This is the archive of the WFCA State Tournament information for 2009. Use this page to get an idea of what transpires at the tournament.

The 2010 tournament will be April 16 (Congress) and April 17 (Forensics). Details will be posted about a month before that. 

The WFCA invites all member schools to participate in the 39th annual State Tournament to be held Saturday, April 18, along with the State Student Congress on Friday, April 17. Ripon College, along with Ripon Middle and High Schools, will again be our hosts.

On Saturday, students compete in three preliminary rounds (exception: Group Discussion has one full session), and the best-ranking students in each category continue on to the semi-final and final rounds. Impromptu Speaking is offered as a consolation event. An awards ceremony recognizes the scholarship winners, winners of coaching awards, the finalists in each category, and the top-ranked teams.

This page will be updated as further details get refined, so please check this page prior to your departure for Ripon.

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FORMS

State Tournament Invitation (PDF)

State Tournament Invitation (Word)

State Congress Docket, Procedures, and Announcements (New as of April 7)

State Congress Invitation (PDF) (easiest for filling out)

State Congress Invitation (Word)

WFCA State Tournament T-Shirt Pre-Order Form (PDF)

TOURNAMENT HOSTS MEETING

A tournament hosts meeting for coaches that conduct invitational tournaments will be held during round 1. Please indicate on your registration if you are judging but would need round 1 off for the meeting.

STATE TOURNAMENT T-SHIRTS

T-shirts are back at the state tournament! This year's shirts feature a no-category-left-behind design, shown at the top of this page, on a gray shirt. 

Shirts are being sold through school pre-orders only! Few, if any, will be available at the tournament. Coaches can download the order form (PDF file), share the information with their team, and submit one order. Shirts are $10 which can be paid when picked up. To make distribution easier, each team should have a representative pick up their entire order.

RIPON COLLEGE CAMPUS CHANGES

Ripon College has turned streets into walkways and greenways, creating a more connected main campus. Specifically, Elm Street is closed between Congress and Seward, and Seward Street is closed from Elm to Woodside. This is the area around Harwood Memorial Union and Pickard Commons.

MAPS

2009 WFCA Tournament Map

Complete Ripon College map, along with a link for a detailed color PDF map

NEW BUS UNLOADING AREA 

Due to the Ripon College changes, arriving buses on Saturday should enter the campus from Union Street and turning EAST on Congress Street. Dropoff will be at the end of Congress Street at Pickard Commons (building 9 or PC on the campus map).

During the day buses can be parked at Storzer Athletic Center off of Union Street.

To get to Union Street:

Go west on Thorne Street along the southern border of the college campus and turn north on Union. View on Google Maps -- note that the closed portions of Elm and Seward are still showing as open

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From northwest of downtown, turn south off of Highway 23 / 49 (W Fond du Lac Street) at Pizza Hut. View on Google Maps -- note that the closed portions of Elm and Seward are still showing as open

PICKARD COMMONS: NEW STUDENT GATHERING PLACE, STUDENT/JUDGE SHUTTLE BUS STOP, and LUNCH LOCATION

Pickard Commons has space for teams to get settled in, has refreshments for sale upstairs and a Starbucks in the lower level, and will be used for student announcements and schedule distribution.

Shuttle buses to events in Rodman and the middle and high schools will depart on Congress Street at Pickard Commons. 

Postings for semi-final and finals rounds will be made in Pickard Commons as well as on the outside wall of Lane Library.

LUNCH CHANGES

Lunch for everyone will be available for purchase at Pickard Commons. To expedite the food distribution, judges will be able to purchase a ticket in the judges' lounge in the morning and quickly grab lunch from the judges' line in the commons. Without the ticket, judges will have to stand in the student line to get lunch.

Coaches are reminded that lunch for judges is not provided but is available for purchase.

HARWOOD MEMORIAL UNION: TOURNAMENT HEADQUARTERS

Registration, judges' lounge, judges' meeting and schedule distribution, semi-final and final ballot distribution, tab room, and the Tournament Practices and Procedures Committee will be in Harwood Memorial Union.

OTHER LOCATIONS 

Ballot drops: Harwood, Todd Wehr, Rodman, Middle School, High School

Impromptu Speaking: On Ripon Campus, specific location to be announced

Awards Ceremony: Storzer Athletic Center