<div dir="ltr"><div>Good afternoon, coaches:<br><br></div>Please read this email carefully for important updates regarding deadlines and registration for the Varsity State Tournament.<br><br><div id="gmail-:71.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" title="February 16, 2017 at 12:41:18 PM UTC-5" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:71.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">1) <b>Registration Deadline: </b>Registration for NEW entries will be closing Tuesday, February 21 for State.  You can still edit/make changes until February 24, but you may NOT add new entries after Tuesday. We have had to make this change because events are currently at or very near their caps, and we will be adjusting schedules, etc. accordingly.<br></span></div><div id="gmail-:70.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:70.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">2) <b>Hired Judges: </b>If you plan to hire judges, they need to be requested NOW!  The last day to request judges will be Wednesday, February 23.  Any uncovered entries will <u>not</u> be allowed to compete.</span></div><div id="gmail-:6z.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:6z.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">3) <b>Schedule: </b>Events are very large this year. Currently, we anticipate octafinals in two debate events, quarters in 1 speech event, and semis in 4 speech events. This means that the schedule must be modified.  We're currently asking Marist School how many rooms are available at 2pm.  Some events may have an earlier start time on Friday. <b style="outline:medium none">This is to avoid rounds going into Sunday.</b></span></div><div id="gmail-:6y.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:6y.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">4) <b>At Large Applications:</b> are due tomorrow! We have sent out lists of at-large eligible students, as well as at-large applications already received. Remember to check the "at-large" box when registering these students on Tabroom.<br></span></div><div id="gmail-:6y.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:6y.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">5) <b>Food Orders:</b> Please order food for your <u>students</u> AND <u>judges</u> through Tabroom. Food orders are due February 26. <br></span></div><div id="gmail-:6y.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:6y.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">6) <b>Principal's Form: </b>The Principal's Form (Statement of Eligibility and Supervision) must be completed and <b>emailed to me</b> (<a href="mailto:lyndsey.hinckley@gmail.com">lyndsey.hinckley@gmail.com</a>) by <u>Monday, February 27</u>. Schools that have not submitted this form will not be allowed to compete.<br><br></span></div><div id="gmail-:6y.ma" class="gmail-Mu gmail-SP" style="font-family:roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-bottom:6px;margin-left:9px;margin-right:9px;opacity:1;outline:medium none;color:rgb(38,50,56);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span id="gmail-:6y.co" class="gmail-tL8wMe gmail-EMoHub" dir="ltr" style="outline:medium none;text-align:left">Please let me know if you have any questions. I look forward to seeing you all for a great State Tournament!<br></span></div></div>