2024 Washington Warrior Invite- NIETOC Qualifier

501 N. Sycamore Ave. Sioux Falls, SD 57110

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You are cordially invited to the 2024 Washington Warrior Invite!

Thank you for your interest in the Washington Warrior Invite. My team and I are very excited to welcome you to Washington High School. We are pleased to announce that our tournament will be held in person this year on both Friday and Saturday, November 15th-16th. We are offering the following events:

Friday

Debate Events: Student Congress, Novice Original Oratory, Varsity Original Oratory, Varsity Domestic Extemp, Varsity International Extemp, Novice Extemp

Interp Events: Novice Dramatic Interp, Varsity Dramatic Interp, Novice Duo Interp, Varsity Duo Interp, Novice Humorous Interp, Varsity Humorous Interp, Novice Informative, Varsity Informative, Oratorical Interpretation (Non-Original Oratory), Poetry, Reader's Theater, Storytelling, POI (Novice and Varsity).

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Saturday

Debate: Novice Lincoln Douglas, Novice Public Forum, Varsity Lincoln Douglas, Varsity Public Forum, Student Congress

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FRIDAY SCHEDULE

2:15 – 3:15 – Registration in the Auditorium
3:20 – General Meeting in the Auditorium
3:45 – Round One – Reader’s Theatre
4:00 – Round One
5:00 – Round Two – Reader’s Theatre
5:15 – Round Two
6:30 – Round Three – Reader’s Theatre
6:45 – Round Three
7:45 – Finals - Reader’s Theatre
8:00 – Finals Round
9:30 – Awards in the auditorium

Congress

One session: 3:30-7:00 pm

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SATURDAY SCHEDULE

7:30 am Building opens/Registration begins

8:15 am Registration ends

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LD/PF

8:30 am LD/PF Round 1

9:45 am LD/PF Round 2

11:00 am LD/PF Round 3

LUNCH - 12:15-1:00 pm

1:00 pm LD/PF Round 4

2:15 pm LD/PF Semis

Awards @ 3:45

* Finals of Debate events - 4:00

*Finals after awards

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Congress

Session 1 - 9-noon

Session 2 - 12:30 - 3:30

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TEAM ENTRANCE AND BUS PARKING:

Participating schools can begin arriving at 2:15 PM on Friday and 7:15AM on Saturday – do not arrive any earlier than this time. Please do not use the Main Entrance of the building. All teams will need to enter the building via the Faculty Doors (“T” Doors) on the West Side of the School (near the Tennis Courts) and report directly to the Auditorium (adjacent to Faculty Doors). There will be restrooms available near the Auditorium area. When buses/vans return they can park in the Faculty Parking Lot (West Lot) near the FB Field/Tennis Courts.

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CONCESSIONS:

Concessions will be available in the WHS Commons area. We do have an ATM available to use.

Wi-Fi:

Wi-Fi will be provided at this tournament.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with additional questions or concerns. Otherwise, we will see you soon!

Sincerely,

Angelica Mercado-Ford + Coaches

Head Debate Coach

angelica.mercado-ford@k12.sd.us