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Welcome to the home page for the 2012 Julie Billiart Classic tournament hosted by Notre Dame San Jose on May 12, 2012

Status: Tournament Completed

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<p> <meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" /><meta content=\"Word.Document\" name=\"ProgId\" /><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 12\" name=\"Generator\" /><meta content=\"Microsoft Word 12\" name=\"Originator\" /><link href=\"file:///C:%5CUsers%5Csmcguinn%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" rel=\"File-List\" /><link href=\"file:///C:%5CUsers%5Csmcguinn%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx\" rel=\"themeData\" /><link href=\"file:///C:%5CUsers%5Csmcguinn%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml\" rel=\"colorSchemeMapping\" /><style> Â </style></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">  </p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Notre Dame High School is pleased to invite you to the first Julie Billart Classic, a Middle School Parliamentary debate workshop and tournament on May 12, 2012!<span style=\"\">  </span>This tournament is open to middle school students in grades 6-8, and includes a morning workshop to teach students how to debate in the Parliamentary style and a three round debate tournament with awards for undefeated teams and top speakers!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">About the Tournament:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Schools may register as many teams as they wish for the tournament (teams of 2 students), up to the maximum capacity of the tournament (150 teams).<span style=\"\">  </span>Students do not need to know anything about debate prior to coming to the tournament. In the morning, members of the ND debate team will lead a workshop working with small groups of students to teach them debate basics before the tournament begins, including how to prepare arguments, deliver speeches and rebut/defend positions.<span style=\"\">  </span>After the workshop, there will be a debate tournament with three rounds.<span style=\"\">  </span>Undefeated teams at the end of the tournament, as well as students judged as being the top speakers, will receive awards and all participants will receive certificates.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Tentative Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Registration:<span style=\"\">  </span>7:00am-7:30am<span style=\"\">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Workshop: 7:30am-10:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Break/Postings: 10:30am-11am<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Round 1: 11am-12:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Lunch break: 12:30-1pm <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Round 2: 1pm-2:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Round 3: 2:45pm-4:15pm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Awards: 5pm<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Cost:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The cost for registration is 20.00/team.<span style=\"\">  </span>There is no school fee. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Students may bring their own lunch, or they may purchase a lunch for 5.00 on campus.<span style=\"\">  </span>Food for chaperones will be provided at no cost.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Make checks payable to: <i style=\"\">Notre Dame San Jose</i><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">You may mail checks in advance of the tournament to:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Julie Billiart Classic<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">c/o Sarah Botsch-McGuinn<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Notre Dame San Jose<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">596 S. Second St.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">San Jose, CA 95112<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Entry Procedure:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Please enter your school’s teams online using forensicstournament.net at this address: <a href=\"http://forensicstournament.net/JBClassic\">http://forensicstournament.net/JBClassic</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">You will need to set up a school account if you have not already done so, it is free and easy to use!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Please register no later than <b style=\"\">May 4, 2012</b>.<span style=\"\">  </span>The tournament may fill to capacity before that date so enter as soon as possible!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <i style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Drops made after May 9<sup>th</sup>, 2012 will be assessed a $20.00 drop fee, including drops made at registration.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Judges:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Notre Dame students will serve as judges, but any parents who would like to come will be invited to a judge training session and are welcome to judge if they wish.<span style=\"\">  </span>Please sign up your parents at the forensicstournament.net website when you register your students.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Adults/Chaperones:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Please provide one adult chaperone per school that can stay the entire day.<span style=\"\">  </span>That chaperone will need to have permission slips/medical authorization forms and authorized by the school to chaperone students. The legal chaperone should register the school at the registration period and pay any outstanding fees due at that time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <b style=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Locations:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">The tournament is being held at Notre Dame High School in downtown San Jose.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Address: 596 S. Second St., San Jose, CA 95112<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Registration: Sunflower Plaza<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Judge training/adult lounge: Library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Student Workshop/hangout: JB Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\">Lunch will be served in Pardini Park<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;\"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>