Dear Colleagues,

The Greenhill Debate team cordially invites you to attend the 23rd annual Greenhill Fall Classic Debate Tournament on September 12th – 14th, 2009. We will try to offer you and your students not only outstanding academic competition but also a pleasant tournament experience. Rest assured the 23rd edition of the Greenhill Fall Classic will be a special one.  Please notice the tournament schedule. Lincoln-Douglas Debate rounds will be held on Saturday and Sunday. Policy rounds will be held Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Greenhill is proud to be designated as a University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions qualifying tournament for both policy debate teams and Lincoln-Douglas debaters reaching the octo-finals as well as a maximum point earner for the National Debate Coaches Association Championships.  Please read the invitation carefully in that it contains new and important information that will affect all those attending the tournament.

 Last year, even Mother Nature via Hurricane Ike (five hours south on the coast), could not dampen the competition. In past years, over 100 schools, 100 policy debate teams and 120 Lincoln-Douglas debaters from 24 states competed in the Fall Classic.  We expect an outstanding and competitive field this year as well. Entries must be received by Tuesday, September 1st.  However, we recommend you enter at the earliest possible date. We have been full long before the deadline in the past several years so please enter early to ensure entry.  Those coaches requesting a second team will be notified no later than August 22nd to give you at least 21 days to purchase airline tickets if need be.   Please read the section on the entry procedures.  All entries must be submitted on the joy of tournaments website.   Please do not email or call in entries - they will not be accepted.

 We are proud to announce that we have a new host hotel, The Intercontinental Hotel - Dallas, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75001. The hotel is a quick 5 minute drive from the Greenhill campus.  After negotiating with this newly renovated property they have offered amenities that will benefit all those attending the tournament including substantially reduced rates, free internet access, a free continental breakfast for debaters, coaches and judges on Monday morning and updated rooms for all. The hotel is located within 2 miles of 120 restaurants.  We respectfully request that all tournament guests stay at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Registration will take place on Friday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. 

The finals of the Greenhill policy and Lincoln - Douglas Round Robins will be held starting around 7:30 pm on Friday night , September 11^th, at the Intercontinental Hotel - Dallas. We invite your squad to come and see the final round.

We hope you can attend this years Fall Classic!!

 

Sincerely,

Aaron Timmons                                                         Eric Forslund
Director of Debate                                                     Associate Director of Debate
Greenhill School                                                        Greenhill School

email-timmonsa@greenhill.org

School phone - 972.628.5606