The objectives of this event are as follows:

• Each House will research their namesake’s life history, specifically addressing their accomplishments and what made them worthy to be a House namesake.
• Each House is responsible to write a 1500 word biography of their namesake.
• Finally, following the outline of the biography, each House will develop and give an inspirational and creative presentation of their namesake’s life, values, and accomplishments.

Competition Rules

1. Each House must have a minimum of four presenters (there is no maximum): one freshman, one sophomore, one junior, one senior.
2. Each House’s entire presentation must be between seven and ten minutes in length.
3. No presenter may use notes or written material, and any substantive deviations from the biography outline will be penalized.
4. Presenters must speak primarily in English.
5. Failing to start or finish on time will result in a penalty of 2 to 5 points. Egregious infractions will result in disqualification.
6. The biography must be given to Shelli Cline in Student Development by February 1, 5:00 p.m.
7. While The King’s English is the primary emphasis of this competition, creativity may be utilized to enhance the presentation. Props, costuming, and other media may be used as long as it is used to supplement and enhance the live presentation, NOT as the primary delivery (e.g. a video about your namesake, prepared ahead of time, will not be allowed. However, background music, or someone dressed up as your namesake as part of your presentation, is acceptable). If you have ANY question about whether a form of media is allowed, ask Shelli Cline for clarification.

Awards
Houses will receive points according to the Major Event scale.