Rice Middle School Speech Team
The team of champions!
2022-2023 Tournament schedule:
October 15th @ Plano East
December 3rd @ TBA
February 11th @ McMillen HS
March 18th @ Plano Senior
Information
Speech Team Google Classroom Code: cbmisla
You can also follow us on Twitter at RiceMSSpeech or Instagram at rmsspeech
Meetings
Tournament Events and Rules
How does a tournament work?
There are 3 rounds for each event: prelims, semis and finals.
Your goal is to break out of each round and make it to finals (and hopefully place!)
Students may enter up to two events per pattern (except extemp, congress and public forum debate)
Wait, how do the sections work???
- Each room or section has a either one judge (prelims) or a panel of judges (semis and finals)
- The judge evaluates each performance and fills out a ballot for each competitor
- The room is ranked in order of what the judge preferred
So, who advances?
- The top 1-3 competitors in a prelims section (depending on the size of the event) advance to semis.
- The top 2 in each semis round advance to finals.
- The top 3 finalists are awarded trophies.
How do they decide what school wins the tournament?
- Sweeps points are earned whenever students from your school advance to the next round and/or win a debate.
- Debate win=2 pts. Semis=5 pts.
- 1st Place=25 pts. 2nd Place=20 pts. 3rd Place=15 pts. 4-6 Place=10 pts.
- The top 3 schools are awarded trophies.
Register for the Team
Steps to registering for the Speech Team:
1) Read our speech and debate handbook
2) Complete the handbook acknowledgment form - you can find the link in the handbook!
3) Fill out a membership form
I registered, now what?
You will be notified that registration for a tournament is open through google classroom, you will not be signed up for an event before registration opens. Registration for tournament will be completed through a google form that will be available on classroom.
Our team is only allowed 10 entries per event, per tournament.
Tournament Spots are Limited
Can I start preparing now?
Do I have to get my piece approved for tournament?
We Love 6th graders!
My parents and I need help remembering stuff....can you help?
Anything else?
- It is very important to read over your event rules (otherwise you could be disqualified)
- You have a 30 second "grace period" should you go over your time
- Do not enter a room if a judge is not present
- Inform the judge in both rooms that you are cross-entered (competing in two events within one pattern
- Tournaments are closed campus events for students safety, parents will only be allowed to attend the awards ceremony at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Conduct yourself professionally
- Don't leave early...go and watch events and learn!