2025 The Desert Gem
Set Apart (CA) · Jan 15-18, 2025
Script Submission
Script Submission for THE DESERT GEM 2025
We are accepting ONLY electronic script submissions.
When:
*E-Script Submission OPENS: January 3, 2025, 08:00 am PST*
*E-Script Submissions CLOSES: January 10, 2025, 05:00pm PST*
The deadline for electronic script submission is January 10, 2025. This will give our script submission team time to review your scripts and enable you to make changes if they are necessary. There will be a $25.00 late fee if received after the deadline.
Who: Competitors who are entered in the following events *must submit scripts for approval* before competing:
-Interpretative Speeches: Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, and Open
-Platform Speeches: Original Oratory, Persuasive, Expository
-Wildcard Speech: Slam Poetry
-All script submissions must be completed by the deadline above. You will receive a confirmation email once your script has been received and approved. *Please save a copy of this confirmation email on your phone or print it out to have with you at check-in*.
Where: Submit Scripts
If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledging a successful upload within 24 hours, then please follow up with an email to TDGscripts@gmail.com.
Script approval: Once your files are uploaded our script approval team will review your script. Upon approval, you will be sent a script approval email.
You do not need to bring printed copies of scripts as the electronic copy will be available.
Tournament Events
Speech A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech B
- Apologetics Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Speech C
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
LD/TP
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Juniors
- Juniors Apologetics Juniors
- Juniors Impromptu Juniors
Judge
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 am Sun 12/01/2024 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Wed 12/04/2024 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 9:00 am Wed 01/08/2025 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sun 01/19/2025 (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.