The staff will be at the Michigan Speech Coaches, Inc. Spring Conference and Tournament and the office will be closed until Tuesday, May 22. Limited email access may be maintained but it is likely to sporadic.

Here are all the top speakers at the State IE Tournment conducted May 4 and 5, 2012. It was a tremendous tournament with excellent competition. Great tournament!
 
I have added the tab sheets from prelims for both tournaments and the elimination rounds as well.
 
And the sweepstakes calculations (Which are correct this year!)

Please send all PA speech texts (with citations) electronically (prefer as an attached Word document) to mifa@themifa.org and be sure they arrive as soon as possible. If they don't get here until May 2, your student will be ineligible for the tournament regardless of qualification.

All the News (ABOUT IE STATES) that we know right now. Updated May 3, 2012.
 EMERGENCY NUMBER, for emergencies only we will monitor the MIFA phone number: 734-352-7401
 
Remember, if you are going to be late to registration, CALL. We can't do anything for you without advance notice.
 

As of the new year, MIFA will have a new phone number.  734-352-7401 (or 734-FLASH-01)
 
Please start using it now. The old number will still be in use until December 31, but after the new year, it is gone. This is a change brought about in an attempt to make phone service both more reliable and accessible on tournament dates.
 

We hear a good deal about how people are not aware of changes and deadlines in MIFA. The easiest and surest way to avoid being left out of the information loop is take some personal initiative and get signed up for the MIFA Forums. That is where all pertinent information is posted first and it stays there so it can be accessed again later if you need to.
 
Signing up is pretty simple. Do it to be sure you have done all you can to complete the communication loop.

Middle Level has two tournaments a year. They are marked by high turn out and high enthusiasm. Fall 2011-2012 results available themifa.org/content/leg-debate-state-tournament-2011-2012
 
The Original Interpretation contest is uniquely about the interpretation of a student's own original work in poetry and prose.
 

In a 2-1 decision, Midland HH Dow defeated Dexter for the Novice Policy Debate title for 2011-12 at Dexter High School on Saturday December 3.
 
The Championship team consisted of Joyce Chu, Kyle Cushman, Sean Cushman, Alec Davis, Clare Elwell, William Kruper, Bridget Lawate, Andrew Malecki,  Vikram Shanker,  Kayla Stryker,  and Josh Zhao.

In time for us to shape our budget for next year, MIFA received a check today for $10,000. Video here: 
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