14th Annual Panther Invitational
2019 — Snohomish, WA/US
Location:
Snohomish High School
1316 5th Street
Snohomish WA 98290
Dates and Deadlines:
http://pantherinvitational.tabroom.com
Tabroom registration closes Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Call/Text Mary DeCracker with drops after Wednesday at 8:00p.m.
Tournament Contact:
Mary DeCracker
Phone - (206) 707-2536
Email - mary.orlosky@gmail.com
Events:
Congress, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Policy
Extemporaneous, Expository, Dramatic, Oratory, Humorous, Dual Interpretation,
Editorial Commentary, Program Oral Interpretation, Poetry Slam
Fees:
School Fee: $50.00 per School
Lincoln-Douglas and Congress: $12.00 per Participant
Policy and Public Forum: $20.00 per Team
Speech Events: $12.00 per entry
Judge Requirements:
Tournament will be run 100% online. All judges must have a linked tabroom.com account before registering.
1 Judge for Every 2 Policy/ LD Debate Teams
1 Judge for Every 2 Public Forum Teams
1 Judge for Every 5 Congress Competitors
1 Judge for Every 5 Speech Entries
Policy Judges may only judge Policy / LD Debates
LD Judges may only judge LD / Policy Debates
Public Forum Judges may only judge Public Forum Debates
All judges may judge speech events
Refreshments:
Meals and refreshments will be provided for judges in the judge hospitality area.
There are no restaurants within walking distance, so please plan accordingly.
Awards:
Trophies for 1st- 3rd Places
Top Novice in each Event
Topics and Legislation:
Congress Legislation - WSFA Fall Packet
Lincoln/Douglas Topic - Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate
subsidies for fossil fuels.
Public Forum Topic - Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.
Policy Topic - Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.
Tournament Schedule
Registration: Friday 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the HS Library
Student and Judge Welcome: 3:30 p.m.
Debate - L/D & PF Friday Round 1: 4:00 p.m. Round 2: 5:30 p.m. Round 3: 7:00 p.m. Round 4: 8:30 p.m.
Saturday Round 5: 9:30 a.m. Round 6: 1:00 p.m. Semi-Finals: 4:30 p.m. Finals: 6:00 p.m. Awards: 8:00 p.m. |
Congress Friday Session 1: 4:00 p.m. Break: 6:00 p.m. Session 2: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Super Congress (Session 1): 9:30 a.m. Super Congress (Session 2): 1:00 p.m. Awards: 8:00 p.m. |
Debate - Policy Friday Round 1: 4:00 p.m. Round 2: 6:00 p.m. Round 3: 8:00 p.m.
Saturday Round 4: 9:30 a.m. Round 5: 1:00 p.m. Finals: 4:30 p.m. Awards: 8:00 p.m. |
Speech Saturday Registration: 7:00 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. Round 1: 8:00 a.m. Round 2: 11:30 a.m. Round 3: 3:00 p.m. Finals: 6:30 p.m. Awards: 8:00 p.m. |