2024 Gobbler Fest
Apex Speech and Debate Club (VA) · Nov 7-9, 2024
Payment and Fee Information
PAYMENT & FEE SCHEDULE
Debate Events: $40 per debate event.
Speech Events: $40 for the first event, $15 for each additional event
Pay via Paypal (registration fees + 3% + $0.49)
** IMPORTANT Payment Information**
Gobblerfest is collecting all fees through PayPal.
**After completing your registration, pay all fees via PayPal to:**
apexspeechanddebate@gmail.com (Sarah Giddens)
**Include the following message with your payment:**
GF2024 (StoaHub Account Name)
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Registration
Opens: September 30, 2024
Closes: October 9, 2024
Registration is not complete until all fees have been paid.
- Payments received after the close of registration will be assessed a $15 late fee.
- Students may add or drop events throughout the open registration period. (Events dropped after registration closes will be assessed a drop fee.)
- Events added after registration closes will be assessed a $15 late fee.
- Space permitting and subject to script submission requirements, we will accept late registrations until Wednesday, October 30, 2024. All late registrations will be charged a $15 late fee.
Refund Policy
Refunds will only be given for changes made during open registration.
- Cancellations received after registration closes will be assessed a drop fee according to the drop date.
- All fees must be paid for the student competitor to participate in the tournament.
Drops by 10/16: $10 fee
Drops by 10/23: $20 fee
Drops by 10/30: $30 fee
Drops by 11/8: $35 fee
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 10:00 am Mon 09/30/2024 (Eastern)
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 09/30/2024 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 am Thu 10/10/2024 (Eastern)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 am Wed 10/23/2024 (Eastern)
- Meal registration will close at 10:00 am Fri 11/01/2024 (Eastern)
- Community Judge registration will close at 5:00 pm Sat 11/09/2024 (Eastern)
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.