Mary Furlong Invitational
2025 — McSherrystown, PA/US
Dear Coaches, and Students,
I would like to invite you to the Mary Furlong Invitational Speech and Debate Tournament at Delone Catholic High School in McSherrystown, PA.
Mary Furlong was a long time teacher at Delone Catholic High School, and the force behind its forensics program from the 1980s through the 2000s. We are proud to offer a tournament in her name.
The timing of this tournament nicely allows the competitors to prepare for the PHSSL State tournament at the end of the month. Accordingly, we will offer most PHSSL events and follow follow PHSSL rules. (Follow this link for PHSSL category rules – look under “Event Docs”). We will not offer Congress, nor Policy. Our apologies to those competitors in those categories, but stay tuned for next year.
Varsity Categories include: Lincoln Douglass, Public Forum, Extemp Debate, Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, Duo, Extemp, Impromptu, Informative, Persuasive, Program Oral Interp, Poetry, Prose, and Storytelling. The tournament also has some select Novice categories, to keep building your younger competitors (Novice LD, Novice PF).
Teams can order whole pizzas (on the food tab) for purchase in advance. There will also be a concessions area.
Trophies and medals shall be awarded to those students placing first, second, and third in each event.
For any questions or assistance, please feel free to contact Derf Maitland, email dmaitland@delonecatholic.org.
Thank you,
Derf Maitland