Make changes in registration and judges by Tues. night if at all possible.  If you can't get done by Tues. night, let Joan know (330-207-0922, joanwilliams@zoominternet.net). Make whatever changes you can make, don't wait!  Thanks!! :)

NORTHERN OHIO NFL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

Dates: Thursday February 18, Friday February 19 and Saturday February 20

 

THURSDAY February 18

BOTH EXTEMP EVENTS (USX & IX) AND DEBATE

FRIDAY February 19

HI, DI, OO, DUO

SATURDAY February 20

ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY - REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 3:30 to 4:00 PM, WITH ROUNDS STARTING IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS.  If you have to be late due to bussing situation, get to Boardman as soon as possible and PLEASE let Joan Williams know.

ON SATURDAY - CHECK IN TAKES PLACE AT 1:00 WITH ROUNDS TO START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR ALL STILL IN THE TOURNAMENT.

 

*** WE ARE GIVING THE MAKE-UP ACT ON SATURDAY ...PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE AT BOARDMAN BEFORE 1:00

 

We hope to run 3 Rounds of All Events on Thursday & Friday and to finish through

Final Rounds on Saturday - We will probably go rather late on Each Night to get

those three rounds in ... Be Prepared to be Here Until 10:30-ish.

Saturday’s finish time will not be known until all National Qualifiers are

determined.

 

Use the Main Doors in the FRONT of the school when you return on Saturday & KEEP QUIET - STAY OUT OF THE CAFETERIA ... The ACT will be finished around Noon.

Thank you,

Eric Simione

Boardman Speech Team

 

Each contestant MUST be a member of NFL (minimum of 25 points on the National Office records). STATUS IS DETERMINED AS OF SEVEN DAYS BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE TOURNAMENT---February 5

***ADDITIONALLY: rules state that the NFL membership fee for all students must have been paid. Fees must be paid to the chair at the start of the tournament in order for a school to participate in district competition.

  

Each school may enter not more than four (4) Policy Debate teams of two members each, or four (4) Public Forum teams of two members each, with each team prepared to debate both sides of the proposition.  Each Policy Debate or Public Forum Team counts as one entry in your quota.  Each school may enter not more than four (4) contestants in each of the following categories: U.S. Extemp, International Extemp, Original Oratory, Dramatic Interp, Humorous Interp, and Lincoln/Douglas Debate, and not more than four (4) Duo Interp teams of two members each, with each Duo Team counting as one entry in your quota.

The number of contestants you are allowed to register is based on the total number of active members and degrees on the National Office records for that school on the Friday (Feb. 5) before the tournament.

We are allowing double entries but there is no double qualification at Nationals.   No student may enter both debate events.  No student may enter a debate and an extemp event. No student may enter both extemp events. No student may enter two team events. If a student qualifies in a team event and a solo event, the student must attend Nationals in the team event. IF BOTH PARTNERS DOUBLE QUALIFY IN A TEAM EVENT AND A SOLO EVENT, AND IF PRE-REGISTERED ON THE SINGLE ENTRY LETTER OF INTENT FORM, THEN BOTH STUDENTS MAY ATTEND NATIONALS IN THE SOLO EVENTS. If a student is double entered in two solo events, an intent form  must be filled out specifying which event the student will go to Nationals in if qualified. THIS FORM MUST BE TURNED IN ON FEB. 5.

We will use one (1) judge for the first two rounds of Policy Debate, PF Debate and L/D Debate.  We will use three (3) judges beginning with Round III.  We will use three (3) judges in all rounds of Individual Events. However, if we do not have enough judges to begin the tournament, we will use one (1) judge for the first two rounds.

a.       For each Policy Debate team entered, a school must provide one (1) qualified judge.

b.      For each L/D and PF entry, a school must provide one (1) qualified judge.

c.   For Individual Events, each school must supply judges on a 1 qualified judge to every 3 I.E. entries ratio.  PLUS 1 ADDITIONAL. WE ARE ALSO ASKING THAT YOU BRING AS MANY JUDGES AS POSSIBLE, AND BRING DIFFERENT JUDGES ON SATURDAY. Please be aware: if you have more than your required judges on Fri, thank you very much, BUT this does not mean that you can be short judges on Sat. YOU MUST BRING YOUR QUOTA OF JUDGES ON BOTH DAYS!  PLEASE TELL YOUR JUDGES THEY MUST STAY THE ENTIRE TIME. IF JUDGES LEAVE EARLY, YOU WILL BE CHARGED A JUDGE FEE.

SEND YOUR JUDGE LISTS TO JOAN WILLIAMS BY FEBRUARY 5.  YOU MAY ALSO EMAIL THE LIST OF JUDGES TO joanwilliams@zoominternet.net

Original Oratory: A copy of each oration with the OHSSL COVER AND BIB FORM must be submitted by Feb. 5. 

NEW THIS YEAR:  No competitors may be in classrooms without a judge present.  Rounds and sections will be released with judges.