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Austintown (OCT)

[ Oct. 24 ]

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 if needed.

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

Notes for Judges


    Please check in at the venue no later than 8:00AM.

    _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 rounds, if they do not get chosen to judge one. Please continue to remain in the judges lounge until a staff member dismisses you.

    _SPEECH JUDGES, remember to take attendance when you get to the room. When everyone has arrived (exception- double entries and Extemp), you can close the door and begin the round. When it is time for the student to speak, you call each speaker in the order listed on your SpeechWire ballot by either their name or Speaker Code, which ever is easier.

    _SPEECH JUDGES, remember to type your critiques as the speech is being delivered. If you need to take a minute in between each speaker to complete your thoughts, that's fine. The next speaker will not go up until you call them.

    _DEBATE and SPEECH JUDGES, remember there are no oral critiques permitted at a tournament. To avoid issues, I recommend not verbally saying anything about the speech after the speaker presents. Just keep it all in the ballot. Debate, do not announce who the winner is after they complete the round. Keep it in the ballot. You should not be conversing with the students after the round either.


Tentative Schedule

Bus Departure: _7:00AM_

Judge Check In: _8:00AM_

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Speech: [ 3 Preliminary Rounds ]

Extemp Draw: _8:15AM_

Round 1:  _8:55AM_   

Round 2:  _10:05AM_

Round 3:  _11:10AM_

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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_​​

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Congress:

HS- [ 2 Prelim Sessions ]

MS- [ 2 Prelim Sessions ]

Session 1: _8:50 - 10:05AM_

Session 2: _10:15 - 11:15AM_


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Awards: [ Tentative Time- 2:00PM ]

Student Resources

Speech:

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Debate:

LD Topic: Resolved:

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PF Topic: Resolved: 

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Congress: ​​

Link to OSDA Legislation

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Speaker Codes

High School
MS / Holy Family

Congressional Debate

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

Declamation

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

___: ___

___: ___

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Dramatic Interpretation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___
 

Humorous Interpretation

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

___: ___
 

Informative Speaking

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

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___
 

Original Oratory

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

___: ___

___: ___

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Program Oral Interpretation

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___

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Judges

1: _[Name]__(Judge Pool)_
2: ____(___)
3: ____(___)
4: ____(___)
5: ____ (___)

Middle School Congress

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___

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Middle School Declamation

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

___: ___

___: ___

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Middle School Extemp

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___

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Middle School Interp

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

___: ___

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Middle School Oratory

_[Code]_: _[Name]_

___: ___

___: ___

___: ___​

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Judges

1: _[Name]__(Judge Pool)_

2: ____ (___)

3: ____ (___)

4: ____ (___)

5: ____ (___)

Additional Notes

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Registration Due Date:
October 8, 2026

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