Greenhill Registration Opens August 1

ADDISON, Tex. — The official web site for the twenty-fourth annual Greenhill Fall Classic at Greenhill School is now online. The tournament will take place on September 11, 12, and 13, 2010.

Registration opens on August 1, 2010. The tournament has a bid at the octafinal level in both Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Policy Debate.

The invitation letter is available here on VBD.

The letter follows.

Dear Colleagues,

The Greenhill Debate team cordially invites you to attend the 24th annual Greenhill Fall Classic Debate Tournament, September 11-13, 2010. We will try to offer you and your students not only outstanding academic competition but also a pleasant tournament experience. Rest assured the 24th edition of the Greenhill Fall Classic will be a special one. Last year we were honored to receive the Tournament Host of the Year award from the National Debate Coaches Association, and this year we will again aim to please! Please notice the tournament schedule: Lincoln-Douglas Debate rounds will be held on Saturday and Sunday; policy rounds will be held Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Greenhill is proud to be designated as a University of Kentucky Tournament of Champions qualifying tournament for both policy debate teams and Lincoln-Douglas debaters reaching the octo-finals as well as a maximum point earner for the National Debate Coaches Association Championships. Please read the invitation carefully in that it contains new and important information that will affect all those attending the tournament. A common theme of this invitation, based on the language and implicit assumptions therein, is that you are a guest of Greenhill School and its coaching staff and, by attending the tournament, you are agreeing to adhere to our guidelines as a condition of participation in the Greenhill Fall Classic. While we certainly hope that you join us, if you have pedagogical beliefs that differ from our requests, we respectfully ask that you exercise your right to attend other competitive opportunities for your students.

In past years, over 100 schools, 100 policy debate teams and 120 Lincoln-Douglas debaters from 24 states competed in the Fall Classic. We expect an outstanding and competitive field this year as well. Entries must be received by Tuesday, August 31. However, we recommend you enter at the earliest possible date. We have been full long before the deadline in the past several years, so please enter early to ensure entry. Those coaches requesting a second team will be notified no later than August 24 to give you at least 21 days to purchase airline tickets if needed. All entries must be submitted on the Joy of Tournaments website. Please do not email or call in entries – they will not be accepted.

We are happy to announce that we are returning for the next two years to The Intercontinental Hotel – Dallas, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75001. Those attending last year were impressed with the value and quality of the property. The hotel is a quick 5 minute drive from the Greenhill campus. This newly renovated property offers amenities that will benefit all those attending the tournament including substantially reduced rates; free internet access; a free continental breakfast for debaters, coaches and judges on Monday morning; and updated rooms for all. The hotel is located within 2 miles of 120 restaurants. We respectfully request that all tournament guests stay at the Intercontinental Hotel.

Registration will take place on Friday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel between 7:30 and 10:30 p.m.
The finals of the Greenhill Policy and Lincoln – Douglas Round Robins will begin at approximately 7:30 pm on Friday night, September 10, at the Intercontinental Hotel – Dallas. We invite your squad to come and see the final round.

We hope you can attend this year’s Fall Classic!!

Sincerely,

Aaron Timmons Eric Forslund
Director of Debate Associate Director of Debate
Greenhill School Greenhill School

email-timmonsa@greenhill.org
School phone – 972.628.5606

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