DUE TO THE CRITICAL ILLNESS OF MY MOTHER THE MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL TFA TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS.
NOTE: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAGNOLIA HS UIL COMPETITION, IT IS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 5-6. PLEASE LOOK FOR THIS TOURNAMENT UNDER THE JOY OF TOURNAMENTS FEBRUARY TOURNAMENTS.
Dear Colleagues:
Magnolia High School will be hosting the 4th Annual BULLDOG BONANZA Speech and Debate Tournament on January 15 & 16, 2010. We hope you will join us! It is our goal to provide a competitive and well run tournament for all.
We are offering 4 rounds for all debate events, 4 hours of prelims and 2 hours in both Semis and Finals for Student Congress, and 2 rounds of prelims in both Duet and Duo.
Entry Limits: Individual event entries will be limited to 10 entries per event. Wait listed entries will be accepted beginning January 7 until we are full. We will accept 3 entries in CX debate, 5 entries in Public Forum, and a total of 10 (varsity and novice) in LD until we are full. It is unlikely that we will be able to accomodate any entries beyond these limits; however, we will allow a wait list for any room that becomes available.
Important Note: A full-time school employee must be present at all times or the entire squad will be disqualified (drop fees will apply).
Important Deadlines: We will take entries until we are full; however, we suggest early entry to ensure all of your numbers are accepted. You will be charged for your entry as of Monday, January 11, 2010. All drops and no-shows the day of the tournament will be charged two times the original entry fee.
JUDGES: Coaches will be asked to be on standby for 2 individual event rounds. Coaches will, as always, be our last resort to keep the tournament running on time. A flat judging fee of $75 will be assessed to each school entering the tournament. Schools entering CX Debate are expected to provide 1 CX judge. Schools entering Public Forum debate are expected to bring 1 Public Forum judge. Schools entering either LD debate will be required to provide 1 judge for every 5 LD debaters or portion thereof. A judge may only fill one of the school requirements. You may buy-out of your debate judge requirements for a fee of $75 per judge; however, please remember, we want your judges, not your money!
TOPICS:
We will use the Current Topics for January 2010 for all debate events as posted on the NFL website.
STUDENT CONGRESS LEGISLATION:
Prelims : Bills 1 - 30
Semis: Bills 31 - 60
Finals: Bills 70 - 88
Any questions? Please contact Cindi Havron at chavron@magnoliaisd.org .
Cindi Havron
Director of Forensics
Kendall Anderson Wesley Wood
Co-Tournament Director Co-Tournament Director
