2025 SCDL Spring Varsity Speech Tournament at Arcadia High School

This tournament is open to all high school students attending SCDL member schools

IMPORTANT
IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TOURNAMENT - SCHOOLS MUST

1.BE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DEBATE LEAGUE

2.REGISTER ALL ENTRIES ON THE WEBSITE BY THE WEBSITE BY 5PM, FRIDAY Jan 19.

3. HAVE PAID THEIR 2024-25 CHSSA DUES (BY ENTRY DEADLINE)

4.HAVE PAID ANY OUTSTANDING SCDL 2023-24 BILLS

ENTRIES FOR SCHOOLS NOT MEETING THESE CRITERIA WILL NOT BE HONORED

When: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Time: 8am

Where: IN PERSON @ Arcadia High School

Events:

·All California Speech events PLUS

·Scripted Interp

-Platform Speaking

·SPAR

Entries: Are due to the Tabroom.com website by no later than 5pm on Friday 1/17/2025

Judges:Varsity students may NOT judge.One judge required for every five entries

Do not enter your students until your judges are confirmed

Fees:$7 per entry ($14 for DUO) PLUS $10 School fee

Fees will be be billed after the tournament.

By attending this event you are agreeing to the following:

In consideration for my participation in events sponsored or run by the Southern California Debate League (SCDL), I hereby expressly and irrevocably grant SCDL and its assigns, successors, licensees, affiliates, and designees (collectively the “Association”) the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right, license, and permission to use my name, image, likeness, voice, appearance, biographical information, statements, performance, and/or testimonials (collectively, the “Appearance”) in all forms and media including composite or modified representations for all purposes, including advertising, promotion, trade, or any commercial or non-commercial purpose throughout the world in perpetuity.The foregoing right and license extends to my Appearance in any video or audio recordings, photos, and any other media, how known or later developed, that are created in connection with any Association events and/or activities in which participate, whether in person or virtually.I waive the right to inspect or approve versions of my Appearance used for publication or the written copy that may be used in connection with the Appearance or such publication.

******COACH REQUIREMENT:

IF the coach of record, is NOT going to be attending the tournament, you must send either an employee representing your school and have them check in your team at the beginning of the tournament or

IF the coach of record is sending a volunteer and/or parent to care for their team – The chaperone MUST have a letter from your school, signed by the school principal indicating the that adult in charge is the official "chaperone" of the team for the tournament. The letter must be turned in to the tournament director prior to the beginning of the tournament.

Failure to do so may result in that school’s student(s) not being allowed to compete.

WHOMEVER you put in charge of the team should have the student emergency medical forms / permission slips / parent contact forms for their team.

Protect your students, yourself and your "representative".

Make sure that you have enough judge sat the tournament.School’s failing to provide the proper number of judges may have some of their entries dropped.

VARSITY STUDENTS MAY NOT JUDGE at this tournament.Adult judges are required

BE SURE TO ENTER JUDGES --DO NOT ENTER STUDENTS UNTIL YOUR JUDGES ARE CONFIRMED

SCHEDULE

Round 1 All events: 1st speaker speaks at 8am

Round 2 All events: 1st speaker speaks at 10am

Round 3 / Semi-Finals: 1st speaker speaks at 12:30pm

Finals: 1st speaker speaks at 3pm

Awards: 5:30pm

We will move up rounds if we can.