Chamber assignments, legislative calendars, and seating charts for Student Congress at the January 18 FGCCFL All Events tournament at Sickles High School are now available on Tabroom and below.
Congress Docket for Sickles
The Student Congress docket for the January 18 FGCCFL All Events tournament at Sickles High School has been published on the tournament’s Tabroom site and below.
As always, legislators are advised to begin their research immediately rather than waiting for chamber assignments. Good luck!
Grand Finals Invitation
The invitation for the 2020 FGCCFL Grand Finals, to be held February 28 (Debate and Congress) and February 29 (all events) at Osceola High School in St. Petersburg, has been posted to the tournament’s Tabroom site and below:
The registration deadline for this tournament is February 10.
Congress Manual Updated
The FGCCFL Student Congress Manual has been updated to Revision 20.01, which includes procedures for Grand Finals. It may be found on the Congress page.
Most of the changes from Revision 19.11 to 20.01 are technical corrections or clarifications. The major changes are the addition of Parliamentarians and the rules for Grand Finals. Refer to the document below for a complete list of substantive changes.
Judge Cheat Sheet for January
The FGCCFL judge “cheat sheet” has been updated with the January 2020 PFD and LD resolutions.
NSDA District Congress Calendars
Legislative calendars and seating charts for the NSDA District Congress are now available. (The legislation was posted last week. However, the Senate docket has been updated.)
Invitations for Sickles & Durant
Tournament invitations for the remaining local tournaments of the FGCCFL seasons have been posted to Tabroom and are available here.
We will offer Program Oral Interpretation and Informative Speaking at these tournaments to help students prepare for the NSDA District Tournament in March. However, competing in POI and INF does not count toward Grand Finals eligibility. (UPDATE: POI and INF will count toward Grand Finals eligibility.)
REMEMBER: To be eligible for Grand Finals, each school must participate in at least TWO FGCCFL tournaments during the season, and each student must compete in all rounds of at least ONE FGCCFL tournament.
Results for Newsome
Summary and round-by-round results for the December 7 tournament at Newsome High School have been posted to the tournament’s Tabroom site. Printable summaries are also posted below.
NCFL Bylaws Updated
Updated NCFL bylaws and a summary of changes are now available. The rule changes (in Dec, Duo, and PFD) took effect in November.
NSDA District Congress Legislation
Legislation for the NSDA Florida Sunshine District Congress, to be held December 14 at Pine View School, is now available on Tabroom and below.
NOTE: The Senate docket has been updated to incorporate the Flat Tax bill originally (and still) included on the NQ docket.