Top of The World
2024 — Sandia Park, NM/US
Invitation
East Mountain High School Top of the World 2024
September 28, 2024
East Mountain High School
EMHS is so happy and excited to invite you to the annual Top of the World tournament being held in person at East Mountain High School.
Registration is online at http://topoftheworld.tabroom.com
When: September 28, 2024
Where: East Mountain High School
Registration Deadline: September 23, 2024
Entry Fees: $10 per event
Please make checks payable to EMHS with Speech and Debate in the memo line.
Judging Obligation: Each school is required to provide 1 judge per every 4 debate entries and 1 judge per every 4 speech entries. We will have an optional Judge Training Zoom on September 24, 2024.
Live Events Offered:
United States Extemp International Extemp
Novice LD Varsity LD
Policy Novice PF
Novice Policy Public Forum
Humorous Interpretation Dramatic Interpretation
Duo Interpretation Informative Speaking
Original Oratory POI
Impromptu
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Saturday, September 28– Speech and Debate Rounds- Round Robin Style |
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8:30 am |
Debate Round 1 (flight a 8:30, flight b 9:15) |
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8:30 am |
Speech Round 1 (Extemp Draw @ 8:00) |
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10:00 am |
Debate Round 2 (flight a 10:00, flight b 10:45) |
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10:00 am |
Speech Round 2 (Extemp Draw @ 9:30) |
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12:30 am |
Debate Round 3 (flight a 12:30, flight b 1:15) |
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12:30 pm |
Speech Round 3 (Extemp Draw @ 12:00) |
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2:00 pm |
Speech Round 4 (Extemp Draw @ 1:30) |
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2:30 pm |
Debate Round 4 (flight a 2:30, flight b 3:15) |
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5:00 pm or ASAP |
Awards |
Topic Areas:
Lincoln Douglas (Novice and Varsity)
Resolved: The United States ought to require that workers receive a living wage.
Public Forum
Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially expand its surveillance infrastructure along its southern border.
Policy
Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.
Extemp:
USX Round 1: Economics
USX Round 2: Energy and the Environment
USX Round 3: Politics
USX Round 4: Foreign Policy and National Defense
IX Round 1: Africa
IX Round 2: Europe
IX Round 3: Energy and the Environment
IX Round 4: The Middle East
Impromptu
Round 1: Famous Quotes
Round 2: Space Exploration
Round 3: Sharks in the Ocean
Round 4: Shakespeare Life Lessons
Double Entry:
A student may double in various events if they are speech events but may not double enter if one event is a debate event. For example a student could compete in extemp and oratory but not extemp and public forum.
Determining winners: Speech events: All competitors will compete in four rounds of speech. At the end of the tournament the student with the lowest cumulative rank will place 1st, the second lowest cumulative rank will place 2nd and so on.
Debate events: Round Robin style, every student will debate 4 times.. Flighted rounds will be determined by number of entries and corresponding judges for each round.
This tournament defines novice/varsity as according to the NMSDA Unified manual in order to protect new students.
This tournament will use the rules/guidelines/norms established by the NMSDA Unified manual.
We are looking forward to this tournament and seeing all of you soon!
Any questions:
Adelynn Rizvi arizvi@eastmountainhigh.net NMSDA Liason: Elise Matton matton@aa.edu
Atalie Nelson anelson@eastmountainhigh.net