occurred during the first day of the state tournament in 2003 in San Bernardino, while I was serving as Vice President of Activities. At the time, hosts still had a large requirement to provide judges, and the last round of Friday night we were short about 35 judges. I figured the only way to actually run the round was to empty the tab rooms, and pull in as many coaches as possible that were not assigned a round. What was most impressive to me at the time was the fact that not a single coach turned down a ballot and all three tab rooms and both judge houses, emptied their workers for a ballot (including pit-bosses). As some of the most impressive judge panels I have ever seenUltimately, our first goal is to solve the issue of students being disqualified after three adults approve it. As the individual event committee we will work towards a solution to empower students and coaches to produce quality scripts that represent their hard work at the state champs tournament.

Congratulations to Gay Brasher!

Leland High School coach, and CHSSA Hall of Fame member Gay Brasher has been in education for over fifty years. In that time she has changed countless students’ lives, impacted thousands of coaches’ careers, and achieved success at the highest level. In recognition of her excellence the National Communication Association awarded her the 2016 Marcella E. Oberle Award for Outstanding Teaching in grades K-12. Congratulations to Gay for this exceptional recognition. You are a valued member of the