TENTATIVE CONVENTION SCHEDULE

Friday, March 6, 1998 

5:00pm-6:15pm
  • Chaperone/Sponsor Hospitality Lounge 
  • Optional barbecue 
  • All state/national candidates meet with Parliamentarian 
5:00-9:00pm
  • Registration of schools 
  • Art Registration 
  • Chariot Registration 
  • Catapult Registration
  • Reconfirmation sign-ups for all competitions 
6:20-6:50pm
  • General Assembly I 
7:00-8:10pm
  • Academic Testing (2 tests maximum) 
7:30-10:50pm
  • Game Room open 
  • Concession Stand 
  • Chaperone/Sponsor Hospitality Lounge 
8:15-10:50pm
  • Competitive Certamen 
  • Open Basketball 
  • Open Certamen 
  • Sock Hop 
  • That's Entertainment Tryouts 
  • Dance Competition 
9:00-9:45pm
  • Toga Workshop 
  • Workshops 
11:00-11:30pm
  • Fellowship 

Saturday, March 7, 1998 

7:00-8:00am
  • Breakfast/Sponsor's Meeting 
  • Election Caucus with breakfast 
  • N.B. TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY SCHOOL MUST BE PRESENT! 
  • Late registration for art, catapult & chariot 
8:00-8:15am
  • Spirit Competition 
8:15-9:15am
  • General Assembly II 
9:15-10:00am
  • Procession with costumes, chariots 
10:00-10:30am
  • Catapults 
10:30-11:30am
  • Ludi 
10:00-11:30am
  • Costume contest 
  • Certamen semi-finals 
10:00-12:30pm
  • Music Competitions 
  • Swimming Competition 
  • Basketball Competition 
  • Tennis Competition 
10:00-3:30pm
  • Chess contest 
  • Game Room open 
  • Concessions open 
  • Chaperone / Sponsor Hospitality Lounge 
11:30-12:30pm
  • Essay Contest 
  • Sight Reading 
12:00-1:30pm
  • Lunch 
  • Open Basketball 
12:30-1:30pm
  • Chaperone Meeting with lunch 
  • Rent-a-Roman 
  • Bazaar 
12:30-3:30pm
  • Open Viewing of art projects, computer programs, videos 
1:00-1:30pm
  • Amendments Caucus 
  • N.B. ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH CHAPTER MUST ATTEND! 
1:30-3:30pm
  • Certamen Finals 
  • Track 
  • Volleyball 
  • English Oratory 
  • Dramatic Interpretation 
  • Latin Oratory 
1:30-2:15pm
  • Workshops I 
2:30-3:15pm
  • Workshops II 
3:30-4:00pm
  • Fellowship and Voting 
4:10-4:25pm
  • Spirit 
4:25-5:25pm
  • General Assembly III & induction of new officers 
5:30-6:00pm
  • Project Claims 
5:30-7:30pm
  • Hotel Break 
7:30-9:30pm
  • Banquet 
9:30-11:00pm
  • Awards (Certamen, Track, Volleyball, English Oratory, Latin Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Spirit, Chapter Awards), That's Entertainment 
9:30-12:00am
  • Dance, Movies, Gaming Tables 
  • Chaperone / Sponsor Hospitality Lounge 
  • Game Room 
  • Concessions