Rules for Convention Events

RULES FOR ALL CONVENTION EVENTS

  1. Participants must be registered by February 1st to qualify for participation at the convention. YOU WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS YOU ARE REGISTERED FOR!
  2. TEAM FORMS for team events MUST be filled out and brought to the event room. Forms are provided at the end of this manual. Registration corrections must be postmarked, or made by phone by April 1.
  3. A participant may move up to an older category, but may not move down to a younger category. If any team member is in the older category the team must participate at the older level.
  4. **PLEASE NOTE THAT MOVING PARTICIPANTS TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS CAN RESULT IN SCHEDULE CONFLICTS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CHURCH COORDINATOR TO CONVEY THIS INFORMATION TO THE PARTICIPANTS. “EXCEPTIONS” WILL NOT BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE SCHEDULE CONFLICTS.
  5. A participant in more than one event during a given time period will need to make special arrangements with the event director or the judges in his/her event round.
  6. Each participant will receive a solid wood individual award plaque engraved with the current year’s theme, place, and date. Metal plates in gold, silver, or bronze engraved with the name of the event will be awarded for all events.
  7. The Event Directors have the authority to over-ride judges’ award recommendations
  8. Church Coordinators will have until MAY 15 to apply for awards corrections, or updates. Church Coordinators should contact Jared McCormick at jm51hu@gmail.com.
  9. As much as possible, each church group should have adults available to help with judging of events in which they have participants entered (see the “CONVENTION JUDGING” sections of the manual for details page 91).
  10. Proper attire is expected at all times during the convention. The LTC Convention is intended to be a “classy event!” Dress well….look good….feel good about yourself…. perform your best! All dress must be clean and modest. No extreme fads. Clothing with advertising words or pictures must be of a wholesome nature. SHORTS, BARE MIDRIFFS OR THIN – STRAPPED TOPS ARE NOT ALLOWED. You will be asked to change.