Payment :

Payment must be made via google wallet (InstructorWillWash@gmail.com) or Zelle 714-642-0805.

Congress update:

Due to an error and the circulation of multiple topics, the middle school and elementary school topics have been changed.

The Communication Arts League is back for our second seasons and is proud to present our 1^st event of the season.

The theme of this tournament is “Empathy”. Students will explore how empathy is important and has been used to create positive change through multiple speech and debate events.

This tournament will have events for 3 age groups:

3^rd – 5^th Grades: Elementary

6^th – 8^th Grades: Middle School

9^th -12^th Grades: High School

Payment

Team Fee: $50

All patterns are $15 per event.

Tournament will be held at Orange Coast College.  2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Sign up for this tournament using Forensicstournament.net .

Registration will open September 9 and close September 25 at 5 PM. Fees will be frozen on September 25. All changes required after September will need to be emailed directly to the tournament director (wwashington@aclacademy.org).

Events

Schedule – Pattern A & B    

Registration 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Check Postings and notify registration of needed changes  

Judges Training 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Ballot Assignment 9:30 AM – 9:40 AM

Round 1 Pattern A 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

Round 1 Pattern B 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM

Lunch 11:50 to 12:20

Ballot Assignment 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM

Round 2 Pattern A 12:35 PM to 1:35 PM

Round 2 Pattern B 1:40 PM to 2:40 PM

Snack Break 2:40 PM to 2:50 PM

Ballot Assignment 2:50 PM to 3:00 PM

Round 3 Pattern A 3:05 PM to 4:05 PM

Round 3 Pattern B 4:10 PM to 5:10 PM

Break 5:10 to 5:30

Finals Ballot Assignment 5:30 to 5:40

Finals All Events 5:40 to 7:00

7:30 Awards

Events 

Pattern A

Pattern B

Pattern C:

Writing Competition (Rules for this event are on tournament home page)

Pattern D:

Original Narrative Video Submission (Please see instructions on tournament landing page)

Original Poetry/SLAM Submission (Please see instructions on tournament landing page)

Original Oratory Video Submission (Please see instructions on tournament landing page)

Policy Debate

We will also offer five rounds of Policy debate in for two age groups Middle School and High School.  Schedule and times will be posting on Forensicstournament.net

Photo release: Please let all parents know that we will be taking photos at this tournament to help promote future tournaments and activities. By signing up for this tournament, participants have agreed to allow images to be used to promote Speech and Debate and future ACLA tournaments. Parents are not allowed to film or take photos of any students (even their own child) during competition rounds.