Jr Provincials 17-18
Balmoral Hall School invites you to the 2018 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships for Grade 8 and Grade 9 students, to be held Sunday, March 11th, 2018.
Time: Sunday, March 11th, 2018. Registration for both competitors and judges will be from 11:45 AM until 12:15 PM. There will be three impromptu rounds of parliamentary debate. The topic for each round will be announced 20 minutes prior to the debate. Preparation time will be 20 minutes long, with the government teams sharing the definition during the first 5 minutes of preparation. Awards will be presented at approximately 5:15 PM. Snacks will be provided.
Location: Balmoral Hall School, 630 Westminster Avenue
Speaking times will be a maximum of 6 minutes for constructive speeches and 3 minutes for rebuttals. There is no minimum time. Heckling is not allowed. There will NOT be a novice category at this tournament.
The 5 top teams in this competition will represent Manitoba at the National Junior Debate Championships in Calgary from May 4 -6, subject to the rule that no school can send more than 1 team until all schools with teams in the top half of the tournament are sending 1 team. After that, any remaining places will be filled by teams based solely on their rank in the tournament regardless of school.
Schools may send a maximum of 3 teams plus 1 team for each MSDA tournament they have held or will hold this year to the Manitoba Junior Provincials at Balmoral Hall. Depending upon numbers, it may be possible to send additional teams. If you would like to do so, please indicate this on the registration document. We will respond regarding the potential of sending additional teams by March 6th.
Schools are required to bring one judge per team. If you are bringing student judges, they must be experienced debaters in grade 11 or 12, as we do not have a novice category. ** Change made regarding judges: You may bring experienced debaters in grade 10 to judge as well, but please check with me first. If you are able to bring additional judges, please let me know so I can ensure there are an adequate number of judges for the tournament. Copies of the rules are available on the Manitoba Speech and Debate Association website. https://sites.google.com/site/manitobadebate/resources-for-debaters-and-coaches/rules-and-scoresheets/parliamentary-debate-rules
Please complete your registration by accessing the following link and completing the form.
The deadline for registration is March 1st. Please email me if you have any questions, or phone me at 784-1600 ext 637. We look forward to seeing you at the 2018 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships.
Sincerely,
Carissa Balcaen,
Balmoral Hall School Speech & Debate Coordinator