This TFA tournament is Saturday, January the 6th, 2024 at Sudan High School. Entry Deadline is Wed., December 20th. We are often full before the deadline, don't wait until the last minute.
The tournament is an in-person onsite TFA tournament offering 14 events: CX, Congress, L-D (UIL Spring topic), HI, DI, Informative, DX, FX, Duo, Duet, POI, OO, Poetry, and Prose. You may enter this tournament on Tabroom.com
Patterns and entry limits-
Pattern A: Duo, DI, Po, POI, DX, FX (May enter 3 events and one Extemp.)
Pattern B: OO, Pr, HI, Duet, Informative (May enter 2 events.)
Debate: CX and L-D debate may not cross enter.
Congress: Congress may only cross enter one event in pattern B.
CX/LD:
8:00 Rd 1
9:30 Rd 2
11:00 Rd 3
1:30 Qtrs
3:15 Semis
5:00 Finals
Congress:
7:45-9:15 Rd 1 (1.5 hour) Prelim Session 1
10:50-12:20 Rd 2 (1.5 hour) Prelim Session 2
1:45-3:45 (2 hour) Final
Pattern A:
8:00-9:30 Prelim 1 (Draw 7:45)
11:00-12:30 Prelim 2
2:00-3:30 Semis
5:00-6:15 Final
Pattern B:
9:30-10:50 Prelim 1
12:30-1:50 Prelim 2
3:30-4:50 Semis
6:15 Finals
Prose/Poetry will be reader's choice.
L-D will use the UIL Spring topic. Resolved: (To be announced.)
Congress will use a selection from the TFA Jan-Feb docket. Prelims will use 1-5, and finals will use 6-10.
If you enter a debater you must provide one judge or $50.00 ($50 will cover all of your debaters).
Trophies will be awarded through 6th place and quarters in debate. 1st-3rd sweepstakes and small school sweepstakes (1A-2A).
Sudan HS will donate 1 dollar for every student competitor to the WTSA Camp Scholarship Fund.
A few Sudan students will compete. As required by TFA rules, this posting will serve as notice that they will be eligible to advance to finals.
The TFA Constitution may be accessed at: TFA Constitution.
IEs will be $13.00. L-D, Duo, and Duet are $18.00 and CX is $23.00. Any school with debaters must register one debate judge or pay $50.00.
Loss of fee for drops will be incurred after 4:00 P.M. on Monday the 1st.
Checks should be made out to: Sudan High School.
You may bring the check (or cash) the morning of the contest or mail it in advance to: (No other options are offered, make arrangements.)
Sudan ISD
Attn: J. Robertson
PO Box 249
Sudan, TX . 79371
Invoices should be generated on Tabroom.
Jonathan Robertson jonathanrobertson@sudanisd.net