Fellow Coach,
It is a pleasure to invite your school to the The Showstopper Invitational in Johnson City, TN on Saturday November 23rd, 2024. We will be offering the following events:
After-Dinner Speaking
Dramatic Interpretation
Duet Acting
Duo Interpretation
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu Speaking
Improvisational Duet
Informative Speaking
Original Oratory
Original Spoken Word Poetry
Pantomime
Poetry Interpretation
Program Oral Interpretation
Prose Interpretation
Public Forum Debate
Solo Acting
Storytelling
This will be a 3-round (1 judge per round) tournament with a final round (3 judges per event).
Schools are allowed to bring as many entries in each event as they would like. Each contestant is allowed 3 entries in total. PFD competitors will be allowed to double.
Please note that registration is a TWO-STEP process. Please pre-register on SpeechEase.com by Friday, November 15th, 2024 at 7:00 PM. This will help us determine the total number of schools attending, as well as plan for concessions. Your final registration must be received by Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 at 7:00 PM. The Drop/Add Deadline will be Wednesday, November 20th, 2024 at 3:00 p.m.
Flat Fee | Per-Entry Fee | |
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$ 15.00 | plus | $ 8.00 |
Please make checks payable to Science Hill High School.
One judge for every 6 entries or a fraction thereof. Debate requires 1 judge for every two teams. If you do not bring the required judges, please adjust your entries to correspond to the number of judges you have available. There are NO HIRED JUDGES.
If you are aware of drops, please don't wait until arriving at the tournament to notify us. Even though the schedules are printed before this date, knowing about a drop before is helpful. You are welcome to use the online drop/add reporting at SpeechEase.com after you have submitted your final registration, but it is preferred that you give me a call or text at (423) 276-3730.
The cafeteria will be serving food, drinks, and snacks, and we would appreciate your patronage. A well supplied and maintained judges and coaches lounge will be available all day including lunch.
We will give Sweepstakes awards for the top 3 schools. There will also be individual awards for the top 6 speakers.
7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration in the Cafeteria
8:15 a.m. General Meeting in Auditorium
8:30 a.m. Round 1
10:00 a.m. Round 2
11:30 a.m. Round 3
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. Finals
4:00 p.m. Awards
If inclement weather should cause cancellation of the tournament, we, along with our principal, will make that determination by 5:00 AM on the day of the tournament. Local schools should listen to WQUT-FM 101.5 for cancellation information. If your school has confirmed its entry and decides not to attend and the tournament is held, your school is still responsible for all fees and judges.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Richard Marshall at (423) 276-3730. You may also email [email protected].
Sincerely,
Richard Marshall and Hunter Graybeal