The State Championships is a multi-round tournament that is pure competitive. To qualify for the State Championships a student must have won first or second in an invitational tournament that qualifies for the basic standards. There must have been at least seven schools in attendance and there must have been a minimum number of students entered in the event. The State Festival is a one-time presentation that is judged on the quality of the presentation and is not competitive in nature. To qualify for the Festival a student must have placed in the top three in any tournament.
Additional places can qualify for festival if the number of entries in an event is large.
In many of the tournaments it is not uncommon to have up to 60 contestants in a given event. Most of these tournaments are also not limited as to school size. In most of the tournaments the students have entered this year. They have been up against 6A schools. Both the State Championships and the State Festival will be held at Wichita East this Saturday.