Notre Dame High School is pleased to invite you to the Parliamentary Debate Warm Up tournament on September 20, 2014!  This tournament is open to Varsity and Novice students in hopes of preparing for a rigorous tournament season!  The tournament will feature 4 rounds of debate with awards for undefeated teams and top speakers!

About the Tournament:

Schools may register as many teams as they wish for the tournament (teams of 2 students), up to the maximum capacity of the tournament (60 teams).  Students do not need to dress formally-this is a fun tournament, so casual dress is encouraged!  Topics will be announced 20 minutes before each round in the student area/prep room, and students may use the internet, pre-prepared briefs, downloaded or paper articles to formulate argument.  Team prep is allowed, but not coach prep.  Debates will utilize the 7-7-7-7-5-5 format of CHSSA structure.  Topics will be drawn from current events and topics of current relevant interest.  Undefeated teams at the end of the tournament, as well as students judged as being the top speakers, will receive awards which will include Amazon Gift Cards.

*Note: For novice teams, 10 additional minutes of preparation will be given, and speeches will follow a 5-5-5-5-2-2 format.*

Tentative Schedule:

Registration:  7:30am-8:00am 

Posting/Topic Announcement & prep: 8:15am-8:45am

Round 1: 8:45-10:00am

Postings/Topic Announcement: 10:30am-11am

Round 2: 11am-12:15pm

Lunch break: 12:15-1pm

Posting/Topic Announcement and prep: 1pm-1:30pm

Round 3: 1:30pm-2:45pm

Postings/Topic Announcement & prep: 3:15pm-3:45pm

Round 4: 3:45pm-5pm

Awards: As close to 5:30pm as possible

Entries/Divisions/Judging:

Novice are students who have not competed in competitive debate, not just students who have never done Parli.  The division might be collapsed if not enough entries warrant a separate division. 

Varsity students may judge any rounds, including varsity rounds.  Yes, you can use your older students to judge!  Free NFL points for all!  Please indicate these students as they will not be used in later rounds with undefeated teams.

Please enter 1 judge per 2 entries or fraction thereof.  The more judges the better, and since you may use varsity students to judge, my goal is for there to be no shortage of judges so this tournament can run as efficiently as possible.

Cost:

The cost for registration is 25.00/team.  There is no school fee.

Students may bring their own lunch, or they may purchase a lunch for 5.00 on campus.  Food for chaperones will be provided at no cost. 

Make checks payable to: Notre Dame San Jose

You may mail checks in advance of the tournament to:

Parli Warm-Up Tournament

c/o Sarah Botsch-McGuinn

Notre Dame San Jose

596 S. Second St.

San Jose, CA 95112

Entry Procedure:

Please enter your school’s teams online using tabroom.com

You will need to set up a school account if you have not already done so, it is free and easy to use!

Please register no later than September 16^th, 2014.  The tournament may fill to capacity before that date so enter as soon as possible!

Drops made after September 18th will be assessed a $25.00 drop fee, including drops made at registration.

Adults/Chaperones:

Please provide one adult chaperone per school that can stay the entire day.  That chaperone will need to have permission slips/medical authorization forms and authorized by the school to chaperone students. The legal chaperone should register the school at the registration period and pay any outstanding fees due at that time.  One person may chaperone more than one school if they have all the forms for their students.

Locations:

The tournament is being held at Notre Dame High School in downtown San Jose.

Address: 596 S. Second St., San Jose, CA 95112

Registration: Sunflower Plaza

Judge training/adult lounge: Library

Student/Prep Room: JB Hall

Lunch will be served in Pardini Park, weather permitting