4:00 p.m. – 6th graders report to the cafeteria – check postings on the wall for room assignments
4:15 p.m. - Congress Prelims (Items 2 & 17)
4:30 p.m. – Debate Round 1
5:30 p.m. – Debate Round 2
6:15 p.m. - Congress Finals (Items 4 & 5)
6:30 p.m. – Dinner break;
7:00 p.m. – Debate Round 3; Congress ends
7:45 p.m. – Pick up
Saturday, December 16, 2023
7:45 a.m. – 6th Graders report to cafeteria – check postings on the wall for room assignments
8:00 a.m. – Section A Prelims
9:30 a.m. – Extemp draw for Prelims
10:00 a.m. - Section B Prelims
11:00 a.m.- PF quarterfinals
12:30 p.m.- Section A Semis; PF debaters go first
1:00 p.m. – PF semi-finals
2:00 p.m. – Extemp Draw Semis
2:30 p.m. – Section B Semis (Debaters go first)
3:30 p.m. – Section A Finals - PF Finals
5:00 p.m. – Extemp draw for finals
5:30 p.m. – Section B Finals
7:00 p.m. – Awards (possibly sooner)
7:30 p.m. – Clean up and go home
Students will need to eat between rounds when they are not competing
Section A Section B Debate
Poetry/Original Poetry Prose Public Forum Debate
Storytelling Duet Improv Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Impromptu Speaking TV Commercial Congress
Duet Acting Extemporaneous Speaking
Oratory/Informative Declamation
ATTIRE IS BUSINESS FORMAL
BRING MONEY FOR CONCESSIONS AND/OR FOOD FROM HOME - NO ORDERING!
DON’T LEAVE UNTIL YOU KNOW YOU’VE BEEN ELIMINATED – BUT STAY ANYWAY!
YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO BE IN COMPETITION ROOMS OR CAFETERIA!
BRING SOME THINGS TO DO DURING DOWNTIME
FOOD AND DRINK MUST STAY IN THE CAFETERIA
STUDENTS NOT FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS WILL BE SENT HOME