Paying for Tournaments
Information about tournament payments
A significant amount of work and resources is invested in hosting, managing, arranging travel to, and judging tournaments. Each one-day tournament has a fee of $45, unless otherwise noted. This does not include hotel fees, meals, and other overnight charges. Multi-tournament packages are available for a discount. Scholarships are available. If you have any questions about payment for tournaments, please contact Coach Decker (kristy.decker@acsgmail.net)
Payment deadlines are 10 days in advance by the end of practice on Wednesdays (earlier deadlines for overnight trips).
Tournament fees can be paid by check or online payment (see below).
Checks should be written out to: AHS Speech and Debate Team
All checks should be turned in to Ms. Decker in room G211 as soon as possible.
Online Tournament Payments
Here are directions on how to pay for tournaments online. All payments go through the Asheville City Schools online payment portal. Note that the screenshots listed here may vary as the website and payment portal are updated throughout the school year.
1. Go to the Tournament page
You will find the online payments button at the top of the page. If you know exactly what tournament you are paying for, you can click this button now and go to step 3.
2. Search through the calendar to find the tournament your student is participating in and click it for details.
There’s a link to the online payments at the top of the page but this link will NOT bring you directly to the payment for this one tournament. You should make note of the name of the tournament before proceeding to step 3.
3. When you click the online payments link you will land on the Speech & Debate page. Find the “Tournaments” cart item and click the title.
Note that the initial cost is $0.00. You have to click on the “Speech & Debate Tournaments” title which will bring you to the next screen.
4. From the “Select From List” dropdown, choose the name/date of the tournament you are paying for.
Note: There may be one or more tournaments listed here so choose the correct option.
5. The price will appear now. If everything looks correct, click the “Add to Cart” button.
Once you choose an option the cart item will show a price value.
6. When you’re ready to check out, click the “Checkout” button and proceed with payment.
If something is incorrect on this page, you can click the red “X” to delete the cart item and start over.
You’re done! Ms. Decker will receive a notice of the payment and you will receive an email of the transaction.