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I. POLICY, LINCOLN-DOUGLAS, AND PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE TOURNAMENT
A. DATE: Feb. 19-20 (Friday and Saturday)
B. SITE: Bronx H.S. of Science
C. TIMES: Friday: registration begins at NOON in the library. Registration will close at 12:30 p.m., and the first round will begin at 12:45 p.m. We will have three rounds on Friday. Saturday: be present at 8:45 a.m. Rounds will begin at 9:00 a.m.
D. RESOLUTIONS: the annual NFL resolved for policy, the Jan./Feb. NFL resolved for LD, and the Feb. NFL resolved for PF.
E. FEES: Each school will have a $10.00 registration fee for each contest (debate and/or speech) in addition to the fee of $8.00 for each contestant. Make all checks payable to NEW YORK CITY NFL.
F. JUDGES: Friday: one judge for each two teams or fraction thereof; one judge for two L-D debaters or fraction. Saturday: one judge for each team or L-D debater remaining. NOTE: we will use one judge for each debate in the first two rounds, and three judges thereafter.
G. NUMBERS: you may enter up to four in each form of debate, but you may not exceed the total number of entries based on your chapter strength (see NFL webpage).
H. DROPS: you may not drop any judges after you have registered. If you drop a judge or do not bring the number of judges required, you will be assessed a fine of $250.00 for each absent judge. You must pay the fees for all students who are dropped. All fines and fees must be paid BEFORE students may participate in the tournament. No debater pay participate until all fines and fees are paid.
I. QUOTAS/DOUBLE ENTRY: students entering ANY two events (debate, speech, or Congress or combination thereof) MUST fill out an intent form BEFORE competing in any event, indicating the event they will attend Nationals should they qualify for more than one. EXCEPTION: if BOTH members of a team event also qualify in a single event category, they MAY BOTH enter the single event; however, if only one member of a team double qualifies, both students MUST attend the nationals as a team. Students may not enter two debate events.
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