2024 Piney Woods Derby

Script Submission

All competitors with prepared speeches must complete the script submission process.

-Script Submission opens: Monday, October 14, 8am CST
-Early deadline: Thursday, 10/24, 11:59 pm CST 
-Regular deadline: Monday, 10/28, 11:59 pm CST
-Corrections deadline: Thursday, 10/31, 11:59 pm CST

Students must submit all scripts by Tuesday, October 29, 11:59 pm CST to avoid being dropped from an event and charged a drop fee. There will be a $20 late fee for any scripts submitted on Tuesday, October 10/29.  You will receive a confirmation email once your script has been received and approved. Please save a copy of this confirmation email on your phone or print it out to have with you at Check-in.

Early Script Submission Prize Drawing! Each script submitted by October 24 is worth one entry into a drawing. Two winners will be chosen.

Submit Script HERE - Opens Oct. 14

Need help?

How to Submit Scripts Electronically

1. 1. Follow the rules for your speech event that can be found here. 
   2. Follow the script submission guidelines and use forms found here on the Stoa website.
   3. Watch this short video for help! See other helpful resources below.
   4. Combine each speech into a single PDF file. See resources below.
   5. Name the file correctly: Last Name, First Name-event.pdf
   6. Correct or Celebrate! If your script is returned for corrections, complete any requirements in a timely manner. Otherwise, it is time to celebrate your approval! 
   7. After 2 rounds of correction, unapproved scripts will be sent back a 3rd time with a copy to your speech coach.
   8. A 5th unapproved subscription will result in the student being dropped from the event. 

Resources

Stoa Publication Guidelines: For Interps
Stoa Speech Citations Help Page: For Platforms

PDF File Joiners 

Download and use a PDF phone scanner app  (recommended method)
PDFsam (Free download to your computer)
PDFmerge (Merging via a website)