District 9 Tournament Information                    April 7, 2018               

Welcome District 9 Teams to the State Qualifying Tournament

Judges: Teams are expected to bring a coach who can either judge or tab. The Hood River community will provide the rest of the judges. Judges will be provided with coffee/tea, snacks, lunch, and a lounge separate from students. (If you have a special situation, just let me know. We don’t want there to be barriers to competing at Districts)

To the extent that enough judges are available, we will provide “courtesy judges” so that entrants whose qualification has already been determined may still have a chance to compete.

Schedule: UPDATED 4/4

08:00 AM    Registration; students arrive/prepare/claim dibs on a “good spot”

08:30 AM    Coach and judge meeting in judge's lounge

9:00 AM      Pattern A; Round 1

10:00 AM    Pattern B; Round 1

11:00 AM    Pattern A; Round 2

12:00 PM    LUNCH (PM Judge meeting)

12:30 AM    Pattern B; Round 2

1:30 PM        Pattern A; Round 3

2:30 PM        Pattern B; Round 3

3:30 PM        IE Finals; debate semis

4:30 pm        Debate Finals (if necessary; if not, awards start ASAP)

5:45 pm        Awards (in Commons; will start earlier if possible)

UPDATED 4/4

Pattern A:  Prose, Extemp, ADS, Impromptu, Duo, Radio

Pattern B:  All Debate Events, DI, Expository, HI, Oratory, Poetry  

Prizes:

Awards will be presented to each state qualifier. Other finalists will receive certificates. The school with the highest sweepstakes total points will receive a trophy.

Sweepstakes points (as per the OSAA handbook):

Debate: 1st -- 15 2nd -- 10 Semifinalist -- 7

IE’s: 1st -- 10 2nd -- 8 Finalist -- 4

Food:

Local restaurants and team parents have generously donated food for all participants and volunteers-- come enjoy snacks and lunch on us. Do bring any special food you need for health or happiness.