in all events, along with the highly coveted chewed-off beaver logs for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Sweepstakes.

Student Films:

We will also continue our tradition of including a Welcome Film in the opening ceremony, and a Tournament Highlights film prior to awards.

Contact:

Head Coach: garrett.faylor@beaver.k12.ut.us

Assistant Coach: von.christiansen@beaver.k12.ut.us