Information and Travel

ENTRY FEES:
Entry Fees will be assessed as follows:
School Registration Fee $25.00 - waived for school travelling from 100+ miles away.

Each Varsity Lincoln-Douglas Debater:  $60.00,

Each Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debater: $40.00

Each Public Forum Team $80.00

Each CX Team $80.00

Each Congress entry: $30.00

Checks should be made payable to “RHS STUDENT ACTIVITIES.”

A Friday dinner and Saturday lunch and dinner will be provided to all competitors, judges, and chaperones.  In addition, we will be selling other concession items throughout the weekend. 

All fees will be assessed on Friday, December 5th at 11:55pm. Any changes or drops will be assessed accordingly.  No adds after the deadline will be permitted unless space permits. All payment must be made at registrations; purchase order forms are an acceptable form of payment.

JUDGE REQUIREMENTS:
Lincoln-Douglas: One qualified judge per three entered debaters.
Public Forum: One qualified judge per three Public Forum teams
CX: One qualified judge per two Policy teams.  There are no CX judges for hire.

Novice debaters must be in their first year of the activity and in grades 9-10. 11th graders allowed in CX with prior approval of tournament director. 

Junior/Senior Debaters with established experience/records may be used as 'novice' judges only in LD, CX, and PF. However, junior/senior debaters may only cover entries in novice categories.  You cannot cover your open division obligations with student judges.  

Hired Judging Fee $175.00 per judge.  There are no 'hired' judges available in CX.  Please provide judges to cover your entire CX entry.  

We ask that you supply as many ‘qualified’ judges possible.   A qualified judge is able to clearly define his/her standards as a judge both before the round and during an oral critique. Please no novice/untrained judges. We want to ensure the students receive the highest quality of judging possible. Judges will be required to stay one round past elimination of their debater(s).

AWARDS
Awards will be given to all outround participants, pending entry numbers, including speaker awards in LD, CX, and Public Forum.  

HOUSING
Housing will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis for students with a original cap at 150.  For coaches, judges, and other adults, a block of rooms has been secured at the following hotels:

Courtyard Basking Ridge
595 Martinsville Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Room Block Information:

* Rates: $109.00– King Room w/ Sleeper Sofa

              $99.00 – Double Queen

* Dates:  Friday, December 12 – Saturday, December 13, 2014

* Breakfast: Not Included

* Cut-Off Date: 11/21/14

         **All unreserved rooms will be automatically released on this date.  

How to Make Your Reservations:

Call Central Reservations:

At this time, your guests may call 800.321.2211 and reference Ridge Debate Room Block at the Courtyard Basking Ridge to make their reservations at the group rate. 

LEGISLATION:

Legislation can be emailed to MPage@Bernardsboe.com by Wednesday, December 3rd, 2014. 

MEALS
Students, coaches, and judges will receive meals as part of their registration.  Concessions will be available to purchase throughout the tournament

ENTRY DETAILS
Entries are due Friday, December 5th, at 11:59pm.  Fees will be fixed on December 6th. Schools who drop after the entry deadline of December 5th but before December 12th will still be assessed the original entry fees.  Judge/Student drops anytime on Friday, December 12th will be subject to a $35.00 fine in addition to entry fee and judge quotient responsibility. 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: Congress schedule may be adjusted pending entries. 
Friday, December 12

Registration - Ridge High School - 12:30-2:00.

Congress: Session I: 4:00-6:30pm
Round I - LD, CX & PF - 3:00 - 5:00        

Round II - LD, CX & PF - 5:00 - 7:00

Congress: Session II: 7:30-10:00

Round III - LD, CX & PF - 8:00-10:00

Saturday, December 13

Congress: Session II: 9:00-11:30

Round IV - LD, CX & PF - 8:00am SHARP  

Round V - LD, CX & PF - 10:30

Congress: Finals: 1:30-4:30
Outrounds Begin - 1:00