East Kansas Novice PET

All East Kansas Schools are invited to the East Kansas Novice Positive Experience Tournament. Note that this event is ONLY open to member schools in the East Kansas district. This is not an open novice division.

Details:

· Goal of 1 judge per team. Ideally, a 50/50 split of Varsity Students & Parent Judges. We will panel rounds to maximize feedback to the extent possible.

· $7 an entry, includes a pizza deal meal for all of the kids. We will ask for your orders ahead of Saturday.

o Note that this payment will NOT be part of your ONW invitational invoice. You will make these payments directly to EKNSDA; Trey Witt is our treasurer and he can help you with the invoice.

· Varsity Novice = Novices who debated the opening weekend.

· Rookie Novice = Novices at their first tournament.

· Olathe Northwest is the physical host.

· Online ballots required for HS students, strongly encouraged for parent judges. Please indicate paper ballot judges in the notes box while signing them up.

· Use your judgment on which HS students are acceptable judges. They will have minimum word counts for their ballots.

· Best ballot awards for Varsity HS kids. Nominated by coaches.

8:00a - Opening Meetings – Debaters and Judges
9:00a - Round 1
10:30a - Round 2
12:30p - Round 3
2:00p - Round 4

ASAP - Awards