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Dear Forensics Family:

Welcome to the annualKrider InvitationalSpeech Tournament hosted by Henry County High School in TN! We look forward to having you join usSaturday November 7th, 2026.

We will also be hosting the KRIDER JR. TOURNAMENT at the same time on the same day. The tournaments will run concurrently and judges will be expected to judge High School AND Middle School events so please prepare your judges accordingly.

MAKE SURE YOU ENTER KIDS IN THE CORRECT DIVISION…JR/SR.

EVENTS
The Krider will host the following 13 high school forensics events, Plus Public Forum Debate

Dramatic Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Extemporaneous Speaking

Humorous Interpretation

Impromptu Speaking

Informative Speaking

Oratory

Original Spoken Word Poetry

Poetry

Program Oral Interpretation

Prose

Storytelling

TV Broadcasting

The following MIDDLE SCHOOL events will be hosted;

TV Broadcasting

Declamation

Duo Acting

Extemp

Humorous Interpretation

Dramatic Interpretation

Impromptu

Informative

Oratory

Prose

Poetry

Storytelling

The only major judging differences for middle school are the following;

1. There is no time minimum for oratory, prose, poetry, storytelling, Duo, DI, HI or Dec. Max is 10 with 30 sec grace on each.

2. Jr. Extempers have 5 minutes to speak. Jr. Impromptu speakers must speak for 3 but have 10 total minutes to prep and speak.

More information about competition guidelines for high school can be found on the the official THSSDL website (THSSDL.com). Please take time to review the THSSDL rules/guidelines as you prepare both your students and judges for competition. We will be using TN guidelines for middle school as well.

Schedule of Rounds for Debate and IE

Round 1- 8:30am

Round 2- 10:00 am

Round 3- 11:45 am

Finals - 2:00 pm

ENTRY FEES
The cost for students to participate in individual events is $10, with PFD, Duo Interpretation (Sr.), and Duo Acting (Jr.) being $20.

JUDGES
Teams are required to provide 1 judge for every 6 entries into the competition. 6 entries = one judge, 7 entries = 2 judges, etc. In the event you cannot provide the required number of judges, you may hire judges for $30 each. Schools must provide at least one judge.

Your judges should be familiar with THSSDL rules.

We will be using online balloting so all judges will need to have an Tabroom account registered with their team to have access to the ballots and access to a laptop or tablet. Phones may be used, however they are not as easy to access. Those ballots will be “blasted” out 15-30 minutes before each round is set to begin. There will be WiFi available.

AWARDS
Trophies will be given to 1st-3rd place and medals for 4-6th place in each High School event and an award for the top three performing schools for sweeps. Middle School individual awards will be medals for all finalists and top three performing teams will receive an award.

DROP FEES
Teams will be assessed a drop fee of $10 per entry after Thursday, Nov. 5th at 7pm central. Any judge drop after this deadline will result in a $50 fine.

Please let us know at your earliest continence when you have drops or changes. Contact information is available below to text or email me information letting me know you’re running late or have drops or changes.

Checks for entry fees may be made out to

Henry County High School Speech Team
315 S. Wilson St.
Paris, TN
38242

We look forward to seeing you all in November!

David Weatherly

Coach, Henry County Middle School Speech Team

Coach, Henry County High School Speech Team

David - 731-326-7523

weatherlyd@henryk12.net