The NIETOC Individual Event Awards

Main Events
Those competing in Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals will receive trophies.

Supplemental Events
Those competing in Finals will receive trophies.

The NIETOC "Perfect Performance" Award

This award will be given to the highest individual point earner at the NIETOC tournament. Points awarded for finals based on the following:

MAIN EVENTS: (Oratory, Humorous, Dramatic, Duo, Duet)

FINALISTS 1st 20 points 2nd 18 points 3rd 16 points 4th 14 points 5th 12 points 6th 10 points

Nonadvancing Semifinalists:  5 points each
Nonadvancing Quarterfinalists:  1 point each

SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS: (Storytelling, Prose, Poetry, Thematic, Expository)

FINALISTS 1st 10 points 2nd 9 points 3rd 8 points 4th 7 points 5th 6 points 6th 5 points

Ties broken in the following order:

1. Higher ranks in final rounds
2. Higher ranks in semifinal rounds
3. Higher ranks in quarterfinal rounds
4. Lower cume total in all prelim rounds

The NIETOC "Encore" Team Award

Upon the close of registration at the tournament, and based on competing entries, schools will be divided, as equally as possible, into three separate divisions for sweepstakes purposes.

Act I Act II Act III

The top four teams in each Act will be Encore Nominees.
The top scoring team in each Act will be the Encore Recipient.
Team points will be awarded on the following basis:

MAIN EVENTS: (Oratory, Humorous, Dramatic, Duo, Duet)

FINALISTS 1st 20 points 2nd 18 points 3rd 16 points 4th 14 points 5th 12 points 6th 10 points

Nonadvancing Semifinalists:  5 points each
Nonadvancing Quarterfinalists:  1 point each

SUPPLEMENTAL EVENTS: (Prose, Poetry, Thematic, Expository)

FINALISTS 1st 10 points 2nd 9 points 3rd 8 points 4th 7 points 5th 6 points 6th 5 points

CONSOLATION EVENT: (Storytelling)

FINALISTS 1st 6 points 2nd 5 points 3rd 4 points 4th 3 points 5th 2 points 6th 1 point

The NIETOC Mrs. Josephine Dukes Award 

This will be presented to the educator of the year by the NIETOC Executive Committee.