General Notes for WaMaC Speech
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
We rate and rank all VARSITY performers. They are rated I , II, III, IV just like IHSSA. Each performer earns one TEAM point for each I rating.
Performers are RANKED 1-10 with all others receiving an 11 ranking. Final rank from the three judges earns the following TEAM points: 1st = 5, 2nd =4, 3rd = 3, 4th = 2, 5th = 1.
We have three judges in each center to rate and rank performers independently. There are no oral comments.
Each school provides their own comment sheets which are color coded. The contest manager will assign a school code.
We use approximately 7 centers with Two events in each center with JV entries added where room permits.
Contest is held on the Saturday after State Large group, beginning at 9:00 AM, finish approximately 2:00 PM
An awards ceremony is held at the end of the contest. We ask the 4th and 5th place performers to stand and be recognized. Performers in places 3rd through 1st come forward to receive their medal.
Draw events are done on a rotating basis as follows:
Radio News – Next year’s host
Spontaneous – Host in Two years
Improv – Last year’s host
LARGE GROUPS
Performers are currently rated but not ranked. Final team scores are based on the school with the most I ratings.
Each school provides their own comment sheets which are color coded. The contest manager will assign a school code
We use one/two judges in each center. Judges DO NOT see all of the same event.
Contest is held on the Monday afternoon/evening prior to District Large Group. 4:00 to 8:00 PM???
Group Improv draws are sent by Next year’s host.
An awards ceremony is held if time permits, announce team standings and award trophy to the 1st place team.
OTHER NOTES
All WaMaC schools rotate turns hosting the large group And individual events contests.
All trophies and medals should be ordered in advance through the WaMaC AD secretary West Delaware).
Judges’ meeting is held thirty minutes prior to the contest, run by the host from the previous year.
A grievance committee rules on all disqualifications. This is made up of the previous host, the current host, and next year’s host.
Fees for entries should be submitted with your entries and are not refunded if students drop since judge numbers are determined by the number of anticipated entries.
Judge pay is approximately $60.????
JV students receive ratings only and are not ranked. They earn no team points. If a school has a Junior Team, no freshman is allowed to participate in any varsity events.
Certificates are provided by the host school for all performers earning I ratings. It is suggested that the host school be responsible to actually fill these in.
The host school provides the meal or meal tickets for judges and coaches.
When tabbing, all coaches should help during the day. This is a huge job and in order to get the results back quickly and accurately, many hands are needed.
The host school should hire at least one secretary who is familiar with the office, the computers, and the photocopier to help with tabulating.
Host school – be sure to have final Tab sheets prepared prior to the contest, listing student’s name, and columns for each judge and a listing for the student’s rate, rank, rate points, rank points, and final ranking.
Comment sheet colors and codes
Benton – Blue - B West Delaware – Pale Yellow - P
Vinton –Shellsburg – Green – U DeWitt – Lavender - S
Marion – White – W Maquoketa - Pink - C
Independence – Goldenrod – G Beckman – Gray- Y
CPU – Lavender - L Western Dubuque –White - D
Clear Creek Amana - Pink - P Anamosa – Tan -T
Williamsburg – Tan -K Solon – Blue - B
South Tama - Salmon -E Mount Vernon –Green - G