Telegraph Season Opener
Saturday | October 5
Schedule (Tentative):
The tournament may run late OR early. Don't make plans around this schedule - reserve the WHOLE DAY. Students should compete from the same location for each round.
All registration materials are due on 9/30/19 at 3:45 PM, Pacific Standard Time.
Pacific Standard Time
PST (UTC-08)
8:45 AM - Links to the tournament are emailed out
9:00 AM - Round 1
10:15 AM - Round 2
11:15 AM - Lunch
11:45 AM - Round 3
12:45 PM - Round 4
1:45 PM - Awards/Finals
Mountain Standard Time
MST (UTC-07)
9:45 AM - Links to the tournament are emailed out
10:00 AM - Round 1
11:15 AM - Round 2
12:15 PM - Lunch
12:45 PM - Round 3
1:45 PM - Round 4
2:45 PM - Awards/Finals
Central Standard Time
CST (UTC-06)
10:45 AM - Links to the tournament are emailed out
11:00 AM - Round 1
12:15 PM - Round 2
1:15 PM - Lunch
1:45 PM - Round 3
2:45 PM - Round 4
3:45 PM - Awards/Finals
Eastern Standard Time
EST (UTC-05)
11:45 AM - Links to the tournament are emailed out
12:00 PM - Round 1
1:15 PM - Round 2
2:15 PM - "Lunch"
2:45 PM - Round 3
3:45 PM - Round 4
4:45 PM - Awards/Finals
Topics:
Lincoln-Douglas - Resolved: In the United States, colleges and universities ought not consider standardized tests in undergraduate admissions decisions.
Public Forum - Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative.
Fees:
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Discounts are available for low-income schools.
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The winner/s of each division receive free entry into the next Telegraph tournament. For Public Forum, if the two winners don't enter their next tournament together, each student that won the tournament receives a 50% discount for their part of the entry fee for the next tournament.
Lincoln-Douglas - $70/entry, including hired judging
Public Forum - $70/entry, including hired judging