GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION - DeKalb County Schools

98 GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
G. Schools having athletes qualfied for the State Finals Tournament must submit to the GHSA office the “Roster of
Admissions Form” no later than noon on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Persons not listed on this form will not
be admitted without charge. This form may be found on the GHSA web site.
H. The State Finals Tournament will be scored to six (6) places.
I. Full wrestlebacks (double elimination) will be allowed in all classifications. Crossbracketing shall be used for
wrestlebacks.
J. In the event the Traditional State Tournament ends in a tie, the teams will be declared co-champions.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
LITERARY
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.
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) Girls Trio
2. 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. In Literary, a student may represent his/her school in not more than two (2) individual events and a group event.
A school may have only one entry per contest. NOTE: There may be a conflict in schedule when a student is in two
events.
D. Photography, recording, or video taping will not be allowed at any GHSA Literary event or One Act Play.
E. Each school wishing to enter One Act Play and Literary must notify the Region Secretary in writing by the deadline
dates.
1. The One Act Play “Notification of Entry” Form must be filed by October 1.
2. The Literary “Contestants List” Form must be filed by February 1.
NOTE: The above forms can be found on the GHSA web site (www.ghsa.net).
3. The Region Literary Meets may be held on any date after February 1 provided they are completed by March
10, 2012.
4. The State Literary Meet will be held on Saturday, March 17, 2012. See schedules at the end of the Literary
Section.
REGION INFORMATION (One Act Play and Literary):
A. The first-place winner from every region in each Literary event and One Act Play qualifies for the State Meet.
1. When the first-place winner in a region is not able to compete in the State Meet, the next person or group in
the order of finish may replace the original winner.
(a) The school whose winner will not compete must notify the Region Secretary so the replacement can be
notified.
(b) The Region Secretary must notify the GHSA Office about any changes in contestants.
(c) The deadline to make any changes is the Wednesday (noon) prior to the State Meet.