<p>The Northwest College Forensic staff and students extend to you a cordial invitation to attend the<em> 44th Annual Trapper Rendezvous Forensic Tournament</em> for high schools to be held on the Northwest campus in Powell, Wyoming, <strong>January 9-10, 2015</strong>.&nbsp; Last year we hosted over three-hundred competitors from fifteen schools, providing some excellent competition.</p> <p>The 2015 Trapper Rendezvous will feature six preliminary rounds of Cross Examination and LD debate in varsity and junior divisions. We also provide the opportunity for competition in one open division of Public Forum Debate. Elimination rounds in all debate divisions will depend on entries but in the past all have broken to quarter-finals.</p> <p>We offer one open division of individual events, featuring competition in six events divided into two patterns. We will have three preliminary and two elimination rounds, as entries warrant. The events are Extemporaneous Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duet Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation, and Oratory. We also will hold three sessions of Student Congress.</p> <p>Cross Examination debate competitors will NOT be able to enter individual events, public forum debate, or student congress (This allows us to run six rounds in CX).&nbsp; <em>Please note one policy that we believe will facilitate tournament administration: LD and Public Forum debaters may enter only <strong>one IE </strong>event, which cannot be extemp, but do so at their own risk. LD and PF competitors also may not enter student congress. </em>We will not make adjustments and it is up to students to make sure they get to all of their rounds.</p> <p>Please note that the Wyoming High School rules only allow the use of laptops in CX debate and Extemp. LD and Public Forum debaters are not allowed to use laptops during rounds.</p> <p>This year tournament entry will be facilitated through the website &ldquo;forensicstournament.net.&rdquo; &nbsp;&nbsp;Entries must be completed by 10:00pm Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Also, please be advised that you will need to make your motel reservations well in advance of the tournament.</p> <p>We are looking forward to you and your squad joining us for our hospitality and for the challenging competition.&nbsp;</p> <p>Yours truly,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Bob Becker&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carter Reed</p> <p>Duane Fish&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President, NWC Persuaders Student Organization</p> <p>Jeannie Hunt&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Forensics Coaches</p>