OAP Announcements for the New Year
By 0 | Friday, August 14, 2009 11:50 AM
New Enrollment Procedures
2009-2010 will be the first year for the new online entry system for OAP. Directors and principals will need to work in tandem to enroll, register their title and submit eligibility information.
Schools wishing to participate in OAP must enroll by midnight Oct. 1. The director will enroll the school via the Spring Meet Entry System. After that the principal will need to verify the enrollment via the Gateway System. Title Registration is required by Feb. 23 and does not require administrative verification.
No later than 10 days prior to your first contest, directors will need to submit eligibility, play and scenic information online. The principal will need to verify this also.
Instructions are available for download as a pdf or PowerPoint files from our Web site. Click on the Spring Meet Entry System button. Demonstrations will be scheduled for the Student Activities Conferences.
Do this as soon as possible and contact us regarding any bugs you may find. We hope this proves to be an efficient way to get this done.
New Fees
Please note that the reading/ set fees have gone up to $30 and that the library fee is now $7.
18th Edition Handbook
The 18th edition of the Handbook for One-Act Play is now available. All other versions are obsolete. Order yours today! There is also a new version of the Contest Managers Guide. Make sure you read it carefully. There are numerous changes that you need to be aware of.
Theatrical Design
The deadline for Theatrical Design has been moved to Feb. 5 this year. The play is Sophocles' ANTIGONE. Fees have increased to $45 for groups and $25 for individual entries. The prompt and new requirements can be downloaded from the UIL Web site.
State Meet
UIL OAP State Meet is scheduled for May 6-8. We will be using Hogg Auditorium and Bass Concert Hall. With two locations operating simultaneously, we will need more participation in our Student and Teacher Honor Crew programs. Make plans to apply.
May 6
3A – Bass Concert Hall
May 7
4A- Bass Concert Hall
2A – Hogg Auditorium
May 8
5A – Bass Concert Hall
1A – Hogg Auditorium
We are looking forward to an exciting year.
Joe D. Treviño
Joe D. Treviño, a longtime Bishop High School teacher, died Monday Aug. 10, after years battling cancer. Treviño, 60, a graduate of Texas A&I and a recognized alumni of the year, led Bishop’s theater and speech teams to countless numbers of regional, state and national awards. He also served on the UIL Advisory Committee for many years and served as President of TSCA. We will miss him.