SePA TOURNAMENT
SePA Speech and Debate Qualifying Tournament
April 6-9, 2009
Berks Technical Institute
2205 Ridgewood Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
DIRECTIONS
http://www.berkstech.com/locations.htm
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
1. CONTACT INFORMATION
Ken Hopkins, Tournament Director
Pam, Hopkins, Assistant Director
Phone 610-913-6033 Email hop8fam@dejazzd.com
Kerry Grant, Tab Room Coordinator
Phone 610-913-8307 Email kgrant@ccofpa.org
Kelly Bower, Jr. Tournament Director
Phone 610-488-9220 Email juniors@ccofpa.org
2. REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration will open Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 5:00 pm.
Registration will close Monday, March 23, 2009 at 11:59 pm.
3. REGISTRATION FEES
TP Debate - $50 per Team
LD Debate - $35 per Debater
IE - $15 for the first speech event and $10 for each event after that.
Jr IE - $10 for the first speech event and $5 for each event after that.
Any registrations accepted after registration closes will be subject to a $25 late fee.
4. PAYMENTS
The SePA Tournament will be using Paypal to process tournament fees.
5. MEALS
There are several meal options you can choose from. Lunches and dinners may be ordered in advance. See Meal Information Page for meal descriptions and pricing. You may bring food and coolers to be eaten in the cafeteria, or you can check at the information table for a list of nearby restaurants.
6. JUDGE REQUIREMENTS
We require, as part of the registration process for your child, that you register to judge for 3 rounds per day. You will be able to do this on the judge registration page of the website. You must still be available for other rounds if needed.
7. DRESS CODE
The Tournament Director will adjudicate disputes regarding dress using Section III of the NCFCA Qualifying Tournament Participating General Rules. Participants should view this document prior to attending the tournament. It can be found at http://www.ncfca.org.
Competitors should stay in complete tournament attire while at the facility for the duration of the tournament.
8. HOST HOUSING
We have a limited amount of host housing available that will be provided on a first come first served basis. Please be aware that most of the host homes will be about 30 minutes away from the facility. Contact Teri Heck at 610-670-2929 or terri4gw@comcast.net for more information.
9. JR IE TOURNAMENT
We are pleased to announce the return of our Junior Division competition to be held on Thursday, April 9. Students ages 7 - 12 are eligible to compete. This year's speech events are Interpretation (combined dramatic and humorous), Expository, Extemporaneous using "God's World News (News Crrent Edition), and Impromptu. There will be two rounds of competition that day. No script submission is required for the Junior competition.
Each Interpretive and Expository speech should be approximately five minutes in length. Extemporaneous will have National, International and Inspirational categories and an Extemp Box will be provided with articles that pertain to the questions. Prep time will be 20 min. with the speech time approx. 5 min. There will be one round of abstract words and one round of sayings for the Impromptu event. Impromptu will be timed in the same manner as the competitive track, with the exception of a three minute prep time. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded for each category.
Dress code will be as follows -
Boys: dress slacks and shoes with either a sweater or shirt and tie. No suit coats are necessary.
Girls: dress pants and shoes with a nice shirt/sweater, or a dress or skirt outfit. Dresses and skirts should fall below the knees.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!! It's your time to shine (and get out of timing!)
10. DIRECTIONS
See Berks Technical Institute website at http://www.berkstech.com/locations.htm for directions.
11. ACCOMMODATIONS
Econo Lodge Inn and Suites
635 Spring Street
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-378-5105
$62.99 if booked by March 16
Reference NCFCA Region 10 Tournament to get special rate
Includes free breakfast
Days Inn Wyomissing
910 Woodland Road
Wyomissing PA 19610
610.374-1500
Ask for NCFCA rate.
Offer good until 4/1.
Rate is $84
12. SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
Scripts must be submitted for all platform and interpretive speech categories. Please refer to script submission guidelines available at http://www.ncfca.org/speech. Any competitor who fails to comply with these guidelines will be unable to compete in that category at the SePA tournament.