Speech and Debate Marathon

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Date – Time

December 8, 2023 – 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Location

First Baptist Church Gonzales
1217 Burnside Ave
Gonzales, LA 70737 US

Additional Information

When signing up for this event, please add an attendee for EACH person attending, not just the competing student. This includes parents and siblings who are attending.

SPEECH AND DEBATE MARATHON # 2

December 8, 2023

First Baptist Church Gonzales

1217 S Burnside Ave

Gonzales, LA 70737

SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:15	Arrival, check in, devotion
8:15 - 9:45	Debate Round 1
9:45 - 11:15	Speech Round 1
11:15 - 12:00	Lunch (We will have a group lunch order available)
12:00 - 1:30	Debate Round 2
1:30 - 3:00	Speech Round 2
3:00 - 4:30	Debate Round 3
4:30 - 5:30	Clean-up, re-set rooms, hand out ballots

Questions, call, text, or email Angela at (225)-241-7597, [email protected]

ALL PARENTS MUST BE PREPARED TO JUDGE EVERY ROUND!

ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION

When signing up for this event you may select your three most desired speeches. There will be three rounds of debate and two rounds of speech. Depending on the number of competitors signed up, each competitor will be able to perform their two or three most desired speech options. If possible, students will be able to perform their speeches for each of the two speech rounds, but it is possible that they will only be able to perform their speeches once.

Ballots will be given to each competitor with feedback about their speech / debate; however, no rankings, awards or placings will be published.

WHAT TO WEAR

Dress code is per NCFCA rules. You can find the dress code on page 26 of the current league handbook. However, if you don’t have a suit or dress outfit yet, just come dressed as professionally as possible while still adhering to the modesty rules outlines in the handbook. Click here for the NCFCA 2023-24 League Handbook.

WHAT TO BRING

Evidence binders or box
Legal sized pad to flow with
Pens (different colors if desired)
Sticky notes and tabs
2-4 copies of your 1AC
Negative briefs
Water bottle

We will have a group lunch oder. You must order lunch or bring your lunch for this event. You will not have time to leave and buy lunch. Please watch your email for a sign up form for lunch.

You can sign up to order lunch here (this will open a new window, don't forget to come back here and finish signing up).

CASE LIST FOR TEAM POLICY COMPETITORS

In order to compete in the marathon in team policy, you must be on our BRSD Marathon Caselist. To do this, each team needs to email their name, partner's name, email addresses, and case title to Anna Slayton at [email protected] by Friday, December 1. Once you email Anna your case, she will share the caselist with your team, and you will be able to see everyone else's case. The benefit of the caselist is that you are able to prepare for the negative arguments against the other cases being run at the marathon. Caselist rules are listed below. If you have any questions about the caselist, please don't hesitate to email Anna with questions!

Case List Rules:

1. You may only have 1 case on the Marathon caselist.

2. All cases must be listed within 2 weeks of the Marathon.

3. All relevant details must be listed in the title of your case.

**Vague case titles will not be tolerated.

**What is constituted as a vague case title will be left up to the administrator.

4. No cases should be revealed by people on the caselist to people not on the caselist.

5. Lastly, remember that while debate is a competitive activity, we should do it with integrity because our ultimate goal is to honor God. Although we are debating each other, in the end, we are all working together to grow in our speaking so that we might give glory to Him, so let's debate that way!