2020 SCJFL 2nd Quarter Speech Only Tournament: 

Greetings!

On Saturday, December 12th, 2020 is the date for the 2020 SCJFL 2nd Quarter Speech Only Tournament, and we hope that your school or organization will be joining us. 

Location: Your living room!

Entries:

You may register competitors at: 

https://forensicstournament.net/SCJFLMiddleSchoolSpeechTwo/20

We will close entries on Tuesday. December 8th at noon, PST.  All fees will be frozen at that time.

Events:

—Storytelling (5 min.)
—SPAR (open and novice divisions, but may collapse divisions if entries warrant) 

—Informative (10 min., visual aids are permitted)
—Duo (10 min.)
—Poetry (7 min.; uses a binder)
— Extemp (30 min. prep / 7 min. speech) *** Single Entry Only***

Topic areas:  2021 Presidential Administration; Economy; Asia; Global COVID impact
—Dramatic Interp (10 min.)
—Speech to Entertain (5 min.)
—Program Oral Interp (10 min.)
—Impromptu (7 min. bank) 

Round 1 - concrete nouns 

Round 2 - abstract nouns 

Round 3 - adjectives 

Final Round - quotations 

Students may enter up to two events.  For a complete list of rules, please visit the SCJFL.org website and click on RULES & BY-LAWS.

Fees: 

$10 per individual entry (Duo is $20)

One judge covers 5 event slots.

Judge fee: $20 per uncovered slot (see more explanation below)
All changes or drops after Tuesday. December 8th, 2020 at 12:05 p.m. PST will be charged a $10 nuisance fee for each change or drop.  Judges changes after Wednesday, December 10th at 12:05 a.m. PST will be charged a $50 judge nuisance fee.  Judge drops after this date will be charged a $100 judge no-show fee.  

All fees should be paid through the ForensicsTournament.net website.  Click the TOURNAMENT FEES tab on the left side of the tournament home page.

Judges who do not accept their assigned ballot will be charged a $20 no-show fee for the first offense.  The second offense will be $40.  Each subsequent no-show from the judge will warrant a $50 charge.

Judging Requirements: 

One judge covers 5 event slots.

Please remember that judge training is the responsibility of the school entering that judge.  While we will briefly recap some of the events, the majority of the training should be done by the school entering that judge. 

Schedule:

9:00 – Round 1

10:30 – Round 2

12:00 – Round 3

2:00 –  Finals

4:00 – Awards

Postings will be texted or e-mailed, depending on your preference.  Please notify your coach which you prefer.

Rules: All rules can be found in the SCJFL by-laws at SCJFL.org

Tournament Director: Robert Cannon - Wilshire Academy

Tab Assistant: Lara Stubeck - Emerson Middle

Judge Table: Rob Miller - Huntington Middle