2004-2005 - Georgia High School Association

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION 185
LITERARY
GENERAL INFORMATION:
A. There are two (2) events in the Fine Arts that produce State Champions
in each of the five classifications. Those events are One Act Play and
Literary. There is one event, which is Debate, that produces a State
Champion in two classifications: AAAAA/AAAA and AAA/AA/A.
1. The Literary events include:
(a) Dramatic Interpretation - Boys and Girls
(b) Essay - Boys and Girls
(c) Extemporaneous Speaking - Boys and Girls
(d) Boys Quartet
(e) Solo - Boys and Girls
(f) Spelling - Boys and Girls
(g) Girls Trio
2. The season designation for all Literary events begins on August 16,
2004, and ends on May 31, 2005.
(a) The maximum number of contests in Debate shall be 18,
excluding region and state competition.
(b) The maximum number of contests in One Act Play shall be 6,
excluding region and state competition.
(c)
The maximum number of contests in all other Literary events
shall be 15, excluding region and state competition.
3. Eligibility reports are required for all Literary contestants.
(a) Contestants must be academically eligible as specified in By-
Law 1.50, and can not be a migrant student as defined in By-Law
1.60.
(b) Eligibility reports must be received in the GHSA Office at least
twenty (20) days prior to the first Literary contest.
B. The rules and regulations of the GHSA as developed and enforced by
state and region personnel and as published in the GHSA Constitution
and By-Laws shall govern the operation of all Literary meets.
NOTE: It is important that all rules be followed precisely in all competitions
leading up to the state competition in order to avoid “surprise”
disqualifications.
C. A student may represent his/her school in not more than two (2) individual
events. There is no limit in the number of group events the student may
enter (trio, quartet, one act play, debate). A school may have only one
entry per contest.
D. Photography, recording, or video taping will not be allowed at any GHSA
Literary event, One Act Play, or Debate contest.
E. Each school wishing to enter One Act Play and Literary must notify the
Region Secretary in writing.