Matrices Posted

NFL Matrix here

NJFL Matrix here

Math Court Matrix here

CCHLS-on site registration and information

PGFC-Kudos

Dear PGFC Coaches,

Thanks to all of you for supplying your required judges. We really appreciate it as it makes everything go smoothly. Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Marilee Norman
Judge Coordinator

PGFC 10/4/2008-Green Meadow School Photos

Green Meadow School has weighed in with photos from the first PGFC competition. They're very cute! If you have some photos of your school's competitors in action, e-mail me, and I'll get them up here on the blog.

CCHLS

CCLHS-NFL. If you are interested in the Chamorro part of the competition, contact Rose Sharon Taimanao at 237-3131 (GTC Elem. School) or send her an e-mail at chailang at hotmail dot com.

ITS, PGFC--The Results Are In

Competitions are exciting! The first Thespian and PGFC competition results are in and posted at the main site Thespians here and PGFC here.

THESPIANS
All I can say is that the FRESHMAN had some very commanding upsets in the Thespian competition! Freshman topped the leader board in Monologue and Solo Musical, pushing experienced upperclassmen into third and lower positions! The upper classmen held onto first place in Duet Acting and Mime, but challengers also showed well.

The competition fields are so deep in Monologue, Duet Acting, and Solo Musical that there are competitors who don't place and just get participation points.

In Junior Thespians, the competition field was light for the first round. And each competitor scored at least one first place. Duet Acting had only one competition team. Mime had none. So middle schools and junior highs-LISTEN UP. It's not too late to get your students into this competition.

PGFC
These results show strong participation by lots of schools and talent everywhere! Any one else who wants to give their feedback or analysis-or just brag about how well their kids did--Feel free to add your views in the comment section!

ITS-First Thespian Competition

Despite the late start of school and the shortened planning time, the first Thespian competition came off successfully!

There were many high school students competing, with entrants in ALL categories. Yay! There were also some junior thespians competing, but not enough and no one competed in MIME.

Congratulations to all the students who showed up and competed. Despite some mix-ups and mistakes on knowing and following the rules, the competition was a success and the students were great!

And a special thanks to our volunteer judges, coaches and coordinators, and "president-for-life".

SOME SPECIAL RULE NOTICES:

It is important for students to know and follow the rules. Many rule violations result in disqualifications (which means the student disqualified will only get a participation point, and not be otherwise ranked with the other students competing).

Common mistakes:

1. In solo musical--the student must sing a song from musical theatre (Broadway usually). ITS has changed the rules this year, and songs from movies are not allowable. Other popular songs have never been allowed.

2. In solo musical--the accompanying musical track may not have any vocal singing on it. Students can sing to karaoke or minus-one tracks, or sing a capella.

3. In monologue--the two pieces must CONTRAST. And Mr. Easton has clarified the rules by saying that they must come from 2 DIFFERENT PLAYS.

4. In monologue and duet acting--pieces must be from published plays or other published stage performance pieces. They can't be poems or original writing, etc.

5. There are specific format rules for costume and set design; also film. Be sure not to get too close to the edge (literally and figuratively).

Good job, everyone!

ITS--Annual Dinner

The Thespians of the Western Pacific Islands will host their annual dinner on Sunday, October 5, 2008 at 6:30 PM at the Canton Restaurant. The dinner will be a buffet, and will include ice cream for dessert.

Students who have participated (in competitions, plays, or The Secret Garden audition) are invited to attend. Cost for students is $5. Adults (teachers, coaches, coordinators, troupe directors, parents, and friendly supporters) are also invited. Cost for adults is $10.

There are typically some silly and frivolous awards presented during the dinner.

Please RSVP to Mr. Easton (thespians@hotmail.com) at your earliest convenience.