November 2009
Dear Spanish teachers and students:
Lakewood HS, the host for the 2010 Florida State Spanish Conference, invites your school to participate in this year's conference. The purpose of this conference is to bring together those students who have demonstrated their knowledge of the Spanish language and who have expressed an interest in competing in the following areas: impromptu speeches, declamation, and dramatic presentation.
Dates: April 15, 16 and 17, 2010
Location: Orlando Wyndham Resorts International Drive (and Sand Lake Rd)
Eligibility: Set by Florida Statutes for Interscholastic Competition
Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA or better for the grading period immediately preceding the competition, and they must have passed five of seven or five of six classes.
Divisions:
There will be two divisions with equivalent trophies awarded for each division. The maximum number of delegates representing any one school is sixteen.Division I:
In this division no more than 70% of delegates must be in Category A; maximum of 30% of delegates in categories B, C, and D.
Division II:
This division includes schools with more than 30% of delegates in categories B, C, and D.
Competition: There are three types of academic competitions
Impromptu Speeches:
Each student will give a two-minute discourse on a given topic. A list of sample topics is available on the web site: www.thefssc.org under the TEMAS link. Please note that the topics HAVE CHANGED. Each school may have up to sixteen delegates on the team, however all delegates must participate in Impromptu Speech.
Declamation:
A maximum of five delegates may compete in a three-minute oral presentation of a poem, monologue, or other suitable material. Costume and movements of interpretation permitted and encouraged.
Dramatic presentation:
Each school may enter one skit or short play, through which triple point value will be obtained.
Level of Spanish Proficiency:
Students will compete according to the level of the class in which they are enrolled (Spanish II-VI). Students enrolled in an AP Spanish class should be listed according to the numerical level corresponding to their years of study of Spanish. As there is no AP category, therefore AP Language is considered five years and AP Literature is considered six years. Also, students will be classified according to their level of proficiency:
A. Students have ONLY learned Spanish in the classroom.
B. Students with limited outside experience at home or in a Spanish-speaking environment.
C. Students with extensive outside experience.
D. Students reared and educated in a Spanish-speaking environment.
Judging:
Two judges will rate each delegate on the basis of diction, interpretation, and over-all performance.Awards:
Each entrant will receive one of four assessments: "Bueno", "Excelente", "Superior", and "Sobresaliente".In each of the school-size groupings define by the Florida High School Activities Association (6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A) an outstanding school will be named in each division based on total points accrued by its delegates.
In order to have a chance at a trophy; a school must enter each of the three areas of competition.
Individual students may choose to participate in the non-academic regional dress and/or entertainment (singing, dancing, musical instrument) competitions at the banquet for personal awards, but these scores will have no bearing on the outstanding school award. Each school may also enter one scrapbook and a poster depicting the conference theme.
For conference events schedule, see link "Schedule" and for complete rules and regulations for all events, see link "Events".
REMEMBER FOR 2010
Registration Fees:
1- Each student and teacher chaperone/sponsor attending, pays a $50.00 registration fee.
2- If the chaperone is a NON FACULTY MEMBER the fee is $60.00. All registration fees include the use of the conference facilities, banquet, the dance Friday evening, and all trophies, ribbons, certificates, and judge's expenses.
3- For each school participating, there will be a $100.00 registration fee that helps defray the cost of the workers brought to run the conference. THIS NON-REFUNDABLE FEE MUST ACCOMPANY THE SCHOOLS’ PRE-REGISTRATION FORM OF INTENT TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE.
Hotel:
1- Every school in attendance MUST STAY at the Orlando Wyndham Resorts where the competition takes place.
2- The cost per room, per night, will be $132.00 plus tax (bring copy of your Federal Tax Exempt number). The cost includes the mandatory 7.5% RESORT TARIFF that is NOT exempt.
Sponsors:
There must be one school sponsor for the first ten students and one co-sponsor for the other six students. The conference is promoted by the FAATSP, therefore each teacher sending his/her students to participate must pay a FAATSP fee. This fee helps defray the cost of the Points Room supplies and adds to the Senior Exam Scholarships. FAATSP and FFLA ARE NOT the same organizations!
Have you paid your fees???
For NON AATSP members: $20 fees to FAATSP
For AATSP members: $10 fees to FAATSP
SEND your FAATSP FEES by February 1, 2010 to:
FAATSP
6101 N Habana Ave
Tampa, Florida 33614
813 872-6744
Need an application? Go to: Related links on top right side of this page, click the FAATSP link. At the bottom of the FAATSP page you will find the form.
Pre-registration:
To receive further details, please complete and return the enclosed form together with $100 School Registration Fee by December 10, 2009. If you have unanswered questions, please contact Darlene Lebo LEBOD@pcsb.org or Meruchy Haedo at thefssc@gmail.com.
Please remember that the second mailing containing additional information will be sent in January to only those schools returning the School Registration Form and Fee of $100!
We look forward to your participation in the 2010 FSSC!
Sincerely,
Darlene Lebo & Linda Santiago/ FSSC 2010
Lakewood HS
1400 54th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-2916
FSSC office Phone/FAX: (352) 331-4931
