2025 Shamrock Showdown
Empire (WA) · Mar 19-22, 2025
Dress Code
Dress Code
During 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
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Expository Qual
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
Speech Pattern B
- Apologetics Qual
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
LD/TP Debate
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli Debate
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Tournament Timetable
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 5:00 pm Mon 02/03/2025 (Pacific)
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.