Uh oh, so your script is late. Now what?? You have ONE last chance to submit that script!! All late scripts can be submitted through Sunday, March 24, until 8:00pm (CST). Any scripts not submitted in this grace period will not be able to be used in competition. Scroll down for submission instructions and submission link.
Per the WARNING on our previous Script Submission page, scripts submitted after the March 22nd deadline will incur a $20 late fee per script. The late fee will be automatically billed to your account and will need to be paid prior to the start of competition.
Maybe you're not late and just need to submit a corrected version of your script. There are no fees associated with this action. Just scroll down to the submission link to get your regular corrected submission in ASAP.
ALL scripts - even late ones! - need to be approved on or before Monday, March 25, 7:00pm (CST) in order to be used in competition. After submitting, please check your Email inbox frequently so that you can be on the lookout for potential required edits from your reviewer!
PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BELOW AND MAKE SURE YOUR SCRIPTS ADHERE TO ALL GUIDELINES BEFORE SUBMITTING.
WHO: Competitors who are entered in all Interpretive, Platform, and Wild Card Speeches
Interpretive Speeches: Dramatic, Duo, Humorous, Open
Platform Speeches: Expository, Original Oratory, Persuasive
Wild Card Speech: Interp-in-a-Box
FIVE Steps to Receiving a Speedy Approval:
1. Watch this TUTORIAL (even if you've watched it in the past. The refresher will help you do things right the first time and will save all of us loads of time!).
2. READ THE RULES for your speech event HERE (under the RULES tab).
3. READ THE SCRIPT PREP INSTRUCTIONS & OBTAIN FORMS HERE (under the SUBMISSION FORMS tab).
4. PREPARE your SCRIPT SUBMISSION FORM with your parent or coach. Include ALL initials and ALL signatures. Form MUST be current and have ARCH Madness listed as the tournament.
5. COMBINE each speech into a SINGLE file in PDF format only. Scan into a SINGLE file or use a file joiner such as ADOLIX or ADOBE ACROBAT MERGE. These are very helpful tools to have and both resources are free!
OTHER FREE PDF TOOLS:
- DOCHUB for editing, sending, and signing PDF files.
- To make PDF's of printed docs with your phone, search your app store for "PDF Scanner App." We recommend Genius Scan.
HELP:
- STOA PUBLICATION GUIDELINES
- STOA SPEECH CITATION TIPS
- STOA PLAGIARISM POLICY
- FOR CITATION PAGE, PLEASE USE EASYBIB OR CITATIONMACHINE.