2011/12 College Prep Debate Team Calendar

Accurate as of 5/16/11 LOCATION College Prep DATE 8/23-29 9/3 9/10 9/17 9/17-19 9/23-25 10/1-2 10/1-3 10/2 10/8 10/14-16 10/15 10/22 10/28-30 11/4-5 11/4-6 11/5 11/12 11/19-21 11/19 11/26 12/1-3 12/3 12/10 12/16-18 12/17-18 12/24 12/31 1/7 1/14 1/21 1/21-23 1/27-29 1/28 2/3-5 2/11-13 2/16-17 2/18-20 2/25 3/3 3/9-10 3/17 3/23-24 3/31 4/7 4/14-16 4/21 4/27-29 4/28-30 5/5 5/12 COMPETITION Pre Season Mini Camp CONFLICT DAYS 0 COST varies

Banana Classic (Parli) Greenhill* (LD/Policy) Harker Invitational (LD/Policy/PF) Jack Howe (LD/Policy/Parli/Cong/IE) Georgetown Invitational (LD/Policy/PuFo) GGSA Congress/Parli #1 (SUNDAY) Heart of Texas* (Policy/LD/Cong) GGSA Debate #1 (LD/Policy/PF) Meadows* (LD/Policy) Minneapple Invitational* (LD/PF/Cong) USC* (Policy/LD) GGSA IE #1 GGSA Debate/Congress #2 (LD/Policy) Glenbrooks* (LD/Policy/PF/Cong/IE) GGSA Parli/PF #2 Silver & Black* (LD/Policy/PF) GGSA IE #2 Blake Invitational* (Policy/LD/PF) College Prep Invite-LD Only*

ACT Analy HS Dallas, TX San Jose Cal State University, Long Beach SAT/No Hwork Washington, DC SAT/No Hwork San Ramon Valley HS SAT Yom Kippur St. Marks School, Dallas, TX PSAT Santa Rosa HS Las Vegas, NV Apple Valley, MN Los Angeles, CA Pinole Valley HS Sonoma Valley HS Northbrook, IL Pinole Valley HS Sandy, UT Dougherty Valley HS Minneapolis, MN College Prep, Oakland ACT SAT SAT SAT Fall Concert Fall Concert Thanksgiving SAT SAT ACT

0 1.5 0 0 1 0 1.5 0 0 1.5 1 0 0 1.5 0 2 0 1 0

$50 $725 $225 $425 $725 $50 $725 $50 $450 $725 $425 $50 $50 $725 $50 $450 $50 $725 $100

Christmas

GGSA Debate/Cong. #3 (Parli/PF/LD) Victory Briefs* (LD/Policy/PF) Barkley Forum* (LD/Policy/PF/Cong/IE) GGSA IE/Debate #3 (Policy) Golden Desert* (LD/Policy/PF/Cong) Stanford Invite (LD/Policy/Parli/PF/IE) California RR* (Policy/LD/PF) California Invite (LD/Policy/PF/Cong/IE) IE State Quals National Quals (LD/PF/Policy/Congress) National Quals (IE) Debate State Quals (LD/PF/Policy/Cong)

Dougherty Valley HS UCLA Atlanta, GA Lowell UNLV, Las Vegas Stanford University College Prep, Oakland UC Berkeley James Logan HS College Prep Lowell HS Santa Rosa HS

MLK/Finals

0 0 SAT/Snow Trip 0 0 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0

$50 $425 $725 $425 $250 $200 $125 $100 $100 $75 $100

ACT

SAT

NDCA Championship** (Policy/LD/PF) California State Championship** National TOC** (Policy/LD/PF/Cong)

UNLV, Las Vegas Lowell HS University of Kentucky

Musical Passover/Easter ACT 1 Jr. Retreat 1 4 SAT/Dance Show Mothers Day

$425 $150 $1,100

5/19 5/26 6/2 6/9 6/10-16 NFL Nationals** See notes on page two for greater explanation

Indianapolis, IN

Prom SAT ACT Graduation

$1,100

Days is estimated class days missed. Debaters may miss no more than 8 in a year and 6 in a semester (not including championship tournaments). Debaters may not miss school for debate travel in consecutive weeks. Cost is estimated. Actual price will be released on the permission slip. Financial assistance is available from the Julia Burke Endowment for Debate. Please consult with director if your debater will require assistance. GGSA is our local league, The Golden Gate Speech Association. GGSA events are appropriate for all levels. GGSA competitions encourage parents to serve as judges. Parents who volunteer as judges at GGSA tournaments will earn $100 credit toward their debaters tournament fees. One day of judging will generally cover the cost of two GGSA competitions. GGSA debate tournaments may offer LD, Policy, Parli, and/or Public Forum. Look at listing to be certain. * = Limited entry. Participation by decision of coach. ** = Championship tournament. Participants must qualify for entry. *** = Coaches not available. Volunteer parent chaperone needed. (Sunday) = Sunday competition.

Planning Your Tournament Schedule 1. You must attend two tournaments per semester. The Jan. 21/22 weekend can be used for first or second semester. 2. Those who aspire to be competitive at the national level should attend as many competitions as possible. Aim for six in the first semester and three in the second semester (not including qualifiers and championships). 3. Suggested Tournaments: --Local Focus LD/Parli/PF/Policy/Congress/IEBanana Classic, Harker, GGSA Debate/Congress/IE tournaments, Stanford Invite, Cal Invite, GGSA State Quals as appropriate, NFL National Quals as appropriate, CA State Championship if qualified (try to attend 5+ from this list) --Regional Focus LD/Parli/PF/Policy/Congress/IEBanana Classic, Harker, Jack Howe, Meadows, USC, Silver & Black, College Prep (sophs only), Victory Briefs, Golden Desert, Stanford Invite, Cal Invite, GGSA State Quals as appropriate, NFL National Quals as appropriate, CA State Championship if qualified, +GGSA tournaments as useful (try to attend 6+ from this list) --National Level LDGreenhill, Harker, St. Marks, Meadows, Minneapple, Glenbrooks, Silver & Black, Blake or College Prep (sophs only), Victory Briefs, Barkley Forum, Golden Desert, Stanford Invite, Cal Invite, NFL Quals, NFL Nationals/TOC (if qualified), +GGSA Debates as useful (try to attend 8+ from this list) --National Level PolicyGreenhill, Georgetown, St. Marks, Meadows, USC, Glenbrooks, Silver & Black, Blake, Barkley Forum, Golden Desert, Stanford Invite, Cal Invite, NFL Quals, TOC (if qualified), NFL Nationals (if qualified), +GGSA Debates and Harker as useful for practice (try to attend 8+ from this list) --National Level Public ForumHarker, Minneapple, Glenbrooks, Silver & Black, Blake, Victory Briefs, Barkley Forum, Golden Desert, Stanford Invite, Cal Invite, GGSA State Quals as appropriate, NFL National Quals as appropriate, CA State Championship/NFL/TOC (if qualified), +GGSA tournaments as useful (try to attend 8+ from this list) --Post Season competition. Debaters focusing on a low impact schedule should consider attempting to qualify for and attend the California State Championship. Those focusing on national level competition should attempt to qualify for and compete in one or more of the following: the NDCA National Championship, the National Tournament of Champions, and the National Forensic League Championship.