UPDATE January 15: Due to expected inclement weather, Skowhegan has cancelled their tournament. See you at States!

Skowhegan Area High School invites you to our Speech Tournament Saturday, January 16, 2016.

Anticipated Time Frame

8:00-8:30 Arrival and registration
9:00 Judges’ briefing
9:30 Round 1
11:15 Round 2
12:15-1:00 Lunch
1:00 Round 3
2:45 Round 4
4:30 Awards

Registration

Register through Tabroom.com by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13.  Entry drops and changes may be logged into Tabroom until Friday, January 15, at 5:00 p.m.  After this time, entry fees will not be reduced by drops.  Drops after 8:00 p.m. on Friday will be assessed an additional $10 per student.

If you have any drops on Saturday morning, please text or call TabRoom at (207) 370-4632 while en route to the tournament to help keep the tournament on time.

Categories

Dramatic Interp, Duo, Ensemble, Extemp, Humorous Interp, Novice Poetry, Novice Prose, Oratorical Declamation, Original Oratory, Original Works, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling.

Novice level is for students competing in their first year of high school forensics.  Students who have previously competed in any speech or debate events are not considered novices.

Fees

• $7 per individual entry
• $14 per Duo entry
• $21 Ensemble entry

New schools will be charged half price.

Students may enter in either one or two categories.

Entry fees are capped at $140 per team.

Please make checks and purchase orders out to Skowhegan Area High School Speech Team.  Cash payments cannot be accepted.

Judges

Please supply your own trained judges.  Note judge conflicts/affiliations on your registration.  You must provide one judge for every five entries or fraction thereof.  Every third, fifth, and seventh judge needs to be unaffiliated based on the number of presentations.

Please bring enough judges to cover your needs. If you need to hire a judge, please email Maura in advance—we will try to find someone for you to contact but cannot guarantee a hire.

This is the last speech tournament before State finals; therefore, it expected that judges arrive prepared to adjudicate starting with Round One.  Shadow requests will be granted at the discretion of the tournament host, and only if the judge pool allows; shadowing is not guaranteed and not encouraged.  Please train judges in advance of the tournament.  Refer to MFA training resources: https://www.maineforensic.org/resources/judging/

Please make sure your judges bring timing devices; we cannot provide timers.

Awards

Ribbons will be awarded for individual first-, second-, and third-place wins and honorable mentions.

Food

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for judges, coaches, and drivers.  Please email Maura about any special dietary needs.

Students will be able to purchase light breakfast items and lunch.

Directions

Skowhegan Area High School is located at 61 Academy Circle.

Take Exit 133 off I-95.   Follow Route 201 to Skowhegan, about 14 miles.  Go straight through the traffic light.  Follow West Front Street about two miles.  The school is on the left, just past the State police barracks.