SpeechWire Manager
Generate contestant schedules and print adjudicator master ballots. Enter scores as ballots are turned in, with tabulated results determining advancement to the next contest level.
Training
We offer a free online course to walk festival managers through basics of plans, preparations, and steps to run a successful contest (including step-by-step SpeechWire instructions).
Manager Email Blasts 2020
Subdistricts
Preparations Jan. 21
Logging in/SpeechWire, Jan. 29
Special Needs Protocols, Feb. 4
The WHSFA office collates and sends evaluation sheets to all official festivals (high school subdistricts and districts; middle level 1 and 2 festivals). For reference, the color scheme is below.



Categories | Color Paper |
---|---|
Demonstration | Pastel Green |
Extemporaneous | Pastel Gray |
Farrago | Pastel Goldenrod |
Group Interpretive Reading Readers Theatre (ML) | Pastel Salmon |
Impromptu | Cosmic Orange |
Informative | Lunar Blue |
Moments in History | Pulsar Pink |
Oratory (Persuasive ML) | Terra Green |
Play Acting | Pastel Canary |
Poetry Reading | Pastel Orchid |
Prose Reading | Pastel Blue |
Public Address | Sunburst Yellow |
Radio News Reporting | Pastel Green |
Solo Acting | Pastel Ivory |
Special Occasion | Cosmic Orange |
Storytelling | Pastel Pink |
Adjudicator Guidelines | Re-Entry Red |
Ballot (SpeechWire generates) | White |
While WHSFA provides SpeechWire, free of charge, for subdistrict and district festivals, we allow subdistricts to schedule festivals manually, provided they report results at the end through SpeechWire. Here’s a downloadable/printable guide: Manual Scheduling Guide