GEORGIANA HAYS

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
7:30 am: Slack check-in
7:45 am: Judges check-in at Judge Lounge
8:00 am: Round 1
9:45 am: Round 2
11:30 am: Round 3
1:15 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm: Round 4
3:45 pm: Round 5 (hidden semis)
5:30 pm: Finals
Awards will be live-announced over Zoom. Link to the meeting and the time will be released day of the tournament.

*The start time of the rounds is when the topics will be announced, not when pairings are released.

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
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.

PF Partner Name *

First

Last

Which event are you competing in? *

Novice LD Open LD Novice PF Open PF

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

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.

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

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
510-890-6665

Email (preferred)

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

Locations

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GEORGIANA HAYS INVITATIONAL

15 May 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

Entry Price

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