Welcome to the home page for the 2018 SCJFL 3rd Quarter Speech + Congress tournament hosted by Emerson Community Charter on Feb 23, 2018 for Middle School students.

Status: Tournament Completed

<p><em><strong>Check out the links below to our food trucks for student meals. &nbsp;A separate complementary meal will be served to judges in the lounge. &nbsp;</strong></em></p> <h2>Greetings, SCJFL coaches!</h2> <p>The Emerson community is delighted to host our third&nbsp;SCJFL speech tournament!&nbsp; Please make note of the following:</p> <p>(1) There are <strong>changes </strong>to the <strong>Creative Duo</strong> event this year. &nbsp;As in the past, the conventions of DUO apply (no props, no costumes, no direct focus after the introduction. No table, no chairs), but the event is now <strong>7 </strong>minutes max. &nbsp;In addition, we are adding writing awards.&nbsp; That award may go to one or both of the performers or it may go to a third student who has collaborated with the duo performers.&nbsp; A <strong>manuscript</strong> must be <strong>submitted </strong>for consideration in the writing award category at <strong>registration</strong>. Student writers must be registered in Pattern B to be eligible for an award.</p> <p>(2) We are offering 3 NSDA events: Impromptu, Congress, and Declamation. &nbsp;</p> <p>(3)<strong> Program Oral Interpretation</strong>&nbsp;will also be offered. This event is not yet offered at middle school NATS but it will be offered at CHAMPS in May.</p> <p>(4) <strong>Congress.</strong>&nbsp; Bills and Resolutions will be released on February 1st.&nbsp; Congress will go 3 rounds. &nbsp;There will be two judges for the first two rounds, three judges for the final round. Ten students will break to final round. &nbsp;The first round of&nbsp;Congress will be posted at&nbsp;3:45 PM. &nbsp;If you have studetns in Congress, please supply judge with experience in judging that event - that would really help.</p> <p>(5) <strong>Impromptu:&nbsp;</strong> The rounds have been themed in this way:</p> <ul> <li>idioms and common expressions&nbsp;</li> <li>pop culture trends &amp; personalities&nbsp;</li> <li>current events and world leaders&nbsp;</li> <li>&quot;The Wisdon of Harry Potter&quot; (quotes)</li> </ul> <p>(6) In order to&nbsp;<strong>stay on schedule</strong>, and in light of the 10-minute time allowance for DEC and POI, we will assign&nbsp;<strong>five</strong>&nbsp;competitors in those rooms. &nbsp;The top 20% of entries in each category will break to final round. &nbsp;</p> <p>(7)&nbsp;Please read our invite carefully about PARKING on campus.&nbsp; <strong>No buses should unload in front of the school </strong>on Selby Avenue.&nbsp; The NORTH driveway is for cars, vans, private vehicles; the SOUTH Driveway is for buses only.&nbsp; Please advise your bus driver! &nbsp;(Look for more parking details in the invitation attached below and on the campus maps.)</p> <p>(8) &nbsp;<strong>*<em>Added 2/10/18</em>: </strong><em>Please send requests for double entires waiting list, asap. &nbsp;</em></p> <p>With warm wishes,&nbsp;</p> <p>Lily Parker &amp; Iain Lampert</p>