Esteemed DANEIS members,
It is my great pleasure to invite you and your students to the Annual Stoneleigh-Burnham Public Speaking Tournament, to be held on April 6, 2025. To register, complete this form. This tournament features the following events:
Round 1: After-Dinner or Persuasive Speaking (choose one)
Round 2: Interpretive Reading (mandatory)
Round 3: Impromptu Speaking (mandatory)
All competitors must speak in all rounds.
Speakers and coaches should arrive between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. We will be providing brunch in the morning and refreshments after the third round.
Schedule of Events:
10:30 – 11:15 am Registration
10:30 – 11:30 am Brunch
11:30 – 12:00 pm Judge and Participant Meeting
12:00 – 3:30 pm Tournament
3:30 – 4:00 pm Refreshments
4:00 pm Awards Ceremony
See the attached event guidelines for all the specific time requirements for each event.
Each school is expected to bring one judge for the first four competitors and an additional judge if bringing more than four. Judges should either be coaches or faculty members from the competing school. Students are not eligible to judge because each room will have a mix of novice and advanced speakers. Note that parents may not judge at this or any other league speaking tournament.
You may register one or more speakers, to a maximum of six. The registration fee is $80 for up to four speakers and $20 for each additional speaker. Up to two observers from each school may also attend at $20 per observer. Register here. Pay by check upon arrival. Please make checks payable to Stoneleigh-Burnham School.
Should you have last minute changes to your team, please contact Parke Burgess on the morning of the tournament at (253) 304-1411 or by email at pburgess@sbschool.org. Directions: follow GPS directions to 574 Bernardston Rd, Greenfield, MA. At the end of the long driveway turn right into the large parking lot and park. Enter the building under the clock tower. Registration will be directly ahead of you as you enter.
Please register by Friday, March 21, using this link. We look forward to hosting you in April!
Sincerely,
Parke
Officers: Zoe Naughton-O’Connor, Maeve Noble, Cheyenne Killeen
Parke Burgess (he/him)
Humanities Department
History, Psychology, Rhetoric, Chamber Music
Coach, Debate & Public Speaking
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
Pocumtuc Land
sbschool.org