Kentucky District Tournament

2018 — Danville, KY/US

Kentucky District Qualifier

for the 2018 National Tournament

Congress, Debate & IE

Centre College & Danville BCTC

Danville, KY

Fri 3/16 Sat 3/17 DI DUO HOU HI INF IX LD OO CX POI PF SEN USX

KYNSDA DISTRICTS 2018 SCHEDULE*

*ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE

CENTRE COLLEGE (Speech/Debate) and

DANVILLE-BCTC (Congressional Debate)

Friday, March 16

CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE

@ Danville campus of

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

8 AM Registration begins at Danville BCTC

NOTE: You may register all day (whenever you arrive) if not in Congress.

Registration moves to Centre College at 1:30 PM.

8:30 – 11:30 AM House Prelim Sessions (Chambers 1 and 2)

Senate Session 1

11:30 – 12:30 PM Lunch

12:30 PM – 3:30 PM House Super Session

Senate Session 2

*Note: While rounds will be held at the starred times below, not all events will be held every round. Check the postings each round to see what is being held when -- nature of the beast for an elimination-based contest with a finite number of rooms and judges.

SPEECH/DEBATE BEGINS/CENTRE COLLEGE

1:30-3:45 PM REGISTRATION CONTINUES @ CENTRE COLLEGE

Campus Center Room 210

4:30 PM IX Draw Rd. 1, Young Hall 113

5:00 PM * Rounds for Speech and Debate

5:45 PM USX Draw Rd. 1, Young Hall 113

6:15 PM * Rounds for Speech and Debate

7:30 PM IX Draw Rd. 2, Young Hall 113

8:00 PM * Rounds for Speech and Debate

8:45 PM USX Draw Rd. 2, Young Hall 113

9:15 PM * Rounds for Speech and Debate

Saturday, March 17

8:00 AM Extemp Draw

8:30 AM * Rounds and Finals as needed

10:00 AM Extemp Draw

10:30 AM * Rounds and Finals as needed

1:00 PM * Rounds and Finals as needed

3:30 PM * Rounds and Finals as needed;

Awards if possible.

5:30 PM Awards if not at 3:30 PM.

AWARDS WILL BE HELD IN THE VAHLKAMP BIJOU

(located in the basement of the Doherty Library/Crounse

Classroom building)

The Kentucky District Tournament is now open for registration.

Important deadlines are listed below. All times are Central time. The tournament sites are on Eastern time.

Congress legislation and nomination letters for Student of the Year and Coach of the Year are due to Michael Robinson via email NO LATER than 3/7/18 at 4PM.
Registration must be complete online (including all info about Interp selections) NO LATER THAN 3/9/18 at 4PM.
All Congress and Speech/Debate entry forms including proper signatures are due to Michael Robinson ON PAPER NO LATER THAN 3/9/18 at 4PM. You may hand me these at the KHSSL State Speech/Debate Tournament or mail or fax them to me at Murray High School (270-753-8391).
All Harlen Hamm and Susan Moore scholarship recommendation letters, fees, signed oratories, and single entry letters of intent are due at or before registration on 3/16/18.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you have about the upcoming District Tournament. Remember that your students must be members of the NSDA to register for the tournament, that all fees owed to the national office must be paid in full by registration, and that your entry quotas are determined by the size of your chapter on 3/10 (so, it’s to your advantage to keep your student/coach points up to date).

Be sure to check out the Kentucky District webpage at www.kynsda.org. There’s a great deal of history there that includes news from past tournaments, photos, videos, and a growing museum of Kentucky District accomplishments.

I am looking forward to seeing you all in Danville this coming March over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend for KYNSDA! Stay tuned for more updates!!! J

Michael Robinson, Murray High School

Kentucky District Chair of NSDA

HARLEN HAMM AND SUSAN MOORE AWARDS

As we have done for many years, we will again give graduating NSDA seniors a Harlen Hamm Scholarship (speech and debate) and a Susan Moore Scholarship (Congress). These awards, named for Mr. Hamm and Ms. Moore, are cash prizes given to seniors nominated by their coaches in a letter that describes the senior’s speech activities (includin gawards and leadership positions), community and school activities/participation, and especially his or her service and participation in NFL at the district and national levels. Each coach may nominate one senior who is participating in speech events or debate events for the Hamm award, which will be chosen by a panel of three coaches without seniors in nomination. The same restrictions and process will be used for Congress students and the Moore award. Each school participating in KYNSDA contributes $10 for each of these scholarships.

As most of you know, Mr. Hamm was a longtime Kentucky District Chair of NSDA as well as a great forensics coach at the high school and college levels. He is a the mentor of many people now teaching and coaching in our state and district, and it is an honor to give this award in his memory each year.

Ms. Moore was a 32â€year coach and the Queen of Kentucky Congress during her tenure at Scott County High. She was beloved by all who knew her and is still sorely missed.

Nomination letters are due to Michael Robinson no later than 4 PM CT Friday, March 16 (in person or by mail or by e-mail or by fax). Please nominate your worthy seniors for these honors.

HOTELS AND FOOD

Here is the information for the hotels in Danville so you may make your own reservations as needed. If these are filled, Harrodsburg and Nicholasville are also close by. Reserve early!

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

Comfort Suites of Danville

Hampton Inn of Danville

Quality Inn of Danville

Red Roof Inn of Danville

Super 8 of Danville

FOOD INFORMATION FOR THE TOURNAMENT

Friday (Congressional Debate) lunch is on your own. You will have to leave BCTC campus to get food.

Friday dinner

5 PM to 8 PM at Campus Center.

Judges pay for their own food; kids and other adults pay as they order as well.

Saturday breakfast