The Deering High School Debate Team is pleased to invite you to a Debate Tournament – LD, PF, and Congressional Debate on November 18th, 2016.
Registration
Registration deadline: Wednesday November 15th at 11:55pm
Judge hire request deadline: Wednesday November 15th at 11:55pm
Fees frozen (nonrefundable): Friday November 17th at 8:00pm
Drop deadline: Saturday November 18th at 8:00am
Any questions, please contact Brian Dodge (tournament director) by email, text, or phone: [email protected] 207-607-2524
Registration fees
Entry fees are $7.00 per entry for Individual events (New schools $3.50). Teams (PF) are two entries ($14).
Please note: Entry fees will be NOT be capped for this tournament.
Drops
Saturday drops at registration will be assessed an additional charge of $10.00 per student. If you have a drop on Saturday morning, please call or text Brian while en route to the tournament. It will help keep the tournament on schedule and you will avoid the additional $10 fee.
Please note judge conflicts, restrictions, experience, and phonetic pronunciation in Tabroom and email and complicated situations to Brian.
Judge requirements
- LD: one judge for every 2 LD entries
- PF: one judge for every 2 teams
- Congressional Debate: one judge for every 5 entries.
Fractional entries round-up (i.e., three LD entries = 2 judges).
Fees for purchasing judges will be $60 per judge. PLEASE have all judges finalized by 8:00 pm Friday, November 17th. There will be a limited number of extra judges available and you must make your request by Wednesday by requesting a Hired Judge in Tabroom. Please help the meet run smoothly and fairly by supplying your required judges and by providing them with training in the category to which they are committed.
Judges are expected to be available for ALL rounds of competition. Half day judging is encouraged, but you must provide two half judges to equal one judge (one each, am and pm)
If you have extra judges, have them enroll in the judge hire exchange or 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, November 17.
Food
Breakfast items, lunch, and snacks will be on sale for students in the cafeteria. Students should not leave the school. Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks will be provided for coaches and judges.
Events
- LD: 3 levels, if numbers allow
- PF: 2 levels, if numbers allow
- CD: Senate/House as needed
In Debate, Novice categories are for students in their first year of High School Forensics. JV LD is for second year debaters and first year debaters who have enjoyed success. Varsity categories are for debaters with more than a year of experience or for students who wish to move up and try a high level of competition. Coaches retain discretion in placement due to unique circumstances. Please feel free to to contact the tournament director for help in placement of students if needed.
Topics
Please note these are NOT the NSDA topics for November.
LD Deering resolution
Resolved: The US government ought to restrict independent political expenditures by business groups.
PF Deering resolution
Resolved: Gerrymandering is not in conflict with the functioning of a representative democracy.
Awards
Sweeps for Debate (inclusive of PF, LD, and congress) will go to the first three places. Individual awards for 1st – 3rd in each category.
Schedule
(Note the slight delay to accommodate the Speech tournament):
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:15 Judges meeting in Judges’ Lounge & Student meeting in Cafeteria
Rounds will begin at 9:30
Awards at 4:30 (sooner if possible)
Locations
Student Lounge: Cafeteria. Students are asked to remain in the cafeteria when not in rounds.
Judges Lounge: Library. You will be directed up the stairs from the registration table by the front door.
Tab Room: Room 217
Awards: Cafeteria.
Directions
Deering High School 370 Stevens Ave Portland, ME 04103
From Falmouth High School to Deering High School
It takes approximately 15 minutes to travel between Falmouth High School to Deering High School. View directions here. We recommend the Allen Avenue route:
Exit FHS by taking a right. At the stop sign, turn left onto Falmouth Rd. At Falls Rd, turn right, then take the next right onto Allen Ave. In approximately 3 miles you’ll run into a light at Forest Ave; take a left. Shortly after joining Forest Ave take a right onto Stevens Ave. Deering High School is a little more than a mile down on your right.
From Deering High School to Falmouth High School
Returning to FHS after competing at DHS, we recommend the Allen Avenue route:
Exit DHS left onto Stevens Ave. Stevens Ave ends at a stop light on Forest Ave; take a left. In 350 ft (through a jumble of lights), bear right onto Allen Ave. Proceed for approximately 3 miles and take a left onto Falls Rd. At the stop signs, turn left onto Falmouth Rd. In approximately a mile, turn right onto Woodville Rd. FHS is about a half mile down on your left.