Individual Events - Constitutional Rule Updates

New Rule Changes for 2023-2025 for the IHSSA Constitution

Entire Constitution can be FOUND HERE.

GENERAL 

Page: ALL: Change all language to be more inclusive by using they, their, them pronouns.

Page: Several: Remove all references to pink/green cards. 

Page: ALL: Make the Constitution available digitally to all via the IHSSA website: FULL IHSSA CONSTITUTION

The complete IHSSA Constitution as well as each individual category can also be found at the "About IHSSA" tab--under IHSSA Constitution. 

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

     POETRY/PROSE/LIT PROGRAM Article XI/XII/XIII

     Page 30/31/32; Section 4 Clause 2

     Change “Selections will not be memorized” to “Performer must have a script as an aid, but may have the presentation memorized. 

     Familiarity with the script is encouraged to allow visualization, development of character, vocal, facial, and bodily tension.”

 

ORIGINAL ORATORY Article XIV

     Page 34; Section 4 Clause 2 

     Add “A lectern may be used.” 

 

SPONTANEOUS SPEAKING Article XV

     Page 36; Casebook 3

     After “handwritten notes” ADD “, and online material.”

 

EXPOSITORY ADDRESS Article XVII

     Page 39; Section 4 Clause 4          

     DELETE:  A student and/or others will have approximately two minutes to set up equipment in the performing room. Setting up in a timely

     manner is courteous to others and will help the contest run on time.

 

REVIEWING Article XX

     Page 44; Section 3      

     [DELETE] “including comments.”

 

REVIEWING Article XX

     Page 44; Section 4 Clause 6          

     DELETE:  A student and/or others will have approximately two minutes to set up equipment in the performing room. Setting up in a timely

     manner is courteous to others and will help the contest run on time.

 

REVIEWING Article XX

     Page 44; Casebook 5

     Change the answer to YES. 

 

AFTER DINNER SPEAKING Article XXI

     Page 45; Section 4 Clause 4

     Change all of Clause 4 to read “Notes or a manuscript may be used.”

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