Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 pm Sat 03/01/2025 (Central)
Tournament Status will update to Open at 12:00 pm Mon 03/24/2025 (Central)
Tournament Status will update to Closed at 11:59 pm Mon 03/31/2025 (Central)
Meal registration will close at 11:59 am Mon 04/14/2025 (Central)
Community Judge registration will close at 8:00 pm Mon 04/28/2025 (Central)
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.
Parent Agreement
Dear Parents,
You have likely judged hundreds of rounds this tournament season; we THANK YOU for this labor of love! As you know, tournaments cannot run without parents judging many rounds.
Here at The Last Rodeo, we will ask you to step into the judging arena once again. We will work diligently to recruit community judges; however, please know that signing up for this tournament means you agree to judge a maximum of four single-flighted LD rounds in ONE day. If you feel you cannot judge this much, please bring a friend to judge some of your rounds on your behalf. Students are required to bring a parent judge with them to compete. Please check with Ballot Push before each round to help us stay on time. After all, we have a ballot party to get to!
I know that together, we can give our students a great end-of-season tournament.
In His service,
Michelle Muscarella, Tournament Director.
Dress Code & Code of Conduct
Dress Code:
The students must dress in modest, professional business attire during the competition.
Gentlemen: Wear suits or slacks and a blazer jacket. Wear a collared shirt and tie. Wear professional dress shoes and socks (taco-printed socks are welcome!).
Ladies: Skirt or pantsuit; professional slacks, skirt or dress with blazer jacket; Professional dress shoes. Dress/skirt hemlines and slit should be no higher than the knee. Hose not required.
Cowboy hats and church boots are acceptable.
Award Ceremony: Students must attend the award ceremony in full competition attire.
Code of Conduct:
Tournament participants will exhibit kind, polite, and respectful attitudes and behave in a manner that glorifies God.
Ballot Party
Ballot Party:
Immediately following the award ceremony, we would like to invite everyone to one last ballot party.
Location: In-N-Out Burger 2900 W Seventh St. Fort Worth, TX 76107
Debate Rules and Standards
The Last Rodeo expects that each competitor has read and complied with Stoas LD rules and evidence standards. Please review HERE and ensure that your citations are accurate prior to the tournament.
Student Protection Guidlines
The Last Rodeo will follow the Stoa Student Protection Guidelines. See HERE for details.
It may be necessary to employ a bye due to an odd number of competitors in the debate event. The bye will be randomly assigned to the first three rounds and will be assigned to the low seed for the remaining rounds.
Rounds one through three will be randomly paired, employing club protection if possible. However, due to disproportionate club size, club protect may not be achievable.
Lag powermatching will be used beginning in round four.
Stoa NITOC tiebreakers will be used to rank teams through preliminary progression.
Fees
The Last Rodeo Fees
Lincoln Douglas: $45 per registered student.
Drop fees: $25 per registered student. Drop fees apply after the close of registration.
No refunds after close of registration 3/31/2025
All fees are due by the close of registration on 3/31/2025
Tournament Time
