Dear
Moderator,
THERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT ITEMS COVERED IN THIS
INVITATION
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
It is my pleasure to invite you to attend the third NYCFL
Tournament of the
2013 - 2014
school year.
The contest will be held on
Saturday, October 26, 2013
at
Xavier High School
on
30 West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues
(closer to Sixth)
All
monies raised from this tournament will help fund the new Sr. M. Raimonde Scholarship.
Therefore:
1. There will not be any
trophies or mugs given at this tournament – All winning competitors and teams
will receive certificates.
(please
let competitors know about this beforehand)
2. There will be a form
available for teams and individuals that wish to donate any additional money.
ELIGIBILITY:
This tournament is only open to
NYCFL member schools
CATEGORIES:
JV and Varsity Extemp
JV and Varsity Poetry
Duo – Memorized
Declamation
Original Oratory
Dramatic Performance
Student Congress – Bill Must Be Included in Bill Packet
(Bills Submitted by 10/15 will be included in Bill packet
posted on 10/16)
Notes:
1. Duo is WITHOUT a Binder
2. Poetry is POETRY Only
ALL REGISTRATIONS FOR ALL EVENTS SHOULD COME DIRECTLY TO
ME
REGISTRATION:
9:00
- 9:30 on Saturday morning at Xavier.
DEADLINE:
The Pre-Registration Deadline is
Wednesday, October 23rd
at 9:00PM
Entries not received by this date CANNOT be accepted!!!
PRE-REGISTRATION:
Registration may be
entered on TABROOM.com. Please select Sr. Raimonde Service Tournament under the NYCFL
league.
Please email me if you are sending
any observer judges.
LUNCH:
Xavier 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:
Call me AT HOME (914)
739-2770 with drops as late as 10 PM on Friday night.
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.
FEES:
$4.00 per speaker
from a member school.
(NOTE: Each Duo
and PF Team counts as TWO speakers for fee calculations).
CONTACT INFORMATION:
E-Mail
is clearly the best way to contact me (President@NYCFL.org)
Please
use the following Numbers Sparingly
1. HOME PHONE – (914)
739-2770 Please Do NOT call After 10pm!
2. 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
JUDGING REQUIREMENTS:
Speech: 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.
Congress: ONE qualified judge
regardless of the number of students entered.
AWARDS:
Certificates to 8
finalists in each event. Seven team certificates based on each school’s top 2 (Extemp, OO, Congress), and top 2 (OI, Duo), and top 2 (DP,
Dec).
Debate certificates
and levels of competition will depend on registration.
EXTEMP TOPICS:
Would the following people please EMAIL Ms. Bratt 18 Questions to
By
Wednesday, October 23rd at 3:00 PM.
|
|
Foreign
|
Econ
|
Domestic
Politics |
Domestic
Social |
Oct 26
|
Jared O. |
Michaela
H. |
MJ T. |
Neil S. |
DROPS/ADDS:
Email President@NYCFL.org or call me AT HOME
(914) 739-2770 with drops as late as 10 PM on Friday night.
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
)
Please
use the following Numbers Sparingly
1. HOME PHONE – (914)
739-2770 Please Do NOT call After 10pm!
2. 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
FINAL WORDS:
If you have not done so yet, please
send in your NCFL membership cards.
They are available on the http://www.nycfl.org/
website.
Either
1. Mail them to:
Charles Sloat
Iona Prep
255lmot Rd
256
New Rochelle, NY 10804
2.
Fax them to:
Charles Sloat - (914) 632-9760
3. Bring them to Regis.
I look forward to seeing you on
Saturday, October 26th at Xavier High School.
Sincerely,
Charles
J. Sloat
President,
NYCFL