The Thornton Academy Speech Team is pleased to invite you to the 2016 – New Year’s Speech Tournament. The tournament will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016.
Registration deadline: 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 via Tabroom.com.
Any questions, please contact David Arenstam, Tournament Director, by email, phone, or text: ([email protected]) – cell: 207-229-4377
Registration
Registration must be completed through Tabroom.com by 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016
Drops
Drops and changes will be accepted until Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. Invoices will be prepared at that time. Late add requests are not encouraged and will be accepted only at the discretion of the tournament host. Saturday drops at registration will be assessed an additional charge of $10 per entry.
Call or text the MFA hotline (207-370-4632) Saturday morning once you are en route to the tournament to confirm your team and judge attendance. Drops communicated prior to arrival will be waived the $10 penalty.
Entry Fees
- $7.00 per entry (New schools $3.50)
- Teams (Duo and PF) are two entries ($14)
- Ensemble is $21 (max)
Entry fees will be capped at $140 per event or $210 per school entering multiple events.
Events
- Speech: All categories
Novice level is for students competing in their first year of high school forensics (i.e. first year competitors).
Judge Requirements
Help the meet run smoothly and fairly by supplying your required, trained judges, including unaffiliated, in accordance with MFA rules.
Note judge conflicts or shadow needs in your judge registration on Tabroom.com. Email the tournament host for any complex judge situations. Remember a parent cannot judge the category in which their child is competing.
- Speech Judge Requirements: one judge for every 5 entries
Judges are expected to be available for ALL rounds of competition. Fines will be assessed for judges departing early unless cleared through Tabulation.
Hiring Judges
There will be a limited number of extra judges available for hire. Fees for purchasing judges will be $60 per judge.
Have all your judges finalized by 5:00 p.m. Friday, [date]. Submit requests to hire judges via Tabroom.com by Wednesday, [date].
If you have extra judges, contact the Tournament Director so the judge can be added to the judge hire pool. The host will release any unhired judges by 8:00 p.m., Friday, [date].
Timers
Please try to have judges bring some sort of timer/stopwatch. There are very few timers available for those who need them.
Food
Breakfast items, lunch and snacks will be on sale for students in the cafeteria. If students do not want to purchase food, they should bring lunch and snacks. Students should not leave the school.
Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided for coaches and judges.
Awards
Sweeps Speech Teams: Top three places
Individual awards for first through third in each category, and honorable mention as determined by Tab.
Tabulation of awards follows standards adopted by MFA.
Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:15 Judge briefing
9:45 start round 1 (extemp draw at 9:15)
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch (extemp draw at 1:15)
5:30 awards (sooner, if possible)
Student Lounge: Cafeteria. Students are asked to remain in the cafeteria when not in rounds.
Judges Lounge: Arts Wing. Down the hall from check-in.
Tabulation Room: New Media Center
Awards: Auditorium
Directions
David Arenstam, Coach