Travel Arrangements Encouraged for 4A Speech & Debate Championship

Update: Friday’s events will start on a two-hour delay.

AURORA – The Colorado High School Activities Association is monitoring a winter weather advisory that’s been issued for parts of Colorado, which is in effect tonight through tomorrow morning.

With the 4A Speech and Debate State Championships scheduled to begin tomorrow (Friday) in Pueblo, CHSAA is encouraging schools to consider making travel adjustments, as necessary, and possibly arrive in Pueblo this evening. In order to ensure all events are able to be completed on time, the current plan is to open registration at 10:30 a.m. and begin Round 1 competition, as scheduled, at 11:45 a.m.

Any schedule adjustments will be made by 8 a.m. Friday morning and will be communicated on CHSAANow.com.
 

Current Schedule

Friday, Feb. 21
10:30 a.m. – Registration
11 a.m. – Mandatory Meetings: Coaches and Students
11:45 a.m. – Round 1 Wave A (DI, HI, INF, OO, PF, POE)
12:15 p.m. – Congress Session 1 (CD)
12:30 p.m. – Extemp Prep (IX, USX)
1 p.m. – Round 1 Wave B (DUO, IX, LD, POI, USX)
2:15 p.m. – Round 2 Wave A (DI, HI, INF, OO, PF, POE)
3 p.m. – Extemp Prep (IX, USX)
3:30 p.m. – Round 2 Wave B (DUO, IX, LD, POI, USX)
4:45 p.m. – Round 3 (LD, PF)

Saturday, Feb. 22
8 a.m. – Round 3 Wave A (Round 2: CD; Round 3: DI, HI, INF, OO, POE; Round 4: LD, PF)
8:45 a.m. – Extemp Prep (IX, USX)
9:15 a.m. – Round 3 Wave B (DUO, IX, POI, USX)
9:45 a.m. – Octafinals/Quarterfinals (Round 5: LD, PF; Quarterfinals: OO)
10:30 a.m. – Extemp Run-off Prep (IX, USX), if necessary
10:45 a.m. – Run-off, if necessary
11:15 a.m. – Semifinals/Quarterfinals (Round 6: LD, PF; Prep: USX)
11:45 a.m. – Finals/Semifinals (Finals: DUO, POI; Semifinals: DI, HI, INF, OO, POE, USX)
12:15 p.m. – Finals (CD)
12:45 p.m. – Semifinals (Round 7: LD, PF)
1:30 p.m. – Finals Extemp Draw (IX, USX)
2 p.m. – Finals (Round 8: LD, PF; FInals: DI, HI, INF, IX, OO, POE, USX)