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Student Guidelines

ALCOHOL/DRUGS

Students consuming alcohol or illegal drugs or under the influence of alcohol or drugs at any time during the Festival will be returned home on the first violation.

BADGES

Festival badges must be worn by delegates at all times during the Festival. If a student loses his/her badge, the SPONSOR must purchase a replacement at the registration desk.

COURTESY

Students are expected to behave in a manner which reflects positively upon their individual schools and Florida State Junior Thespians. Students who exhibit improper and boorish behavior in public, including restaurants (refusing to tip servers, removing tips, etc.), elevators, hotel lobbies, theatres, and workshop locations, may be subject to disciplinary action by the State Board. Sponsors and chaperones have the authority to take the badges of delegates whose behavior reflects poorly upon Florida State Junior Thespians.

CURFEW

All delegates (students and adults alike) will be required to be in their assigned hotel rooms by curfew. After curfew time no one is to receive deliveries of any kind; no one is to leave his/her room. “Lights out” (quiet hours) will commence at 11:00 PM with all exterior hotel room doors secured to ensure the safety of all delegates. Student delegates arriving after the curfew will report to their sponsor/chaperone and be subject to censure.

DRESS

Shoes and shirts must be worn at all times. Students are expected to dress in a manner which reflects positively upon their school and Florida State Junior Thespians. Tattered, revealing, or otherwise inappropriate clothing should be avoided.

EMERGENCIES

Security personnel are available at all times at all sites of the Festival. Illness or accidents should be reported to the student’s sponsor or chaperone.

FESTIVAL ATTENDANCE

All student delegates are required to attend the events scheduled during the Festival (productions, workshops, individual events, etc.) Delegates are not permitted, under any circumstances, to leave the Festival events without sponsor/chaperone permission.

HOTEL ROOMS

Males (student and adult) will not be allowed in the hotel rooms of female delegates, and females (student and adult) will not be allowed in the hotel rooms of male delegates without a registered chaperone who is 21 years old or older.

SWIMMING

There is to be no swimming in any hotel/motel pool.

LIABILITY

The host, all facilities, and the Florida State Junior Thespians shall not accept responsibility for the theft, loss, or breakage of personal effects, monies, or valuables.

PROPERTY DAMAGE

Delegates are not allowed to remove bedding, furniture or other items from the hotel rooms. Delegates are not permitted to post room telephone numbers or phone messages on the room doors or windows. Delegates are required to keep their rooms locked. Delegates will be responsible for damage to the delegate’s room or any damage caused by the delegate to ANY property. The Junior Thespian Society will bill the delegate, the parents and/or the school for any damage fees not collected at the time of checkout. Delegates are not permitted to remove screens or open hotel windows from rooms or lounges. Delegates removing screens will be fined $50.00 and will be required to replace them immediately. A second violation will result in dismissal from the Festival.

PROHIBITED MATERIALS

Students are not permitted to bring fireworks, weapons, candles, incense, water pistols, toy guns, or other kinds of dangerous or distracting materials to the Festival.

SMOKING

It is illegal for all middle school students to possess or use tobacco products at a school sponsored activity. Smoking will NOT be tolerated by Florida State Junior Thespians.

STUDENT CONDUCT

Students will not be allowed to attend the Festival unless they have agreed, in writing, to abide by the Festival Conduct guidelines and have completed the permission forms required by the school to attend an out-of-town event.

THEATRE ETIQUETTE

Beverages, food, and gum are NOT PERMITTED AT ANY TIME in the theatres, exhibit areas, other performance areas, or lobby areas. Appropriate theatre etiquette is expected of both delegates and sponsors. Inappropriate etiquette includes feet on the seats, disruptive behavior, leaving during a performance, improper language, the wearing of hats indoors – especially in the theatres or performing spaces, talking during any performance, or any discourtesy to other delegates, performers, and/or theatre personnel. Delegates are not only considered guests of the Festival, but also representatives of their individual schools. Delegates are expected to behave accordingly at all times.

VIOLATIONS

Badges of any delegate violating any rule may be taken by ANY sponsor or chaperone and turned in at the registration area. Any infraction of the rules will result in a letter to the principal from the Festival Director, and a call to the student’s parents or guardian. Repeat violations can restrict individual delegates or entire troupes from receiving ratings and/or attending future Festivals.