CHSSA BIF

CHSSA MIDDLE SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

30 April - 2 May 2021

DEADLINE

21 April 2021

ELIGIBILITY

open to 6th - 8th graders

PLATFORM

Online through TBD platform

Information

Mark your calendars now for one of the most exciting and educational events of the 2020- 2021 school year … The California High School Speech Association Middle School Speech and Debate State Championship Tournament. This incredible opportunity will take place Friday April 30th - Sunday May 2nd, 2021.

For clarification, the middle school competitors in sixth through eighth grades, and each will have the exciting opportunity to meet and compete with other outstanding students from across the state.

Check out the awesome opportunities that the tournament provides:
1) The tournament will offer six (6) preliminary rounds of debate and three (3) preliminary rounds of speech; breaks will depend on entry.
2) This tournament will offer all CHSSA speech events. Oratorical Interpretation, Original Oratory, Original Advocacy, Informative, Humorous Interpretation, and Dramatic Interpretation will be offered asynchronously. International Extemp, National Extemp, and Impromptu will be offered as live events.
3) Debate events offered are Congress and Lincoln Douglas.
4) This tournament is meant to be accessible to all California middle schoolers who want to attend. We offer reasonable entry fees and minimal judging requirements. High school competitors are welcomed, and encouraged, to judge.

Most importantly, save the dates. We look forward to seeing you for our exciting tournament!

TOURNAMENT POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Tournament Policies & Procedures
Please know that this is a Middle School Tournament, which means we are limited to grades six through eight.

Entries
Double Entry Limitations:
-No entry limits on an individual in asynchronous speech events. The only events that are mutually exclusive are the extemps! A student may not enter in both NX and IX.
-Students may not compete in both Debate and Synchronous Speech.

Judging Information
- All judges must check in with the judge lounge via Zoom at least 20 minutes prior to their first live round. The link to the judge lounge Zoom will be posted when the tournament draws nearer.
- High school speech students with at least one complete year of competition are welcome to judge; please note upon registration that they are a high school student.
- Required judges missing a round will be penalized $45 per round.

Debate Topics
Over the course of the tournament, each individual in Lincoln Douglas may be assigned to uphold either side of the resolution in a given round.
- LD (NSDA March/April Topic): TBA
- The Congress docket will be available on Tabroom beginning April 2nd, 2021.

Entry Price

One event and parent is judging $70
One event and parent is NOT judging $180

Two events and parent is judging $90
Two events and parent is NOT judging $200

Three events and parent is judging $110
Three events and parent is NOT judging $220

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
NOTE: We will charge set up fees if we have to create tabroom.com accounts for judges. It is recommended you do so on your own.

Schedule - PST

CHSSA MS State Championships (Tentative) Schedule

Friday, April 30th
4:30PM - Slack check-in
5:00PM - Debate 1 / Imp 1
7:00PM - Debate 2 / Extemp(s) 1

Saturday, May 1st
9:00AM - Debate 3 / Imp 2
11:00AM - Debate 4 / Extemp 2
1:00PM - Debate 5 / Imp 3
3:00PM - Debate 6 / Extemp 3

Sunday, May 2nd
8:00AM - Debate Elim 1 / Imp Semifinals
(For DI, OI/Declamation, semifinals competitor attendance is optional)
10:00AM - Debate Elim 2 / Extemps Semifinals
(For OA, OO, HI, semifinals competitor attendance is optional)
12:00PM - Debate Elim 3
2:00PM - Debate Elim 4 / IE Finals
(Attendance is optional for speech except for Imp & Extemp where students must be present
5:00PM (or ASAP) - Awards

**This schedule is TENTATIVE and is subject to change at the discretion of the tournament staff.

Drop Fee

Drop fees will be the same amounts as the entry fee PLUS any fees the tournament charges us for late drops. Drop requests should be made to Victor and Nadia.

Please do not drop out last minute to avoid being charged these fees.

Contact Info

Victor Rivas Umana
Contact email: vrivasumana@tgsastaff.com
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: nbudiman@tgsastaff.com
Or info@tgsastaff.com

Registration Form

STUDENT INFORMATION

* Indicates required field

Student Name *

First

Last

Student Email (DO NOT USE PARENT'S EMAIL) *

Student Phone Number *

Does the student have a Tabroom account? *

Yes and it is linked with GSA's account(s) Yes but it is not linked and we need you to add to your roster No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I will pay the additional $35 setup fee

PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

Parent Name *

First

Last

Parent Email *

Parent Phone Number *

EVENT SELECTION
Make sure you have checked the double-entry policies if there are any. We are not responsible for schedule conflicts.
Debate, Extemp, and Impromptu are live. Other speech events are asynchronous. Please send performance link to Nadia by 24 April 2021.

DOUBLE ENTRY
-No entry limits on an individual in asynchronous speech events.
-A student may not enter in both NX and IX.
-Students may not compete in both Debate and Synchronous Speech.

I cannot compete in both debate and extemp/impromptu due to schedule conflict between debate and synchronous speech. I cannot enter in both national and international extemp. *

Yes, I understand

Speech #1 Youtube link (paste here or send to Nadia by the deadline) *

Speech #1 Piece Info (title, author, etc., make sure to list it on the Youtube title/description as well) *

Speech #2 Youtube link (paste here or send to Nadia by the deadline) *

Speech #2 Piece Info (title, author, etc., make sure to list it on the Youtube title/description as well) *

Speech #3 Youtube link (paste here or send to Nadia by the deadline) *

Speech #3 Piece Info (title, author, etc., make sure to list it on the Youtube title/description as well) *

JUDGE PROVISION

Are you supplying a judge? *

Judge Name *

Judge email (Must be linked to a tabroom account. Register first at tabroom.com before completing this sign up) *

Judge phone *

Does your judge have a Tabroom account? *

Yes No but I will create one before submitting registration No but I'll pay the additional $35 setup fee Not judging

Signing up a judge without having a Tabroom account will result in us charging you for the set up fee. You can do this easily on your own by going to tabroom.com. It takes less than a minute.

First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it! Or watch our Youtube playlist here.

Tournaments recommend judges to have a paradigm on their Tabroom account, which can be a few sentences on your preferences of debating styles, etc. See here for example. It doesn't need to be this long, but make sure to add something before you sign up. For example: "I am a parent, please speak clearly and slowly and avoid technical jargon".

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I will keep a copy of this form for reference. *

YES

We are signing up with the understanding that my child will work to be ready by the tournament date. If we choose to drop out because my child is not ready that will be considered when making assessments for future classes. *

YES

I understand that if I fail to drop the tournament before the deadline that I will still be responsible for the fees of both my son or daughter, along with that of his or her partner and the fines. *

YES

I understand that if payment is not received we won't be registered and our spot will be given up to someone else. *

YES

I confirm that I have completed all necessary paperwork for this tournament. *

YES

I understand that The Golden State Academy has no control over tournament entries other than the initial sign up. I understand that my child's priority will be based on either the last time I signed up OR the date paid, whichever is latest. *

YES

I understand that my child must check in and check out periodically at the tournament with the coach and that if I do not my child will be barred from participating in following tournaments. This is to ensure coaches can see where students are at competitively and to give any initial feedback for improvement. *

YES

I understand that I can check my entry status through tabroom.com. *

YES

I am a consenting adult. I understand that by submitting this form I agree to all that has been covered. *

YES

Submit/take to payment

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School year Hours

M-F: 3:45 pm - 8:30 pm
Sun: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Telephone

510-270-8480
510-470-0531

Email (preferred)

For more info email us at: info@tgsastaff.com

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