Upper St. Clair
[ Feb. 13 - 14 ]
Internet Connection
WiFi Password:
Network- ______
Password- ______
Rooms to Know
Friday Lunch Location:
Ross Park Mall
1000 Ross Park Mall Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
SPEECH VENUE
Upper St. Clair High School
1825 McLaughlin Run Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15241
DEBATE VENUE
Fort Couch Middle School
515 Fort Couch Rd.
Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
HOTEL LOCATION
SpringHill Suites by Mariott West Mifflin
1000 Regis Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Extemp Prep: ___
Judges Lounge: ___
Building Entrance: ___
Student Gathering: _Cafeteria
Notes for Judges
- _All Judges, Remember that this tournament utilizes Tabroom for competition, not SpeechWire. Please login to your Tabroom account and make sure everything is working properly before we depart. Reach out if you have questions.
_The trip itinerary can be found under the Maps section and clicking the MAPS button. That was the best way I could insert it into the page.
_DEBATE Judges, this tournament listed a guide for giving speaker points in LD and PF that I thought was interesting. It is listed below:
Speaker Point Scale
These scales are also located on your ballot.
29-30 Outstanding
27-28 Excellent
24-26 Good
22-23 Average
20-21 Below Average
Tentative Schedule
OVERALL SCHEDULE
[ FRIDAY ]
Bus Departure Time: Friday (2/13)> 11:30am
Arrive at Ross Park Mall for Lunch: 1:00pm
Depart from Mall: 2:30pm
Judge Check In: _3:30pm
Rounds Begin Friday: 4:00pm
Depart Venue: 9:30pm
Arrive at Hotel: 10:00pm
Curfew: 10:30pm
[ SATURDAY ]
Breakfast / Check In: 6:30am
Depart from Hotel: 7:00am
Arrive at Venue: 7:30am
Competition Begins: 8:00am
Depart Venue: 7:30pm (Tentative)
Return to Poland: 8:30pm (Tentative)
Speech: [ 5 Prelims + Semis and Finals ]
Friday Competition [ 3 Prelim Rounds ]
Round 1: _4:30PM
Round 2: _5:30PM
Round 3: _7:30PM
Saturday Competition [ 2 Prelim Rounds, Semis, Finals ]
Round 4: _8:30AM
Round 5: _10:00AM
Semis: _2:00PM
Finals: _3:45PM
Debate: [ 6 Prelims + Doubles through Finals ]
Friday Competition [ 4 Prelim Rounds ]
Round 1: _4:30PM
Round 2: _5:30PM
Round 3: _7:30PM
Round 4: ___
Saturday Competition [ 2 Prelim Rounds + Doubles, Octas, Quarters, Semis, Finals ]
Round 5: _8:00AM
Round 6: _9:00AM
Doubles: _10:00AM
Octas: _12:00PM
Quarters: _2:00PM
Semis: _3:00PM
Finals: _4:00PM
Congress:
Friday Competition [ 1 Prelim Session ]
Session 1: ___
Saturday Competition [ 1 Prelim Session + 1 Supersession ]
Session 2: ___
Supersession: ___
Awards (Tentative): [ 5:30pm ]
Student Resources
*_The trip itinerary can be found under the Maps section and clicking the MAPS button. That was the best way I could insert it into the page.
Speech:
-Speech events will be "snaked" for rounds 4 and 5 on Saturday. This is similar to the method of "Power Pairing" that Debate does. This is not something that needs to concern you when approaching these rounds. I just thought I'd share.
Debate:
LD Topic: Resolved: The possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.
PF Topic: Resolved: The Federal Trade Commission should establish a federal regulatory framework for sports betting.
Congress:
Link to Upper St. Clair 2026 Legislation (Can also be found in Google Classroom):
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tabroom-files/tourns/36224/postings/68787/ThreeRiversLegislation2026REVISED.pdf
Speaker Codes
High School
MS / Holy Family
Congressional Debate
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: _Muskan G.
___: _Jasmeet K.
___: _Rashmeet K.
___: _Isabella G.
Declamation
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: ___
___: ___
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Dramatic Interpretation
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: ___
___: ___
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Humorous Interpretation
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: _Annabella W.
___: ___
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Informative Speaking
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: _Rowan D.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
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Original Oratory
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: _Andrew H.
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___: ___
Program Oral Interpretation
_[Code]_: _[Name]_
___: ___
___: ___
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Judges
1: _[Name]__(Judge Pool)_
2: _Spencer Humphreys (Congress)
3: _Drew Graham (Speech)
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
- __The trip itinerary can be found under the Maps section and clicking the MAPS button. That was the best way I could insert it into the page.
_Remember, this tournament will utilize Tabroom for competition. Please test your login before we depart.