The Dark Lord’s Yule Tournament

Saturday, December 21st, 2019

 

Lords and Ladies of the Dancing Sugar Plums:

You are vigorously invited to attend the Fergus Invitational Speech/Drama/Debate Tournament to be held Saturday, December 21st, 2019.

Registration:  All registrations must be received by Wednesday, December 15th, 2019. You may register online at https://forensicstournament.net/TheDarkLordofTheEast/19.

You will be able to make adjustments using this site as often as needed through Wednesday, December 18th. Drops will be allowed through the 20th, and of course the morning of.  If you have any questions you can feel free to email them to Coach Stahl at lstah@lewistown.k12.mt.us .

Check in will take place at the main office of the high school, 1001 Casino Creek Drive, Lewistown, MT from 7:00AM – 7:30AM.

Registration Limits: All teams are limited to no more than three (3) entries in any one event.  Double entry will be permitted and even encouraged.   

Entry Fees: Entry fees will be $5.00 per student, per event.  After December 20th , the tournament website will be closed and all drop/ add information will need to be directed to lstahl@lewistown.k12.mt.us.  Adds, at this point, will be charged an additional $5.00. 

Event Rules: All events will be conducted per the rules in the 2017-2018 MHSA Handbook. Dual entries will be allowed. The MHSA handbook rules will be enforced. All MHSA sanctioned Class A events will be offered, as well as DUO Interp.

Tournament Schedule:

                 Speech/Drama                                      Extemp Draw/Debate

                 Round 1      8:30 am                                   Round 1      8:00 am

                 Round 2      10:00 am                                 Round 2      10:00 am

                 Round 3      11:30 am                                 Round 3      11:30 am

                 FINALS       1:30 pm                                   FINALS       1:00 pm

 

LD Topic – Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels.

Policy Debate – The United States federal government should substantially reduce Direct Commercial Sales and/or Foreign Military Sales of arms from the United States.

Public Forum Debate – Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms.


Awards: The Awards Ceremony will be held in the Fergus High School Auditorium as soon as the finals results have been tabulated. Please be advised there is no food or drink in this auditorium.  Team Trophies will be awarded for Class A, B, & C.  Awards will be given for 1st – 8th place in all events.

Location: All events will be held in the High School, Junior High School and Lewis and Clark Elementary buildings. The High School will host the Speech Events.  The Elementary School will host the Drama Events.  The Junior High will host the Debate Events.  The elementary school is located one block from the High School.  Junior High is located at 914 W Main Street. Registration will be at the High School at 1001 Casino Creek Drive.  If we do not have a sufficient need for the Junior High we’ll let you know at registration.

Gathering Area for Students: All competitors will gather in the high school cafeteria between rounds. Those students at the Lewis and Clark building will have space in their gym.  Students at the junior high will have space in the gym.  Students are allowed in the commons area only between rounds.

Lunch/Concessions: A full concessions will be offered at the high school and junior high school for students starting at 8:00 am. Our hospitality rooms will be open for coaches, judges, and bus drivers throughout the day at each of the schools.  

Reminders: Coaches are expected to monitor their students. Students will not be allowed in the classrooms until a coach or judge is present. Due to the design of the building, we have several competition rooms adjacent to our student commons. We want to make certain that this area is kept clear and quiet during rounds. Students will be able to gather in the commons or high school cafeteria between rounds. Coaches will gather in the high school library.  Bus drivers may utilize the faculty lounge.

Parking: Bus parking is allowed in the lots around the high school on Casino Creek.

 

Thank you for considering coming to our fine tournament.  We hope to see you all there.

 

Cheers!

Mr. Jim Daniels                       Mr. Lee Stahl                     Position Available

Activities Director                    Head Coach                             Asst. Coach

Fergus High School                 FHS Speech and Drama        FHS Speech and Drama

(406) 366-2320                        (406) 546-4171