CONSTITUTION OF THE IOWA HIGH SCHOOL SPEECH ASSOCIATION
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ENTIRE IHSSA CONSTITUTION Revised August 2026 with new page numbers.
2025-2027 Constitutional Amendments/Updates
2025-2027 Updated AUGUST 2026 Constitution Pages (Update your paper constitution with the new pages.)
ORDER FORM for PAPER COPY OF CONSTITUTION
Effective for the 2026-2027 season, the IHSSA 9th grade membership will now become the 8th/9th grade membership. The IHSSA will follow the applicable sections of HF2591 for interscholastic IGHSAU/IHSAA athletics. Participation in IHSSA for eighth-graders is based upon local school district decisions.
Here is the LINK for Eighth Grade Participation FAQ.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Videocasting (updated rules June 2026) Videocasting COMMENT SHEET (PLEASE use the NEW Comment Sheet!)
Public Address Public Address 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
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
GENERAL INFORMATION
