[CX-L] The Hilltopper Classic at Marquette UHS - Milwaukee, WI (Sept. 23-24, 2005)

[Bill Batterman]

The following is an invitation to the 2005 Hilltopper Classic at 
Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, WI.  The complete 
invitation and entry form are available in PDF and Word formats at 
http://mountaincry.com/projects/hilltopperclassic/.  If you have any 
trouble accessing the invitations, please let me know via email at 
bill at mountaincry.com.

I hope to see you all in Milwaukee this September!

Best Wishes,

Bill Batterman
Asst. Policy Debate Coach
Marquette University High School
Milwaukee, WI

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MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
Proudly Announces the 7th Annual:
HILLTOPPER CLASSIC
SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2005

The Marquette University High School Debate Team is once again proud to 
host a quality debate tournament, boasting excellent competition from 
across Wisconsin and the Midwest.

Overall, we look forward to hosting you and your students, and hope to 
provide a few enjoyable days of debate competition.

Registration: Please register early. All entries will be accepted on a 
first come, first served basis. We have a limited amount of space and 
we expect to fill up early. Register by emailing entries to 
marquettedebate at gmail.com. Registration forms are due no later than 3 
p.m.
Monday, September 19, 2005. Of course, our disclaimer already says send 
them in as soon as possible. Confirmation emails will be sent out to 
confirm that teams are completely registered.

Format: We are pleased to offer the following divisions of competition.

Varsity 2-Person: The varsity two-person division will offer 6 
preliminary rounds on Friday and Saturday and will break to octofinals 
or quarter-finals as the division size merits. Time limits will be 
8-3-5 with 8 minutes prep per side. The first 2 preliminary rounds will 
be random paired. All other rounds will be paired high/low within 
brackets with the even rounds featuring side constraints. Awards will 
be presented to elimination round participants and the top five 
speakers. (Entry limit: 4 teams per school)

In the Varisity 2-person division we will use a form of the mutually 
preferred judging system that has been used at the WDCA TOC and other 
tournaments. In order for this system to work properly all persons who 
are expected to judge at the Hilltopper Classic must be identified no 
later than 3 p.m. Tuesday September 20th, 2005 and must submit a 
judging philosophy to marquettedebate at gmail.com in Word, PDF, or Plain 
Text Format. In the subject heading, please state your team’s name and 
the word “preferences” (e.g. Marquette’s Preferences).  Judging 
preference sheets will be sent out late on Tuesday September 20th, 2005 
and must be completed by 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005, to 
come into effect for round 1.

Novice 2-Person: The novice two-person division will offer 5 
preliminary rounds on Friday and Saturday and will break to 
semi-finals. All rounds will be in the 8-3-5 format with 5 minutes of 
prep time. Awards will be presented to elimination round participants 
and the top five speakers.  Sufficient entries must exist to run this 
division — please note interest in a four person division for novice in 
lieu of the two person division on the tournament entry form. (Entry 
limit: 4 teams per school)

LD: The Lincoln-Douglas debate division will offer 6 preliminary rounds 
on Friday and Saturday and will break to quarterfinals. Awards will be 
presented to all elimination round participants. (Entry limit: 4 LD 
debaters per school)

Public Forum: The Public Forum division will offer 4 rounds of 
competition on Friday evening. Awards will be presented to the top 
three teams. (Entry limit: 4 teams per school)

V-4/JV/Novice 4-Person: These divisions will consist of three preset 
rounds to be offered on Saturday only. All rounds will be in the 8-3-5 
format with 5 minutes of prep time. Awards will be presented to the top 
three teams and top speakers in each position. (Entry limit: 2 teams 
per division)

Note: the open division will be split into sections between first and 
second year debaters. All debaters with three or more years of 
experience must debate in a varsity division (special circumstances 
along with tournament director approval may allow for an exception to 
this request).

Note: For 4-Person divisions and Novice 2-Person, the MUHS tournament 
will follow all Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association guidelines, 
including the novice limited topic areas on this year’s policy 
resolution.

Judging Information: Judges must be provided for every four debaters or 
fraction thereof in policy and every two debaters or fraction thereof 
in LD. Please list V 2 Person and LD judge names on the registration 
form. No judges will be available for hire. Teams not covered by judges 
will be unable to compete. Every school is responsible for providing a 
judge that is qualified to judge for the given division. Please email 
the tournament director, andynolan at gmail.com, if there is question 
about whether a given judge is qualified to judge in given division. 
Each school is committed to provide a judge for one round beyond the 
elimination of their team in the Varsity and Novice 2 Person divisions. 
Schools in LD have the same one round beyond requirement.

Fees: Fees will be assessed at the following rate:

- $35.00 per 2-person team.
- $25.00 per 4-person team.
- $20.00 per LD debater.

All checks should be made payable to Marquette University High School 
Debate.

Note: Entry fees will still be assessed for teams dropped after the 
registration deadline.

Food: Food and beverages will be sold for only modest profits. 
Hospitality for coaches and judges will be provided throughout both 
days of the tournament.

Tentative Tournament Schedule
Friday & Saturday, September 23-24, 2005

VARSITY 2-PERSON

Friday

Registration........................................ 3:30- 4 p.m.
General Assembly.................................... 4:15 p.m.
Round 1 (the Lenny Hanson Round).................... 4:30 p.m.
Round 2 (the Jack Hogan Round)...................... 6:15 p.m.
Dinner.............................................. 7:45 p.m.
Round 3 (the Michael Gesinski Round)................ 8:15 p.m.

Saturday

Round 4 (the Ankur Aggurwal Round).................. 8:00 a.m.
Round 5 (the Gopi Kumar Round)......................10:00 a.m.
Round 6 (the Jerrell Braden Round)..................12:00 p.m.
Lunch............................................... 1:45 p.m.
Awards.............................................. 2:45 p.m.
Octofinals (The Bret Harper Tutorial)............... 3:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals (The Paul Flaig Tutorial)............. 5:45 p.m.
Semifinals (The Kevin Thom Tutorial)................ 8:00 p.m.
Finals (The Manav Bhatnagar Tutorial)...............10:15 p.m.
NOVICE 2-PERSON
Registration...........3:30- 4 p.m.  Round 4........ 8:00 a.m.
General Assembly.......4:15 p.m.     Round 5........10:00 a.m.
Round 1................4:30 p.m.     Semi-finals....12:00 p.m.
Round 2................6:15 p.m.     Lunch.......... 1:45 p.m.
Dinner.................7:45 p.m.     Awards......... 2:30 p.m.
Round 3................8:15 p.m.     Finals to immediately follow 
awards.

THE TED KOLBERG LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DIVISION

Registration...........3:30- 4 p.m.  Round 4........ 8:30 a.m.
General Assembly.......4:15 p.m.     Round 5........ 9:45 a.m.
Round 1................4:30 p.m.     Round 6........11:00 a.m.
Round 2................5:30 p.m.     Quarterfinals..12:15 p.m.
Dinner.................6:30 p.m.     Lunch.......... 1:15 p.m.
Round 3................7:30 p.m.     Awards......... 2:30 p.m.
                                      Semis and finals to follow.

PUBLIC FORUM

Friday Only

Registration.............3:30- 4 p.m.
General Assembly.........4:15 p.m.
Round 1..................4:30 p.m.
Round 2..................5:30 p.m.
Round 3..................6:30 p.m.
Round 4..................7:30 p.m.
Dinner...................8:30 p.m.
Awards...................9:00 p.m.

OPEN / NOVICE 4-PERSON

Saturday Only

Registration............. 8 a.m. Sharp!
General Assembly......... 8:45 a.m.
Round 1.................. 9:00 a.m.
Round 2..................10:30 a.m.
Round 3..................12:00 p.m.
Lunch.................... 1:30 p.m.
Awards................... 2:30 p.m.

Note: We will strictly enforce a 10-minute forfeiture rule and we may 
not delay the start of the tournament for any school arriving late. If 
you have any problems on Friday, call MUHS at (414) 933-7220 or Andy’s 
Cell (262)
853-1805. For any problems on Saturday, call Andy’s Cell (262) 853-1805.

Lodging Information: Tournament lodging is available through the 
Radisson Hotel (Milwaukee West) located at 2303 N. Mayfair Road (Hwy 
100) in Wauwatosa, WI 53226. Make reservations by calling the Radisson 
Hotel at (414) 257-3400. Also available is the Excel Inn at 115 N. 
Mayfair Road (Hwy 100) in Wauwatosa, WI 53226. The Excel Inn number is 
(414) 257-0140. No room blocks have been established at either 
location. Both hotels are freeway accessible to I-94 and have 
restaurants nearby.

We are willing to house any debaters coming from out of the state of 
Wisconsin. Please indicate your housing needs as soon as possible, 
especially if you are requesting housing for Thursday and/or Sunday 
nights.

Directions & Questions: Marquette University High School is located at 
3306 W. Michigan Avenue. Directions to MUHS: Exit I-94 at 35th street. 
Head North to Michigan Avenue. Turn right and go East. This will take 
you to the main parking lot behind the building. Buses may park in the 
lot across the street at the corner of Michigan and 35th. Please do not 
attempt to enter the building from the Wisconsin Avenue side due to 
locked doors – all visitors must enter the building on the Michigan 
Avenue side. For a detailed map, please consult our tournament 
information page at: www.wdca.org

If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel 
free to call me at MUHS at (414) 933-7220 ext. 3173 or at home at (262) 
853-1805 or email me at andynolan at gmail.com. We look forward to 
providing you and your team educationally based competition come 
September.

Respectfully,

Andy Nolan
Director of Policy Debate

Thomas Noonan
Director of Lincoln-Douglas Debate