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    GEORGIANA HAYS INVITATIONAL

    15 May 2021

    DEADLINE
    5 May 2021
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to middle and high school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through NSDA Campus

    Information

    ​The Prospect High School Speech and Debate Team cordially invites you to the tenth annual Georgiana Hays Debate Invitational at Prospect High School, Saratoga. Georgiana Hays was an English teacher and debate coach who led Prospect’s forensics program to nationals twice during her tenure. At a tournament hosting some of the finest debaters in the nation, it is only fitting that her name should grace the trophy.

    The Hays Invitational will be held all day on Saturday, May 15th, 2021. Students will have the opportunity to compete in Parliamentary, Public Forum, or Lincoln-Douglas debate, in either the Open or Novice divisions. Additionally, middle school and homeschooled students are more than welcome to attend. 

    General
    BE ON TIME! Topic release will be at 8:00 am. We will not be waiting for anyone.
    We will be using NSDA.
    Rounds 1 and 2 will be randomly paired. The next three rounds will be power-matched. The 5th round will be hidden semis.
    The tournament will be single-flighted. Depending on the number of novice teams registered, we reserve the right to collapse divisions. If this is the case, novice teams will be paired with each other for as long as possible, and will still have their own finals round.
    The top two teams and speakers in each division receive awards. All participants earn NFL points. POI points will be awarded in Parliamentary debate.

    Eligibility

    A student/team can compete in novice only if they have been competing for a year or less in the event that they are registered for.
    Middle school and homeschooled students are more than welcome to attend.
     
    Public Forum
    Public Forum will follow NFL rules. The April resolution will be used in all rounds. The use of laptops is allowed. Speech times: 4A1-4N1-31CX-4A2-4N2-32CX-2A1-2N1-3GCX-2A2-2N2. Each team will get 3 minutes of prep time. Public Forum Debaters must be in their respective rooms within 5 minutes of the round start time or else it will be a forfeit.
    Debaters cannot use the NSDA Campus chat during the round, unless it is regarding timing/audio/email chain issues. 
    Protests and evidence challenges may be brought up to the tournament directors via Slack. Link to join the channel will be sent out as we get closer to the tournament date. Please only contact the directors if the problem remains unresolved despite discussions between competitors and the judge. 
     
    Lincoln-Douglas
    LD will follow NSDA rules and use the NFL March/April resolution (TBA) in all divisions. Email chains can be started at the agreement of both competitors and judges but are not required. The speaking times are 6A1-7N1/NR1-3CX1-4AR1-6NR2-3AR3. Total prep time provided to all debaters is 4 minutes. 
    Protests and evidence challenges may be brought up to the tournament directors via Slack. Link to join the channel will be sent out as we get closer to the tournament date. Please only contact the directors if the problem remains unresolved despite discussions between competitors and the judge. 
    All competitors must be in their respective rooms within 5 minutes of the round start time or else there will be a forfeit. 
    Debaters cannot use the NSDA Campus chat during the round, unless it is regarding timing/audio/email chain issues. 
    Debaters may use the contact option on NSDA Campus regarding missing competitors and/or judges. 
     
    Judges
    During online registration, schools will be required to register their judges by name.
    Judges must attend roll-call prior to the start of the tournament. Failure to do so may result in a $50 fine.
    Judges must have/created personal Tabroom accounts before the tournament.
    If a judge does not show up for a round, they will have to pay a $50 fine.
    Judges may use the contact option on NSDA Campus regarding missing competitors. 
    Judges must judge one round beyond the elimination of GSA's last competitor/team in that event.
    Please review the Judging Information slides below. ​
    ​https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oKM_nFtwlbqIRUUkq6htJGgENDCgeIYWSfyeXkMZu1Y/edit?usp=sharing

    ​Entry Price

    Novice LD $100
    Open LD $110

    Novice PF $80

    Open PF $90
    ​
    If you are not providing a judge, you will pay an additional $70.

    Each person in a PF/Policy/Duo team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF/Policy/Duo team would need to either provide two judges, both pay the judge fee, or one of each option.

    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

    Please note that all times are in PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST).

    Saturday, May 15th
    7:45 am: Judges check-in at Judge Lounge
    8:00 am: Round 1
    9:30 am: Round 2
    11:00 am: Round 3
    12:20 pm: Lunch
    1:05 pm: Round 4
    2:35 pm: Round 5 (hidden semis)
    4:05 pm: Finals
    Awards will be posted after the tournament onto YouTube. A link will be provided.

    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

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

    EVENT SELECTION
    A student/team can compete in novice only if they have been competing for a year or less in the event that they are registered for.
    BOTH partners must fill out form and pay in order to be registered!

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    Judges must review this slide before proceeding.
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oKM_nFtwlbqIRUUkq6htJGgENDCgeIYWSfyeXkMZu1Y/edit?usp=sharing
    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.

    ​This tournament recommends 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
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