1. Metro Speech and Debate Tournament at Nysmith School
Saturday, March 3, 2018
9AM-5PM
Please plan to arrive no later than 8:45AM

2. Agenda • Welcome • Schedule • Parking • School Map
Judging Information and Ballots
Breakfast and Lunch
Safety and security
• Nysmith hosting team contact information

3. Welcome to the Nysmith School
Welcome to the Nysmith School! We are excited to be hosting our first debate tournament! To ensure the day runs smoothly, please review the following slides
Welcome

4. Schedule Breakfast: 8:00am-9:00am Round 1: 9:00am-9:50am
Registration: 8:00am-8:30am**
Breakfast: 8:00am-9:00am
Round 1: 9:00am-9:50am
Round 2: 10:00am-10:50am
Lunch: 11:00am-12:00pm
Round 3: 12:00pm-12:50pm
Round 4: 1:00pm-2:15pm
Championship Round: 2:15pm-3:30pm
Awards: 3:40pm-4:15pm
Exit building NO LATER than: 5:00pm
**PLEASE arrive on time to help expedite registration so debaters can begin Round One ON TIME!!
Schedule

5. DO NOT PARK at the COX Building! Your car will be towed!
Parking is available on campus
DO NOT PARK at the COX Building! Your car will be towed!
Parking

6. School Map

7. Judging Information and Ballots
The judge’s lounge will be located in the teacher’s lounge (Purple Pod)
Breakfast and lunch will be provided
Flow paper and pens will be available
– PLEASE MAKE SURE to bring your ballots to the LIBRARY (Located at the MAIN ENTRANCE).
– Nysmith parent/student volunteers will also help out with distribution and collection of ballots.

8. ALL food must be consumed in the cafeteria(Red Pod)
Breakfast and lunch will be provided for the debaters
Snacks and drinks will be sold throughout the day in the cafeteria. ALL proceeds will go to charity.
Breakfast and Lunch

9. Safety and Security
We will be using both the Blue, Purple, and Silver Pod classrooms for debate rounds. Please make sure to leave the classrooms as you have found them.
At registration, we will provide name tags for each student, judge, and parent. Please write your first name and school affiliation so we can properly monitor building access.
Please DO NOT try to access the outside through any other door than the MAIN ENTRANCE. The security system will let us know (very loudly) if the wrong door has been opened.
Students DO NOT have access to the playground area

10. Nysmith School Contacts
Maria-Theresa Dragg (571) or
Simon Stevens
(703) or
Nysmith School Contacts