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Hays Arts Council
The Hays Arts Council is proud to present the 29th Annual Ellis County Famous Figures project for fifth-grade students, again culminating in a live final competition in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center!
This project has always been so popular, and we are happy to present this educational, cultural and entertaining event through the support of the Hays Rotary Club.
āFamous Figuresā is a competition open to fifth-grade students throughout Ellis County. The contest involves students researching, developing, memorizing and then presenting a favorite character from history.
The character can be living or deceased, but not fictional, and the āFamous Figureā represents character traits of a positive role model. This competition is being offered to promote thinking and writing in a creative manner, the use of research skills, awareness and appreciation of the qualities of positive leadership, as well as nurturing acting and public speaking skills.
Two contestants are allowed per fifth-grade classroom. This is an individual competition (no āduetā performances).
Order of presentation will be random and, until the awards presentation, students will be identified by character only, not by school or their name.
In the case of illness or other emergency, substitutes will be allowed.
The county-wide competition will be from 8:20 to 11:45 am Friday in the Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center.
Fifth-grade classes are not only welcome but are encouraged to attend as the support is important to the competitors and the informational and educational aspects of the event are fantastic, whether the students are finalists or audience members.
The names of the students and their schools will be confidential until judging is complete.