Des Moines Tournavelt

2022 — Roosevelt High School, IA/US

SSID: TOURNAVELT

PASSWORD: DMPSRoosevelt

Dear Speech & Debate Colleagues:

You are invited to participate in the annual Tournavelt Speech & Debate Tournament at Roosevelt High School. We are looking forward to providing a quality educational and competitive experience November 4-5. Below you will find all pertinent information concerning this event. Should you have any questions, please let me know (parker.klyn@dmschools.org).

Sincerely,

Parker Klyn

Head Speech & Debate Coach

Events Offered

Speech: Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Duo Interp, Program Oral Interp, Original Oratory, United States Extemp, International Extemp, Impromptu Speaking

Debate: Congress, Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, and Policy

If we do not have enough diversity of competition in a debate category, we will make the decision to cancel that event by Monday, October 31. We will make decisions about collapsing speech categories into combined events by Wednesday, November 2.

When entering your students, if they are a novice, designate them as such on Tabroom.

Fees

Speech - $10 per event

Congress/LD - $10

PF/Policy - $20

Hired Judge - $200 per judge

Schedule

Overview: Speech will be Friday only; Congress, LD, and Policy will be Saturday only; PF will have a Friday division and Saturday division. The Saturday division will have elimination rounds.

Friday Schedule

Time

Round

4:45

1st round – All events (draw begins at 4:15pm)

6:00

2nd round – All events (draw begins at 5:30pm)

7:30

3rd round – All events (draw begins at 6:45)

8:45

Awards

Saturday Schedule

Time

Round

8:00

1st round – PF, LD, Policy

9:00

1st session – Congress

9:15

2nd round – PF, LD

10:00

2nd round - Policy

10:30

3rd round – PF, LD

11:30

Lunch

12:00

3rd round – Policy

4th round – PF, LD

12:30

2nd session - Congress

1:15

5th round – PF, LD

2:15

4th round – Policy

2:30

Quarterfinals – PF, LD

3:45

Awards

4:15

Semifinals – PF, LD, Policy

5:30

Finals – PF, LD

6:30

Finals - Policy

Judging Obligations

Friday PF – 1 judge for every 2 entries, or fraction thereof

Friday IE – 1 judge for every 5 entries, or fraction thereof

Saturday PF - 1 judge for every 2 entries, or fraction thereof

Saturday LD - 1 judge for every 2 entries, or fraction thereof

Saturday Policy - 1 judge for every 2 entries, or fraction thereof

Saturday Congress - 1 judge for every 8 entries, or fraction thereof

Judge notes:

You must fulfill your obligation or request a judge

Judges may be used in different pools (e.g., a congress judge may be placed in PF; an LD judge may be used in CX; a CX judge may be used in PF … or other combinations). Please make sure your judges are aware.

We will use ONLINE BALLOTING for all events. Be sure your judges have Tabroom accounts and they are set up, listed appropriately.

If a judge cannot judge a round, that is not a full judge, and a substitute for that time is necessary.

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Location
Roosevelt High School
Contacts
Parker Klyn
General Info
Invitation Homepage Email Archive Events & Divisions
Pages & Uploads
Tournament Invitation Congress legislation
Circuits
NatCir – National Circuit (US HS) Past Years' Editions

Dates & Deadlines

 CDT
Tournament Dates Nov 4 to Nov 5 2022
Registration Opens Fri Oct 7 at 8:00 PM
Registration Closes Fri Oct 28 at 8:00 PM
Fees Freeze After Fri Oct 28 at 8:00 PM
Judge Information Due Fri Oct 28 at 8:00 PM
Drop online until Fri Oct 28 at 8:00 PM
Change fees apply after Fri Oct 28 at 8:00 PM

These deadlines are set in Tabroom for technical purposes. Always consult the invitation or tournament notices for official policies about deadlines and procedures.