GIG HARBOR

GIG HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL

5-6 November 2021

DEADLINE

To register: 2 Nov 2021
NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle and high school students

PLATFORM

Online through NSDA Campus

Information

We’re pleased to invite you to the Annual Gig Harbor Invitational Tournament. The dates for this year’s tournament are November 5h and 6th. And, given the crazy world we live in, the entire tournament will be held virtually.
This year the tournament will be held on NSDA Campus. Hopefully, most of you have experience with this platform by now and are comfortable with it. This platform does not allow observers in rounds, but we are hoping to stream final rounds on youtube if possible.

We are happy to announce that we are again a NIETOC bid tournament. We currently plan on running all speech events live. Please see event descriptions for specific rules, but we are asking that each competitor in prepared speech events submit a backup video. More info about this process will be found here soon.

We offer the following events:

DEBATE
Lincoln Douglas Debate: Open, Junior and Novice
Public Forum Debate: Open, Junior and Novice

Lincoln/Douglas competitors will use the Nov/December topic, Resolved: A just government ought to recognize an unconditional right of workers to strike.
Public Forum debate will use the topic, Resolved: Increased United States federal regulation of cryptocurrency transactions and/or assets will produce more benefits than harms.
*Junior divisions may be collapsed with open if entries in either division are too small.

Individual Events
Inform (Novice-Open)     Oratory (Nov-Open)
Extemp (Nov-Open)     Programmed oral interp (Nov-Open)
Impromptu (Nov-Open)   Dramatic Interp (Nov-Open)
Humorous Interp (Nov-Open)
*If a division has fewer than 10 contestants the event will be collapsed into one division.

PLEASE READ THE EVENT RULES CAREFULLY
If you are coming from out of state, you may want to consult the Washington Forensics Association Rules found here: https://wiaa.com/ConDocs/Con1144/2019-20%20Bound%20for%20State%20Regs.pdf.

INFORMATVE: A speech that is designed to be informative in nature. Visual aids and note cards are permitted, but are not required. Time: ten minutes (10) maximum, with thirty seconds (30) grace.
DRAMATIC INTERP: One or more cuttings from a published play, prose, poetry, TV, or radio script, which is serious in nature. The presentation is MEMORIZED. Time: ten minutes maximum with 30 seconds grace. Novices may use scripts.

EXTEMPORANEOUS: Thirty minutes before speaking time, each speaker will select a topic from a choice of four. Questions will be based on current events of the last three months. Speaker will be expected to organize and analyze material relevant to the subject area and answer the chosen question. One note card for novices only is permitted. Time: seven minutes (7) maximum, with thirty seconds (30) grace.
ORATORY: An original speech designed to persuade—that is, to change or reinforce an existing belief, to eulogize, to cause agreement with speaker’s position, or to motivate to action. Notes may be used in Novice Oratory. Time: ten minutes (10) maximum, with 30 seconds grace.
IMPROMPTU: Student will enter the room and be given a choice of three topics. The student will choose a topic and have six minutes to prepare and speak on the chosen topic. Time may be used in any manner the speaker chooses (example-2 minutes prep and 4 speaking or 4 minutes prep and 2 minutes speaking). Time: six minutes (6) maximum, with thirty seconds (30) grace. This event will be done live on Saturday.
HUMOROUS INTERP: One or more cuttings from a published play, prose, poetry, TV, or radio script, which is humorous in nature. The presentation is MEMORIZED in open, but novices may use scripts. Time: ten minutes with 30 seconds grace. Novices may use scripts.
Programmed oral interp: At least one cutting of prose and one cutting of poetry and/or drama linked thematically. We will follow WSFA rules. Time: ten minutes maximum with thirty seconds grace.


JUDGING
Schools may provide senior division students to judge novice division contestants, but must be adults to judge senior and junior division contestants. One judge needs to be available for every 5 Congress entries. All ballots will be submitted electronically via tabroom, so please ensure judges have accounts ahead of time. We also highly recommend that judges take the NFHS judging course found here: https://nfhslearn.com/courses/adjudicating-speech-and-debate

PLEASE TRAIN YOUR JUDGES! The beginning of the tournament is not the time to get judges on Tabroom. This should be done ahead of time as should training about how to navigate campus and adjudicate.

Time Commitments
Debate judges must be able to judge Friday night and Saturday.
Speech judges must be able to judge all day Saturday.
LD and PF judges are obligated for two rounds past the elimination of their last competitors.

DIVISIONS
Novice debates are open to any student who has not competed in debate before the current school year or attended a summer debate camp/workshop.
Junior Division is open to students, who are in their first year, students who have attended a debate camp, and students in their second year and who did not place twice at college or high school tournaments last year in this division.
Open IE’s are for all contestants, regardless of prior experience. If a student competed last year in anything for 6 or more rounds, they must be in open division IE’s. Novice IE entries must be in the first year of competition.

AWARDS: Awards will be given to all finalists in Individual Events and breaking students in debate. They will be purchased and distributed after the tournament. Please be patient with us, this is a new world. Awards will range from certificates to plaques or trophies depending on event and level. They may also include medals, key chains or other types of awards.

Entry Price

One Speech Event and parent is judging $60
One Speech Event and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $150

Two Speech Events and parent is judging $70
Two Speech Events and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $170

Debate only and parent is judging $60
Debate only and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $170

Debate + 1 Speech and parent is judging $70
Debate + 1 Speech and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $200

Debate + 2 Speech and parent is judging $80
Debate + 2 Speech and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $220

Each person in a PF team would be responsible of providing their own judge, so one PF 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

All times PST

We will not start before 3:00 PM Friday or 8:00 AM Saturday, but we may adjust this schedule between now and the tournament. If we have the judges, we may try to single flight some divisions of LD and Public Forum.

Friday, November 5th
2:00-2:30 PM: Debate Check in
3:30 Debate Round 1, Congress session 1 (LD and PF double flighted)
5:45      Debate 2
6:00    Congress Session 2
8:00    Debate 3

Saturday, Nov 6th
7:30-7:45 AM Online Check in
8:00    Speech 1
9:30    Debate 4 (super congress 1)
11:30      Speech 2
1:00    Debate 5 (super congress 2)
3:00    Speech 3
4:30      CX sems/finals. LD and PF Quarters.
6:00 Speech finals (hopefully live streamed)
7:15 PM    CX Finals, LD and PF sems (hopefully live streamed)
8:30 PM LD/ PF Finals (hopefully live streamed)
8:30 PM    Awards

LD and PF judges are obligated for two rounds past the elimination of their school's last competitors.

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

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.

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

Cupertino: 20432 Silverado Avenue Suite 211, Cupertino, CA 95014

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

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

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