Speech
CONFERENCE SPEECH TOURNAMENT
The East Husker Conference shall conduct a Speech Tournament for its member schools to be held Wednesday of the 34th week of the NSAA standardized calendar for both the East and West Divisions. The reschedule date for weather or district conflicts will be the Monday of the 36th week of the NSAA standardized calendar. The meet will start at 9:00 a.m.
A Host Committee shall be formed annually to assist the host speech coach in organizing and hosting the conference speech tournament. This committee will consist of the previous host school speech coach, current host school speech coach, and the next host school speech coach. If necessary, an extra person can be added to the committee if the committee lacks experience in directing the tournament. The Host Committee is charged with addressing issues that arise from the tournament and drafting & communicating any potential changes in speech tournament by-laws to the superintendents.
The site of the tournament will be determined on rotation (SEE APPENDIX A). The events and the rules for those events in the speech contest shall be those included in the NSAA Yearbook unless noted below.
1. The contest will occur at two different locations on the same date. Teams will be divided geographically east/west (SEE DIVISIONS BELOW).
2. The contest will be a two round tournament run in a similar fashion to the NSAA’s district elimination tournament. All schools may enter students in three events. The total grouping of events (referred to as “sections”) will be determined on the total number of entries, with the total number of entries not to exceed eight per section.
3. The top six highest scoring entrants in each event advance to a final round.
4. When schools submit their entries, they shall designate their entries with a #1 or #2 (#1 indicates the stronger of the two entries).
5. The entries will be submitted to and seeded by a coach panel, to be determined at the East Husker Conference meeting in August, and open to all East Husker Conference coaches.
6. When assigning sections for preliminary rounds, every reasonable effort shall be made to distribute #1 entries evenly among the sections of competition.
The point system used at district speech will be used to determine the champion and runner-up teams. See the NSAA speech manual for the approved scoring rubric.
The host school should send a letter to each conference school stating specific information about the contest by Wednesday of the 31st week of the NSAA standardized calendar.
Up to twenty-four tournament judges are hired by the conference secretary or designee. The hosting school should secure a copy of the contracts from the secretary. Payment will be in accordance with the signed contract. Each participating school will pay a $75 entry to help cover cost of judges.
The host school will be responsible for preparing the programs for the contest.
A copy of the final results shall be given to each school, the conference secretary, conference record keeper.
OFFICIALS & STAFF
1. Contest Director
2. Judges—Contracted by EHC
3. Ticket Takers
4. Door Keepers
ADMISSION
Adults--$5, Students--$4
Passes Accepted: EHC Official, NSAA, and NSAA Media
PROGRAMS
Programs are required for the EHC Speech Tournament.
AWARDS
Plaque Inserts: If more than ten schools registered, the first, second, and third place teams will receive plaque inserts for their accomplishment. If 10 or fewer schools participate, a first and second place plaque is provided.
Individual Awards: Speech contestants placing first place through sixth place will receive medals and certificates. Non-medalists receiving Superior ratings will receive a certificate.
The East Husker Conference shall conduct a Speech Tournament for its member schools to be held Wednesday of the 34th week of the NSAA standardized calendar for both the East and West Divisions. The reschedule date for weather or district conflicts will be the Monday of the 36th week of the NSAA standardized calendar. The meet will start at 9:00 a.m.
A Host Committee shall be formed annually to assist the host speech coach in organizing and hosting the conference speech tournament. This committee will consist of the previous host school speech coach, current host school speech coach, and the next host school speech coach. If necessary, an extra person can be added to the committee if the committee lacks experience in directing the tournament. The Host Committee is charged with addressing issues that arise from the tournament and drafting & communicating any potential changes in speech tournament by-laws to the superintendents.
The site of the tournament will be determined on rotation (SEE APPENDIX A). The events and the rules for those events in the speech contest shall be those included in the NSAA Yearbook unless noted below.
1. The contest will occur at two different locations on the same date. Teams will be divided geographically east/west (SEE DIVISIONS BELOW).
2. The contest will be a two round tournament run in a similar fashion to the NSAA’s district elimination tournament. All schools may enter students in three events. The total grouping of events (referred to as “sections”) will be determined on the total number of entries, with the total number of entries not to exceed eight per section.
3. The top six highest scoring entrants in each event advance to a final round.
4. When schools submit their entries, they shall designate their entries with a #1 or #2 (#1 indicates the stronger of the two entries).
5. The entries will be submitted to and seeded by a coach panel, to be determined at the East Husker Conference meeting in August, and open to all East Husker Conference coaches.
6. When assigning sections for preliminary rounds, every reasonable effort shall be made to distribute #1 entries evenly among the sections of competition.
The point system used at district speech will be used to determine the champion and runner-up teams. See the NSAA speech manual for the approved scoring rubric.
The host school should send a letter to each conference school stating specific information about the contest by Wednesday of the 31st week of the NSAA standardized calendar.
Up to twenty-four tournament judges are hired by the conference secretary or designee. The hosting school should secure a copy of the contracts from the secretary. Payment will be in accordance with the signed contract. Each participating school will pay a $75 entry to help cover cost of judges.
The host school will be responsible for preparing the programs for the contest.
A copy of the final results shall be given to each school, the conference secretary, conference record keeper.
OFFICIALS & STAFF
1. Contest Director
2. Judges—Contracted by EHC
3. Ticket Takers
4. Door Keepers
ADMISSION
Adults--$5, Students--$4
Passes Accepted: EHC Official, NSAA, and NSAA Media
PROGRAMS
Programs are required for the EHC Speech Tournament.
AWARDS
Plaque Inserts: If more than ten schools registered, the first, second, and third place teams will receive plaque inserts for their accomplishment. If 10 or fewer schools participate, a first and second place plaque is provided.
Individual Awards: Speech contestants placing first place through sixth place will receive medals and certificates. Non-medalists receiving Superior ratings will receive a certificate.
DIVISIONS
- East Division: Bancroft-Rosalie, Lyons-Decatur, Oakland-Craig, Pender, Scribner-Snyder, Tekamah-Herman, West Point-Beemer & Wisner-Pilger
- West Division: Clarkson, Howells-Dodge, Humphrey, Leigh, Madison, North Bend Central, Stanton & Twin River
See Tournament Brackets, Tournament Procedures, Admissions, Finances and Awards for additional information.
