IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR SPEECH IN IOWA!!!

Coach's Letter

Welcome Schools!!!

Maps/Schedules will be available at the Information Tables at the Main Entrances.

Parking for school buses will be in Cherokee Midde School Parking Lot. PLEASE SEE THE BUS PARKING PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.

Spectator parking will be in the main parking lot south of the high school, the bus barn parking lot east of the school, and in the Cherokee Community Center parking lot across the street from the high school. Students may be dropped off near the front entrance on the south side of the high school building near the gymnasium and enter in the west entrance. The main entrance to the high school and west entrance near the judges parking lot will be open for spectators to enter the high school during the contest day. Please tell your students to inform their families where to park and enter. All other entrances will be locked.

Please email jdevos@ccsd.k12.ia.us or jidevos@ccsd.k12.ia.us if you will need access to a handicap accessible entrance to the high school and we'll provide that information to you.

The student performers can set up "camp" in the gymnasium on the main floor. The upper balcony will be reserved as an eating area for students, parents, and patrons. PLEASE STRESS THIS TO YOUR STUDENTS to stay down out of the gym balcony as it will help the congestion in the concessions and eating area.

In order to make a student substitution, you must fill out the GOOGLE CHANGE FORM on the IHSSA website prior to the contest day or see SCHEDULE page for the link to GOOGLE CHANGE FORM

If you desire written comments for your performer, the student must hand the room chairperson a comment sheet before each performance and have the top portion filled out. A rating will still be given if there is no comment sheet. The completed comment sheets may be picked up by the school’s coach in the Guidance Office when the last of the school’s contestants are finished performing and their sections have been posted. If you want comments sheets mailed to you, you must leave a stamped, self-addressed envelope at the office. Comment sheets may be purchased at the office for $.50 each or three for $1.00, but all schools are encouraged to supply their own.

REMINDER THAT NO PHOTOGRAPHY / VIDEOTAPING OF ANY PERFORMANCE IS PERMITTED. THE IHSSA WILL NOT GRANT ANY SPECIAL PERMISSIONS.

Please read your constitution about providing your own media formatted presentation for the categories of Television Newscasting, Radio Broadcasting, and Short Film. This is the responsibility of each school to bring equipment, including a projector and speakers. NO SPEAKERS, PROJECTORS, OR SMARTBOARDS will be provided.

Please inform your spectators, parents, etc., as per the State Office, there will be a suggested donation of $5.00 to watch all the performers on the day of contest.

Throughout the day, there will be students/parents/helpers located throughout the building to assist with directions, questions, and noise control. Direct questions to them and inform your students of their purpose.

Ratings will be posted in the HIGH SCHOOL GYM as they become available. Please DO NOT ask in the office when a section will be posted. Our office helpers will post ratings as quickly as possible. Please DO NOT try to pick your comment sheets until all your group ratings are posted in the gym.

Encourage your students to be very careful about noise in the hallways and commons. Please tell your students to behave with decorum at all times. Students may not play music unless they use headphones. Our students respect our school facilities, and we expect that of our visitors as well.

During the day, coaches are encouraged to help “patrol” the areas where the students are located, including the gym, cafeteria, and hallways.

There will be a nurse staffed in the CWHS facility during the contest day in case of any sudden illness/injury. The best way to find the nurse will be to check in the CWHS Office / Coach Check-In area.

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