Fall Bulletin No. 215 - August 1999 - The Iowa High School Music ...

2. Schools should emphasize a 125-mile of half-day limitation for events scheduled ona weekday and a 300-mile limitation for events scheduled on weekends.3. Events sponsored by non-educational agencies should be scrutinized with extremecare. Sponsoring agencies should submit, upon request, a financial accounting todemonstrate that they do not profit unreasonably from such sponsorship.4. Activities scheduled on the Unified Iowa High School Activities Federation calendarshould be given priority in relation to programs sponsored by outside agencies.PENALTY DEADLINE INFORMATION/INTENT TO REGISTEREvents sponsored by the Iowa High School Music Association have establishedregistration deadlines. Schools failing to register by the established deadline will have apenalty period of approximately one week following the registration deadline within whichthey may register for participation by paying the registration fees and the accompanyingpenalty. The penalty fee will be 50% of the original registration fee, per festival, to amaximum of $25.00 and this must be postmarked by the penalty deadline.Early each school year, the IHSMA will mail an “INTENT TO REGISTER” card toevery member school, requesting its completion and return. This card will provide informationrelative to the programs in which each school intends participation. On the finalday of any registration period, the IHSMA office will fax a reminder to schools who havedeclared an intent to participate, and from whom no entry has been received.The registration and penalty deadlines for all IHSMA events follow:EVENT POSTMARK DEADLINE PENALTY DEADLINEMarching Band September 9 September 16All-State September 13 September 20Show Choir/Jazz Band December 3 December 10Piano December 10 December 17S/SE/LG - 3A,A February 22 February 29S/SE/LG - 2A February 29 March 7S/SE/LG - 4A,1A March 7 March 14ACT TEST DATES, 1999-2000October 23, 1999 December 11, 1999 February 12, 2000April 1, 2000 June 10, 2000ACT TESTING CONFLICTSDirectors should be alerted to the dates of the ACT tests for the upcoming schoolterm. Careful planning will need to be done by several of your students to avoid conflictswith IHSMA festival dates. The October 23 date conflicts with All-State Auditions and theApril 1 date conflicts with our Class 2A Solo/Small Ensemble Festival.NOTICE!! NOTICE!! NOTICE!!The Executive Committee has ruled that ONLY an official post office postmark is acceptablefor determining mailing deadlines. A school’s postage meter, though dated, ISNOT an official postmark.ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS