2024 Gobbler Fest
Apex Speech and Debate Club (VA) · Nov 7-9, 2024
Dress Code
DRESS CODE
During the competition, students must dress in professional business attire.
Gentlemen:
Suits or slacks and a sports coat, with a shirt and tie, and dress shoes.
Ladies:
Skirt or pant suits; slacks, skirts or dresses with jackets, and professional dress shoes. Hemlines are to be at least to the knee. Nylons are not required.
Awards Ceremony:
Students must attend the awards ceremony in full competition attire.
Violations:
If the competitor’s attire at any time during the tournament is deemed a violation of the dress code, the competitor will be asked to come into compliance with the dress code. A student will not be allowed to participate in competition or awards without compliance.
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.