The Allentown Diocese Forensics League

The Allentown Diocese Forensics League

And

The Catholic Forensic League of Scranton

Dear Forensics Coach,

With the cooperation of the Allentown Diocese Forensics League (ADFL) and the Catholic Forensic League of Scranton (CFLS) we would like to invite you to a “Fall Kick-Off” tournament to be held Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Southern Lehigh H.S. in Center Valley, PA. We will be using National Catholic Forensic League events and rules, so if you are not familiar with these, please feel free to contact us. Events will be split into Varsity and Novice divisions as numbers warrant. Novices are defined as freshmen or sophomores or students in their first year of competition. Finals will be held if numbers warrant as well. All students advancing out of preliminary rounds will be recognized at our awards ceremony. There will be NO double entries in any events.

Tournament information, including directions to Southern Lehigh H.S. and a tentative schedule, is included on the following pages. Please make sure you are aware of tournament deadlines and fees. Registration for the tournament will be handled through TABROOM.com. Both the Allentown and Scranton leagues now have groups on this site. Schools are encouraged to join their respective leagues on this site, since both leagues plan to use TABROOM.com throughout the year for future league tournaments. Complete school registration is due by Monday, October 31, 2016 with changes due by 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Please note that there are two groups for each event, one for Varsity and one for Novice. Please be sure to register your students into the correct divisions. Some events may be collapsed into one division on the day of the tournament if there are not enough entries to warrant splitting Varsity and Novice. There will NOT be any judges for hire. Seniors who have extensive experience may be allowed to judge novice events.

We hope that you will be able to join us for a great day of competition. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. See you on November 5th!

Sincerely,

David Long Keith Brosious

ADFL League Director CFLS League Director

Home Phone: 610-419-9677 Home Phone: 570-378-2016

School Phone: 610-282-1421 x 7207 School Phone: 570-278-1106 x 127

email: email:

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Tentative Schedule for 11/5/16

At Southern Lehigh H.S.

8:00-8:30 Registration - Lobby

IE schematics for all three preliminary rounds will be posted at the opening assembly.

Debate schematics for Rd. I and II will be posted at the opening assembly.

9:00 - Opening Assembly

Extemp Draw Rd. I Library

9:15-9:30 – Agenda Setting for Student Congress

9:15-10:00 – Rd. I L-D and PF Debate

9:15-10:45 - Rd. I All IE Events and C-X Debate

9:30-11:30 – Session I Student Congress

10:15-11:00 – Rd. II L-D and PF Debate

10:30 Extemp Draw Rd. II Library

10:45-12:15 Rd. II All IE Events and C-X Debate

11:30-12:30 – Rd. III L-D and PF Debate

11:45-1:45 – Session II Student Congress

12:00 Extemp Draw Rd. III Library

12:15-1:45 Rd. III All IE Events and C-X Debate

1:00-2:00 Rd. IV L-D and PF Debate

1:45-2:45 Lunch - Cafeteria

2:45 - Final Round Posting

Extemp Final Round Draw Library

2:45-4:30 Session III Student Congress

3:00-4:30 Final Round All Events

5:00 Awards Ceremony

Lunch: Southern Lehigh will do a sale for lunch and a snack stand for students. A judges’ lounge will be available to adults throughout the day.

Directions to Southern Lehigh HS 5800 Main St. Center Valley, PA 18034

From Rt. 22: Take the exit for Rt. 378 South and follow it through Bethlehem. Once you go over the hill in Bethlehem, the school will be about 2 miles down on your right. Turn right at the light at the Copperhead Grill Restaurant, onto Preston Lane. Make a left into the first driveway. Buses may park in the designated spots in that area. Other vehicles may park on the left side of the building in the spaces provided.

From I-78: Take the exit for Rt. 309 South. Go to the second light and make a left. At the immediate T, make a left, and then the next right onto Preston Lane. The school will be on your right. Go to the second driveway, which will put you in front of the school. Park as described above.

From the PA Turnpike: If coming from the South, get off at the Quakertown exit. Make a left at the light, just past the tollbooths, and follow that road to Rt. 309. Make a left onto Rt. 309 North. Follow this until it gets to an intersection with Rt. 378 North. Bear right onto Rt. 378 North. Make a left at the first intersection onto Preston Lane. You will see the school on your left. Make a left into the first driveway. Park as described above.

If coming from the North, get off at the Allentown exit. Bear right onto Rt. 22 East. Take the first exit, which is Rt. 309 South. You will be put on Rt. 78 East and Rt. 309 South, which are together for a section. Follow the directions above for Rt. 78.

General Information for

The “Fall Kick-Off” Tournament at Southern Lehigh H.S. November 5, 2016

Registration will be handled through TABROOM.com. Please be aware of all deadlines posted.

There are two groups for each event, one for Varsity and one for Novice.

Double entries are not allowed in any events.

Fees: $6.00/ individual entry IE or L-D

$12.00/ Cross-Ex, Public Forum or Duo team

ADFL and CFLS teams will receive a 50% discount on competitor registrations only.

$5.00/ change made after 5:00 PM Wednesday 11/2/16. This will be added to your

registration fee, determined by your entry and judge needs at 5:00 PM 11/2/16.

Checks should be made out to ADFL.

Judges: 1 judge for every 2 Lincoln-Douglas Debaters or fraction thereof

1 judge for every 2 Cross-Ex Teams or fraction thereof

1 judge for every 5 speech or Congress entries or fraction thereof

A Duo counts as one speech entry

1 judge for every 2 Public Forum teams or fraction thereof

Seniors with extensive experience may judge novice events only. Any judges that

should judge novice events only should be marked as such on your registration.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: We will use the NSDA November/December resolution

Resolved: The United States ought to limit qualified immunity for police officers.

Public Forum Debate: We will use the NSDA November resolution

Resolved: On balance, the benefits of the Internet of Things outweigh the harms of decreased personal privacy.

Student Congress: Please send one bill/resolution by Wednesday 10/19/16. You may submit more than one piece of legislation, but all schools competing in Student Congress must submit at least one. If multiple legislation is sent, please indicate a preference of bills to be entered in the pack. Please email to David Long at The pack of bills will be posted Friday 10/21/16 on TABROOM.com. Due to this being a first tournament for many competitors we will limit the pack ~15 pieces. All schools competing will have at least one piece of legislation in the pack.