IHSSA Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH ASSOCIATION

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ENTIRE IHSSA CONSTITUTION Amended August 2025

2025-2027 Constitutional Amendments/Changes

ELIGIBILITY as of July 2024

FOREWARD

     Table of Contents

     Constitution Articles

     By-Laws

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

     Public Address                                    Public Address COMMENT SHEET

     Acting                                                   Acting COMMENT SHEET

     Solo Musical Theatre                         Solo Musical Theatre COMMENT SHEET

     Interpetive Reading-Poetry             Poetry COMMENT SHEET

     Interpretive Reading-Prose             Prose COMMENT SHEET

     Literary Program                                Literary Program COMMENT SHEET

     Original Oratory                                 Original Oratory COMMENT SHEET

     Spontaneous Speaking                    Spontaneous Speaking COMMENT SHEET

     Radio News Announcing                 Radio News Announcing COMMENT SHEET

     Expository Address                           Expository Address COMMENT SHEET

     Storytelling                                          Storytelling COMMMENT SHEET

     Improvisation                                     Improvisation COMMENT SHEET

     Reviewing                                           Reviewing COMMENT SHEET

     After Dinner Speaking                     After Dinner Speaking COMMENT SHEET

     Vidocasting (Experiemental Category 2026)            Videocasting COMMENT SHEET

LARGE GROUP EVENTS

     One-Act Play                                    One-Act Play COMMENT SHEET

     Readers Theatre                              Readers Theatre COMMENT SHEET

     Ensemble Acting                             Ensemble Acting COMMENT SHEET

     Choral Reading                               Choral Reading COMMENT SHEET

     Group Mime                                     Group Mime COMMENT SHEET

     Solo Mime                                        Solo Mime COMMENT SHEET

     Television Newscasting                 Television Newscasting COMMENT SHEET

     Group Improvisation                      Group Improvisation COMMENT SHEET

     Musical Theatre                               Musical Theatre COMMENT SHEET

     Radio Broadcasting                       Radio Broadcasting COMMENT SHEET

     Short Film                                        Short Film COMMENT SHEET

DEBATE EVENTS

     Policy Debate

     Lincoln-Douglas Debate

     Student Congress

     Public Forum

GENERAL INFORMATION

     General Contest Information

     District Advisory Commitee Duties

INDEX

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