Many of you have indicated that you wish to enter teams in the first annual Becky Galentine Memorial Round Robin to be held at the University of Washington on December 2-3.

If you could please fill out the following questionnaire to confirm your entry and provide us with information to facilitate final arrangements for the tournament, we would greatly appreciate it. Some of the information may be a bit redundant with information that you've already sent but we'd just like to make sure we have everything correct.

Drops after NOVEMBER 30 do not reduce your fees.

Also, please remember that there is NO EXCEPTION to the rule that each school must be accompanied by a school-approved supervisor. Please email me if you need clarification on that WIAA rule or predict that you will have difficulty meeting that rule.

For your information, we currently have 12 teams entered in policy (Bellingham, Mt. Vernon, S. Eugene (2), Arlington, Mercer Island (2), St. George's, Puyallup, Ingraham (2), Eagle), 10 teams entered in LD (Lakes HS, Kingston HS, Lake Oswego HS, Tahoma (2), Mercer Island, Bainbridge, Gig Harbor (2), Emerald) and 5 teams entered in public forum (Puyallup (2), Brainchild (2), Emerald).

If you need details directions or any assistance, please don't hesitate to email Anjali Vats at anjali@washingtondebate.org.

Thanks so much and we can't wait to see you!

(1) Entry Information (Please list names of entrants, indicate seniors with an * and event for each team or individual)

(2) Name of School-Approved Supervisor

(3) Total Number of Banquet Attendees (Please indicate the number of vegetarians and vegans in your party)

(4) Name of Judge and Preferred Event(s)

(5) Restrictions/Requests on Judge Time

(6) Judge Preclusions, if any

(7) Parking and Evidence Storage

For those of you staying at the Hotel Deca, parking is included in your hotel rate. The hotel is a 10-15 minute walk from the tournament and the banquet but please do remember your raincoats and umbrellas!

For those of you commuting to the tournament, a variety of parking options are available. Parking on campus, directly across the street from the Communication Building (Padelford Parking Garage), is $15 a day (not included in entry fee). Free street parking is sometimes available a 10-15 minute walk from the campus. Various other parking options are available for fees of approximately $5-10.

If you are not parking on campus, we recommend that you allow at least 1/2 hour for drop off and parking as the UW campus is located in a busy metropolitan area. Using the following map:

http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northcentral.html?CMU

Enter the campus from MEMORIAL WAY (K-2) and proceed to the PADELFORD PARKING GARAGE for drop off (P-8). You do not have to stop at Gate 2 when entering campus unless you are parking in the Padelford Parking Garage. To park off campus, exit via Memorial Way and make a left on 45th St for street parking and parking lots. The Hotel Deca is at 45th and University Ave. approximately 2 1/2 blocks from Memorial Way.

Please let us know if you would like campus parking so we can secure it in advance. Alternately, if you would like directions for cheaper parking in the University District, please let us know as well.

Evidence storage will be in the Communication Building on Wednesday night. If you foresee difficulty getting your evidence to the campus, please contact me and we can discuss options for evidence shuttling.

I'm sure many, if not all of you, have heard about the Becky Galentine Memorial Round Robin by now. The round robin is sponsored by the Washington Debate Coalition and will be held at the University of Washington on December 2-3. Events include policy, public forum, and LD. The original invitation is available at:

http://www.washingtondebate.org/tournaments/2009/rr-invitation.html

I just wanted to give you an update about all of the great features of the round robin:

• First place winners will receive partial camp scholarships to the Gonzaga Debate Institute or the Whitman National Debate Institute and/or college scholarships of $500 to the University of Puget Sound;
• A formal banquet hosted at Thai 65 in the University District is included in the entry fee;
• A post-tournament judge and alumni gathering (over 21 only) will be held at the District Lounge after the banquet;
• Students will have the unique opportunity to get to know one another, college coaches in the region, and compete in excellent, highly educational debate rounds with professional and top notch judging;
• Every round will be adjudicated by experienced and well-qualified current and former debaters; and
• Students will have the opportunity to visit the University of Washington campus and explore the University District.

The entry deadline for the tournament is November 30, 2009. We already have a number of excellent teams entered in all three events including St. George's, Mercer Island, and Bainbridge Island.

Please contact Anjali Vats at anjali@washingtondebate.org to enter your teams or volunteer to judge or help the Washington Debate Coalition.

Hope to hear from you!