January 11, 2017
DEAR HIGH SCHOOL FORENSICS COACH:
We’re pleased to invite you to the Annual KingPen Invitational Tournament, an event hosted by both Kingston and Peninsula High Schools, to be held at Peninsula High School, 14105 Purdy Drive NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
The dates for this year’s tournament are January 27th-28th. Please read the invitation carefully. Coaches—be aware that there is a toll on the return trip across the Narrows Bridge.
We offer the following events:
Student Congress 2 sessions on Friday evening and a super session on Saturday.
DEBATE
Big Question Debate Open Public Forum Debate Open Policy Debate Open LD Debate
Lincoln/Douglas competitors will use the January/February LD Topic as announced by NSDA on www.speechandebate.org on December 1st. (Topic: Resolved: Public colleges and universities in the United States ought not restrict any constitutionally protected speech.) Public Forum debate will use the February topic as announced by NSDA on January 1st. You can obtain the Public Forum topic and guidelines for that debate at www.speechanddebate.org. (Topic: Resolved: The United States should lift its embargo against Cuba.) We will offer 3 rounds of Big Question Debate on Saturday, with a possible final round if necessary.
Individual Events—Open Division Only
Expos Dual Interp Spar
Extemp Interpretive Reading
Dramatic Interp Impromptu
Humorous Interp Oratory
PLEASE READ THE EVENT RULES CAREFULLY
DRAMATIC INTERP: a serious program of prose, poetry, or drama. Presentation must be from memory. Props, costumes, make-up are not permitted. Time limit is 10 minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
DUAL INTERP: contestants may choose their material from prose, poetry, or drama. Delivery must be from memory; props, costumes, and make-up are not permitted. Time: ten (10) minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
EXPOSITORY: a speech that is designed to be informative in nature. Visual aids and note cards are permitted, but are not required. Time: eight minutes (8) with 30 seconds grace period.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH: State Rules apply. Thirty minutes of prep time followed by 7 minutes of speaking time. Judges will provide time signals while competitor is speaking. 30 second grace period.
HUMOROUS INTERP: a humorous program of prose, poetry, or drama. Presentation must be from memory. Props, costumes, make-up are not permitted. Time limit is ten (10) minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
IMPROMPTU: contestants will be given a choice of topics (a word, a quotation, a current event). The student will choose a topic and have six minutes to prepare and speak on the chosen topic. Time may be used in any manner the speaker chooses (example-2 minutes prep and 4 speaking or 4 minutes prep and 2 minutes speaking). Time: six (6) minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
INTERP READING: a scripted program using one or more pieces of prose AND one or more pieces of poetry around a theme. Author(s), title(s), and theme must be stated. Time: eight (8) minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
ORATORY: a speech to persuade. No more than 150 quoted words may be used. Time: ten minutes (10) minutes with 30 seconds grace period.
SPONTANEOUS ARGUMENTATION (also known as SPAR): A brief, ten-minute debate performed without advanced preparation on a subject of interest. At this tournament, the format will be as follows: The affirmative and the negative will be given two topics. At the end of a one minute preparation period, the affirmative will begin to debate on one of the two topics. The affirmative is allotted a two minute constructive speech followed by a one minute cross-examination. The negative will then have one minute to prepare a two minute constructive speech which will be followed by a one minute cross examination. Both speakers will then be allowed one minute for rebuttal without preparation time.
BIG QUESTION DEBATE:
The current question is: Resolved: Science leaves no room for free will.
“Entries from participating schools and any judges they provide consent to the rules of the Big Questions event, including the format and topicality guidelines. Schools should provide their judges with access to the National Speech & Debate Association’s judge training resources prior to the tournament. Event resources for students and coaches are provided by the NSDA. Judges and competitors will also be asked to complete a brief survey before leaving the tournament site.”
Structure of the Debate: Each side will make an opening presentation, laying out the arguments and reasons to prefer their side of the resolution. These are called the Constructive speeches, and they are five minutes long. The Affirmative side will always speak first. If there is a pair debating, the first speaker will give the Constructive speech. Following these speeches, there is a three minute question segment. For more information on how to structure the debate visit the NSDA website: https://www.speechanddebate.org/big-questions/
REGISTRATION AND FEES:
Registration is through the website http://www.tabroom.com. The deadline is January 25th at 6:00 pm. Tournament fees and registration will be set at that time.
Each Squad $30.00
Each LD entry $12.00
Each PF Team $18.00
Each IE entry $10.00
Each DUO entry $18.00
Each Congress entry $10.00
Make checks payable to Kingston High School.
Registrations are due January 25th by 6 PM! All registration will be done through www.tabroom.com. Please do not email registrations unless you cannot make this site work and check with us first. If you do not have an account at the site, follow the instructions to create one and then click on the KingPen Invitational link to register. Please email Lasica Crane at the address below if you need help. Tabroom is a little different from forensicstournament, but it is becoming popular nationally and is free.
Fees will be assessed at 6 PM on January 25th. Any drops after that time will be included in the fees. Please notify us of drops as soon as you know of them. Any changes on Friday the 27th should be emailed to (DO NOT make changes on the web site on Friday!) or called/texted to Lasica Crane at 360.860.0450.
JUDGING: Each school is required to provide one judge for every 2 Lincoln Douglas entries, 2 Policy entries or 2 Public Forum debate teams. In individual events, one judge is required for each 5 IE’s entered. One student doing two events counts as two contestants. A Dual Interp is counted as one entry.
LIMITATIONS: Each school is limited to a total of 6 PFD, CX or LD entries and 20 individual event entries. One student doing two events is counted as two toward the 20 limit. A dual interp pair is counted as one entry. However, a school may enter additional squads if they pay an additional school fee of $30.00.
SUPERVISION:
The WIAA requires the presence, at all times, of a certificated staff member from the school or district
supervising your participants. You will not be allowed to compete if you do not comply with this rule.
DIRECTIONS: From I-5, take HWY 16 towards Gig Harbor/Bremerton. Take the Purdy Drive Exit. Turn right on 144th St NW. Turn right on 62nd Ave NW. Take the first right and right again into the bus circle at PHS.
Hotel Information
If you are coming from a distance, these motels usually have rooms available in Gig Harbor. There are also a variety of hotels in Tacoma within a half hour of the school.
Westwynd Motel (800) 468-9963
6703 144th Street Northwest, Gig Harbor, Washington 98332, United States
In Purdy (two exits past High School) and inexpensive, but not as nice
Inn at Gig Harbor (253) 858-1111
3211 Northwest 56th Street, Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Close by, nicer, moderately priced
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual KingPen Tournament!
Lasica Crane
Schedule
Friday
3:00: Registration
3:45: Debate Round 1, Congress Session 1
5:45 Debate 2
6:15 Congress Session 2
7:45 Debate 3
Saturday
7:00 Registration for IE only schools
8:00 IE Round 1(Extemp draw 8:00)
9:30 Debate 4 (Round 1 of BQD) (Super Congress 1)
11:30 IE 2 (Extemp draw 11:30)
1:00 Debate 5 (Round 2 of BQD) (Super Congress 2)
3:00 IE 3 (Extemp draw 3:00)
4:15 LD and PF Quarters (Round 3 of BQD)
5:15 LD and PF sems
6:00 IE finals
7:00 Debate finals (BQD Finals if necessary)
8:15 (ASAP) Awards
Students breaking in IEs and debate will be scheduled in IE finals to accommodate possible conflicts. ALL JUDGES are obligated for out rounds. We will hand out ballots for quarters and sems in LD/PF at the same time.