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West Texas NFL District
The district tournament for the West Texas District will be held on February 17-18, at BelAir HS.
Entry Requirements: Contestants must be NFL members. Schools must have paid their NFL fees and dues for the current year. Please refer to page D6 of the District Tournament Operations Manual for the number of entries allowed for the district tournament and for the number of entries allowed for Student Congress. In both cases, your entries will be based on the size of your school’s chapter.
Bonus Entries: A school which enters 2 entries in each and every NFL category who actually compete may enter 2 additional entries in the tournament (not to exceed 4 entries per event.)
Double Entries: Please refer to page D7 of the District Tournament Operations Manual for rules concerning double entries. “Single Entry Letters of Intent” with all appropriate signatures must be submitted with your entry to indicate which entry the contestant chooses for Nationals in the case of double qualification.
Substitutions: Any substitute must have been previously registered on the official form in the space provided for alternates. If the substitute is not listed, the coach must produce a letter from the principal certifying the eligibility of the substitute contestant. No substitutions may be made after the close of the final registration on the day of the district tournament.
Registration: Entries on the official form shall be in the hands of the District Chair (Kim Falco) 7 days before the opening of the tournament, Friday, February 10 (I will be at the Parkland Tournament). You must submit the paper entry (with all signatures and interp sources) as well as enter through the Joy of Tournaments. These entries may be faxed to Kim Falco (587-4094) but the originals must be presented at registration prior to competition.
Student Congress: Legislation should also be submitted to Kim Falco by January 13-up to 5 pieces- as an email attachment to krfalco@episd.org. Congress dockets will be available at the Loretto Tournament, Jan. 20-21. Student Congress fees should be included in your registration check. You may designate 1 contestant per chamber to run for Presiding Officer (we will limit candidates to no more than 4 per chamber.) Students must participate by speaking or presiding to count as part of the qualifying numbers. PLEASE REVIEW NEW GUIDELINES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE NATIONALS TABULATION.
Nationals Qualifications: Our district is currently in “red status” which limits nationals qualifications to 1 per event. (We have requested a grant that would exempt us from this status but I am waiting to hear from Adam Jacobi regarding the approval.) In the past, we have had a number of students who qualified, did not register for Nationals, and never followed the process to allow the alternates to compete. We want to be represented at Nationals with a full entry, so please be vigilant in the entry process or notifying NFL and Kim Falco if your student will not be accepting their qualification.
Scripts: The original published source of any selection used in Dramatic, Humorous, or Duo, or if the source is unavailable, a microfilm or microfiche copy, must be immediately available as well as a complete script of the cutting used. The cutting must include: a photocopy of every page from which any line of the source is taken, pages are to be in the order in which they are performed, all words used in the script should be highlighted, any word changes and/or additions must be indicated clearly in ink. (page E17-Competition Events Guide)
Oratory: The orator’s script must be submitted by Feb. 3. The script should identify quoted materials, state the number of quoted words, and both the orator and the coach must attest by signature that the oration is the original work of the contestant. The oratory must also include a works cited page in APA or MLA format.
Entry Fees: IEs-$15.00 LD-$20.00 Public Forum-$25.00 CX-$25.00 Duo-$25.00 Congress-$15.00
All fees must be paid prior to competition. No refunds for cancellations. A check should be submitted-made payable to West Texas NFL-for all fees. Please do not submit a purchase order as we will have tournament expenses to be paid during the course of the tournament.
Judges: We would love for schools to submit names of judges that can be used to judge during the Tournament or the Congress contest. Judges must be at least 2 years out of high school. In an effort to keep the tournament costs down this year, we will not be paying judges this year-please only contact judges who are willing to volunteer their time. Please submit any judges, with contact information, with your original entry.
Entry Checklist: By Friday, Jan. 13: Congress legislation (up to 5 per school) Friday, Feb. 3: Oratories due Friday, Feb. 10 Fax copy of original entry form (with all signatures) Congress entry form “Single Entry Letters of Intent” for all students entered in more than 1 event ( with all signatures) Names of judges with a way to contact them Enter on Joy of Tournaments At registration on Feb. 17: Originals of entry forms (with all signatures) Originals of “Single Entry Letters of Intent” Original of Nationals Qualifier Contract Check (not purchase order) for all entry fees and any fees owed to NFL Be sure to have interp scripts available in case of challenges
For any further information, please refer to the District Tournament Operations Manual and the Competition Events Guide available on the NFL website or you may call Kim Falco at 276-3450 (cell) or 832-6600 extension 6550 (at school). *All entry forms are located on the NFL website (under “About the NFL”, “League Forms and Manuals”), entering on JOT will allow you to print out the fill-in forms required for registration.
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