VP KAMALA

THE VP KAMALA A HARRIS INVITATIONAL

3 April 2021

DEADLINE

26 Mar 2021

ELIGIBILITY

Open to high school students of all genders
Lincoln Douglas only

PLATFORM

Online through Zoom

Information

The Women's Debate Institute is honored to invite the high school LD community to our first annual “We Speak: Kamala Harris Invitational''! We open this invitation to all participants who are advocates for gender inclusion and diversity in debate. We aim to provide exceptional judging and detailed feedback to all our participants along with a roundtable discussion and sponsored lunch as a continuation of our mission to ensure debate is affordable and accessible to all students.

Click here to read the letter from the tournament director.

Location: Zoom
Lincoln Douglas Topic: NSDA March/April
Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee universal child care.

Profits collected for this event will be donated to assist the WDI in continuing to facilitate a gender inclusive community.

Division’s
This tournament will remain a one division open tournament unless inquiry for a novice division is made. We encourage novice debate as an essential part of debate.

Judging
We ask that participants bring a judge per entry. Please do not sign up if your parent (or substitute) cannot judge.

Awards
We will be having an award ceremony
Pre-Tournament nominations
Students will receive virtual awards and should attend the award ceremony and nominate team members and community members for the following awards.

2021 “WDI Kamala Harris Shero ” Awards
The Kamala Harris Shero Award – This award is named after Kamala Harris and is designed to recognize an outstanding gender minority debate coach in highschool- Lincoln Douglas. The ideal candidate can demonstrate service to programs, community building and competitive success.

Don’t Stop Director of the year
The WDI Don’t Stop Director of the year Award- This award is designed to recognize and outstanding gender minority director at any level and any debate forum that can demonstrate resiliency, program success, and community development. We welcome Collegiate and High School submission.

Roundtable Discussion
Before the award ceremony we invite participants and members of the community to join us in an hour long roundtable discussion on anti-harassment practices. WDI will be premiering the Best Practices Manual in honor of Women's Month and would like to focus a discussion on the updates to the manual and the resources it provides to the community. We are honored to have Quaram Robinson join us as our Keynote Speaker! Quaram is the Best Debater of the Decade, A National Champion,Copeland Award Winner, Scholar, Educator, WDI instructor & so much more! Along with moderators such as Ava Vargason (WDI Executive Committee Member, Project Programming Chair) Sarah Jane Evans (WDI Instructor, Legal Specialist) and many others!

Entry Price

Entry fee $30 (parent must be judging, there is NO option to opt-out)

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

Please note that all times are in CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST).

Date: Saturday, April 3rd, 2021

Slack check-in - 8:15am CST
Round 1 - 8:45-10:30 am CST
Round 2 - 11-12:30 pm CST
Lunch - 12:30-1:30 pm CST
Round 3 - 1:45-3:15 pm CST
Dinner Awards/Roundtable Discussion - 3:30-5:15 pm CST

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

Choose your event *

JUDGE PROVISION
For this tournament, each student MUST provide one parent judge. There is no option to opt-out.

Judge Name (required to supply a judge) *

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.

Tournaments recommend judges to have a judge philosophy 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).

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

THE VP KAMALA A HARRIS INVITATIONAL ​

3 April 2021​