3rd Annual University of Victoria
High School Invitational
The UVic Debate Society is very excited to invite you to our third annual high school
debate tournament, taking place on our campus on Saturday, February 23, 2013.
The tournament will consist of three rounds of impromptu debate, ending with a
final round for the senior division.
Debaters will be divided into Novice (grades 7-8), Junior (grades 9-10) and Senior
(grades 11-12) categories. All debates will use Canadian National Debate Format.
Speaking times will be as follows:
Novice/Junior
Senior
1st Proposition Constructive
6 min
8 min
st
1 Opposition Constructive
6 min
8 min
2nd Proposition Constructive
6 min
8 min
nd
2 Opposition Constructive
6 min
8 min
1st Opposition Reply
4 min
4 min
st
1 Proposition Reply
4 min
4 min
Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams and top 3 speakers in each division.
We ask that each school provide one judge for every two teams they send. If this is
particularly difficult for you school to manage, just send us an email at
uvicdebate@gmail.com, and we may be able to make exceptions. Please also indicate
the experience levels of your judges with your registration, as this helps us allocate
judges into rooms.
We are currently working on securing a group rate at a hotel, likely the same one as
last year (the Ramada Victoria Hotel) for mainland schools who have to stay
overnight on Friday. We will send out details as soon as we have them.
We will be providing lunch and snacks at the tournament, as well as coffee and tea
for judges in the morning. Please be sure to indicate dietary restrictions (vegetarian,
vegan, gluten-free, allergies, etc.) of all participants in your registration by the due
date, and we will do our utmost to accommodate them.
Registration fees will be $40/team for local schools and $30/team for off-island
schools. Payment will be accepted at the beginning of the tournament, in cash or
cheque made out to the University of Victoria Debate Society.
We are setting an initial school cap of 6 teams and a tournament cap of 60 teams.
Both of these have the potential to be flexible, depending on room and judge
availability, so if you wish to register extra teams please let us know and we will
start a waitlist.
Please email uvicdebate@gmail.com with the following registration information by
midnight on Friday, February 15:
Numbers of teams and judges
Names, grades, and dietary restrictions of debaters
Names, dietary restrictions, and experience levels of judges
Preliminary schedule
8:00
8:30
9:00
10:30
11:00
12:30
1:30
3:00
4:30
Registration
Briefing
Round 1
Snack break
Round 2
Lunch
Round 3
Final round
Awards
Locations of registration and rounds are still to be confirmed, but details and
directions will be provided as soon as we have them.
We look forward to seeing you at UVic in February! If you have any questions, don’t
hesitate to contact us at uvicdebate@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Emma Litzcke and Sam Kerr
Tournament Directors