Contest Info

  • The main office (when you enter the north doors) will serve as our headquarters and will be open at 7:15 a.m. to start answering all your questions.
  • Please bring any drops and/or substitutes to the office when you arrive.
  • Also stop in to provide your coach’s cell phone number (for emergency purposes).
  • The main gym will serve as a speech team homebase for all students and coaches.
  • Ratings will be posted in the cafeteria.

North Entrance

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Contest centers will begin at 8:00 a.m. and should conclude by 4:00 p.m. Check out the schedule tab on this website for more information.

Be early to your performance time and be sure to tell your parents the centers may run ahead of schedule. We would hate for them to miss a performance. Make sure to notify your parents and spectators of your school code, so they can follow along with the schedule.

If there are problems or mistakes with the schedule, please email contest manager — Ginger Johnson (ginger.johnson@dmschools.org).
All special requests were to be submitted to Stacy Hansen prior to scheduling.

Please remember your ballots for each performance. You need three ballots for one-act plays.

Remind your students to wait after the performance so that the judge can give oral comments. This is for every category but one-act play.
At the conclusion of your contest day once all of your ratings have been POSTED, we will distribute your comment sheets to you. Please wait until the end of the day to pick up comment sheets after all ratings are posted. If you wish to leave before your ratings are posted, you must leave a stamped self-addressed envelope in the office before you leave.

Throughout the day, coaches should be with their students enjoying performances and most importantly supervising them and helping keep the hallways quiet.

If weather related decisions need to be made, we will make a decision no later than 6:00 am the morning of contest day and will notify you as early as possible. If we can, a decision will be made the night before. Always remember that your safety is priority, and we can work you in later in the day if weather creates issues for your transportation to contest.

Remember that we are all part of the IHSSA Family. Let’s have a wonderful speech day!!!

Parent Reminders

Admission of a suggested $5.00 donation for people kindergarten age or older and can be donated at the north entrance. All other doors will be locked during the contest day.

It is important for you to know your school code before you arrive at the contest site, as our office staff will NOT be allowed to share that information with any spectators.

All photography and/or video of performances– without the permission of the IHSSA STATE OFFICE– is strictly prohibited.

All cell phones and any other electronic devices should be turned off upon arrival at the competition center.

Spectators should arrive at least 30 minutes prior, if not more, to any competition. The rooms could run ahead of schedule. We would hate for you to miss a performance, so please be early!