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Category
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CFL
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NJFL
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Judges |
Quota 1 per six in IE
1 per 1.5 in LD
No judges for hire
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Quota 1 per 5 in IE
1 per 3 in LD
Judges for hire
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Registration |
Register by the Wednesday 6:00pm before a
contest online
entry limit 5 per category |
varies |
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Fees |
$125.00 yearly dues
$5.00 per entrant per contest |
$125 dues
$10.00 per student per contest
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Timing |
On site check in between 8:00 and 8:30
3 rounds, lunch break then final in IE
1st session, lunch, 2nd session in congress
4-5 rounds LD
tournament is usually over by 5:00 |
varies |
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Drops |
No fee if done by 6:00pm the night
before a contest
$10.00 contestant drop at the contest
$75.00 judge drop at the contest
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varies |
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Declamation
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Open only grades 9 & 10
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Open to grades 9-12
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Varsity & JV Oral Interpretation |
Varsity (based on skill grades 9-12)
alternating rounds of prose and poetry
JV (based on skill grades 9-12)
Prose only Oct and Nov
Poetry only Dec and Jan
Varsity format Feb and March
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Prose and Poetry are two separate
categories |
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Varsity and JV Extemporaneous |
Varsity and JV based on skill grades
9-12
a note card of 50 words permissible in JV only
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No note cards allowed |
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Original Oratory
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no difference
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no difference
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Dramatic Performance |
Script can be serious or humorous but should have
literary merit.
No cuttings from poetry or real life speeches( ie:
declamation) allowed
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Prose and poetry cuttings are
acceptable
Drama and Humor are split |
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Duo Interpretation |
no difference |
no difference |
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Student Congress |
Bill must be submitted by the contest
before it is to be debated. If you have no bill you may not enter.
Judge score only no chamber vote |
Bills requires 1-2 weeks before, no
bill requirement
Chamber vote |
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Varsity and JV Lincoln Douglas Debate |
Varsity and JV based on student
skill grades 9-12
4 rounds power pair/protect
3 minutes prep time |
multiple rounds power pair/power protect
prep time varies |