On an occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak one’s mind. It becomes a pleasure.
Oscar Wilde
Pennsylvania High School Speech League
PHSSL Related Costs and Fees
Membership:
- $50 (with an electronic copy of Communicator that can be accessed via the PHSSL website)
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$65 (with a paper copy of the Communicator)
There is an additional $25.00 charge for schools that do not send in membership fees by December 1st
District Tournament Costs:
- Contact your District Chair(s) for costs related to your district's tournament
State Tournament Costs:
- Registration fees for competition are $15.00 per student/per event (ex. events with a team of 2 students= $30 for the event registration)
- $50 nuisance fee for drops
- $10/day Regional Judges paid
- $50 fine for each judging assignment missed at the state tournament
- $150 fine per individual event for each judge that doesn’t show up
- $200 fine per debate event for each judge that doesn’t show up
(If a school has outstanding fines and costs that school will not be allowed to participate in upcoming events until that balance is satisfied.)
Drama Festival Costs:
- Registration fees for the regional drama festival shall not exceed $50.00.
- $50 Registration fee for the State Drama Festival
Miscellaneous Fees:
- $7 Handbook
- $5 Binder
- $10 Handbook/Binder
- $5 Labels
- $.26/each Policy Ballot (ballots used for district tournaments will be sent at no cost)
- $.26/each L-D Ballot (ballots used for district tournaments will be sent at no cost)
- $5 to mail State Ballots to schools after the State Tournament