DAMIEN

DAMIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER INVITATIONAL

11 December 2021

DEADLINE

30 Nov 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Debate only
Middle schoolers only

PLATFORM

Online through Zoom

Information

NSDA LD Nov/Dec
Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.

NSDA PF Nov/Dec
Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.

Dear Colleague,

Damien High School takes pride in extending this invitation to your team for our Third Annual Middle School Only Debate tournament. This year it will be a virtual tournament using Zoom. This tournament will take place on Saturday, December 12, 2020. We will offer Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Public Forum. We will offer 4 rounds of debate and appropriate awards. Our goal is to provide capable judging, competent tournament administration, and an enjoyable experience for those who participate.

Tab Room: We will have an experienced and fair tab room staff.

Forms: A chaperone form is included in this invitation and MUST be filled out by any and all students who are not accompanied by an authorized chaperone from the school the students attend. It is recommended that this form be turned in in advance of the tournament, because we will not allow any student without a chaperone to compete in the tournament.

Additionally, we expect all entries to complete in all rounds unless extreme conditions occur. We expect all entries to respect the integrity of the tournament.

All participants must currently be enrolled in Middle School (Grades 5-8). If we discover a participant is grade 9 or higher we will immediately remove the entry from the tournament.

Event rules
Policy teams will debate the national resolution: Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one or more of the following: forensic science, policing, sentencing.
Policy speaking times are 8 minute constructive, 5 minute rebuttal, 3 minute cross examination, and 5 minutes prep
Public Forum teams will debate the November/December resolution Resolved: The United States should adopt a declaratory nuclear policy of no first use.
Public forum speaking 4 minute constructive, 3 minute summary speech, 2 minute final focus, 3 minute cross fire, and 3 minutes prep time,.
Lincoln-Douglas debaters will debate the November/December resolution Resolved: The United States ought to provide a federal jobs guarantee.
LD speaking times are 6 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 4 - 6 – 3 with 3 minutes prep. We will not predetermine an “LD style” Debaters should adapt to judge preferences.

Adult supervision and judges
Each school must be accompanied by a qualified adult supervisor. No unaffiliated or unaccompanied entries will be permitted. For Virtual debate, your contact on tabroom.com should be an adult (not a high school student). If we discover that your main content is not an adult we will remove the entire team from the tournament.

Requirements
To be accepted, you must include an authorization letter from each set of parents or guardians. This letter can be found above the registration form. It is strongly suggested that these letters be turned in WAY BEFORE the day of the tournament. Any student lacking such permission will NOT be allowed to compete.

Protests: All protests should be communicated to the tournament director as soon as possible. We will give all protests careful attention. Please use you best judgement on deciding whether to submit a protest.

Entry Price

LD and parent is judging $90
LD and OPTING OUT OF judging $220

PF and parent is judging $70
PF and OPTING OUT OF judging $200

Policy and parent is judging $70 (BIF only)
Policy and OPTING OUT OF judging $200 (BIF only)

Congress and parent is judging $80 (BIF only)
Congress and OPTING OUT OF judging $210 (BIF only)

Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
Each person in a PF/Policy team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF/Policy team would need to provide two judges, both pay the judge fee, or one of each option.

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

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE)

Saturday, December 12
7:00 – 7:30 A.M. Registration (all events)-Via Zoom meeting
8:00 A.M. Round One Pairings
8:30 A.M. Round One, All events (PF an LD will be double flighted)
11:00 A.M. Round Two, All events
1:00 P.M. Lunch break
2:00 P.M. Round Three, All Events
4:30 P.M. Round Four, All Events
Approximately 7:00 p.m. Awards Via Zoom

We will attempt to begin debates (and awards) earlier if possible. Please keep checking tabroom.com for update

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 (make sure you have a Tabroom account) *

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.

Choose your event *

Middle School PF Middle School LD

Partner Name (write N/A if LD) *

First

Last

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 two minutes.

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

Tournaments recommend judges to have a judge philosophy 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).

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

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!

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

Locations

Fremont: 200 Brown Rd #201, Fremont, CA 94539

Polygon Academy (Cupertino): 1025 S. DeAnza Blvd, San Jose, CA-95129

Aborn Institute: 2804 Riedel Road, San Jose, CA 95135

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560

DAMIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER INVITATIONAL​

11 December 2021

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule

Drop Fee

Contact Info

Registration Form

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.Check our home page for the schedule!

School year Hours

Telephone

Email (preferred)

Locations

DAMIEN MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER INVITATIONAL

Entry Price

We would love to have you visit soon at one of our open houses.
Check our home page for the schedule!