The Allentown Diocese Forensics League

The Allentown Diocese Forensics League And The Catholic Forensic League of Scranton

Dear Forensics Coach, With the cooperation of the Allentown Diocese Forensics League (ADFL) and the Catholic Forensic League of Scranton (CFLS) we would like to invite you to a “Fall Kick-Off” tournament to be held Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Southern Lehigh H.S. in Center Valley, PA. We will be using National Catholic Forensic League events and rules, so if you are not familiar with these, please feel free to contact us. Events will be split into Varsity and Novice divisions as numbers warrant. Novices are defined as freshmen or sophomores or students in their first year of competition. Finals will be held if numbers warrant as well. All students advancing out of preliminary rounds will be recognized at our awards ceremony. There will be NO double entries in any events. Tournament information, including directions to Southern Lehigh and a tentative schedule, is included on the following pages. Please make sure you are aware of tournament deadlines and fees. Registration for the tournament will be handled through TABROOM.com. Both the Allentown and Scranton leagues now have groups on this site. Schools are encouraged to join their respective leagues on this site, since both leagues plan to use TABROOM.com throughout the year for future league tournaments. Complete school registration is due by Monday, October 28, 2013 with changes due by 5:00 PM Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Please note that there are two groups for each event, one for Varsity and one for Novice. Please be sure to register your students into the correct divisions. Some events may be collapsed into one division on the day of the tournament if there are not enough entries to warrant splitting Varsity and Novice. There will be a limited number of IE, L-D and PF judges for hire. We hope that you will be able to join us for a great day of competition. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. See you on November 2nd! Sincerely,

David Long Keith Brosious ADFL League Director CFLS League Director Home Phone: 610-419-9677 Home Phone: 570-378-2016 School Phone: 610-282-1421 x 7207 School Phone: 570-278-1106 x 127 email: [email protected] email: [email protected] or [email protected] Tentative Schedule for 11/2/13 At Southern Lehigh H.S. 8:00-8:30 Registration - Lobby IE schematics for all three preliminary rounds will be posted at the opening assembly. Debate schematics for Rd. I and II will be posted at the opening assembly. 9:00 - Opening Assembly Extemp Draw Rd. I Library 9:15-9:30 – Agenda Setting for Student Congress 9:15-10:00 – Rd. I L-D and PF Debate 9:15-10:45 - Rd. I All IE Events and C-X Debate 9:30-11:30 – Session I Student Congress 10:15-11:00 – Rd. II L-D and PF Debate 10:30 Extemp Draw Rd. II Library 10:45-12:15 Rd. II All IE Events and C-X Debate 11:30-12:30 – Rd. III L-D and PF Debate 11:45-1:45 – Session II Student Congress 12:00 Extemp Draw Rd. III Library 12:15-1:45 Rd. III All IE Events and C-X Debate 1:00-2:00 Rd. IV L-D and PF Debate 1:45-2:45 Lunch - Cafeteria 2:45 - Final Round Posting Extemp Final Round Draw Library 2:45-4:30 Session III Student Congress 3:00-4:30 Final Round All Events 5:00 Awards Ceremony

Lunch: Southern Lehigh will be taking pizza orders for students at registration and have a snack and drink stand open all day for competitors. There will be a judges’ lounge for all adults available throughout the day.

Directions to Southern Lehigh H.S. 5800 Main Street, Center Valley, PA 18034

From Rt. 22: Take the exit for Rt. 378 South and follow it through Bethlehem. Once you go over the hill in Bethlehem, the school will be about 2 miles down on your right. Turn right at the light at the Copperhead Grill Restaurant, onto Preston Lane. Make a left into the first driveway. Buses may park in the designated spots in that area. Other vehicles may park on the left side of the building in the spaces provided.

From I-78: Take the exit for Rt. 309 South. Go to the second light and make a left. At the immediate T, make a left, and then the next right onto Preston Lane. The school will be on your right. Go to the second driveway, which will put you in front of the school. Park as described above.

From the PA Turnpike: If coming from the South, get off at the Quakertown exit. Make a left at the light, just past the tollbooths, and follow that road to Rt. 309. Make a left onto Rt. 309 North. Follow this until it gets to an intersection with Rt. 378 North. Bear right onto Rt. 378 North. Make a left at the first intersection onto Preston Lane. You will see the school on your left. Make a left into the first driveway. Park as described above.

If coming from the North, get off at the Allentown exit. Bear right onto Rt. 22 East. Take the first exit, which is Rt. 309 South. You will be put on Rt. 78 East and Rt. 309 South, which are together for a section. Follow the directions above for Rt. 78. General Information for The “Fall Kick-Off” Tournament at Southern Lehigh H.S. November 2, 2013

Registration will be handled through TABROOM.com. Please be aware of all deadlines posted. There are two groups for each event, one for Varsity and one for Novice. Double entries are not allowed in any events.

Fees: $6.00/ individual entry IE or L-D $12.00/ Cross-Ex, Public Forum or Duo team ADFL and CFLS teams will receive a 50% discount on competitor registrations only.

$5.00/ change made after 5:00 PM Wednesday 10/30/13. This will be added to your registration fee, determined by your entry and judge needs at 5:00 PM 10/30/13.

Checks should be made out to ADFL.

Judges: 1 judge for every 2 Lincoln-Douglas Debaters or fraction thereof 1 judge for every 2 Cross-Ex Teams or fraction thereof 1 judge for every 5 speech or Congress entries or fraction thereof A Duo counts as one speech entry 1 judge for every 2 Public Forum teams or fraction thereof

Seniors with extensive experience may judge novice events only. Any judges that should judge novice events only should be marked as such on your registration.

There will be a limited number of speech, L-D and PF judges for hire for $50.00 each. You may indicate this on TABROOM.com

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: We will use the NFL November/December resolution Resolved: In the United States criminal justice system, truth-seeking ought to take precedence over attorney-client privilege.

Public Forum Debate: We will use the NFL November resolution Resolved: The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweigh the harms.

Student Congress: Please send one bill/resolution by Wednesday 10/16/13. You may submit more than one piece of legislation, but all schools competing in Student Congress must submit at least one. If multiple legislation is sent, please indicate a preference of bills to be entered in the pack. Please email to David Long at [email protected] The pack of bills will be posted Friday 10/18/13 on TABROOM.com. Due to this being a first tournament for many competitors we will limit the pack ~15 pieces. All schools competing will have at least one piece in the pack.