2024 David Helton Fall Forensics Forum
Ambassadors for Christ (TN) · Nov 14-16, 2024
Tournament Check-In: Students, Parents, Judges & Visitors
SV STUDENT CHECK-IN FOR ALL SV EVENTS - In Student Hang-out Room - Enter Church at the Far-Left Double Door Rear Entry under the Portico. Go straight down hall to large room on the left. Student name badges and tent cards will be distributed at Check-In.
PARLI DEBATE CHECK-IN TIME: Thursday, November 14 7:15-7:40 am with Devotion & Announcement in Sanctuary at 7:40.
TP/LD DEBATE & SPEECH ONLY CHECK IN TIME: Thursday, November 14 1:30-2:15 pm in Student Hang-out Room – See directions above
ALL ADULT CHECK-IN: All Parents & Judges check in just inside far left rear church entry under portico where you will also receive your name badges.
COMMUNITY JUDGES: We ask you to arrive one hour before the start of the first event you choose to judge as we provide training for the event(s) you will judge. We also provide a delicious buffet for every meal and great snacks!
VISITORS: To keep everyone safe, all adults need to check in at the Judge Greet table just inside the rear entry. See directions above.
Tournament Events
Debate
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
JV Speech Tournament
- Bible Story Impromptu Juniors
- JR/JV Duo Interp Juniors
- JR/JV Expository Juniors
- JR/JV Original Oratory Juniors
- JV/JR Impromptu Juniors
- JV/JR Open Interp (includes Dramatic & Humorous) Juniors
- Platform Apologetics Juniors
- Poetry Interp Juniors
- Salesmanship Juniors
- Story Reading Juniors
JV Student Congress
- JR/JV Student Congress Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Sat 10/05/2024 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will open at 9:00 am Sat 10/05/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:55 pm Sat 10/19/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 5:00 am Fri 11/01/2024 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Wed 11/06/2024 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sat 11/16/2024 (Central)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.