Dear
Moderator,
It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the first NYCFL
Tournament of the
2012 - 2013
school year.
The contest will be held on
Saturday, September 29, 2012
at
Regis High School
on
East 85th Street - between Madison and Park Avenues
ELIGIBILITY:
This tournament is only open to
NYCFL member schools
CATEGORIES:
Vars. Extemp
JV Extemp (frosh/soph only)
Original Oratory
Vars. Prose
Reading
JV Prose
Reading (frosh/soph only)
Duo Interpretation of Literature (Binders are not optional. They
are required!!!!!)
Dramatic Performance
REGISTRATION:
9:00
- 9:30 on Saturday morning at Regis.
DEADLINE:
The Pre-Registration Deadline is
Wednesday, September 26th
at 9:00PM
Entries not received by this date CANNOT be accepted!!!
PRE-REGISTRATION:
Registration must be done on TABROOM.COM
under
Regis Early
October
Pre-Registration Deadline
is Wednesday, September 26th at 9PM.
JUDGING REQUIREMENTS:
ONE
qualified judge for every FIVE entries or fraction thereof.
A judge is qualified to judge at this tournament under
NYCFL rules
If he or she is a college freshman or older;
AND
is the coach of a
program, OR has judged before, OR participated in forensics as a student.
Judges who are not
qualified under these rules must attend one contest as an observer judge, and
be registered with the Executive Committee as such. Observer judges do not
count toward the quota of judges you must provide. Observer judges must arrive
at the tournament with a copy of the League’s judging handbook and should have
read it before hand.
A
copy of the handbook (not in pamphlet form) can be found at: www.nycfl.org/judgeman.pdf.
FEES:
$4.00 per speaker
from a member school.
(NOTE: Each Duo team counts as TWO speakers for fee
calculations).
SWEEPSTAKES:
Best
three Extemp and OO, plus best three in Prose and/or
Duo and/or DP (for this contest ONLY DP will be combined with Prose
and DUO.
AWARDS:
Trophies and mugs to
8 finalists in each event.
Honorable Mention awards will be presented to top finishing “first year”
competitors in JV Extemp and JV Prose Only. First year students in Drama and Duo will not
be noted.
LUNCH:
Regis will provide
lunch for all judges. Students should bring lunch with them, or be prepared to
go out to one of the local delis.
DROPS/ADDS:
1.
DROPS
MAY BE MADE IN TABROOM UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT AT 9PM
2.
Speakers
may NOT be added after Wednesday
3.
Judge
Drops are NOT allowed after Wednesday
Email President@NYCFL.org or TEXT (914)
649-8246 for Friday night and Saturday morning drops.
Remember:
1. Drops after the
registration deadline of 9 PM on WEDNESDAY do not alter your judging quota.
2. Registration fees for
drops on the morning of the contest must still be paid.
3. There are NO ADDS after the pre-registration deadline has passed.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-Mail
is clearly the best way to contact me (President@NYCFL.org)
Cell Phone – (914)
649-8246 – Use if you have trouble getting to the tournament or last minute
drops
Warning: Cell Reception at Regis can be spotty
Please
feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
EXTEMP TOPICS:
Would the following people please E-Mail 18 Questions to
Friday, September 22
at 9:00
PM.
Joe
Vaughan - Foreign
Michaela
Hall – Domestic Social – Health, Education, Science, Technology
Tom
Beck - Domestic Political
Mrs. Truckenbrodt - Economic
SPECIFIC TOPIC AREAS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE www.NYCFL.org WEBSITE ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
I look forward to seeing you on
Saturday, September 29th
at Regis High School.
Sincerely,
Charles
J. Sloat
President,
NYCFL