MIDDLE SCHOOL
JUNE 18–21, 2019
MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT SPONSOR
NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION
TOURNAMENT RULES Schematics and results can be found at msnats.tabroom.com For assistance with locked rooms or general, non-emergent questions throughout the week, CALL or TEXT:
For questions about rules or procedures, please visit our website for links to downloadable documents:
the NSDA Help Line at (920) 748-6206
www.speechanddebate.org/ nationals
GENERAL INFORMATION y y REMINDER: All events will use online ballots through Tabroom.com. yy Please report to all rounds on time (or early!), but do not enter a room unless the judge is present. If a room is locked, or the judge does not show up within 15 minutes of the round’s scheduled start, please ask a tournament official for assistance. Please respect the competition spaces. yy Speech contestants who are cross-entered within a pattern should report to the room where they’re scheduled to speak earlier first, ask to speak as early as possible in the round, and then immediately report to their other event. yy When you leave each round, please respect other rounds still in progress and walk quietly to your next round. yy Observers are permitted in all competition spaces and rounds. No one may deny the ability for someone to observe them. Anyone who chooses to observe must be respectful at all times during the competition. yy Do not record rounds on mobile/cell phones or other digital devices. This is for the privacy and safety of all concerned. No exceptions will be granted to this rule; final rounds will be videotaped by staff for instructional purposes. yy Please silence cell phones and other noise-emitting devices. yy Debate Final Rounds: To be eligible to receive championship honors, a school “closing out” (e.g., two entries in finals) must hold a debate that is videotaped and open to the public for educational purposes. No winner or loser will be declared; we will declare the entries co-champions. yy Awards Assembly: Please make this ceremony dignified by refraining from yelling and screaming. For safety, please keep aisles clear. You may not reserve seats.
SCHEMATICS AND MORE ON THE
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MAIN EVENT TENTATIVE SCHEDULE The schedules are tentative and we may alter start times. It is the responsibility of all contestants to pay attention to the schematics at msnats.tabroom.com for official start times.
LD, PF, AND POLICY DEBATE
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS *
WEDNESDAY 10:00 a . m . – Round 1 1:00 p . m . – Round 2 3:30 p . m . – Round 3 6:00 p . m . – Round 4
WEDNESDAY 10:00 a . m . – Round 1-A 11:30 a . m . – Round 1-B (Draw - 11:00 a.m.) 1:00 p . m . – Round 2-A 2:30 p . m . – Round 2-B (Draw - 2:00 p.m.) 4:00 p . m . – Round 3-A 5:30 p . m . – Round 3-B (Draw - 5:00 p.m.)
THURSDAY 8:00 a . m . – Round 5 11:00 a . m . – Round 6 2:00 p . m . – Doubles PF and LD; Quarters CX 4:30 p . m . – Octas PF and LD; Semis CX 6:00 p . m . – Quarters PF and LD
THURSDAY 8:30 a . m . – Round 4-A 10:00 a . m . – Round 4-B (Draw - 9:30 a.m.) 11:30 a . m . – Round 5-A 1:00 p . m . – Round 5-B (Draw - 12:30 p.m.) 2:30 p . m . – Quarters-A 4:00 p . m . – Quarters-B (Draw - 3:30 p.m.) 5:30 p . m . – Semis-A 6:30 p . m . – Semis-B (Draw - 6:00 p.m.)
FRIDAY (CX, LD, & PF Finals filming in City View 6) 8:00 a . m . – Semis of LD, Semis of PF 10:00 a . m . – Finals of CX 12:00 p . m . – Finals of LD 1:15 p . m . – Finals of PF
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE WEDNESDAY 11:00 a . m . to 1:30 p . m . 3:00 p . m . to 5:30 p . m .
– Session 1 – Session 2
THURSDAY 8:00 a . m . to 10:30 a . m . 12:00 p . m . to 2:30 p . m . 4:00 p . m . to 6:30 p . m .
– Session 3 – Session 4 – Semis
FRIDAY
(DEC, PRO, STO, POE, DUO Finals filming in City View 7) (IMP, OO, EXT, HI, DI Finals filming in Remington) 8:00 a . m . 9:15 a . m . 10:00 a . m . 10:30 a . m . 11:45 a . m . 1:00 p . m .
FRIDAY (Congress Finals in City View 1) 9:00 a . m . to 12:00 p . m . – Finals
– DEC and IMP Finals – OO and PRO Finals – EXT Prep in City View 2 – EXT and STO Finals – HI and POE Finals – DI and DUO Finals
* Pattern A for Individual Events: Duo Interp, Humorous Interp, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, and Prose.
WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE
* Pattern B for Individual Events: Declamation, Dramatic Interp, Extemporaneous Speaking, Poetry, and Storytelling.
WEDNESDAY 11:00 a.m. – Round 1 (prepared motion) 1:00 p.m. – Round 2 (prepared motion) 4:00 p.m. – Round 3 (Roll Call/Topic Release 2:50 p.m.) 6:00 p.m. – Round 4 (prepared motion)
INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FORUM On Thursday we will hold an exhibition round for the top two international teams that do not advance to elimination rounds in Public Forum Debate. Tab will notify the teams that advance and schedule the round with a panel of judges. These teams will be recognized at the Middle School Awards Assembly on Friday.
THURSDAY 9:30 a.m. – Round 5 (Roll Call/Topic Release 8:20 a.m.) 1:00 p.m. – Round 6 (Roll Call/Topic Release 11:50 a.m.) 4:45 p.m. – Semifinals (Roll Call/Topic Release 3:30 p.m.) FRIDAY (WSD Finals filming in City View 6) 8:00 a.m. – Finals (prepared motion) 2
MANDATORY JUDGE TRAINING REMINGTON Wednesday @ 9:15 a.m. *Required for all judges in the MS Tournament.
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS ASSEMBLY
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS ASSEMBLY
DALLAS BALLROOM
LONE STAR BALLROOM
Friday @ 4:00 p.m.
Friday @ 6:30 p.m.
Schematics and results can be found at msnats.tabroom.com
SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS RE-REGISTRATION An adult representative will re-register any pre-registered students who did not advance in their main events from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. outside of City View 8. The schedules are tentative and we may alter start times. It is the responsibility of all contestants to pay attention to the schematics at msnats.tabroom.com for official start times.
EXTEMP DEBATE
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING
THURSDAY 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - RE-REGISTRATION 4:45 p.m. – Round 1 (Topic release 4:15 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. – Round 2 (Topic release 6:00 p.m.)
THURSDAY 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - RE-REGISTRATION 4:30 p . m . – Round 1 5:30 p . m . – Round 2 6:30 p . m . – Round 3
FRIDAY * Marked rounds only if needed 8:30 a.m. – Round 3 (Topic release 8:00 a.m.) 10:30 a.m. – Round 4* (Topic release 10:00 a.m.) 12:00 p.m. – Round 5* (Topic release 11:30 a.m.) 1:45 p.m. – Finals (Topic release 1:15 p.m.)
FRIDAY
(INFO Final in City View 4) 8:30 a . m . 1:00 p . m .
– Semifinals – Finals
REQUIRED SCRIPT TURN IN All DI, HI, DUO, PRO, POE, and STO quarterfinalists are REQUIRED to turn in the original source(s) to the Tournament Office in the Press Club room between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Photocopies are not acceptable. In addition, contestants must turn in the script highlighting all of the words used and noting any words added for transitional purposes only. Contestants must also turn in a printed, typed copy of their cutting. OO quarterfinalists are REQUIRED to turn in a printed, typed copy of their manuscript and works cited page during the same time. Any contestant failing to produce these materials will not qualify for the final round of competition.
LUNCH OPTIONS | WED & THU • 11:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. Meat/Vegetarian Options Available w/ Pre-Purchased Meal Tickets Only
SHER ATON Lone Sta r Preconvene
The hotel will have grab ‘n go concession items available for cash/ credit purchase throughout the week. 3
The Plaza of the Americas is conveniently located adjacent to the Sheraton across the skybridge and offers multiple dining options.
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JUDGE BOND INQUIRIES If all judges from a school complete all judging assignments, including semifinal and final round judging assignments, the $200 judge bond will be returned by July 31, 2019—either in the form of a mailed check OR as a credit applied to the school account, per your selection made through the online registration process on Tabroom.com. You can log in to your Tabroom.com account to view your selection.
For judge bond questions or disputes, please contact info@speechanddebate.org. NO JUDGE BONDS WILL BE RETURNED IN CASH AND NO CHECKS WILL BE RETURNED AT THE TOURNAMENT. Failure to report for a judging assignment or pooling assignment will forfeit your judge bond of $200 for the first round missed, and a $100 per judge per round penalty will be assessed thereafter. A school will not be permitted to gain membership or compete the following year unless all outstanding fees have been paid.
AWARDS PICK UP SPEECH yy Students in Quarterfinals of Speech events who do not advance to Semifinals will pick up awards outside of Tab beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. They must be picked up before 12:00 p.m. on Friday. yy Semifinalists and Finalists in Speech will receive their awards on stage.
DEBATE yy Students in Double Octafinals and Octafinals of Debate events will receive their awards in round. yy Students in Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals will receive their awards on stage.
MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS ARE AT 4:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY IN THE DALLAS BALLROOM. 4
SHERATON DALLAS HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 4 00 N O RTH O L I V E ST R EET, DA L L AS , T X 7520 1
TOURNAMENT OFFICE TAB ROOM JUDGE HOSPITALITY LOUNGE JUDGE POOLING EXTEMP PREP
Press Club Room City View 8 Center Tower Room 655 (Wed-Thu) Remington (Wed-Thu) and City View 3 (Fri) Dallas D2 (Wed) and City View 2 (Thu-Fri)
POSTINGS
Lone Star Preconvene
PRE-SOLD MEALS
Lone Star Preconvene
NSDA STORE & SHIRT PICK UP Austin Ballroom 3 MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS ASSEMBLY
Dallas Ballroom (Friday @ 4:00 p.m.) Adjacent to Lone Star Preconvene
INCLUSIVE RESTROOMS
Adjacent to Grand Hall Center Tower 38th Floor
LACTATION ROOM
Center Tower Room 642
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NSDA HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION POLICY The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA prohibits all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination, whether written or oral, based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law are prohibited, whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises.
CONTACT AN EQUITY OFFICER If you have a concern about how people are treating you that you want to make known to the NSDA and, if appropriate, legal authorities, or you have witnessed behavior that is inconsistent with our Harassment and Discrimination Policy, please report to the Tournament Office to reach an equity officer. You will be asked to fill out a form sharing your information and describing the violation. You will then discuss the grievance informally and on a verbal basis with the equity officer, who shall in turn investigate the complaint. Whenever possible, please connect with an equity officer in person first. The Tournament Office is located in the Press Club room. You may also call the NSDA Help Line at (920) 748-6206. If you need to make an immediate connection with an equity officer, please call (920) 212-1362. 5
MAPS SHERATON DALLAS HOTEL - Main Hotel Towers
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MAPS
CENTER
37th floor
Hotel – Fourth Floor – Center Tower
Hotel – Third Floor – South Tow
SOUTH
3rd floor
NORTH
4th floor
Hotel – Second Floor – Center Tower
MAIN HOTEL
2nd floor
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Conference Center – First Floor
MAPS
SHERATON CONFERENCE CENTER - 1st floor
Conference Center – Second Floor
2nd floor
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We trust all tournament attendees will treat hotel property with respect. If you notice any issues or accidentally cause damage to any property, please notify a tournament official immediately. 8
Conference Center – Third Floor
MAPS
SHERATON CONFERENCE CENTER - 3rd floor
Inclusive Restrooms The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. To that end, we have designated restrooms in each of the venues that can be used by anyone. We want to thank you for respecting our diverse community of participants, judges, coaches, and observers. Inclusive restroom locations are listed on Page 5.
A WORD ABOUT ELEVATORS The Sheraton Dallas Hotel (North, Center, and South Towers) and adjoining Conference Center feature many elevators and escalators to get you to your competition rooms in a timely fashion. However, it is the fundamental responsibility of all contestants and judges to arrive on time to rounds. Travel issues (in or outside the hotel) will not be an accepted excuse. Arriving late to a round can result in disqualification or loss of judge bond. Due to the large volume of attendees at the National Tournament, you are strongly encouraged to arrive at least 90 MINUTES PRIOR to the start of the first round to allow adequate time to board the elevators at least ONE HOUR in advance of round 1. To access competition rooms via elevators, you must board from the first floor. If you are staying in a guest room and need to switch towers or make your way to the Conference Center, you MUST be downstairs prior to 7:00 a.m. each day to ease the burden on the elevators. Keep in mind that many rounds will be held in unoccupied guest rooms and other larger meeting spaces located up to 37 floors above the first floor lobby. Whenever possible, please consider taking the stairs if your competition rooms are within one, two, or three floors of each other. This courtesy will allow faster elevator access to other judges and competitors who need it most. 9
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NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS
*as of May 24, 2019
National Tournament Director J. Scott Wunn, NSDA ** Assistant Tournament Director Amy Seidelman, NSDA Manager of Competitions Lauren Burdt, NSDA Manager of Tournament Operations Annie Reisener, NSDA Middle School Events Co-Chairs Cory Clark Shay, PA *
Raymond Shay, PA **
Middle School Computer Chair Michael Robinson, KY ** Middle School Tab Staff Thomas Beck, Jr., NY *
Jasmin Nabors, NC
Maggie Blosky, PA
Kathy Owens, TX
Noah Clapacs, NC
Deborah Simon, MA ***
Marco Dominguez, AZ
Charles Sloat, NY ***
Mike Harris, KS *
Tim Stroud, DC **
Toni Heimes, NE ***
George Tennison III, TX *
Kelsey Johnson, ND *
William Warren, NC ***
Karson Kalashian, CA ***
David Weatherly, TN
William Lindsey, MO
Elizabeth Wood-Weas, AL
2019 MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS Middle School Coach of the Year Alyssa Vaknin, Bak Middle School of the Arts, FL Middle School Administrator of the Year Bradley Berrett, Computech Middle School, CA 12
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