SpeechWire is free for all subdistricts and districts, to schedule and tabulate; all festival hosts/managers must report contestants advancing to the next level. See instructions in the handbook to the right.
Speech Handbook
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