The Falmouth High School Speech and Debate Team is pleased to invite you to the Harvest Hoorah Speech Tournament on November 19, 2016.

Registration deadline: 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 16
Judge hire request deadline: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 16
Drop deadline: 6:00 p.m. Friday, Nov 18

Any questions, please contact Lyndsy Denk or Jessie Grearson, Tournament Directors, by email, phone, or text:

Lyndsy Denk
[email protected]
(207) 659-3071 (call or text)

Jessie Grearson
[email protected]
(h) (207) 797-6083 (email or phone)

Registration

Registration must be completed through Tabroom.com by 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 16.

Entry Fees

$7.00 per entry (New schools $3.50). Duo counts as two entries ($14).

Entry fees will be capped according to MFA guidelines.

Drops

Drops and changes will be accepted until Friday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. 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.

Text (or call at your own risk since cell network at FHS is weak) 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.

Events

• Speech: All State Tournament 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.

Judges are expected to be available for ALL rounds of competition. Fines will be assessed for judges departing early unless cleared through Tabulation.

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.

Fractional entries round up (i.e. six Speech entries = 2 judges). Third, fifth, and seventh judge must be neutral.

• Speech: one judge for every 5 entries

Hiring Judges

There will be a limited number of extra judges available for hire. Fees for purchasing judges will be $60 per judge.

Submit requests to hire judges via Tabroom.com by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 16.

Judges not registered by the time of arrival will be assessed a $60 fee.

If you have extra judges:

1. Contact the Tournament Director so the judge can be added to the judge hire pool.
OR
2. Encourage the judge to register with Tabroom.com and enter themselves into the hire pool.

Timers

Judges must bring their own timer/stopwatch. The tournament will not have extras on hand.

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: Top three places

Individual awards for first through third in each category.

Note that ties in record will be broken first by MFA guidelines.

Tabulation of awards follows standards adopted by MFA.

Schedule

Because we are sharing a tournament date with Deering High School, note that Deering’s start time is a little later than usual to accommodate schools competing at both venues.

8:00-8:30 Registration (arrive early, please)
8:45 Judges meeting in Judges’ Lounge; Student meeting in Cafeteria
9:00 Rounds begin
4:00 Awards (sooner if possible)

We will be coordinating end of day activities closely with the tournament at Deering.

Directions

Use Google Maps to get to 74 Woodville Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105.

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.