Tournament Registration and Information

Entry Deadline: Submit your registration on TABROOM.COM by 2:00 pm, Monday, November 25th. This deadline is critical as we are accommodating all events at Glacier High School. The site allows easy changes to your entry until 4:00 pm, Thursday, December 12th. For changes after this deadline, a $10 fee will apply per change.

Entries: There is no limit on entries. Bring everyone! Only the top 4 entries per event per team will count for sweepstakes points. Additional entries beyond four may be registered as a separate JV team on TABROOM.COM. Note: There will be no novice Public Forum at this tournament.

Fees:

• $8.00 per participant/entry

• $35 team fee per school

• $10 drop/add fee to all changes after 4:00pm on Thursday, December 12th.

Registration: No on-site registration. Codes and tabbing assignments will be shared on Thursday. Please review your registration and report any changes immediately.

Location: All events are planned for Glacier High School. If entries exceed capacity, Speech events may shift to Flathead High. If we need to move Speech Events to Flathead High, we WILL notify you by Tuesday, November 26th.

Concessions: Limited concessions may be available through the basketball concessions in the gym.

Awards: The Awards Ceremony will be held Saturday at 6:45 pm in the Glacier High School Performance Hall. Awards and certificates will go to all event finalists, with trophies for the top three teams in "AA" and "ABC."

Rules: All events will adhere to the MHSA Handbook guidelines.

Debate Topics:
Legislative Debate: Domestic-Land Management. Foreign-Africa.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate –Resolved: The United States ought to adopt a wealth tax.
Public Forum Debate – Resolved: The United States should substantially reduce its military support of Taiwan.
Policy Debate – Resolved: The United States federal government should significantly strengthen its protection of domestic intellectual property rights in copyrights, patents, and/or trademarks.

Questions: Contact Greg Adkins, Head Coach at Glacier High School (greg.adkins@sd5.k12.mt.us or (406) 309-5065)

Tournament Schedule

All events will follow the traditional AA schedule:

• Speech: 5 rounds plus Semifinals & Finals

• Debate: 5 rounds plus Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals

Speech Events & Legislative Debate

• Round 1: 2:30 pm

• Round 2: 4:30 pm

• Round 3: 6:30 pm

• Round 4: 8:30 am

• Round 5: 10:30 am

• Semifinals: 1:30 pm

• Finals: 4:00 pm

Debate

• Round 1: 2:00 pm

• Round 2: 4:00 pm

• Round 3: 6:00 pm

• Round 4: 8:00 am

• Round 5: 10:00 am

• Quarterfinals: 12:00 pm

• Semifinals: 2:00 pm

• Finals: 4:00 pm

Extemp Draw: 30 minutes before each round
Awards Ceremony: 6:45 pm in the Glacier High School Performance Hall