Fees

In a normal year, in order to be registered, all students must pay two separate fees. Families will pay the $175 Activities Fee and a Booster Fee this year. The Booster Fee for 7th - 12th grade is $75, 6th grade is $25. For families with two or more students, there is a $125 Booster Fee maximum. 

Here is a description of what each fee normally covers:

• Activities Fee – This helps cover:

  • Local tournament entry fees (see Other Costs below for entry fees not covered)

  • Team workshops

  • All material costs (printing, scripts, visual aids, etc)

  • Memberships (NSDA, 4n6Fanatics, etc)

  • Judge wages

  • Partial coverage of transportation costs when we compete in-person (the District covers roughly half of our transportation in a typical year with in-person tournaments)

  • Technology costs for competing in online tournaments

• Booster Fee – This helps cover:

  • The cost of hosting tournaments (food for judges & concessions)

  • Assistance for hosting the end of year banquet

  • Snacks and meals for identified travel meets

  • Additional coaching contracts, above and beyond what the school provides

Other Costs

Aside from fees, here are additional costs which your student(s) may have as part of the speech team:

• Tournament Attire – Please see Tournament Expectations for details on appropriate attire for tournaments. Depending on what outfit(s) you may already have for your student (and if they still fit), the cost varies for this. Just be aware that students must attend our practice tournament in January in their tournament attire.

• Team Apparel – Each season, we design apparel for our team to wear, to show our pride in the team. This is optional to purchase, but is a fundraiser for the team. Costs vary. Students that register by the registration deadline will receive a free t-shirt!

• Travel to an In-Person Tournament Requiring Overnight Stays – Should a student compete in an in-person tournament hosted in a city that requires travel with an overnight stay, they would also be responsible for costs associated with transportation, lodging, and food. These types of tournaments would also require at least one coach, and possibly one or more judges travel with students. A judge typically covers up to 6 entries. Students would also be responsible for the coaches’, and judges’ travel and lodging (but not food). Note that a coach may also judge to help keep costs down, but that a coach is required on every overnight trip. Additionally, if that travel is via bus, students would also be required to cover the cost of lodging (not food) for the bus driver.

• Food at In-Person Tournaments – Students competing at in-person tournaments will need to either bring their own food, or purchase food at concessions.