2025 Legacy Competere

Legacy PA (PA) - Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2025 | Status: Closed | 4:08 PM Eastern

Tournament Time
4:09 PM Eastern

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Tournament Timetable

Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Mon 12/09/2024 (Eastern)

Meal registration will close at 12:00 pm Sat 02/15/2025 (Eastern)

Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 12:00 pm Sat 02/15/2025 (Eastern)

Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:15 am Tue 02/18/2025 (Eastern)

Tournament Status will update to Closed at 10:00 am Wed 02/19/2025 (Eastern)

Community Judge registration will close at 4:00 pm Sat 03/01/2025 (Eastern)

Setup:

This status is used while the tournament is still being setup.
Open:

This status means tournament registration is open. Families can register for the tournament.
Drops Only:

This status means only registration drops are allowed. There are no new entries allowed but families can drop entries.
Closed:

This status means registration is currently closed for the tournament. There are no adds or drops allowed. Please contact the tournament director with any questions.
Completed:

This status means the tournament is completed.

Script Submission

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND MAKE SURE YOUR SCRIPTS ADHERE TO ALL GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING.

WHO needs to submit scripts? Competitors who are entered in all Interpretive, Platform, and Wild Card speeches.

· Interpretive Speeches: Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, Open

· Platform Speeches: Expository, Original Oratory, Persuasive

· Wild Card Speech: Slam Poetry

Script Submission Opens: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 12pm (EST)

Script Submission Closes: Thursday, February 20, 2025, 11pm (EST)

Approval Deadline: All scripts MUST be approved on or before Monday, February 24, 2025, 9:00pm (EST) in order to be eligible for competition in that event.

ALL scripts MUST be submitted electronically by the above closure date AND approved on or before the approval deadline. NO LATE SCRIPTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Scripts not in compliance by the approval deadline will be dropped from that event with no refund.

Our reviewers communicate via email, so it is imperative that you check your email frequently once you have submitted. You will only have 24 hours to make your necessary corrections and resubmit your script for approval. Please be respectful of this timeframe and prompt in working with your reviewer.

HOW can I be make sure my speeches are submitted correctly? Follow all of the guidelines below, using the HELPS provided, and you will be on your way to a speedy approval!

1. WATCH this TUTORIAL, YES, even if you've watched it in the past. Knowing EXACTLY what to do simplifies the review/approval process for your reviewer and you!

2. READ THE RULES for your event.

· Dramatic Interpretation Rules

· Duo Interpretation Rules

· Expository Rules

· Humorous Interpretation Rules

· Open Interpretation Rules

· Original Oratory Rules

· Persuasive Rules

· Slam Poetry Rules

3. READ THE SCRIPT SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS for your event.

Submission Rules & Forms - 2024-2025

· Duo Interpretation Script Submission 2024-2025

· Dramatic Interpretation Script Submission 2024-2025

· Humorous Interpretation Script Submission 2024-2025

· Open Interpretation Script Submission 2024-2025

· Platform Script Submission 2024-2025

· Slam Poetry Submission 2024-2025

4. Prepare your script and submission form WITH your parent or coach. Include ALL initials and ALL signatures. Submission forms MUST have the current tournament listed!

5. COMBINE each speech into a SINGLE file in PDF format only. You may scan into single file or use a file joiner. We recommend the App, Genius Scan, for scanning from your phone and the file joiner, ADOLIX, which is a free download to your computer.

REMINDER: Please title your file correctly, using the instructions given on the TUTORIAL.

6. When you have completed all of the above, you may submit your script(s) HERE.

HELP RESOURCES for Script Submission:

Rapid Review & Approve (tutorial for competitors)
Publication Guidelines 2024-2025
Speech Citations Help Page 2024-2025
Stoa Plagiarism Policy 2024-2025
Interpretation Script Submission Guidelines 2024-2025
Platform Script Submission Guidelines 2024-2025
Slam Poetry Script Submission Guidelines 2024-2025
FOR PLATFORM WORKS CITED PAGE, PLEASE USE MYBIB, EASYBIB, OR CITATION MACHINE.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE SCRIPT SUBMISSION STAFF AT: LegacyCompetereScripts@gmail.com

Parli Prep

Parli Prep Per Round

Here is the list of how Parli Prep will be done at Legacy Competere.

3 Strikes in every round. Opposition strikes first.

Parli Round 1 - Full internet and can use onsite coaching

Parli Round 2 - Full internet and can use onsite coaching

Parli Round 3 - Full internet, only competing students. Competitors can work together

Parli Round 4 - Full internet, only competing students. Competitors can work together

Parli Round 5 - No internet, no phone, text, etc. Can use onsite coaching, and printed materials as follows: Dictionary, Constitution, World Almanac, CIA World Factbook

Parli Round 6 - No internet, no phone, text, etc. Can use onsite coaching, and printed materials as follows: Dictionary, Constitution, World Almanac, CIA World Factbook

Parli Finals Round - Three Strikes. Full Internet and onsite Coaching.

Host Housing

If you would like to request host housing for Legacy Competere or if you are interested in hosting families, please contact Ben Miller at legacyhosthousing@gmail.com. We will do our very best to accommodate you. Requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ballot Party

To celebrate the conclusion and success of our first Legacy competitor tournament, we plan to have an onsite ballot party in the gym that was used as the student lounge during the tournament. We will provide ice cream and have a playlist prepared for a dance party. We encourage each parent and student to use this time to build relationships and lasting friendships.

Mars Hill Categories

Classic Film & Television
Current Music
Literature
Current Media Topics

Tournament Events

Speech Round A

Expository

Qualifying

Extemporaneous

Qualifying

Humorous Interpretation

Qualifying

Impromptu

Qualifying

Persuasive

Qualifying

Slam Poetry

Qualifying

Speech Round B

Apologetics

Qualifying

Dramatic Interpretation

Qualifying

Duo Interpretation

Qualifying

Mars Hill

Qualifying

Open Interpretation

Qualifying

Original Oratory

Qualifying

TP/LD

Lincoln Douglas

Qualifying

Team Policy

Qualifying

Parli

Parliamentary Debate

Qualifying

Tournament Schedule

Thursday, February 27

Starts	Ends	Name
7:15 am	8:00 am	Check In & Devotions
8:00 am	9:00 am	Parli Round 1
9:15 am	11:00 am	Speech A Round 1
11:00 am	1:00 pm	Lunch
11:15 am	12:45 pm	Debate TP/LD Round 1
1:00 pm	2:45 pm	Speech B Round 1
3:00 pm	4:30 pm	Debate TP/LD Round 2
4:00 pm	6:00 pm	Dinner
5:00 pm	6:45 pm	Speech A Round 2
7:15 pm	8:15 pm	Parli Round 2

Friday, February 28

Starts	Ends	Name
7:30 am	8:00 am	Announcements and Devotions
8:15 am	9:15 am	Parli Round 3
9:30 am	11:15 am	Speech B Round 2
11:00 am	1:00 pm	Lunch
11:45 am	1:15 pm	Debate TP/LD Round 3
1:30 pm	3:15 pm	Speech A Round 3
3:30 pm	5:00 pm	Debate TP/LD Round 4
4:30 pm	6:30 pm	Dinner
5:15 pm	7:00 pm	Speech B Round 3
7:15 pm	8:15 pm	Parli Round 4

Saturday, March 1

Starts	Ends	Name
7:30 am	8:00 am	Announcements and Devotions
8:00 am	9:00 am	Parli Round 5
9:15 am	10:45 am	Debate TP/LD Round 5
10:45 am	11:15 am	Speech Breaks
11:15 am	1:00 pm	Speech Finals
11:00 am	1:00 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	2:45 pm	Debate TP/LD Round 6
2:45 pm	3:45 pm	Parli Round 6
4:00 pm	4:15 pm	Debate TP/LD & Parli Breaks
4:15 pm	5:45 pm	Debate TP/LD Finals
4:00 pm	6:00 pm	Dinner
5:45 pm	6:45 pm	Parli Finals
7:30 pm	9:00 pm	Awards Ceremony

Patterns

Speech Round A

Expository
Extemporaneous
Humorous Interpretation
Impromptu
Persuasive
Slam Poetry

Speech Round B

Apologetics
Dramatic Interpretation
Duo Interpretation
Mars Hill
Open Interpretation
Original Oratory

TP/LD

Lincoln Douglas
Team Policy

Parli

Parliamentary Debate

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