Jr Provincial Debating Championships 16-17
Dear Debate and Public Speaking Coaches:
Balmoral Hall School invites you to the 2017 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships for Grade 8 and Grade 9 students, to be held Sunday, March 12th, 2017.
Time: Sunday, March 12th, 2017. Registration for both competitors and judges will be from 12:00 until 12:15 PM. There will be three impromptu rounds of parliamentary debate. The topic 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.
In the past, the top 3 teams from the Junior Provincials, with no more than 1 team per school, were selected to represent Manitoba at the Junior High National Debate Nationals as long as they were in the top half of the tournament. We presume that will be the case again this year.
Schools may send a maximum of 3 teams 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.
Please complete your registration by accessing the following link and completing the form. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Rwj1rnolQUWzlohoX0glMF-Oilgq5E5BobABQrqguW1UMklIUVJUN0ZVRE5DUVNMTEg3WkxaRTNKTC4u
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 2017 Junior High Provincial Debating Championships.
Sincerely,
Carissa Balcaen,
Balmoral Hall School Speech & Debate Coordinator
AGENDA
12:00– 12:15 p.m. Registration in the Atrium at Balmoral Hall School
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Speakers’ and Timers’ Briefing – Library
12:25 – 12:55 p.m. Judges’ Briefing – Theatre
12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Competitors’ Briefing and 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
Please go to the Gym. You will receive your room assignment as part of the briefing. Your room assignment paper will indicate whether you are choosing the resolution, or the side.
1:00 – 1:50 p.m. Round I – IMPROMPTU Parliamentary Debate
1:50 – 2:05 p.m. Break
2:05 – 2:30 p.m. Round II - 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
2:30 – 3:20 p.m. Round II – Parliamentary Debate
3:20 – 3:35 p.m. Break
3:40 – 4:00 p.m. Round III - 20 Minute Impromptu Preparation – Gym
4:00 – 4:50 p.m. Round III – Parliamentary Debate
5:15 p.m. Awards – Theatre