Welcome To The FIFTH U-Bus-2-Us Speech and Debate Tournament at Mountain Home High School

Friday, Feb 3 & Sat. Feb 4 

 

Please note we are at the High School, same as last year.

 

To attract smaller Teams,  there will be no squad fee again this year.  When you are only bringing 4 or 5 students a $25 Squad Fee is a burden for smaller teams.
 

  Our user friendly tournament will be offering Speech and Congress on Friday and Debate and Congress on Saturday.   The Congress rounds on Friday and Saturday are completely separate and awards will be given to the top speaker and top Presiding Officer each day. Yes, students may enter Congress on both days.

We will use Mountain Home HIGH SCHOOL for Speech and Congress and all awards for Friday will be given away before we leave Friday night.   ALL State Speech events will be offered and students may double enter EXCEPT if they are in a Draw Event (Radio, Retold and Extemp) or Panel.   We will offer three preliminary Speech rounds and a Final round.   Of course, Congress will be run a separate event and students may not enter a Speech Event if they are in Friday Congress.

Saturday, debate will take place at Mountain Home HIGH SCHOOL  

  

I have 2 ½ hours between round 3 of debate and hidden quarters (Lunch time!) so we should have plenty of time to be organized.  Of course if we run ahead of schedule all the better!!!!   

In keeping with our student friendly theme, we have awards for the top six in all speech events, quarterfinalists or better in debate and top P.O. and Speaker in each Congress Session (Fri & Sat in each chamber).  We have trophies for the top 3 sweepstakes a unique trophy that will be presented to some school other than MH. 

 

Speech
Competitors may enter a maximum of two speech event as long as one is NOT: A draw event or Panel.  Six entries per event per school at this time and I will see if there is room for more

Debate:  Idaho debate code enforced. Please no low point wins, no disclosure no oral critiques.

Policy Debate

Schools are limited to 8 entries total in Policy.  Novice and Varsity Divisions will be offered. Novice follow Idaho Novice case list.

 

Lincoln Douglas Debate

Schools are limited to 8 entries total in LD.  Novice and Varsity Divisions will be offered.

Public Forum

Schools are limited to 8 entries PF entries total. Novice and Varsity divisions will be offered.

Student Congress. Each school is limited to 10  entries PER DAY. More may be allowed if space exists. We will use the NFL Docket.
Entry Deadlines

Entry and Final Drop Deadline: Wed. Feb 1 3:30 p.m.   Entry Fees calculated at 3:30 p.m. Wed. Feb 1. .  Drops in Speech after Wednesday will still be on ballots.  $10 Drop Fee after deadline.   We will be putting together the first three rounds of debate in the tab room Friday afternoon.  Debate $10 drop fee after deadline through Friday 5p.m. .  Please make sure we have all drops in debate FRIDAY so we can set Saturday's rounds.  $50  Debate Drop Fee after Friday 5p.m.     

Judges: 1 judge per 2 policy teams.   1 judge per 4 LD   1 Judge per 4 PF   1 judge per 6 IE  (Student Congress entries are considered IE events)   I should have several judges for Speech/Debate/ available
Judge Fees:  $50 per judge the team is short.   

Food

Concessions will be available for the participants on both Friday and Saturday. Please keep all food in the commons area. Do not take food into the classrooms.

 

Registration

Registration will be at 1p.m. in front of the gym 

Buses:  NO SCHOOL THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF PARKING!!!

Let the questions begin