Bentley School welcomes you to its first Middle School Invitational on Saturday, December 10, 2022. The tournament will be held at the Upper School campus at 1000 Upper Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA 94549.

Students in 6th-8th grade are welcome to compete in Middle School Congress, Oratory, Informative, Impromptu, Humorous Interpretation, or Dramatic Interpretation. We will collapse to prepared speech and interpretation if individual event divisions are small. Entry fees are $25 per student (pizza lunch included). No double entry. High school students are eligible to judge. Adult chaperones (coaches/parents/teachers) are required to remain on campus.

All competitors, spectators, and judges must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Proof of vaccine will be required.

Schedule (Tentative)

8:45-10:15 Round 1: Congress

9:00-10:15 Round 1: Individual Events

10:30-12:00 Round 2: Congress

10:30-11:45 Round 2: Individual Events

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-1:45 Round 3: Individual Events

12:30-2:00 Round 3: Congress

2:30-3:00 Awards

A Google Form will be sent out to the coaches to submit copies of students' Covid-19 vaccine cards and pizza preferences.

We hope you can join us!

Kimberly Fradelis
Bentley School
Director of Forensics