District 1 Socks & Sandals Tournament

District One State Qualifier

Location:

Snohomish High School

1506 5th Street, Snohomish WA 98290 

Dates and Deadlines:

Tabroom registration closes Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Call/Text Brent DeCracker with drops after Wednesday at 8:00p.m.

Tournament Contact:

Brent DeCracker

Phone - (425) 299-9158

Email - brent.decracker@icloud.com

Events:

Congress, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy

Extemporaneous, Expository, Dramatic, Dual

Impromptu, Oratory, Humorous, Editorial Commentary

Interpretative Reading, Poetry Slam, Dual Improvisation

Fees:

School Fee: $50.00 per School

Lincoln-Douglas and Congress: $10.00 per Participant

Policy and Public Forum: $20.00 per Team

Speech Events: $10.00 per entry

Checks / PO payable to Cedar Park Christian Schools

Judge Requirements:

1 Judge for Every 2 Policy/ LD Debate Teams

1 Judge for Every 3 Public Forum Teams

1 Judge for Every 5 Congress Competitors

1 Judge for Every 5 Speech Entries

Policy Judges may only judge Policy / LD Debates

LD Judges may only judge LD / Policy Debates

Public Forum Judges may only judge Public Forum Debates

All judges may judge speech events


Refreshments:

Snacks will be available for purchase throughout the tournament.

Meals and refreshments will be provided for judges in the judge hospitality area.

Awards:

Trophies for 1st- 3rd Places

Plaques for Finalists

Presiding Officer, Top Speaker

Topics and Legislation:

Congress Legislation - WSFA Winter Packet

Lincoln/Douglas Topic - Resolved: Public colleges and universities in the United States ought not restrict any constitutionally protected speech.

Public Forum Topic - Resolved: In order to better respond to international conflicts, the United States should significantly increase its military spending.

Policy Topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its economic and/or diplomatic engagement with the People’s Republic of China.

Tournament Schedule

Registration: Friday 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the HS Library

Student and Judge Welcome: 3:30 p.m.

Attendance History