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2013-2014/1.0 - Kentucky High School Speech League

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KHSSL Handbook 5 <strong>2013</strong>-<strong>2014</strong>/<strong>1.0</strong>MEMBERSHIPMembership in the <strong>League</strong> is open to all elementary, middle, junior high, and senior high schools in<strong>Kentucky</strong> (public and private). Registration will be through the website and via dues payment. TheRegistration form must be completed on the website, and fees sent to the <strong>League</strong> office address found onthe title page of this Handbook.A family which home schools its children may join KHSSL as a member school. In addition, a local Home<strong>School</strong> Association may join KHSSL as a member school, and all children being home schooled by thatAssociation’s members will be considered students of that school. A local Home <strong>School</strong> Association mayjoin KHSSL whether it was established for purposes of joining KHSSL or if it was previously established tosupport home schooling families. For purposes of membership, a local Home <strong>School</strong> Association is anassociation of home school families who reside either in the same county, city, or town or in a compactgeographic area as permitted within the discretion of the Executive Director. Each home school or HSAwill be placed in a KHSSL Region.A student who has dual enrollment in a laboratory-school type environment may compete andqualify for State for either school during a given school year. The student may not compete forboth schools, and the student is allowed to make the choice, subject to the director’s approval. Thechoice must be made before the student competes.A student who changes schools during the course of the school year is subject to the followingrules:a. The student retains prequalification in solo events earned while at the former school.b. The student loses prequalification in dual events, as does the student’s partner at theformer school.c. If the student changes schools before the Regional Tournament, the student mustcompete at Regional as a member of the new school’s team to qualify for State.d. If a State-qualified student changes schools after the Regional tournament, the studentmay compete for the new school at State. The former school may substitute aprequalified student or students for the student who has left the school.e. The new school must join KHSSL before either the Regional or State Tournament,depending on which of (c) or (d) above applies. The school may include its membershipdues with its Regional or State entry fees.A school which both submits its registration information and payment by 1 October mayparticipate in Early Registration. Registration and/or payment after that date is late registration.<strong>School</strong>s may join any time during the year. KHSSL registration fees must be paid before theRegional tournament. No student may prequalify for State at an invitational tournament takingplace before that school has both submitted its registration information and paid its registrationfee.The Junior Division is open to students in grades 4-9 and the Senior Division to students in grades 9-12.Ninth graders housed in the same building as students in grades 4-8 must compete in the JuniorDivision while ninth graders housed in the same building as students in grades 10-12 must compete inthe Senior Division. The Senior Division provides competition in speech, drama, and debate. Regional

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