Tournavelt at Theodore Roosevelt NIETOC
2024 — Des Moines, IA/US
Tournament Week Updates:
Please do not arrive before 4:00pm on Friday 10/18 to give staff and students sufficient time to clear the building. You can park anywhere other than Rider Drive (the painted street).
The only door in or out of the school is the front door. Any other door will set off alarms! Please remind your students.
Important locations:
- Common area / concessions (cash only): Cafeteria
- Tab room: Library conference room
- Judges' lounge: Library
- Judges' meals: Teachers' lounge (Room 1780)
- Extemp prep: Room 1250
Congress legislation can be found here.
Extemp topic areas:
International Extemp (IX):
- Round 1: International Economics
- Round 2: West Asia/North Africa
- Round 3: Environmental Policy
- Round 4: Taiwan
US Extemp (USX):
- Round 1: Media/Culture
- Round 2: Foreign Policy
- Round 3: Economy
- Round 4: Elections
If there's anything else we can do to make Tournavelt the best educational experience possible, don't hesitate to reach out!
See you this weekend!
Parker Klyn, Director of Forensics
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Dear Speech & Debate Colleagues,
You are invited to participate in the annual Tournavelt Speech & Debate Tournament at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, IA. We are looking forward to providing a quality educational and competitive experience October 18-19. Below you will find all pertinent information concerning this event. Should you have any questions, please let me know (parker.klyn@dmschools.org).
2024 update: As a result of being designated a National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) bid tournament for 2024-2025 and our pursuit of UK Tournament of Champions (TOC) bids in Public Forum, debate will run on both Friday and Saturday; Speech will be SATURDAY ONLY. We are NOT following the standard Iowa Friday speech/Saturday debate format. We believe this updated format/schedule will provide a greater depth and variety of competition.
Sincerely,
Parker Klyn
Director of Forensics
Events Offered
Speech: Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, United States Extemporaneous, International Extemporaneous, Spontaneous Speaking
There will be three preliminary rounds followed by the most appropriate elimination level (likely finals or semifinals).
Roosevelt students may compete in varsity speech in pursuit of NIETOC bids.
Students may enter up to 2 speech events.
Debate: Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy
There will be six preliminary rounds of Public Forum (all 4-2s break), and five of Lincoln-Douglas and Policy (we will break as many 3-2s as we can pending judging availability).
We plan to offer novice divisions in all debate events. (Note: in the interest of fairness, all novices should be in their first year of high school debate. Students who have competed in debate previously should enter varsity divisions.)
Congress: One session Friday evening followed by a second prelim session Saturday morning. The top speakers will break to a finals chamber on Saturday. Please submit Congress legislation to parker.klyn@dmschools.org by Monday, October 14.
Schedule
The full schedule will be posted on a yellow sidebar page on the right side of your screen.
Friday
Debate events will start at 5:00pm. Congress will start at 5:00pm.
Saturday
Extemp draw will start at 9:00am followed by all speech events starting at 9:30am. Debate events will start at 8:30am. Congress will start at 9:00am.
Judging
Provide your full judging obligation. We cannot accommodate judge hires/requests and as such cannot guarantee all rounds covered if teams do not bring requisite judging. Missing judges will result in a $100 fine added to your invoice.
One PF/LD/Policy judge = 2 entries
One Speech judge = 5 entries
One Congress judge = 6 entries
Payment
Make checks payable to "Roosevelt High School," preferably with "Speech & Debate" as the memo. Feel free to bring them to the tournament or mail them (4419 Center St, Des Moines, IA 50312).
Special Thanks
Tabroom Operator: Lauren Burdt
Equity Ombudsman: Steven Schappaugh
Hospitality Lead: Naura Godar
Rider Forensics Coaches: Cora Lynn Siemonsma, Charlie Timm, Calvin Goldsberry
Rider Forensics President: Ingrid Alg-Liening
Coach Klyn's Mom: Martha Loney