Dear High School Speech Coach,
You are cordially invited to participate in the Seventeenth Annual KESDA Senior Forum, March 6-8, 2008. The Forum will be held at the Holiday Inn-North in Lexington.
One of the purposes of KESDA is to provide middle, junior, and senior high students a competitive arena where they can apply the effective communication skills that they are taught in the classroom and in your coaching sessions. You’ve worked hard all year, and the Senior Forum is the ideal place for your entire team to share their best work with judges and competitors from across the state.
There are several highlights of this Forum which will provide your students with both an educational opportunity and an enjoyable weekend of competition and interaction with other schools.
· The 1st place student in each event will be awarded a $5000/year scholarship to Georgetown College, renewable up to four years for a total of $20, 000.
· A school may enter as many entries in each event as desired. Only the top three in each event count toward team sweepstakes. A student may enter a maximum of 5 events (and ADS & Group Interp for a total of 7) but cannot do more than 2 events in any given flight. The experimental event this year is After Dinner Speaking. Schools may enter no more than three group interpretation teams. Student Congress will also be offered. Note that students may not enter both Student Congress and Group Interpretation.
· The Forum will be held at the Holiday Inn-North in Lexington. We will use motel rooms for the preliminary rounds. Each school will be assigned their motel rooms and some of those rooms will be used during the first three rounds. Each school will have a minimum of one "safe room." Safe rooms will not be used for competition so that you can keep valuables in there or simply use this room as a gathering spot for your students between rounds. The safe room(s) must be indicated on the rooming list and the people sleeping in that room(s) cannot be changed unless the motel is so notified.**Each school will be entitled to one late Saturday checkout room per five rooms rented. Late check out is 5:00 p.m. From 5:00 until 6:30 p.m., 1/2 day rate will be charged.
· Individual awards will be presented for 1st-6th place in each event and in Pentathlon. First-Sixth will be recognized for team sweepstakes. We will also recognize the top, non-advancing (to finals) novice in each event.
· Up to three awards will be given for the “Greynolds Sweepstakes,” open to schools with twenty or fewer entries.
· $200 Savings Bonds will be purchased for the 1st place student in each event.
· There will be a dance on Friday night for all students, and an awards banquet on Saturday evening.
There are several rules changes and other important information attached. We hope that you will consider this your personal invitation to join us March 6-8, in Lexington.
We look forward to seeing you at the KESDA Senior Forum.
Sincerely,
Dr. Edward B. Smith & Betsy B. Smith
Dr. Edward B. Smith & Betsy B. Smith
Executive Directors, KESDA
Georgetown, KY 40324
1-502-863-8042; Ed_Smith@georgetowncollege.edu
GENERAL INFORMATION:
FLIGHT A EVENTS: (students may do two events in this flight and still enter Group Interp and ADS)
Impromptu Speaking- 7 minutes to divide between prep and speaking, the speech must be at least four minutes in length; no penalty for slight overtime; students will speak on quotations, emphasis should be on organization, creativity, analysis, and delivery; this is not mini-Extemp, documentation and sources are not necessary.
Persuasive Speaking- 7-10 minutes, original; memorized; no visual aids; must be designed to convince, to actuate, or to stimulate
Prose Interp- 5-10 minutes, manuscript and introduction required.
Humorous Interpretation- 6-10 minutes, memorized; at least 1 character from a play, novel, short story, or screenplay; original introduction; students may utilize an area the size of a hula hoop for movement.
Group Interpretation- 6-10 minutes, off-stage focus, manuscript and a shared introduction required. Unlimited movement is allowed. The group may use up to five chairs in the performance. Schools may enter only 3 group interp teams.
FLIGHT B EVENTS:
Declamation - 6-10 minutes; memorized; original introduction; speech must have been given by the author at some time in history. Only 9th & 10th graders may enter this event.
Poetry - 5-10 minutes, manuscript; original introduction; no movement of feet; single or multiple selection(s); transitions if needed.
Extemporaneous Speaking- 5-7 minutes, no penalty for slight overtime, 30 min prep.; no pre-written speeches; no outside assistance; one note card allowed.
Improvisational Pairs - The team of students has a total time available of 10 minutes. The performance must be a minimum of 4 minutes; the remainder of the time can be used in preparation or delivery.
Storytelling - 5-8 minutes, memorized; original introduction; no props; movement allowed.
FLIGHT C EVENTS:
Informative Speaking - 7-10 minutes, original, memorized; visual aids are optional; cannot be a problem-solution speech.
Broadcasting - Rd 1 – Commercial copy - 5 min prep; Rd 2 –Student brings 3 min prepared news script – no prep time; Rd 3 – News Program, no editing – 15 min prep; Quarters, Semis & Final Rounds – Edited news program – 30 min prep,
Duo Interpretation - 6-10 minutes, scene portraying 2 characters from a play, novel, short story, or screenplay. NO MANUSCRIPT; original introduction must be shared by both contestants; interpretation event allowing students to utilize an area the size of a hula hoop for movement.
Dramatic Interpretation - 6-10 minutes, memorized; at least 1 character; must be dramatic or serious; must be from a play, novel, short story, or screenplay. Students may utilize an area the size of a hula hoop for movement; original introduction.
NOTE: All judges will be instructed on the ballot that a "... contestant will automatically be penalized one rank if the thirty second grace period is violated." . For Impromptu, Extemp or Improv Pairs, there is no penalty for slight overtime (0-5 seconds).
KESDA STUDENT CONGRESS
Entries
Submission of Bills
Scoring
ENTRIES: A student may enter no more than two events in each flight. Students may not enter both Student Congress and Group Interpretation. Each student may enter a MAXIMUM OF 5 EVENTS, 6 or 7 if she or he is in Group Interp and ADS. Since Group Interp and After Dinner Speaking are being run at completely separate times, students can actually enter 5 of the standard events and Group Interp and ADS.
FEES: $5.00 per entry. $10.00 per Duo Interp, Improvisational pairs, and $5 for each student in the Group Interp
JUDGES: Schools must supply one judge for every 6 entries or portion thereof. There will be a $5.00 judge fee per uncovered entry. For example, if the entry form contains 35 entries and you have 4 judges, your school is covering 24 entries with your judges. Therefore, your school would have 11 uncovered entries. (35-24=11) Since the fee is $5.00 per uncovered entry, your school's fee would be $55.00. Duo and Improv Prs. count once in terms of computing the number of judges needed and twice for entry fees.
A drop fee of $50.00 per judge dropped after 5 March 2007 will be assessed. Substitutions may be made.
Stand-by Judges: Stand-by judges must remain in the judges’ area until all sections have been covered and announced by tournament director. Schools will be assessed $10.00 penalty per section for each stand-by judge who is not available when called.
AWARDS: Awards will be presented to 1st-6th in individual events. First-Sixth Place schools will be recognized for Sweepstakes. The top three entries, in each event, from each school will count toward sweepstakes throughout the Forum. If you enter more than three, only the top three will count toward your sweepstakes points but all are eligible for individual awards.
PENTATHLON AWARD: Students may enter a maximum of 5 events, 7 if also entered in Group Interp and ADS. However, they may not enter more than two events in each Flight. To compete, students must enter one event in each of the following areas. Each student must designate before the tournament, which events will count toward the Pentathlon Award:
Limited Prep (LP): Broadcasting, Extemp, Impromptu, Improv Duo, Student Congress
Original Prepared (OP): Informative, Persuasive, After Dinner Speaking
Interp (I): DI, Duo Interp, HI, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling, Declamation, Group Interp
DEADLINE: This year’s Forum registration will be on-line. We will be using the “Joy of Tournaments” as the software for registration, scheduling and tabulation. The website—www.joyoftournaments.com--should be up and ready for entries TBA. Once the website is live, the website address will be announced to all member schools via e-mail. Deadline for entries TBA.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Since the prelim rounds of the Forum will be held in the motel rooms, schools traveling to Lexington will stay in the Holiday Inn-North. We have received a special rate of $67 per room. (Be sure to bring your tax exempt certificate to save the state tax. You will, however, be charged a 6.36% city tax for a total of $71.26—check with Holiday Inn staff for exact total.) The hotel is a beautiful facility with large rooms and warm southern hospitality. If you wish to come in on Wednesday, or stay over on Saturday, you may do so at the same rate. Please be sure to make your reservations as soon as possible and send a rooming list for both your students and adults to the hotel. You will also need to send a copy of the rooming list to us with your entry form. Please note that students cannot be reassigned to different rooms from those indicated on the rooming list that you provided to the motel. We had some parents upset in the past due to the fact that their child was not in the room assigned on the school's rooming list and the front desk could not find the coach. So, help us, help you, by keeping the rooming list in force! The deadline for your rooming list reaching the hotel TBA. The rooming list should be directed to:
Reservations Manager
1950 Newton Pike
Holiday Inn-North
Lexington, KY 40511
Phone: 859-233-0512
Fax: 859-231-9285
Identification: Due to security concerns at the hotel and for easy identification of Forum participants by KESDA and hotel personnel, ALL tournament participants (contestants, coaches, judges, and chaperones) will be issued a KESDA Lanyard (around the neck identification tag) or other form of identification provided by KESDA. This identification is to be worn at all times during the Forum. Contestants will not be allowed to compete without the identification being displayed. This id will allow the student entrance to the dance. Replacement ids will cost $5.00 each and will be sold only to the head coach of that team member. All Judges are requested to wear their identification while judging.
MEALS: Meals are on your own except for the final activity of the Forum, which is an Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. The banquet is $12.00. Refunds for cancellations will not be possible after 5 March 2007.
CHAPERONES AT THE DANCE: We are asking that each school provide a minimum of two chaperones at the dance. If a school only brings one coach or parent, please let us know and we’ll make other arrangements. Chaperones will be stationed at every entrance to the Balloon for the dance. They will check to make sure that all dance participants have a ribbon, mingle throughout the Ballroom, and monitor the outside doors as well. Please advise your students that if they are not at the dance, they must be in the pool area or in their rooms with adult supervision. Chaperones will check ribbons at the door. Chaperones will meet 10 minutes before the beginning of the dance.
ENTRY LIMITS: We have reserved a maximum number of rooms. Once we have reservations for that number of rooms, schools will need reservations at another motel and will have to commute. So, be sure to make your reservations early.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES: As mention above, registration for the Senior Forum will be on-line at www.joyoftournaments.com. The website will be available after 16 February 2007 to all member schools. Instructions will be included. Your entry, judging fees, and banquet fees should be forwarded after you register your students on-line. There is a “Financial Statement” at the end of this invitation that can be used to calculate your fees and return with your check, prior to registration or you may also pay, in-full, at registration. Your check for motel accommodations will be processed by Holiday Inn-North – it needs to be a separate check.
MANUSCRIPTS DUE: Manuscripts of original speeches must be submitted no later than the on site registration for the Forum or the contestant will not be eligible for competition in that event(s). The manuscript must have a cover page stating that the speech is the original work of the student and must bear the signatures of both the student and the coach. Manuscripts will be held on file in the KESDA office for five years. Coaches may submit manuscripts as via email as attached Word Documents up to 6 March. The cover page with signatures must still come in hardcopy form to Registration.
DROPS: Drops after 5:00 pm, 1 March 2007 will result in a drop fee of $10.00 per drop. Judges dropped after this date and at tournament registration will be assessed a $50.00 drop fee. Slots dropped after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7th will be assessed a $25 drop fee.
2008 KESDA Senior Forum Schedule
Thursday 6 March 2008 Team room blocks will be available after 2:30 pm
1:00-4:00 p.m. Registration—Pre-function area/Holiday Inn-North
5:45 Opening Assembly—STUDENTS, COACHES AND JUDGES
6:45 Round 1—Flight A (Prose, Persuasion, Impromptu, HI)
7:45 Extemp Draw (Claiborne)
8:15 Round 1—Flight B (Extemp, Poetry, Declamation, Improv Pairs, Story)
9:00 Round 1—Group Interp and ADS
12:00 Curfew
7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast for judges begins
8:00 Round 1—Flight C (Informative, Broadcasting, Duo, DI)
Student Congress Session 1 (8-9:30am)
9:30 Round 2—Flight A
10:30 Extemp Draw (Claiborne)
11:00 Round 2—Flight B
1:30 Round 2—Flight C, Student Congress Session 2 (1:30-3pm)
3:00 Round 3—Flight A
4:00 Extemp Draw (Claiborne)
4:30 Round 3—Flight B
5:30 Broadcasting Draw (Claiborne)
5:30-7:00 Student Congress Session 3
6:00 Round 3—Flight C
7:00 Round 2—Group Interp & ADS
9:00 Dance
10:30 Quarterfinalists and Semifinalists posted (Semi’s for events w/out Quarterfinals)
12:00am Curfew
Saturday 8 March 2008
7:30 a.m. Continental breakfast for judges begins
7:45-8:45 Student Congress Session 4
8:15 Broadcasting Draw—Quarters
8:30 Quarterfinals and Round 3 Group Interp
9:30-10:30 Student Congress Session 5
10:00 Extemp Draw for Semifinals
10:30 Semifinals— Imp, Per, Prose, HI, Improvisational Pairs, Dec, Ext
12:30 Semifinals—Info, Broadcasting, Duo, DI, Story, Poetry
1:30 Extemp Draw for Finals, Finals for Group Interp
2:00 Finals-- Imp, Per, Prose, HI, Improvisational Pairs, Dec, Ext
3:00 Broadcasting Draw for Finals
3:30 Finals-- Info, Broadcasting, Duo, DI, Story, Poetry
5:30 Pre-Banquet Entertainment—Ballroom
6:00 Banquet and Awards
THIS MAY BE USED TO PREPARE YOUR ENTRY BEFORE REGISTERING ON-LINE
KENTUCKY EDUCATIONAL SPEECH AND DRAMA ASSOCIATION
2008 SENIOR STATE SPEECH FORUM ENTRY FORM
School________________________________________________________________________________
School Address________________________________________________________________________
Coach_____________________School Phone_____________________Home_____________________
E-Mail___________________________ FAX:____________________________
***Please type or print the full names of students/judges***
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