2024 Piney Woods Derby
Prudentia (TX) · Nov 7-9, 2024
Dress Code and Conduct
Dress Code
During competition, students must dress in professional business attire.
Gentlemen: Suits or slacks and a sports coat; shirt and tie; dress shoes.
Ladies: Skirt or pant suits; slacks, skirts or dresses with jackets; dress shoes. Hemlines are to be at least just above the knee.
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 before being allowed to participate.
Code of Conduct
Members will exhibit kind, polite, and respectful attitudes to each other and behave in a manner that brings honor to God.
Members will adhere to the Peacemaker’s Pledge as in Matthew 5:23-25, 18:15-17. This principle dictates that if an offense occurs, the offended should go directly to the offender to resolve the issue. No gossiping or discussing with another person. Rather, we seek to restore relationships. A third party may be necessary to resolve issues.
Tournament Events
Speech Pattern A
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
TP/LD
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Junior Speech
- Junior Speech - Impromptu Juniors
- Junior Speech - Interp Juniors
- Junior Speech - Platform Juniors
- Junior Speech Expos Juniors
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 9:00 am Wed 10/09/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Drops only at 11:00 am Tue 10/15/2024 (Central)
- Meal registration will close at 12:00 am Wed 10/23/2024 (Central)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 12:00 am Thu 11/07/2024 (Central)
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:14 pm Fri 11/08/2024 (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.