District 4 Speech
2024 — Wood River, ID/US
Welcome to District IV Speech!
Please remember that schools can only enter six entries per each event with a maximum of 56 entries. Once you register an entry, there is a place to upload a script for events that require scripts to be on file.
If you are interested in purchasing a lunch for each of your speakers, see theattached menu, and place your order through the sheet provided by email from Kevin Case.
Judges
You will be required to bring 1 judge for every 5 entries in each pattern. Please make every effort to bring IHSAA certified judges. Your judge can cover both A and B if they are here the entire event. Judges MUST have a LINKED Tabroom account to judge as our ballots will be electronic. Judges without a linked Tabroom account will not be used.
Schedule
8:30-9:00 Judges Meeting
9:00-10:45 Round 1A
10:45-11:45 Round 1B
11:45-1:15 Round 2A
Lunch 1:15-1:45
1:45-2:45 Round 2B
2:45-4:15 Round 3A
4:15-5:15 Round 3B
5:15 Announcement of State Qualifiers
Panel Topics:
- Should Idaho public schools adopt a four day school week?
- What can be done to increase teacher retention in Idaho?
- What can American youth do to address the current political divisiveness in the United States?
- Does society have an obligation to take care of their homeless?
- What can be done about the Male Loneliness Epidemic
A and B Breakdown:
New Rule: Students may double-enter in any two events regardless of their pattern. Meaning students can double enter in two A events, two B events, or one A and one B event. For this tournament, we will use the traditional patterns for ease of scheduling, but the state tournament may not use these patterns.
A Events:
Duo Interp
Inform
Extemp
Panel
POI
Radio
Retold
B Events:
ADS
HI
DI
Impromptu
CA
OO
Sales