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Austintown

[ Nov. 22 ]

Internet Connection

WiFi Password:
Network- Student WiFi
Password- Falcon Power 23! (spaces required)

Rooms to Know


Building Locations for Students and Judges:

SPEECH (HS & MS)
Austintown Fitch High School
4560 Falcon Dr.
Austintown, OH 44515


DEBATE / CONGRESS (HS & MS)
Austintown Middle School
800 S Raccoon Rd.
Austintown, OH 44515

*Buildings are walking distance from each other, but the bus will be available is needed.

Extemp Prep: _Media Center (Connected to the Cafeteria)_
Speech Judges Lounge: _Cafeteria (Tables will be labeled)_
Debate / Congress Judges Lounge: _??_
Student Gathering: _Cafeteria_

CONGRESS Final Round Location: _High School Building_

Notes for Judges

    _There will be final rounds at this tournament. In a final round there will be multiple judges in the room with you. Please do not officially begin the round until all judges have arrived.

    _If you are judging Debate or Congress, you will report to Austintown Middle School. Speech judges will report to the High School Building.

    _Judges are NOT permitted to watch final rounds, if they do not get chosen to judge one. Please continue to remain in the judges lounge until a staff member dismisses you.

    _Congress Judges, after prelims complete, you will report to the High School building for Finals.

Tentative Schedule

Judge Check In: _8:00AM_





Speech: [ 3 Preliminary Rounds + 1 Final ]

Extemp Draw: _8:15AM_

Round 1:  _8:55AM_   

Round 2:  _10:05AM_

Round 3:  _11:10AM_

Lunch: _12:10PM_

HS Finalists Announced: _12:45PM_

Finals: _1:05PM_

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Debate: [ 4 Preliminary Rounds (No Finals) ]

Round 1 (Random):  _8:45AM_   

Round 2 (Random):  _9:55AM_

Round 3 (Power Paired):  _11:10AM_

Lunch:  _12:10PM_

Round 4 (Power Paired): _12:35PM_​​



Congress:

HS- [ 2 Prelim Sessions, 1 Final ]

MS- [ 2 Prelim Sessions ]

Session 1: _8:50 - 10:05AM_

Session 2: _10:15 - 11:15AM_

Lunch: _11:30AM_

HS Finalists Announced (At High School Building): _12:00PM_

Finals Part A: _12:15 - 1:15PM_
Finals Part B: _1:25 - 2:25PM_






Awards: [ Tentative Time- 2:45PM ]

Student Resources

Speech:



Debate:

LD Topic: Resolved: The United States ought to rewild substantial tracts of land.


PF Topic: Resolved: The United States federal government should require technology companies to provide lawful access to encrypted communications.




Congress: ​​

Link to OSDA Legislation

Prelim Legislation Docket Order:
- N25-22
- N25-21
- N25-24
- N25-25

Finals Legislation Docket Order:
- N25-20
- N25-26
- N25-23


Speaker Codes

High School
MS / Holy Family

Congressional Debate

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_32_: _Jasmeet K._
_33_: _Isabella G._
_34_: _Sophia B._
_35_: _Matthew H._
_36_: Arjun T._
 

Declamation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: ___

___: ___

___: ___



Dramatic Interpretation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___
 

Humorous Interpretation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_624_: _Annabella W._
___: ___

___: ___
 

Informative Speaking

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_926_: _Rowan D._
_927_: _Alex Z._
_928_: _Jake H._
 

Public Forum Debate

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

_C14_: _Muskan G. and Rashmeet K._
 

Original Oratory

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_329_: _Andrew H._

___: ___

___: ___



United States Extemp

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

_120_: _Luke P._

_121_: _Riley M._

___: ___



Judges

1: _[Name]__(Judge Pool)_
2: _Courtney Bender_(_Speech_)
3: __Drew Graham_(_Speech_)
4: __Brian Brenner_(_Debate_)
5: _Leanna Colla__ (_Debate_)
6: _Warren Hall__ (_Congress_)

Middle School Congress

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

_50_: _Eva M._

_51_: _Aaliyah R._

_52_: _Lisa M._

_53_: _Jacob H._

_54_: _Michael C._

_49_: _Matthew P._

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Middle School Declamation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_1409_: _Jonathan H._

_1410_: _Jaelynn L._

___: ___



Middle School Extemp

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

_60_: _Kate W._

___: ___

___: ___



Middle School Interp

_[Code]_: _[Name]_
_1525_: _Alexis K._
_1526_: _Marianna D._

___: ___



Middle School Oratory

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

_63_: _Emma H._

_64_: _Delaney D._

_65_: _Gianna G._​



Judges

1: _[Name]__(Judge Pool)_
2: __Akriti Parajuli_ (_Speech_)
3: __Matthew Hensperger_ (_Speech_)
4: _Spencer Humphreys__ (_Congress_)
5: _Kayla Lutton_ (_Speech_)


Maps

Additional Notes

    _There will be final rounds in High School Speech events and Congress at this tournament. Middle School students are encouraged to watch a final round in their event or one close to it. High School students who do not advance to finals should also be watching a final round.

    _Know your speaker codes, in case they announce finalists by your code.

    _Know how to access schematics on SpeechWire, so you can keep track of what room each final round is taking place in. Ask an experienced team member for help if need be.


Registration Due Date:
November 6, 2025

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