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    1ST ANNUAL SPRING SCHOLARSHIP SHOWDOWN

    9-11 April 2021

    DEADLINE
    5 April 2021
    NO REFUNDS AFTER 30 MARCH
    ELIGIBILITY
    Open to middle and high school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through classrooms.cloud

    Information

    We are delighted to invite you to The First Annual Spring Scholarship Showdown, hosted by Potomac Debate Academy, held online on April 9-11, 2021 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). We are offering two divisions of Public Forum: High School (for grades 9 and up) and Middle School (for grades 6-8). We will be using the NSDA April topic. All judges will be required to use electronic ballots in all divisions.

    You will be responsible for paying the full entry fee for any entries dropped after 30 March 2021.
     
    General Rules
    There are two divisions: High School (grades 9 and up) and Middle School (grades 6, 7, and 8). We will allow students to debate up but not down. E.g., A middle school student can debate in the high school division, but not vice versa. We will break up to Doubles (Top 32).
     
    Scholarship Awards

    In lieu of trophies, top teams and speakers will receive cash scholarships. Scholarship amounts are as follows:
    Team Awards (for both High School and Middle School)
    • 1st Place Team: $2,000 per team
    • 2nd Place Team: $1,000 per team
    Speaker Awards (for both High School and Middle School)
    • 1st Place Speaker: $500
    • 2nd Place Speaker: $250

    All judges must be available for all preliminary rounds, the first elimination round, and for one round beyond elimination of the last contestant from GSA.

    ​Entry Price

    PF and parent is judging $100
    PF and NOT providing a judge $210

    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 - EST

    Please note that all times are in EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST).

    ​Schedule:
    Times are applicable for all divisions

    Friday, April 9, 2021
    6:30-8:00 PM                   Round 1
    8:00-9:30 PM                   Round 2

    Saturday, April 10, 2021
    11:00-1:00 PM                   Round 3
    1:30-3:30 PM                   Round 4
    4:30-6:30 PM                  Round 5
    7:00-9:00 PM                  Round 6

    Sunday, April 11, 2021
    11:00-12:30 PM                 Elimination 1
    1:00-2:30 PM                   Elimination 2
    3:00-4:30 PM                  Elimination 3
    5:00-6:30 PM                  Elimination 4
    7:00-8:30 PM                  Elimination 5

    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
    BOTH partners must fill out form and pay in order to be registered!

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    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 less than a minute.

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

    ​Judges are encouraged to add 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
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

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

Radiant Kidz(Cupertino): 991 Saratoga Ave #140, San Jose, CA 95129 

Morning Light Education: 6690 Amador Plaza Rd, Suite 230, Dublin, CA

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

Loving Tree Academy: 36601 Newark Blvd, #83, Newark, CA 94560
  • Home
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    • Why Speech and Debate
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    • 2016 Nationals Results
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    • Private Coaching >
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