Southern California Debate League
STATE QUALS SPEECH and LD/Policy
FRIDAY - ARROYO HIGH
SATURDAY - CSULB
FOUR-YEAR SENIORS will be recognized at State Quals by the coaches of their teams
Make sure to enter your 4 year seniors in the 4YR "event"
There is no charge for this "event"
COACH REQUIREMENT:
IF You, the coach of record, are NOT going to be attending the tournament, you must send either an employee representing your school and have them check in your team at the beginning of the tournament.
IF You, the coach of record, are sending a volunteer and/or parent to care for your team. You MUST have a letter from your school, signed by your principal indicating the person you are sending is the official "chaperone" of your team for the day. The letter must be turned in to the tournament director prior to the beginning of the tournament. Failure to do so may result in your student not being allowed to compete
WHOMEVER you put in charge of your team should have the student emergency medical forms / permission slips / parent contact forms for your team. Protect your students, yourself and your "representative"
When: Friday, March 1
Where: Arroyo High School
Events: LD and Policy Debate
Students may enter one debate event and 2 speech events
Students can NOT double enter in both extemps
When: Saturday, March 2
Where: Cal State Long Beach
Events: All California SPEECH events plus out rounds of LD and Policy Debate
Patterns: A pattern -- All Speech Events
B pattern -- Debate: LD - Policy
Students may enter one debate event and 2 speech events
Students can NOT double enter in both extemps
Entries:
- Entries are due to the Joy of Tournaments website by 5pm on Feb 15.
Judges: all judges will be provided by CalStateLong Beach – Schools need not bring judges.
Fees: $10 per entry ($20- for DUO/POLICY) these will be billed after this tournament.
Eligibility: In order to be eligible for competition schools must have:
1. Paid their 2018-19 CHSSA FEES
2. Paid their 2018 SCDL FALL BILL
3. Paid their $50 league dues (first year programs exempt)
4. Competed at Spring Varsity, or in the Varsity division at Spring Debate - Schools will get four entries at state quals for each eligible (varsity entry) at Spring Varsity/Spring Debate.
5. Schools wishing to enter any IE (with the exception of extemp and impromptu)
must have submitted by Feb. 8th - and had approved- their state quals script complete with the signed official coversheets.
6. ALL SCRIPT CORRECTIONS must be received by Jennifer Nguyen by no later than Feb. 24…
NO SCRIPTS WILL BE CHECKED OR APPROVED AT THE TOURNAMENT! Scripts must be accepted for a student to compete.
Topics:
Lincoln-Douglas Debate – 2019 March/April Topic
Policy Debate – 2018-2019 Topic
Are you a COACH with questions?
Please contact
Mrs. Nguyen, S.C.D.L. President
e-mail: scdlpresident@gmail.com
A FEW REMINDERS
1. No food is to be taken into the rooms at any time.
2. Students are not to enter the rooms without a judge. Students failing to follow this rule may be disqualified.
3. No student performance may be recorded in any way