JAMES LOGAN

JAMES LOGAN SPOOKTACULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORENSICS FEST

26 October 2024

DEADLINE

19 Oct 2024
NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS DATE
DROPS WILL INCUR A FINE

ELIGIBILITY

Open to middle school students ONLY

LOCATION

In-person at James Logan High School
1800 H Street, Union City, CA 94587
CAMPUS MAP

Information

Coaches & Competitors,

Welcome to the 2024 James Logan’s Spooktacular Middle School Forensics Fest. We look forward to inviting competitors, coaches, and judges to the James Logan High School campus. The tournament will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at James Logan High School in Union City, California.

In this invitation letter, you will find important information regarding registration, logistics, and changes to our tournament. If you have questions regarding any of the information do not hesitate to reach out. We are pleased you have chosen to compete at our tournament and wish you and your team the best of luck!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will be hosting the tournament at James Logan High School located at 1800 H Street, Union City, CA 94587. Public parking is located on H Street, a small parking lot in front of the Pavilion, or back of campus. There will be another event hosted in the large parking lot that day, so please plan accordingly as parking will be limited.
Do not arrive before 7:00 AM.

EVENTS OFFERED
Debate
Lincoln Douglas (LD)
Public Forum (PF)

Speech
Declamation (DEC) or OI
Dramatic Interp (DI)
Duo Interp (DUO)
Humorous Interp (HI)
Impromptu (IMP)
Informative (INFO)
Extemp (EXT)
Original Oratory (OO)
Storytelling (STO)

CROSS ENTRY

The tournament does NOT offer cross-entry for debate events. Students may enter ONE debate event. Students entering a debate event may NOT cross-enter between speech and debate.
The tournament allows double-entry in up to THREE speech events. However, the tournament is NOT responsible for students making it to their rounds on time and pairings will not consider double entry. Use caution when entering students in more than 2 events.

DIVISION
The Spooktacular Forensics Fest is an OPEN MIDDLE SCHOOL competition in all events. Coaches must only enter students who are competing at the middle school level in their events. Any student competitors found in violation of this will be immediately disqualified from the competition.

EVENT RULES

We will adhere to NSDA rules (section 2 of the High School Manual) for all national circuit/NSDA events: this includes Lincoln Douglas, Public Forum, DI, Duo, HI, Info, EXT, OO, and STO.
We will be following CHSSA rules & regulations for all California state events which include Declamation (previously Oratorical Interp).
If there are questions or concerns that arise regarding the rules during rounds, please have a coach submit the form to the Protest Committee within ninety (90) minutes of the conclusion of the round, or prior to the start of the next round - whichever comes first.

JUDGING
Included in the entry fee is coverage for judging. Institutions are NOT required to provide judges. The judges we provide will be qualified James Logan High School speech and debate competitors, along with other high school volunteers provided by institutions.

BREAKS
Speech - Speech breaks will be decided based on entry and will be released on the registration deadline.
Debate - Elimination rounds will NOT be held for debate events (Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas).

AWARDS
The award ceremonies will be held immediately following the speech and congress final rounds.
Names will be recognized “on stage” during the Awards Ceremony for all Speech & Debate events.
Awards will be available for the following competitors starting at:

➔ Winning Records Debate Events
➔ The top speaker in each Debate Event
➔ Finalists in Speech Events

Entry Price

PF entry fee $80
LD entry fee $95
One Speech Event entry fee $75
Two Speech Events entry fee $100
Three Speech Events entry fee $125

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

The tournament will be held on Saturday, October 26th 2024.
The schedule is subject to revisions as tournament needs arise. Check back for up-to-date revisions.
CLICK HERE FOR THE SCHEDULE

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: [email protected]
Nadia Budiman
Contact email: [email protected]
Or [email protected]

Registration Form

To participate at this tournament, you are required to sign the parent letter form below. Make sure to do this before you proceed with the registration.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LIABILITY RELEASE FORM

STUDENT INFORMATION
Suggested attire for the tournament can be found here.
More tournament resources can be found here.

* 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

If this is your first time competing, make sure to first create a Tabroom account here: https://www.tabroom.com/user/login/new_user.mhtml
It's super simple and quick (<1 minute), but follow the guidelines here in case anything is confusing: https://docs.tabroom.com/Sign_Up

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 *

Upload the signed mandatory waiver form above. *

Max file size: 20MB

EVENT SELECTION

Cross entry is PROHIBITED. Students can only sign up for SPEECH ONLY or DEBATE ONLY.
If signing up for speech, a student can compete in up to 3 speech events.

Partner Name (write N/A if none) *

First

Last

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: [email protected]

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

Dublin: Loving Tree Academy, 6693 Owens Dr, Pleasanton, CA 94588

JAMES LOGAN SPOOKTACULAR MIDDLE SCHOOL FORENSICS FEST

26 October 2024

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!