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KESDA Registration

Please consider this your personal invitation to join the Kentucky Educational Speech and Drama Association, Inc. and participate in the Junior and/or Senior Division Tournament next spring. KESDA is a statewide speech organization for Junior and High School students that offers an open state tournament, which means you may enter as many students in each event as would like. The tournaments are held in Lexington, at the Holiday Inn - North, in late February and early March. All competition is held in the Holiday Inn beginning on Thursday and concluding on Saturday with the awards banquet.

Just a few of the highlights of the KESDA tournaments, in addition to the open entries, include:

  • Everything is self-contained on the one property
  • All students compete in 3 rounds of competition and then may advance to Quarters, Semi's and Finals of 11 Junior Division events and 15 Senior Division
  • For the Junior Division - students may enter up to 4 events - 2 in Group A; 2 in Group B *For the Senior Division – students may enter up to 7 events – in groups A, B, & C + After Dinner Speaking and Group Interpretation (Separate schedule)
  • Senior Division will have a new “experimental” event this year – ADS (After Dinner Speaking)
  • A student dance is held on Friday night after the competition
  • Awards are presented for 1st - 6th Place in all events, Trithon/Pentathlon and Team Sweepstakes
  • $200 Savings Bonds are given to all students placing 1st in each event
  • A "dressy" awards banquet is held on Saturday evening, after the finals, and parents are invited to attend

This tournament is designed for the enjoyment and education of the students. If you would like more information, simply send your questions to:

kesda@georgetowncollege.edu

Click here for forms (MS Word) to join KESDA for this school year. Our deadline for registration is October 31, 2007. Upon receipt of your registration form, a 2007-08 Handbook will be sent out immediately.

Thank you for your time and we hope you will consider joining us in February 2008 for the Junior Division Forum and in March 2008 for the Senior Division Forum.

(Click Here for the KESDA registration information and forms.)


 

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