Burwell Speech Meet
Burwell Speech Meet 2013
The Burwell Invitational Speech Meet will be held Saturday February 9, 2013 at Burwell High School. Please note we are using online registration. The address for registration is:
http://www.tabroom-staff.com/
We will run an open meet and varsity and novice speaking will be competing in the same round. We will be giving a top novice award in each event. The day of the meet you will mark your novice students at
check in. Please note for the top novice award in duet and OID, all team members must be novice speaker.
Entry fees will be $7.00 for all events. Refunds will not be given for cancellations. Substitutions straight across can be used the day of the meet. No adds the day of the meet. Entries will be due Sunday, February 2nd.
We will offer all nine Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) speech events plus impromptu speaking. We will follow ALL NSAA rules on NSAA events. Extemp speakers will have one hour for prep time. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKERS MAY NOT DOUBLE ENTER IN THE SAME BRACKET! Impromptu is a solo event and will be 3-5 min. humorous topics with a 5 min. prep time. An example ballot can be accessed at http://burwellpublicschools.org/vnews/display.v/ART/4ba0e5b856ad4
Students may single and double in each bracket. Students can only be in two event for the whole meet. No triple entries period. Do not hide that a student is triple entered in an OID or a Duet.
Inform your participants that they will have only one hour to perform for the judge, as judges will be
instructed to wait one hour and no longer for students double entered. Some events are at the grade school across the street.
BRACKET A BRACKET B
Humorous Prose Extemporaneous Speaking
Persuasive Speaking Informative Speaking
Serious Prose Poetry
OID Entertainment
Impromptu Duet
Schedules will be given out the day of the meet. Registration will be between 7:00-7:45 with the first round starting at 8:00. Drop will be posted on the wall by the library.
Each school needs to provide one qualified judge for every six entries
or pay $70.00 per judge. A limited number of judges are available. If you have any extra judges, let me know and I'll be glad to pay them. YOU
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE JUDGES YOU INTEND TO BRING TO THE MEET.¨IF YOU
DO NOT ARRIVE WITH THE NUMBER OF JUDGES THAT YOU SPECIFIED IN YOUR
ENTRY, YOU WILL BE BILLED ACCORDINGLY.
If you must DROP a judge PLEASE call this in BEFORE you arrive, this will greatly alleviate problems.
Medals will be awarded for the first through sixth place in each
individual event and in duet acting and drama. Plaques will be given to
the top two teams. Section winners in rounds will be given ribbons. Top
novice award will also be given.
We will have a homeroom area throughout the day. Please no TVs, radios,
Video Games or CD/MP3 players. Cell phones should be off during rounds.
We would like all competitors to remain in speech rounds until they are
over to provide a courteous audience for all speakers. The only exception
is if a contestant is double entered. Please remind students to be quiet
when traveling through the halls.
There will be a concession stand for students and a lounge for judges and
coaches.
If the weather is bad, we will call you, so put the number of the person
to contact on the sheet accompanying the entry forms. If you are unsure of the weather, call the school or one of the coaches before you leave. We are looking forward to hosting your team at our meet. Good luck
during your season!
We are looking forward to hosting your team at our meet. Good luck during
your season!
Candace Cain, Head Speech Coach
