Dear Coaches,
Monticello High School and the University of Arkansas at Monticello are please to invite you and your students
to the 6th annual R. David Ray Invitational Forensics Tournament to be held in Monticello, Arkansas on
September 19-20, 2014. We hope that you will join us.
Entry Opportunities:
 Multiple Slates are welcome. We will be using squad efficiency for Sweepstakes.
 Students may enter in both Extemporaneous Speaking and IPDA Debate.
 Students can only be entered in 4 individual events max.
o 2 entries per pattern; there are no triple entries in preliminary rounds.
Judging Requirements:
All coaches are asked to stay until the final round is covered with sufficient judges. Tournament directors
often need every qualified coach during the final rounds. Your students will enjoy watching the Curtain Call of
some of the best performances of the day. We encourage you to stay to celebrate the performances.
Individual Events: Judging requirements are as follows:
1 judge for every 20 entries or fraction thereof
Debate
1 judge for every 2 debaters or fraction thereof
We reserve the right to refuse entries based on inadequate number of judges.
Entry Deadline is Monday September 15, 2014 by 3:00 PM.
Email is preferred method of entry submission. Please send your entry to
Jim Evans at evans@uamont.edu . Also please send courtesy email copy to
Christy Armbrust at christy.armbrust@billies.org If you do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours
please check to ensure that your entry was received.
Rules and Regulations:
Visit www.actaa.net for NEW tournament ballots and event rules outlined by the ACTAA TOC.
Lodging –
Holiday Inn Express (Interior halls)
Hampton Inn (Interior halls)
Days Inn
Super 8 Motel
Trotter House (B & B)
Star City Inn & Suites (20 miles – next closest)
870-460-0100
870-367-6600
870-367-1881
870-367-6271
870-367-0200
870-628-6883
We hope that you will be able to join us for a forensics tournament of the highest standard. If you have any
questions please do not hesitate to contact us at christy.armbrust@billies.org or evans@uamont.edu .
Eagerly awaiting your arrival,
Christy Armbrust
Joel Brown
Monticello High School
Jim Evan, Director of Forensics
Keith Milstead,
University of Arkansas at Monticello
R. David Ray Invitational Forensic Tournament
Co-Hosted by
The University of Arkansas at Monticello & Monticello High School
On Friday, Sept. 19, please call Jim (870-723-8774) by 1:00 PM to identify any entries that have changed.
Friday, September 19, 2014
All Friday events held at Monticello High School
3:30 - 4:00
4:00
Registration for Debate and Group Events
Policy Debate Round 1
Cross Examination Policy Debate
We will use the 2013 National Debate Topic
4:00
IPDA Draw --- Round 1 (Round 2 -5:15; Round 3- 6:30; Round 4 – 7:45)
A computer lab will be available.
Readers Theater
Policy Debate Rd 2
Policy Debate Rd 3
Words and Music
Finals of RT / WM
4:30
5:45
7:30
after RT
TBA
Saturday, September 20, 2014
All Saturday Events are held on the UAM Campus
7:30
8:00
8:00
8:30
9:30
10:00
Registration at UAM Gibson Student Center
Draw for US and International Extemp
Policy Debate Quarter-Finals
Pattern A Events (US Extemp, International Extemp, Prose, Duet, Mime, Duo Interp)
Draw for Improvised Duet Acting (IDA)
Pattern B Events (IDA, Humorous Interp, Dramatic Interp, Poetry, Solo, Storytelling,
Orig. Oratory)
IE Semi-Finals----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10:30
Draw for Extemp
11:00
Policy Debate Semi-Finals
11:00
Pattern A
12:30
Draw for IDA
1:00
Pattern B
IE Finals ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1:30
Draw for Extemp
2:00
Policy Debate FINALS
2:00
Pattern A
3:00
Draw for IDA
3:30
Pattern B
4:30
“Big Oak” Curtain Call / Awards
**Current schedule may be changed as necessary.
The IPDA Debate Schedule for Saturday will be posted Friday evening.
David Ray Invitational Forensic Tournament
Entry deadline is Monday, September 15, 2014, 3:00 PM
School Name ___________________________________ Coach ____________________________________
School’s Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________
Coach’s Cell Phone: _______________________
Call Jim (870-723-8774) or text Christy (870-820-0154) by 1:00 PM on September 27 to
identify any entries that have changed. No refunds will be given for fewer entries.
Fees are payable to “UAM Speech & Debate”. Send to Jim Evans, UAM School of Arts &
Humanities, PO Box 3460, Monticello, AR 71656.
Fees:
IE’s
RT
WM
Policy Debate Teams
IPDA Debaters
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x
x
x
x
x
$10
$20
$20
$20
$10
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Total
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Will your team compete on Friday? Yes / No
Judges (highlight events & indicate IE preferences)
1. .____________________________ IE’s (
2. .____________________________ IE’s (
3. .____________________________ IE’s (
4. .____________________________ IE’s (
5. .____________________________ IE’s (
6. .____________________________ IE’s (
7. .____________________________ IE’s (
8. .____________________________ IE’s (
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
), Novice or Champ Policy Debate
/
IPDA
R. David Ray Invitational Forensic Tournament
Co-Hosted by
The University of Arkansas at Monticello & Monticello High School
Entry deadline is Monday, September 15, 2014, 3:00 PM
Please send your entry to evans@uamont.edu AND christy.armbrust@billies.org
PATTERN A EVENTS:
US EXTEMP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PROSE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
MIME
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
INTERNATIONAL EXTEMP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DUET ACTING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DUO INTERP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
IMPROV DUET ACTING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DRAMATIC INTERP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SOLO ACTING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
HUMOROUS INTERP
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
POETRY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
STORYTELLING
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PATTERN B EVENTS:
ORATORY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
READER’S THEATRE: __________________________________________
WORDS AND MUSIC: ___________________________________________
IPDA DEBATE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
POLICY DEBATE
1. TEAM ONE:
2. TEAM TWO:
3. TEAM THREE:
4. TEAM FOUR:
NOVICE
NOVICE
NOVICE
NOVICE
CHAMP
CHAMP
CHAMP
CHAMP