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12th Annual Harker Invitational The Howard & Diana Nichols TOC Qualifying Tournament at the Semifinals Level in Public Forum and Lincoln-Douglas Debate and will also offer two divisions of policy debate as well
September 23-25, 2011, San Jose, CA.
Dear Colleagues: On Friday,September 23rd through Sunday, September 25th, The Harker School will host the 12th Annual Harker Invitational - a national debate tournament that offers Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum and Policy. We are happy to announce that Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum debate semifinalists will receive a TOC-qualifying leg. We will offer one division of Public Forum and open and novice divisions of Lincoln-Douglas and Policy. The Harker School is located in San Jose, California, just 10 minutes from nearby San Jose International Airport and 35 minutes from San Francisco International. We offer a very competitive tournament, good food, and a fine set of awards. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Scheduling has been planned to give teams flexibility in travel and to allow for local teams to compete in respective events. Public Forum will be held Friday and Saturday.Lincoln-Douglas and Policy will be held Friday through Sunday as in previous years. 2. We are excited to announce that judges in Lincoln-Douglas Debate will be assigned on the basis of mutual preference. We will also use MPJ in policy subject to entries. Please see the judging information page for details. 3. With travel costs on the rise, and with the understanding that the educational experience in improved by a diversity of competition, we are pleased to announce that entry and judging fees will be waived for the first Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas and Policy team from each school attending the tournament from out-of-state. We will once again offer a limited number of complimentary student housing spaces for competitors traveling from out of state to the tournament. Sign up early as these spaces fill up quickly. Student housing requests must be received no later than September 1 and may close early if spaces fill up. Additional information can be received by emailing the coaching staff at forensics@harker.org or by calling the respective directors below. We look forward to seeing you on the West Coast this fall. We will do our best to make your stay with us as enjoyable as possible. If you are a team with financial other logistical concerns, please contact us as soon as possible so we can attempt to make your entry possible. Sincerely, Carol Green Director of Public Forum and Model UN 408.345.9655 Greg Achten Director of Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate grega@harker.org 408.345.9235
Karina Momary Director of Middle School Debate karina.momary@harker.org
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