2017 Colt Classic Speech & Debate Tournament

Dear Debate Coaches, Competitors, and Judges,

Welcome to the 2017 annual Colt Classic! We are excited to host you on December 2nd. Our team and parents are hard at work to provide you with an outstanding experience.

Events: We are pleased to offer outstanding competition in Lincoln Douglas Debate, Public Forum Debate, Congress, Big Questions Debate, Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Program Oral Interpretation, and Informative Speaking

Rounds: There will be 4 rounds of competition across Speech and Debate. Congress will have 3 preliminary sessions.

Judges: In order to run a smooth and efficient tournament, we will need you to provide 1 judge for every 5 IE entries (including Congress) and 1 judge for every 2 debate entries (per event) or any fraction thereof.

Entry fee: Entry fees will be $15.00 per competitor (so $30.00 per entry in PF and Duo). This will include all student and judge meals. Your speech competitors can double enter for no additional charge!

Deadlines: Entries will be accepted through Monday, November 28^th at 5:00pm. Please be aware that this is the Monday after our Thanksgiving holiday, so it would be best to have your entries finalized before we leave for the break. After the entry deadline, all drops and changes will need to be emailed to michael.norton@browardschools.com. After the deadline has passed, any drops will forfeit their entry fee. On Friday any drops will be assessed the entry fee plus a $10.00 penalty. Drops the day of or during the tournament will forfeit the entry fee plus a $25.00 penalty.

Meals: All meal prices for competitors are included in the entry fee. Judge meal fees are $5.00 per judge. Competitors will have the choice of tuna, turkey, Italian, or veggie subs.

Registration: Registration will begin promptly at 7:00am on Saturday, December 2nd in the Coral Springs High School Media Center. Registration will close at 7:45am.

Congress: All Congress Legislation should be emailed to michael.norton@browardschools.com by Monday, November 27th at 3PM. Every effort will be made to publish legislation that evening (UPDATE 5/27: Legislation has been posted, it should be accessible from this page. UPDATE 5/28: Supersession legislation has now been posted as well.)

Extemp Topics: 

1. Possible American Political Outcomes

2. African Leadership

3. National Healthcare Problems

4. International Privacy Conflicts

Schedule: 

8:00 - Extemp Prep

8:30 - R1, All events.

10:00 - Extemp Prep

10:30 - R2, all events

12:45 - Extemp Prep

1:15 - R3, all events

2:45 - Extemp Prep

3:15 - R4, all events

5:15 - Awards

We look forward to hosting you and providing an incredible competitive experience! See you in December!

Sincerely,

Michael Norton                         

Debate and Speech Coach Head Coach        

Coral Springs High School Debate Executive Board:

Chair: Angelica Afanador

Sophie Vo, Danielle Bromfield, Daniel Cerri, Emily Nelson