Please communicate your school code to your spectators. None of the volunteers will have that information.
Coaches, please check into the High School office when you arrive. If you have any drops or or title changes, please fill out the form above now; if they don't happen until the day of, please let the office know.
We are happy to help coaches with emergencies, but please instruct your students to come to you, not the main office if they need something.
Guests may enter through the District or High School entrances. The District entrance will be closest to the Home Base gym; the HIgh School entrance will be closer to the performance centers. There will be a table at both locations for the suggested $5 donation along with programs for purchase. Programs will be sold for $1. Cash is appreciated at the door, but we can take cards in the concession stand.
Busses: After your bus has unloaded at the front circle drive off of Highway 30, please advise your bus driver to park the bus on the street in front of the high school or next to the football practice field. The parking lot is not big enough to accommodate all the busses in the main lot.
If you have parents or others who wish to be audience members please warn them that district contests often run earlier than scheduled performance times because of drops. We do not guarantee that time as the performance time; it is listed as an approximate time for your convenience. Tell your performers to check outside the doors of each of the performance centers to see if the center is running ahead (or behind) of schedule. No pictures or videography is allowed in the performance centers.
Too, know that parking at Lisbon is very limited, and guests may have to walk. We have handicapped parking by the District entrance, but the majority of our parking is by the north entrance to the high school. Street parking is also available, including on Highway 30. Our churches nearby will also allow folks to park in their lots. Likely, your spectators will have to walk, so PLEASE encourage them to carpool and arrive early.
PLEASE have your students pick up their area in the gym before leaving.
You may receive your ballots only after all individuals have performed and ratings have been posted. If you need to leave before ratings are posted, please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope and leave it in the office so that we may mail your comment sheets to you.
WEATHER: In case of inclement weather, we would first consider delaying the contest on the same day (such as 2 or 4 hours later) and running without comments. Secondly, if we should have to postpone, our rain date is Monday, March 2 starting at 4:30 p.m. The contest will, in that case, run without verbal comments from our judges to speed it along. Announcements would be made over KWWL TV in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo and I will post on the main page of this website.
We look forward to hosting your school. Please remind your students to be courteous & quiet in the hallways & to be supportive of other performers. Too, please encourage parents to avoid school apparel in the performance centers. I also ask that any complaints from parents go through you first, and then please let me know what we might do differently if we host again. I am open to constructive feedback. Thanks!
CONTACT:
Contest Manager:
Ellen Johanns