Sidney High School
Speech, Drama and Debate Invitational
Saturday, November 2, 2024

Phone: 406-433-2330
1012 4th Ave SE
Sidney, MT 59270

SHS Coaches:
Christy Pierce
Gail Staffanson
Warren Clark

Activities Director: Chris Lee
Principal: Carl Dynneson

Registration: Registration online (tabroom.com) will be open until Monday, October 28 at 5:00pm.
Changes can be made until Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 5:00pm.

Fees: An entry fee of $6 per event, $12 for Team/Theatre event will be charged.

Drops/Adds: Please make all drops in tabroom until Thursday, October 31, 2024. After that please email me at cpierce@sidneyps.com or text/call me at 406-478-3643. All drops after 5:00pm on Friday, November 1, 2024 will result in the forfeitures of the registration fees.

MHSA Rules: All events will be conducted according to the rules in the 2024-2025 MHSA handbook. All contestants will follow Class A rules with the exception, NO dual entry for any events. SPOI will be offered. Coaches may be asked to judge, but there will hopefully be no need.

Event Location: All events will be at Sidney High School. Students will use the gymnasium as their common room. The tabroom for the coaches is located in the SHS Library.

Food: Breakfast, lunch and DELICIOUS snacks will be provided to coaches and drivers.
Concessions will be open 11am-2pm
The Morning Grind will be open from 7:30-9:00 am.

Debate Topics: Topic effective October-November

Lincoln-Douglas: Resolved: The United States ought to guarantee the right to housing.

Public Forum : Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its military presence in the Arctic.

Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase fiscal redistribution in the United States by adopting a federal jobs guarantee, expanding Social Security, and/or providing a basic income.

Schedule: We will not hold registration the day of the meet. Instead, we will hand out invoices in the tabroom the day of the tournament.

Event Schedule:

Round 1 8:30 am (Extemp draw & Debate begin at 8:00AM)
Round 2 10:00 am
Round 3 11:30 am
Finals 2:00 pm

*AWARDS ASSEMBLY WILL BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING FINALS.