STING INVITATIONAL ‘16

CHOCTAW HIGH SCHOOL

DRAMA DEBATE

You are cordially invited to attend the 11th annual “STING Invitational” Speech, Drama, and Debate tournament to be held at Choctaw High School on December 9th and 10th, 2016! We will be hosting all OSSAA sanctioned events in 5A and 6A categories, as well as a Novice Debate division. Please make note the following information:

Tabroom:We will be using tabroom.com in an effort to run a more efficient tournament.

Entries: Entries are due no later than Monday, December 5th at 5:00pm. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE VIA TABROOM.COM. Fees will follow OSSAA guidelines and novice fees will be the same as for qualifying. If you have not received an entry confirmation from us by Wednesday, December 7th, please contact Alan Beck,

DEBATE:We are offering all Debate events in 6A, 5A, and Novice.THERE WILL ONLY BE THREE (3) PRELIM ROUNDS OF DEBATE. ALL 2-1 RECORDS WILL ADVANCE.

PFD: We will be using the December topic in PFD for both qualifyingand Novice.

Novice Debate:A Novice shall be considered as a student who has had less than one year of competition experience in any of the three debate events, or is not yet in 9th grade and must go into novice. LD -We will be using the same topic as qualifying.NOT THE NSDA NOVICE RESOLUTION. Policy -we ask that they DO NOT run kritiks or counter-plans.

Adds/Drops: Please e-mail adds and drops as soon as you know about them. Fees will follow OSSAA guidelines. For debate drops on Friday, please contact Alan Beck,

Registration/Schedule: Registration will begin at 2:45pm on Friday in the Performing Arts CenterLobby and at 7:15am on Saturday in PAC.Please note the PAC rules at bottom of invite and please go over with your students prior to arrival.School dismisses at 2:47pm on Friday and the parking lot is usually very busy, so we suggest that you try to be here before then or wait until about 15 minutes after to arrive.IF ARRIVING BEFORE 2:00 PM ON FRIDAY PLEASE CONTACT Alan Beck, Please have all students gather in the PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Auditoriumon Friday until the first round begins then they may move to the Cafeteria Commons area in the main building.

The following is the schedule that will be used for Friday evening:

2:45pm - 3:15pmRegistration (In Little Theatre)

3:30pmRound 1

5:15pmRound 2

7:00pmRound 3

For Saturday,rounds will begin @ 8:00am and a full schedule will be emailed to you in the evening of Wednesday December 7th. If you do not receive a schedule by then, please contact Alan Beck, .

Judges:All judges and qualifications are due Wednesday, December 7th by 4:00 p.m. A school must provide coaches as well as people who meet the qualifications for judging to serve as a judge for the following:

One (1) IE Judge per twelve (12) individual event entries

One (1) LD Judge per four (4) LD debate team entries

One (1) PFD Judge per four (4) PFD team entries

One (1) CX Judge per two (2) CX debate entries

Failure to provide judges will result in an additional flat fee (see OSSAA book for fees).

Failure for schools to provide judges will result in a limit to entries on events. We will cut entries on Wed. at 4 p.m. if you do not have enough judges as we do not have enough people to hire.In an effort to provide a positive experience for judges, there will be a masseuse available in the judges’ lounge on Saturday, as well as a variety of food and beverages options.High School drama and debate students may judge novice provided they meet the NFL criteria for judging novice or provided they meet your criteria of being a capable & reliable judge. Failure to provide judges will result in an additional flat fee (see OSSAA book for fees).

Parking: On Friday, please park on the on the south side of the Lyle Boren Activity Centerand have all buses drop students off in front of the Performing Arts Center (PAC).On Saturday, buses may park in the same location all day.

Food: There will be a concession stand provided for students on Friday and Saturday in the cafeteria. There will also be food provided for coaches and judges in the PAC LOBBY both days.

CampusRules:1. Absolutely NO TOBACCO PRODUCTS, SMOKING, or VAPING in the building or anywhere on the Choctaw High School campus! Doing so will result in a disqualification of the entire team. 2. No food or drinks in the classrooms. 3. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ENTER A CLASSROOM UNTIL A JUDGE ARRIVES. 4. No students or judges are to sit at Teacher Desks/Chairs in classrooms. 4. Students are not admitted to any room or building not being used for the tournament—this includes all gyms. PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR STUDENTS TO HELP US KEEP THE CAMPUS AND FACILITIES CLEAN.

PAC Rules: PLEASE REVIEW THESE WITH YOUR STUDENTS/JUDGES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL1. ABSOLUTELY No Food, Drink, Candy or Gum in house/auditorium area. 2. Keep feet on the floor and do not climb over seats. 3.Do not jump onto the stage and use stairs only to access the stage. 4. Respect our facility and keep it clean.

Location: We are located on the southeast corner of NE 10th Street and Henney Road in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Our address is 14300 NE 10th St, Choctaw, OK 73020. Most GPS systems and websites will direct you to take I-40 and exit on Choctaw Road, however, if you are coming from I-35 southbound, it is generally easier to take 23rd Street east to Henney Road.

Thank you for all of your assistance in making this tournament a success. If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email or text. We look forward to seeing you there!

Tournament Director:Judges Lounge/Concessions Coordinator:

Alan Beck – Competitive Debate Maryjane Burton – Competitive Drama

Cell - (405) 208-3751Cell - (405)-249-1462;Drama Room - 390-6143