Welcome!

Welcome to Pumpkinstakes!

The Watertown Speech and Debate Team and Coaches invite your school to join us in our annual Pumpkinstakes Tournament on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

EVENTS: Varsity Oral Interp: Drama, Humor, Duo, Poetry, Storytelling, Reader's Theatre, and Non-Original Oratory Novice Oral Interp: Drama, Humor, Duo, Poetry, Storytelling, and Non-Original Oratory; Discussion Debate

SCHEDULE:

Schedules for the tournament can also be found under the Schedule tab.

Registration - 7:30 - 8:00

General Meeting - 8:00 - 8:30 (or less)

IE Round 1 - 8:30 - 9:30

Discussion 1 - 8:50 - 9:50

IE Round 2/Discussion 2- 10:00 - 11:00

Discussion 3 - 11:10 - 12:10

IE Round 3 - 11:30 - 12:30

Discussion 4 - 12:20 - 1:20

Finals - 1:30 - 2:30

Results/Awards - 3:00

Entries, Judges Entries, and Fees are due by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 29.

Drops and Name Changes are due by 5:00 PM on Friday, October 31.

Please do not call in your entry or send in forms. All entries must be registered on Tabroom.com. If you have any questions concerning the tournament, please feel free to contact me at the school (882-6316 ext. 612) or text me (605-868-0167) or email me at corrine.kallemeyn@k12.sd.us.

Changes on Saturday morning should be texted to (605) 881-4771 [Kayla Prasek].Please leave a detailed message with specific drops so they can be made before you arrive.

Join the fun and hopefully, we'll see you for the Great Forensic Pumpkin on November 1!

Sincerely,

Corrine Kallemeyn / Chelsea Brink / Kayla Prasek / Scott Walker