Welcome to the First Annual

Cougar Clash

Region Prep Tournament

My debaters and I are SO excited to welcome everyone to the first annual Cougar Clash to ready your team for regional competition. Some info is still a work in progress, but I wanted to get this out with as much info as possible now. As this is our first foray into our own tournament – please feel free to ask any and all questions because I have most certainly forgotten things!

We encourage students to be doubled-entered – one speech and one debate so that they are ready for both of their region/state events. The schedule will be tight ,but we can have awards by 6:00.

Date: Saturday, February 15

Contact info: Amanda Hurd ahurd@graniteschools.org

Tournament level – open

Events offered:

Async

Lip Sync

News Caster

Storytelling

Declamation

Oratory

Events on Feb 15

Congressional debate

Lincoln Douglas

Policy

Public Forum

Oratory

Informative speaking

Mixed interps

National Extemp

International extemp

Impromptu

Schedule:

7:30 Judges Meeting in Library

Debate round one– 8:00

Congress round one - 8:00-10-00

Speech round one - 9:30

Debate round two - 11:00

Congress round two - 11:00-1:00

Lunch break

Speech round two - 1:30

Debate round three: 3:00

Speech round three 4:30

Judge burden: Please bring 1 judge for every 4 debate entries, 1 judge for every 5 speech entries, 1 judge for every 5 in Congress, and 1 judge for every 2 policy teams.

Judges - Please have your judges create a Tabroom account and make sure they are familiar with how to use Tabroom and judge their event category - please reference the UDCA Event Rubrics. Also, make sure judges bring an electronic device. You are welcome to use Varsity student judges for Novice rounds.

Topics and Legislation:

LD and PF will use March topics as is customary in our area to prep for state

Extemp topics will come from NFHS and NSDA January and February topics

Congress legislation will be posted three weeks in advance

Fees:

$25.00 per school

$5.00 per student per event

$3.00 per Async entry

$10.00 per PF

$10.00 per CX

Payments:

Please make checks out to Kearns High Debate Team

Address:

Attn: Bookkeeper

Kearns High School

5525 Cougar Ln, Kearns, UT 84118

A little info:

Extemp room will be 210

Tabroom will be in the media center

Student hang out will be in the cafeteria

Wifi: GSD guest, password is “learning”