Welcome to the 6th Annual Grand Oaks High School

NIETOC and TFA Speech and Debate tournament

to be held November 1-2, 2024

Grand Oaks High School

4800 Riley Fuzzel Road Spring, TX 77386

We are so excited to welcome you to our beautiful campus! Please join us as we continue to build our legacy in the speech and debate world.

We will be offering all TFA qualifying events, as well as Poetry and Prose and of course World Schools Debate.

TOPICS and WSD MOTIONS

are listed on the Information page

***Pay close attention to rules on information page about breaking brackets and cross entry in WSD

We are thrilled you have chosen to join us for your competition weekend.

We will strive to do our best for the benefit of all students and coaches.

We have AMAZING trophies! The food is awesome! The atmosphere is POSITIVE! Come let us show them what makes this tournament so special.

It is important that all squad members have the opportunity to compete and get as much experience as necessary, so we will be offering many novice events. Many of our judges will be members of the community and school district. The volunteer judges we recruit are provided with a training course the week before the tournament. We do charge a flat per school judging fee that we use to pay our qualified contract judges. Contract judges will be used for advancing rounds of debate. Public Forum judges will be lay judges. Coaches will only be asked to judge as a last resort...we want coaches to be available to their students and enjoy our Grand Oaks hospitality.

Fees will be set as of Monday, Oct 28 at 3:00 pm.

Drops (a $10 fee on top of the entry fee) will be charged on Tuesday, Oct 29 at 8:00 am. Please email me with any changes after Tuesday, October 29. If you have any questions text me on my cell phone or email me or my assistant (see contact info below).

DROP FEES WILL BE COLLECTED and BILLED to schools dropping day of competition.

*THIS WILL BE NOTED of drops happening on Saturday. Your school will be billed.

NOTE: Grand Oaks Students will be competing in some events

PLEASE make checks payable to:

Grand Oaks High School

C/O Audra Langston-speech and debate

4800 Riley Fuzzel Road

Spring, TX 77386

Sincerely,

Audra Langston

Grand Oaks High School

National Speech and Debate Association Two Diamond Coach

alangston@conroeisd.net (or) audralangston@gmail.com

832-226-1245 (cell)-text with any questions

Assistant Coach: Ryan Baker rmbaker@conroeisd.net

TABMASTER Brian Darby