Welcome to the 2024 Wood River Round Robin

Presented by Wood River High School

Date: Saturday, October 19

Location: Wood River High School, 1250 Fox Acres Rd, Hailey, ID.

Events: Novice Lincoln Douglas (LD) Debate, Novice Public Forum (PF) Debate, and Novice Congressional Debate.

Topics: LD Debate will use the Novice LD topic, PF will use the Sept/Oct topic, and Congress will use a Congress packet that will posted as soon as it is assembled.

Judges: Varsity team members will serve as judges and the LD and PF rounds will be single-flighted so it is IMPERITIVE that each team brings sufficient judges to cover their entry! There will also be special recognition for varsity judges that write supportive ballots.

Awards: LD and PF debaters that post 3-2, 4-1, and 5-0 records will receive awards. An equal or approximate number of competitors in Congressional Debate will also receive awards. There will also be an appropriate number of unique sweepstakes awards.

Lunch: There is a built in lunch period and lunch will be provided for all judges and participants.

Seminar: Varsity team members (1 from each school) will share general observations and suggestions with ALL participants at the end of the lunch period before the team huddle time.

Team Huddles: Eaxch team will be provided a space for the varsity to work with the novices prior to the start of Round 4.

Schedule:

9:30 am - Opening Meetings (Judges and Participants)

10:00 am - Round 1 (LD and PF)

10:00 am - Session 1 (Congressional Debate) - ends at 12:30 pm

11:00 am - Round 2 (LD and PF)

12:00 pm - Round 3 (LD and PF)

1:00 pm - Lunch Break/Seminar

1:45 pm - Team Huddles

2:15 pm - Round 4 (LD and PF)

2:15 pm - Session 2 (Congresssional Debate) - ends at 3:30 pm

3:15 pm - Round 5 (LD and PF)

ASAP - Awards

Questions?: Please contact tournament host Susan Worst at sworst@blaineschools.orgor tournament director Jeffrey Stoppenhagen at Jeffrey.stoppenhagen@vallivue.org with any questions!

We are looking forward to seeing you in beautiful Hailey in October for a great event!