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    SCJFL QUARTER 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL SPEECH ONLY COMPETITION - ONLINE

    Friday, 10 March 2023

    DEADLINE
    5 Mar 2023
    ELIGIBILITY
    Speech only
    ​
    Open to middle school students
    PLATFORM
    Online through
    forensicstournament.net​ and 8x8

    Information

    ​Greetings!
    The SCJFL will be hosting the Speech Only Tournament in-person and we hope that you will be joining us. 
    ​
    ​​Location: online
    ​
    Events:
    ​—Storytelling (5 min.)
    —Informative (10 min., visual aids are permitted)
    —Duo (10 min.)
    —Impromptu (7 min. bank)—Prose (7 min.; uses a binder)
    —Humorous Interp (10 min.)
    —Persuasive (10 min.)
    —Declamation
    —POI (not OI)
    ​
    Students may enter up to two events, except for extemp.  For a complete list of rules, please visit the SCJFL.org website and click on RULES & BY-LAWS.
    ​​
    Postings will be e-mailed.

    Rules: All rules can be found in the SCJFL by-laws at SCJFL.org

    ​Judging Instructions: 
    • Please remember that judge training is the responsibility of the judge himself/herself. 
    • Judges who do not accept their assigned ballot will be charged a $20 no-show fee for the first offense. The second offense will be $40.  Each subsequent no-show from the judge will warrant a $50 charge.
    • Judges can avoid this fee by coming to the judge table/standby room for their ballot assignment and notifying tournament staff; sometimes e-mails delay delivery for any number of reasons that are outside the control of the tournament staff.  By notifying the tournament staff, judges can be messaged their ballot directly so that they aren’t marked as having missed the round.
    • All judges must submit their ballots electronically.  Thus, each judge should bring a laptop or tablet to complete the ballot.
    • Judges who turn in blank or insufficient ballots are subject to a $20 fine PER ROUND. Ballot insufficiency shall be determined by the tournament director and/ombudsman.​
    • Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee. Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.

    ​Entry Price

    One Speech Event and parent is judging $65
    Two Speech Events and parent is judging $80

    One Speech Event and parent is OPTING OUT OF judging $150
    Two Speech Events and parent is ​OPTING OUT OF judging $165
    ​
    Registration will not be complete until payment is received.
     
    Changes or drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee for each change or drop.
    Judges changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after the deadline will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.  

    Schedule

    Schedule - PST:
    ​
    4:00 – Round 1
    5:30 – Round 2
    6:30 – Round 3
    8:00 – Final Round
    9:30 – Awards

    Drop Fee

    All competitor changes or drops after the deadline will be charged a $20 nuisance fee for each change or drop. Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after the deadline will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.

    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
    ​
    Suggested attire for the tournament can be found here.
    ​

    Competitor Guide 
    Judge Guide 
    Tournament Best Practices 
    ​


    PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION
    Your email address will be the one included when we send the logistics email.

    EVENT SELECTION
    You may enter up to two events

    ​JUDGE PROVISION
    • Judges are obligated to be on standby for each round. If you do not get a ballot, please go to the help room and wait there in case you get called to cover for a no-show judge. This tournament is very strict in using fines for enforcing punctuality and judge presence, so make sure to follow all their rules to avoid getting charged.
    • Judges who do not accept their assigned ballot will be charged a $20 no-show fee for the first offense. The second offense will be $40.  Each subsequent no-show from the judge will warrant a $50 charge. Judges can avoid this fee by coming to the judge standby room for their ballot assignment; sometimes e-mails delay delivery for any number of reasons that are outside the control of the tournament staff.  By coming to the standby room, judges can be messaged their ballot directly so that they aren’t marked as having missed the round.
    • Judge changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee. Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.
    • Judges who do not write sufficient feedback to the competitors will be fined $20 per round.  Unsatisfactory ballots will be determined by the tabulation staff.
    ​

    ​First time judging? Click here to learn how to do it!
    Or watch our Youtube playlist here.
    Next, we found this judging guideline from the platform that we will be using.
    Also, if you are using eBallots for the first time, check out how they work on this link here.
    ​There are also these training cards available that include a summary of each event's rules and comments.​

    *Judges changes after the deadline will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.  ​
    TOURNAMENT UPDATE REGARDING JUDGE BALLOTS:
    1. We will need to begin implementing the fine for blank/nearly blank/insufficient ballots.
    2. Oral Critiques: No ballot may be returned without a written reason for decision. Oral commentary is not considered a substitute for the written ballot.
    3. Judges who are unfamiliar with events may be removed from the tournament at the discretion of the tournament staff, and fines may be applied.
    4. A good concept in writing a ballot is the compliment sandwich (write a compliment, add some constructive feedback, and end with another compliment).  It is frustrating for students to receive a speech ballot that says, “Great job!” with a 5th place ranking and with no actual useful feedback.

    TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Submit/take to payment

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Check our home page for the schedule!


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

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