I am pleased to inform you that you are hereby invited to the Wesleyan University Debate Society's APDA tournament...bring your wands, broomsticks, and most magical cases!
GA will be help in the Great Hall (FRANK PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER) on Friday and EXELY SCIENCE CENTER on Saturday)
Registration:
Tournament begins on November 14. We await your owl (your registration form) by no later than Sunday, November 9th, 11:59 PM. As a modest yet mighty school, Wesleyan’s enchanted grounds can host no more than 80 valiant teams.
Registration follows a first-come, first-served charm - so be swift! Should your team need to change its roster or disapparate entirely, kindly send an owl (or a text) to Julia (203-640-6321).
Hogwarts Enrollment (School Registration):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_xg2yuSdPtBAAgXOLwCbsUTzDN-j57gvyH8A2GTi1ZY
The Triwizard Roster (Team Registration):
https://forms.gle/Wbu7U8dmq4WrSWAH7
Judge Enrollment:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb9Ma7tDh2tE4LDwpV86eqv9Th2VFVswXfrLlyprfB2aF9sg/viewform?usp=dialog
(Please let us know immediately if your roster changes.)
The Sorting Ceremony (Tab Room):
By order of the Wesleyan Wizengamot, this tournament shall follow the Standard APDA tab. (disclose results but not speaks/ranks).
The Tournament Organizer (TO) and Equity Officer (EO) are to be announced soon
Knuts, Sickles, and Galleons (Finance):
Our Gringotts vault is running perilously low on Galleons (we’re a small team funding this out of pocket). As such, we kindly ask that you send your payments promptly, so the vault guards don’t start growling. The fee for the tournament is $160 per team
We highly prefer Venmo or Zelle tributes to @clairekaltsas (phone number below),but checks are also welcome.
Reach out if reg breaks are needed, in good faith
For all financial correspondence and matters of coin, please contact Vik (see her email and phone below).
The Wizengamot (Judging)
By decree of the Wesleyan Wizengamot, each school must provide (n – 1)/2 judges, rounded up.
Should your delegation fall short of its required number of adjudicators, a fine of 75 Galleons (or $75) per missing judge shall be levied to appease the Ministry of Tabulation. Our team of humble wizards and witches is small, and we simply can’t conjure spare judges out of thin air.
Furthermore, if any of your teams advance to the Outrounds, we shall assume that your judges will remain for those rounds as well.
The Great Feast! (Food):
A Grand Feast will be held on Friday evening, followed by breakfast and lunch on Saturday, all served within that day’s main Great Assembly (GA), our very own Great Hall for the weekend. Please remember to note any dietary restrictions on your Hogwarts Enrollment Form.
WesWarts Dormitories (Crash Housing):
Dormitories are very limited due to our limited number of witches and wizards. Priority goes to:
1️⃣ Those with financial need, and
2️⃣ Those who submit earliest (no Time-Turners, please).
Please complete the Lodging Request Scroll by 11:59 PM, Sunday, November 9th to secure your spot.
🪄 Lodging Request Scroll (Crash Housing Form):
https://forms.gle/jK5pjwCMwRfhn1cC9
Class Schedule (Tournament Schedule)
Please note that there are two Great Assemblies this weekend:
🏛️ Friday’s GA: Public Affairs Center 100
🔮 Saturday’s GA: Exley Science Center 058
Check-in will take place in that day’s Great Assembly Hall.
Friday, November 14th
3:00 PM - Check-in Opens
3:45 PM - Check-in Closes
3:45 PM - Briefings
4:30 PM - Round 1
6:00 PM - Dinner
7:00 PM - Round 2
9:00 PM - Round 3
Saturday, November 15th
8:00 AM - Breakfast and Check-in Opens
8:45 AM - Check-in Ends
9:00 AM - Round 4
11:00 AM - Round 5
1:00 PM - Lunch / Break Announcements
1:45 PM - Outrounds Start
The Ministry of Magic and Debate (Tournament Staff):
Headmistress of WesWarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Tournament Director): Julia Schroers (
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Facebook messanger (203-640-6321)
Keeper of the Scrolls (Tab Director): Raiza Goel (
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Head Goblin of Gringotts (Finance): Vik Georgieva (
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Dormitory Prefect (Crash Housing): Niles, Golden Snitch, Bowditch (
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Head House Elf (Food): Claire Kaltsas (
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We look forward to welcoming you at Weswarts!
(btw we absolutely hate and denounce J.K. Rowling and the vitriol she espouses. No material support will go towards Harry Potter franchise + Queer and Trans debaters are welcome, loved, and supported here. transphobia of any kind will not be tolerated)
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