[CX-L] Lakeland Tournament Invite

[KEVIN HAMRICK]

The Lakeland Central School District cordially invites you to the 30th =
Annual Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School on Friday and Saturday =
February 11 and 12, 2005.  To celebrate the 30th year of the event, we are =
making a few changes to the tournament, including the addition of a sixth =
preliminary round in all four divisions: varsity and novice policy debate =
and varsity and novice Lincoln-Douglas debate.  We will break to an =
appropriate number of elimination rounds based on the number of entries in =
each division.

Housing

We are pleased to offer housing for a limited number of our guests on a =
first-come, first-served basis.  Requests for housing must be received by =
January 21, 2005.  For adult coaches and chaperones, we recommend the =
Peekskill Motor Inn, 634 Main Street, Peekskill, New York, 10566 (914/739-1=
500).  =20

Fees

The entry fee for each two-person debate team is $70.  The entry fee for =
each Lincoln-Douglas entry is $35.  Fees become fixed after Friday =
February January 4, 2005.  Checks should be made payable to Greg Varley.  =
Fees include dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday for all tournament =
participants.

Judging

At the time of entry in the tournament, each school must provide one =
competent judge for every two policy debate team entries or four Lincoln-Do=
uglas entries or fractions thereof.  A very limited number of judges will =
be available for hire at a rate of $150 per judge.  Requests for hired =
judging must be received by Friday January 21, 2005.  You cannot hire a =
fraction of a judge, nor can a school completely hire out of its judging =
commitment.

Topics

Policy debaters will discuss the proposition: =93Resolved: that the United =
States Federal Government should establish a foreign policy substantially =
increasing its support of United Nations peacekeeping operations.=94

Lincoln-Douglas debaters will discuss the January/February topic.
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Tentative Schedule

Friday February 11, 2005:

Registration		12:30 * 1:30 PM	Lobby of Lakeland High School
Round One		2:30 PM	=09
Round Two		4:30 PM	=09
Dinner			6:30 PM		Lakeland Cafeteria
Round Three		7:30 PM	=09
Housing Pick-Up	9:30 PM		Lakeland Cafeteria

Saturday February 12, 2004:

Breakfast		7:30 AM		Lakeland Cafeteria
Round Four		8:00 AM	=09
Round Five		10:00 AM	=09
Lunch			12:00 PM		Lakeland Cafeteria
Round Six		1:00 PM	=09
1st Elimination Round	3:00 PM

We encourage you to enter as early as possible.  To do so, or for further =
information, please contact:

Kevin Hamrick
Director of Debate
Lakeland High School
1349 East Main Street
Shrub Oak, NY 10588
914/528-0600 extension 375
khamrick at lakelandschools.org