SCHOLARSHIP

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 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

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 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".

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

1ST ANNUAL SPRING SCHOLARSHIP SHOWDOWN

9-11 April 2021

Information

Entry Price

Schedule - EST

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

1ST ANNUAL SPRING SCHOLARSHIP SHOWDOWN

9-11 April 2021

Information

​Entry Price

Schedule - EST

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!