| ||||
|
UIL Set B Academic Invitational (Small and Large School Divisions for all academic events) February 10-11, 2012 School: 903-668-5990 ext 2102 Fax: 903-668-5990 Dear UIL Coordinator/Sponsor: For the Debate/Speech portion, we will offer: 3 rounds each of CX Debate, UIL LD Debate, NFL LD Debate, & PFD on Friday as well as quarters, semis and finals on Saturday. Poetry, Prose, Informative, Persuasive, Original Oratory, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, and Duo will have 2 guaranteed rounds with the 2nd round being a hidden semi-finals. You may find more information regarding the speech events, fees, and judging requirements on the website. Please note that the NFL events do not follow the UIL conflict pattern.
Special Note: We do please ask that those who have attended a UIL B tournament the weekend prior to not compete the same students for competition. We welcome you to have your kids test for practice again, but please let the coaches know so we can pull those who have tested previously from medaling.
EVENTS: Contest includes all UIL events (with the addition of some additional speaking events). We will award a combined Sweepstakes for the UIL academic events, UIL LD, CX, Poetry, Prose, Informative, and Persuasive. CX, LD, and PFD pre-lims will be held Friday evening, February 10, beginning at 4:15pm. All other events and out-rounds of debate will take place on Saturday, February 12. The Computer Science contest will consist of the written portion only. REGISTRATION: Please register at http://www.joyoftournaments.com. Please mail your payment to Lee Branson or bring payment the day of the tournament. Check in will be from 7:30-8am (or when you get there) in the front foyer on Saturday and 3:00 - 4:00pm on Friday. There will be no formal registration for non speaking events. If you have questions, please contact Lee Branson at lbranson@hisd.com or call 903-668-5990 ext 2102. For speech or debate concerns, please contact Melissa Witt at mwitt@hisd.com or ext. 2021. ENTRY FEES: $8 per entry for the academic contests. Fees for the speaking events are: C-X $30.00 per team; L/D $15.00 per entry; PFD $20.00 per entry; Individual Events $10.00 per entry DEADLINES: We will need to have your academic event entries in our possession by Monday, February 6, 2012 @ 5pm. You may make substitutions online after this date, but late drops will result in the loss of your entry fee. Deadlines for speech and debate are listed in information for that section on the website. JUDGING: Each school will be required to provide judges/graders. We do ask that you please supply a grader for every academic event in which your school is entered in order to get our contest results posted in a timely manner. Please see the information regarding judges and fees for speaking events on the website. AWARDS: THERE WILL BE TWO DIVISIONS IN ALL ACADEMIC EVENTS THIS YEAR. (1A-3A and 4A-5A) We hope this will allow for more opportunities for students to take home awards! Awards will be given for the top 6 places in each event. We will also award 1st place team in each academic event with medals and a plaque. Sweepstakes awards (1st-3rd) will be given to the top three schools in each division (A-AAA and AAAA-AAAAA) based on the UIL point system. Entry Limitations: We will take up to 6 entries per school in all (academic) events with the following exceptions: Math, Number Sense, Calculator, Science: unlimited Computer Applications: 3 entries per school Journalism: 4 entries per school/per event Ready Writing: 4 entries per school ***If you have a special need on number of entries and need to enter more, please email or call and we can work something out. HOSPITALITY ROOM: The coaches and judges hospitality room will be in the Food Lab. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be served. A concession stand (donuts, snacks, drinks, pizza, nachos, and hotdogs) will be available in the cafeteria for students. The cafeteria will be the central waiting location for students not testing. OTHER INFORMATION: Journalism and Ready Writing may use onsite computers or handwrite their entries. If you plan to use your own laptops, please bring power cords. We hope that you can make it on February 10th and 11th! Please feel free to call or email me if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Lee Branson UIL Academic Coordinator 903-668-5990 ext 2102 (school) | ||||
