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Oct 3

In order to compete at this tournament:

You must have paid the team dues to the boosters!!
Be sure you have turned in your Tournament APS Permission Packet or you will not be able to compete/attend.

Sign-ups

Student Sign Up - for Returning and New spectating members - DUE SEPT 21

Returning members who are interested in competing at East Mountain, must fill out the Student Sign up
New members who would like an opportunity to learn at an in-person tournament before competing, should fill out the Student Signup for East Mountain and mark "spectator" as your event. Spending the day with your captain is one of the best ways to learn how to compete at a tournament and we highly recommend it!
ALL STUDENTS: Be sure you have turned in your Tournament APS Permission Packet or you will not be able to compete/attend.

Judge Sign Up - JUDGE BURDEN: One judge per every 5 speech entries or fewer; one judge per every 4 debate entries or fewer.

Check out the judge training page for resources

Fees -

Single Entry Included in your Team Fee

Double Entry: $10 paid via invoice or prepay as indicated on the sign up

Details

TABROOM LINK

BRING A REFILLABLE WATER BOTTLE!

Everyone will be responsible for getting to & from East Mountain HS, please arrive at least 30 minutes before your event starts. Please talk to Mrs. Eames if you need to arrange for a ride.

Meals: The Boosters will provide Saturday lunch at the tournament.

SCHEDULE*

7:45-8:00 team arrival - (extemp @ 7:45, everyone else 8:00)

8:00 extemp draw

8:30 Round 1, speech and debate

10:00 extemp draw

10:30 Round 2

12:00 extemp draw

12:30 Round 3

2:00 extemp draw

2:30 Round 4

5:00/ASAP Awards

*Schedule is subject to change due to the number of entries and if an adjustment needs to be made to the number of out rounds.

EVENTS*

Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Novice & Varsity):

Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

Public Forum Debate (Novice & Varsity):

Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

Policy Debate (Novice & Varsity):

Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Dramatic Interpretation

Humorous Interpretation

Duo Interpretation

Program Oral Interpretation

Informative Speaking

Original Oratory

United States Extemporaneous

International Extemporaneous

CIDNI (review updated rules below)**

*Depending on entries, some Debate events may collapse into "Open" Entry

AWARDS AND TABULATION

Scrimmage style, no final rounds. Awards based on preliminary round results.

TOPICS

Lincoln-Douglas: Resolved: Outer space colonization is a moral imperative.

Public Forum: Resolved: The United States federal government should enact a moratorium on hyperscale data center construction.

Policy: Resolved: The United States federal government should establish national health insurance in the United States.

Extemp Topic Areas:

USX Round 1:

USX Round 2:

USX Round 3:

USX Round 4:

IX Round 1:

IX Round 2:

IX Round 3:

IX Round 4:

East Mountain CIDNI Competition Rules

Mandatory: Competitors MUST watch the video linked here

Procedure & Rules

One judge will view six "flights" of CIDNI in a single round. A flight consists of two students from different schools competing against each other in a "cold-read-off".

Each flight should enter separately and should not watch each other. Non-CIDNI competitors are welcome to watch.

The judge will confirm the codes & names of the two students, and will hand them each a copy of the same script, each script has lines for one of the characters highlighted.
The judge will start a 30 second timer while the competitors scan the script.
When the timer goes off, and competitors confirm the judge is ready, they start reading their parts.
Competitors should not touch each other or make eye contact, as per duo interpretation rules.
Once the script is done being read, students exit the room, and the next flight of competitors shall enter.
Judges will enter a winner as per a debate ballot.

Judging criteria:

In each flight, which of the two students presented the most engaging, interesting, fun, and/or nuanced character? If you were a casting director and could only hire one of the students, which one gets the call-back?

Determining the winner:

CIDNI will consist of a randomly paired round 1, and subsequent rounds will be power-matched.

Students from the same school MAY be paired to compete against each other if these are the majority of students in a bracket.

Depending on entry numbers, we may run a quick semi-final and finals if needed.

RESULTS!

2026

Isabella - 1st Informative & 2nd CIDNI*

Aditi - 1st in CIDNI* & 2nd Impromptu

Audrey- 3rd CIDNI*

Saina - 3rd Impromptu

Kelsey - 1st Dramatic Interpretation

Teya - 2nd Dramatic Interpretation

Aahana - 3rd Original Oratory

Vidya - 3rd US Extemp

Emma & Riya - 1st Public Forum Debate

Dilynn & Ronin - 2nd Public Forum Debate

Callahan & Seydou - 3rd Public Forum Debate

Cinco & Jagat - 3rd Policy Debate

*CIDNI - Competitive Impromptu Duo - Nightmare Interp

2025

Isabella - 1st Informatie

Maryam - 2nd US Extemp

Kumail - 1st International Extemp

Aditi - 2nd Impromptu

Pranav & Rhys - 1st Policy Debate

2024

Riju and Sophia - 2nd Varsity Public Forum Debate

Joanna and Addie - 2nd Varsity Policy

Amandeep - 1st Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Maya - 2nd Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Emma - 3rd Varsity Lincoln Douglas Debate

Zoe and Sithara - 1st Duo Interpretation

Nora - 2nd Impromptu

Nora - 1st Program Oral Interpretation (POI)

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