2020 Oregon State Tournament Information:
Date: Saturday, January 25, 2020
Where: Mark O. Hatfield U.S. District Courthouse, Portland, OR
Team Arrival Time: Any time after 9:15am
Team Courtroom assignments will be shared with teams prior to the date
2020 Oregon State Tournament Schedule:
9:15am Teams & supporters may start arriving
9:50am Round 1 Begins: Welcoming Remarks in each Courtroom
10:00am Hearing 1
10:25am Hearing 2
10:50am Hearing 3
11:15am Hearing 4
11:40am Hearing 5
12:05pm Hearing 6
12:20 – 1:05pm Lunch Break (schools responsible to bring/provide lunch for themselves)
1:10pm Round 2 Begins: Welcome Remarks in each Hearing Room
1:15pm Hearing 1
1:40pm Hearing 2
2:05pm Hearing 3
2:30pm Hearing 4
2:55pm Hearing 5
3:20pm Hearing 6
3:40pm Clean up Rooms and head to Jury Assembly Room
3:50pm Team Pictures in Jury Assembly Room
4:10pm Awards Ceremony featuring Oregon Supreme Court Justice Adrienne Nelson
A Program will be sent out to teachers prior to the State Tournament so teams know in which order their units will be testifying.
Hearing Format:
Judges introduce themselves / Students introduce themselves 1 minute
Judge reads question 1 minute
Student Prepared Response 4 minutes (timed by official timer)
Judge/Student Follow up Question & Response Time 6 minutes (timed by official timer)
Judge Feedback & Commendations 3 minutes (1 minute each)
Judges score and travel to next hearing 10 minutes
NEW: 2020 Oregon We the People T-Shirt Campaign
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If you have any questions, please contact Cari Zall at Civics Learning Project: [email protected]