<h1><strong>Welcome to the Laurel Locomotive Speech, Drama and Debate 2016 Invitational</strong></h1> <p>REGISTRATION:</p> <p>Please fill out the pre-registration survey is you have not done so already&nbsp;so that we can start planning for rooms and judges for this large tournament. This is not a binding registration; we would just like an estimate of the number of competitors we will be accommodating. <a href=\"http://goo.gl/forms/FRnO5F3TWx\">http://goo.gl/forms/FRnO5F3TWx</a></p> <p>Registration will be at Laurel High School between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM. An entry fee of $5.00 will be charged for each participant. Registration must be submitted online at <a href=\"http://www.forensicstournament.net/loco/16\">www.forensicstournament.net/loco/16</a></p> <p>by 4:00pm Monday, January 4th, 2016. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Changes (drops/adds) to registration can be made until Wednesday, January 6th online. After that, please email drops to <a href=\"mailto:liz_schwartz@laurel.k12.mt.us\">liz_schwartz@laurel.k12.mt.us</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Each school may enter up to three entries in each event. A drop fee of $5.00 will be assessed for each contestant dropped after 4:00pm on Friday, January 8th. If you have drops after the online registration closes, please email them to Liz at <a href=\"mailto:liz_schwartz@laurel.k12.mt.us\">liz_schwartz@laurel.k12.mt.us</a> as soon as possible or you can leave a message for her at 406-546-4798</p> <p>MHSA Rules:</p> <ul> <li>AA Schools will only be allowed to register JV/novice competitors in Speech and Debate and will need to follow class A tournament rules. Coaches, please familiarize yourselves with any differences between AA and A event rules.</li> </ul> <p>DOUBLE-ENTRY:</p> <p>Double Entry will be allowed.</p> <p>FOOD:&nbsp;</p> <p>Concessions will be available at the high school for either cash or PO. If you use a purchase order at concessions, please have a typed list of competitors to give to the concessions manager but there are also several fast food places close to the school.&nbsp; Lunch will be provided in the hospitality room for judges, coaches and drivers.</p> <p>COMPETITION SITE:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Depending on registration, up to three buildings may be used. The buildings are within two blocks of each other. As of right now, Drama events will be held at Laurel Middle School (725 Washington Ave) and Speech and Debate will be held at Laurel High School (203 E 8th St). LD Debate may be held at Graff Elementary School (417 E 6th St.) depending on registration. I will e-mail you closer to the tournament to let you know if that happens. All final rounds will be held at Laurel High School. There will be a commons area for students at each building. Students should be in the designated commons area when not in rounds. Remember contestants may not be in competition rooms unless a judge or coach is present. At the end of the tournament, please ask your students to pick up their area. The awards assembly will be in the high school auditorium at approximately 4:00 pm.&nbsp;</p> <p>TABBING ASSIGNMENTS/JUDGES:</p> <p>Tabbing assignments will be in your registration confirmation email. I will do my best to accommodate tabbing requests but I ask that you please tab what you are assigned to. I may ask assistant coaches to fill in for any judges that don&rsquo;t show the day of competition. Judges less than two years out may be used as back up if we cannot fill all judging slots prior to the tournament.</p> <p>COMPETITION:</p> <p>There will be three preliminary rounds and finals in all. The schedule for the day is:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Individual Events&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Extemp Draw&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Debate</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8:00</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10:00</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 12:00</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2:00&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1:30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2:00</p> <p>Awards Assembly will be at 4:00 at the High School Auditorium.</p> <p>All final rounds will be at Laurel High School.</p> <p>Extemp Draw will be in Room 206 at Laurel High School Extemp topics will be created with the NFHS December Topics in mind.</p> <p>All events will be conducted in accordance to the MHSA Handbook.</p> <p>LD topic will be the January/February:<strong style=\"line-height:1.6em\">Resolved: In the United States, private ownership of handguns ought to be banned.</strong></p> <p>Policy topic is: <strong><em>2015-2016 Topic&nbsp;</em></strong><strong>Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.</strong></p> <p>Public Forum topic will be the January/February:<strong style=\"line-height:1.6em\">Resolved: On balance, economic sanctions are reducing the threat Russia poses to Western interests.</strong></p> <p>If you have any questions, contact Liz at 628-3953 during the day or 546-4798 in the evening.</p> <p>(Voice mail will be available if I am out.)</p> <p>We hope to see you January 9th! Happy Holidays!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Laurel High School Forensics:</p> <p>Head Coach: &nbsp; Liz Schwartz</p> <p>Assistant:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dan Johnson</p> <p>Assistant:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Doug Andersen</p> <p>Volunteer:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Marcus Twichel</p>