Florida Blue Key
Fri—Sun, Oct. 31st—Nov. 2nd (10/31—11/2)
The first national circuit tournament of our season will take place at the Florida Blue Key Invitationals in Gainesville, Florida.
This is a great opportunity for students who have gained experience on the team and who are interested in pursuing more national circuit competition. It is one of four total pre-season national circuit tournaments available this year and is the only one of those open to students in their first year of competition or who are newer to the team.
Florida Blue Key is new for our team in the 25-26 season, but it is a stronger regional tournament of the Southeast.
It is a UKTOC bid tournament for both Speech and Debate events.
Please note that registration fees and costs are higher for national circuit competitions, and may include higher registration fees, multi-night hotel rooms, rental cars, and occasionally, hired judging fees. Pending our entries, we currently plan to take a bus alongside other NM teams, or, fly to Phoenix. The school will pay for $250 of the total cost of the tournament, with additional costs billed to families in proportion to their Tuition Assistance. See Student Billing for more information.
Specific event information, schedule, and the tournament invitation are available via the Tabroom.com link:
Applications for Registration are due no later than Thurs, 10/2 at 7pm.
Only students with prior competitive history on the team are eligible for consideration, and entries will be limited. However, anyone in grades 9–12 who is interested is encouraged to apply!
Schedule Considerations
This tournament falls during Halloween.
Attending students should expect to miss all classes on Friday, 10/31 (Day 1 — A, B, C, and D blocks) as well as potentially the E/F block on Thurs, 10/30, or Mon, 10/3, pending flight availability.