Lawrence Free State Firebird Speech Invitational NIETOC
2025 — Lawrence, KS/US
Schedule
Friday, March 14th
We do not have school. Arrive early around 2p. We will publish Round 1 and 2 pairings ASAP once all schools have confirmed attendance. Delay power matched. The first speech should start Promptly at 3p on the dot (or earlier!). Pick up pizza dinner around Round 3 or 4. Each during dead time. Hustle!
LD/PF Single Flights
Round 1 - 3p
Round 2 - 4p
Round 3 - 5p
Round 4 - 6p
Congress:
Session 1 3p-4:45p
Session 2 5:15p-7p
Novice Speech:
Will follow LD/PF with section sizes of under 4 on one hour time blocks. IX/USX/IDA will have a hard max of a section of 3. We will make sure everyone gets 4 performances.
Awards ASAP!
Saturday, March 15th (All Typical IE's)
Multi-enter at your own peril. There should be plenty of time. Judges will be instructed to wait at least 1 hour and 45 minutes before leaving.
Draw for Extemp starts at 8a. Draw in order of your entry on the pairing offset by 10mins.
Round 1 - 8a
Round 2 - 10a
Round 3 - 12p
Semi-Finals 2p
Finals 4p/ASAP
Awards ASAP