Bartlett High School would like to invite you to compete in our Middle School and High School Invitational Forensics Tournament to be held on January 25, 2025.
Parking and building entrance will be on the back side of the building off Blackwell Street. You can put in 5656 Blackwell Street into GPS to help navigate. There will be no entry from the front of the building on Woodlawn Street.
If you are registering entries in the middle school and high school divisions, please submit them as two separate schools.
High School Events: Dramatic Interpretation, Duet Improvisation, Duo Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Poetry, Program of Oral Interpretation, Prose, Storytelling, TV Broadcasting, Congressional Debate, and Public Forum Debate (January topic).
Middle School Events: Declamation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duet Improvisation, Duo Interpretation, Expository, Extemporaneous Speaking, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling, TV Broadcasting, and Public Forum Debate.
THSSDL rules will be followed for all high school events.
NSDA rules will be followed for all middle school events. Duet Improv will use THSSDL rules.
Each school can bring unlimited entries in each event. Tripling will be allowed with the exception of competitors in TV, Extemp, Congress, and Public Forum. TV, Extemp, and Congress competitors will be allowed to double but not in those events. Public Forum will not be allowed to double.
Please note that registration is a TWO-STEP process. Please pre-register on SpeechEase.com before the Pre-Registration Deadline noted in this invitation. This will help us determine the total number of schools attending. Your final registration must be received by the Registration Deadline: Wednesday, January 22.
| Per-Individual Fee |
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| $ 10.00 |
Entry fees are $10.00 per person per entry. There will be a $25 charge for each uncovered judge. Drops/Adds after Friday, January 24 at 6 p.m. will be charged the entry fee plus an additional $10.00 drop fee.
Please make checks payable to Bartlett High School.
Please provide 1 judge for every 6 Individual Event entries or fraction thereof and 1 judge for every 2 Public Forum teams. Judges will be expected to be available for the entire competition. Judges must be available all day to count for this requirement and should expect to be asked to judge both middle and high school events. Lunch will be provided for judges.
Judges should bring a device that can connect to the internet since we'll be utilizing online critiques.
Entries are due January 22 at 5 pm. Drops/Adds after Friday, January 24 at 5 pm will be charged the entry fee plus an additional $10.00 drop fee. You are welcome to use the online drop/add reporting at SpeechEase.com after you have submitted your final registration. Please let us know as soon as possible when you have drops or changes. Please text if you’re running late or have drops or changes.
There will be a judge’s lounge provided for coaches and judges. Concessions and lunch will be sold to the competitors. Since this is a fundraiser, please support us by staying on campus during lunch.
We will give Sweepstakes awards for the top three large schools and top three small schools in the high school division and the top three schools in the middle school division. There will also be individual awards for the top six speakers.
Registration 7:30- 8:00am
Opening Assembly 8:00am
Round 1 8:30am
Round 2 10:00am
Round 3 11:30am
(Finals will be posted in the cafeteria)
Finals 2:00pm (or ASAP)
Awards 4:00pm (or ASAP)
If inclement weather should cause cancellation of the tournament, we, along with our principal, will make that determination by 6:00 AM on the day of the tournament. 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 contact Kevin Rogers at 901.569.0333. You may also email [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you in January!
Kevin Rogers
Forensics Director
Phone: 901.569.0333
[email protected]