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Official RulebookThis Rulebook is up to date as of 9:00 PM on Thursday, February 26th. Any revisions orupdates will be posted on the Student Council website and emailed to the student body.

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Welcome to Clash of the HallsWhen the great Dr. Leon Lederman visited his first Clash of the Halls Pep Rally manyyears ago, he experienced surprise. “Why,” he inquired, “are the best and brighteststudents in the world playing with scooters and food coloring?” A much younger Dr.Hernandez was the one to explain to Dr. Lederman that this is how IMSA studentschose to celebrate each other.

While other high school students get caught up in rowdiness and potentially unrulybehavior, the IMSA way is decisively different. We bask in the glory of production, revelin the beauty of performance, and share an enthusiastic appreciation for ourclassmates’ talents. From this energy, your Residential Student Leaders will encourageyour hall community to bond with each other as well as across campus. As the Clash ofthe Halls gets underway, engage in the competitions, join the events, and meet newpeople.

Let the festivities begin!

Best Wishes,

Rebecca Geiger and Vinesh KannanCampus Activities Board Director and President

Student Council 2014 - 2015

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Main Event ScoringA grand total of 22,680 points are available, at maximum, in Clash of the Halls. Amongthe CotH festivities, there are 13 events worth points divided into five tiers based onintensity. In each event, every single hall will earn points for successful completion.Scores are divided into two categories: Scaled and Elastic.

Elastic vs Scaled ScoringScaled scores are determined by placing in an event based on what tier the contestbelongs to. These scores are fixed, but in the event of a tie, both halls will be awardedthe scale value of the higher rank and the lower rank will be discarded. Elastic scoresrepresent the ratio between a hall’s performance in a contest and the optimalperformance. These scores vary (and can even have decimal values…) based on thestrength of a hall’s work and are added onto the scaled score regardless of rank. Elasticscoring is taken as a fraction of the highest scale score for an event.

Scoring by TierThe 13 scored events are divided into five tiers with point values awarded as follows:

Tier Elastic 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1A 300 300 260 220 180 140 100 60

1B 250 250 215 180 145 110 75 40

2 200 200 175 150 125 100 75 50

3A 100 100 85 70 55 40 25 10

3B 75 75 65 55 45 35 25 15

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Events by TierThe events are organized into tiers and time slots as follows:

Tier Event Scheduled

1A Talent Show Monday 3/23

1A Drill Team Pep Rally, Thursday 3/26

1B Trailers Tuesday 3/24

2 Murals Due Thursday

2 Profile Picture Designs Due Monday

2 Community Poster Due Tuesday

3A Amazing Race Tuesday Midday

3A Minute to Win It Wednesday 3/25

3B Obstacle Course Pep Rally, Thursday 3/26

3B Friendly Feud Weeklong

3B Opening Monday Midday

3B Eating Contest Pep Rally, Thursday 3/26

3B Senior Game Pep Rally, Thursday 3/26

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Preparation TimesClash of the Halls (CotH) is a limited preparation competition. Students may only workon and discuss the contests at the following times:

Sunday: 6:15 AM to 10:00 PM Monday: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Friday: 4:15 PM to In-Room Curfew Saturday: 6:15 AM to In-Room Curfew

CotH preparations may take place during these times. If an individual student and/orgroups of students are working on CotH contests outside of these times, their hall willbe punished, at minimum by loss of points and at maximum by disqualification, fromthe appropriate contest. CotH is not residential programming, and preparations maynot take place during times after check that are allotted for residential programming.In-Room extensions may not be given for CotH preparation.

The following cases are exempt from this regulation and may occur outside of thestated times so long as they are not in conflict with other CotH regulations or campuspolicies:

Sending emails/forms or posting to social media concerning CotH. Holding conversations about CotH not related to contest preparations.

Any requests for exceptions should be sent to the Student Council CAB Director,President, and Amy Woods for approval or rejection. If a request is rejected but thecase still takes place, it will result in automatic disqualification. Any doubts aboutwhether a case is exempt from this regulation should be discussed with the Directorand President in advance, as once the case occurs, it must be handled with respect tothis regulation.

Student Council and Student Life reserve the right to review all violations of thisregulation and determine final punishments.

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DisclaimerStudent Council and Student Life reserve the right to alter the terms and regulations ofClash of the Halls at any time. Student Council and Student Life will assess all cases ofreported violations related to procedures outlined in this and other official Clash of theHalls documents before making a final determination. All questions or special requestsshould be directed to Student Council’s Campus Activities Board Director RebeccaGeiger (rgeiger@imsa.edu), President Vinesh Kannan (vkannan@imsa.edu), orCoordinator of Campus Activities Amy Woods (awoods@imsa.edu).

This Rulebook is up to date as of 9:00 PM on Thursday, February 26th. Any revisions orupdates will be posted on the Student Council website and emailed to the student body.

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General Rules All acts must be safe and appropriate (e.g. no innuendo, profanity etc.). All aspects must comply with the Student Handbook, including, but not limited

to clothing guidelines, treatment of IMSA property and others in IMSAcommunity, or illegal substances.

No involvement in or promotion of dangerous feats, stunts (i.e. jumping off of ahall balcony), pranks, vandalism, violence, or generally inappropriate activity ofany kind.

No slander/mockery of any kind, including cultures, race, gender, or sexuality. No crude symbolism, disrespectful gestures, obscene remarks, or profanity at

all, including in music. No drug/alcohol references. All contest entries must be purely the work of students of your own hall. Clash of

the Halls is a comparison of the abilities of each hall, and each contest shouldreflect the ability of a hall to create and perform on their own.

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Opening CeremonyEvent takes place on Monday, March 23rd, Midday

The official start of Clash of the Halls competitions will begin at this ceremony duringmidday! The very first chance to earn points will be through a limbo tournament, andthe new Spirit Challenges will be introduced. Students are encouraged to attend, evenif they do not plan on participating in the limbo competition, for the start of a newtradition is not something to miss.

The limbo competition will occur about halfway through the ceremony, before thelighting of the torch. Each hall will volunteer one representative to compete. Allcompetitors will line up in a single file line before a pole that is held parallel to theground. Each competitor will take one turn to attempt walking underneath the poleproperly. During their turn, the player must pass under the bar while their body is bentbackwards, with their chest facing the ceiling. If any part of the body other than the feettouch the floor or any part of the body touches the pole or any possible surroundingobjects, the player is eliminated. After each competitor has attempted goingunderneath the pole that is five feet above the ground, the pole will be lowered to fourfeet and six inches. The previously described process of passing under the pole andlowering it more each round will continue until only one player is left.

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Talent ShowEvent takes place on Monday, March 23rd, Night

The Talent Show is an opportunity for IMSA students from each hall to showcase theirabilities – all under the spirit of friendly competition! All acts will be screened the weekbefore the show by Mr. McIntosh and Ms. Woods in the Auditorium, and times will bereserved by the CDs of each hall. Privately selected faculty and staff will judge theperformances, using the following rubric.

Rules and Guidelines A strict 4 minute time limit will be enforced. The performers will receive a 30, 10,

and 5 second warning, and the hall’s show will be cut off at exactly 4 minutes.

ISP will provide the lighting and sound, and any specific cues must be emailed torgeiger@imsa.edu by 11:30 PM on Thursday, March 19 .

Special SpecificationEvery entry for the Talent Show must feature a special prop, which will be revealed atthe launch of Clash of the Halls. This year’s prop is….

A floor lamp! After halls have their floor lamp approved by the CAB Director, they can beginpracticing with it.

ScoringThe following rubric will be used in scoring for a tier 1B event.

Entertainment Value

How well were you entertained by the performance?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Technical Aptitude

Was the performance well-done and well-coordinated? Was practice evident?

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Audience Reaction/Engagement

How well did the audience react to the performance? Is it obvious that the hall playedto its own strengths?

1 2 3 4 5

Involvement of Prop

How well was the prop incorporated into the performance?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Creativity/Originality

Did the show demonstrate a unique type or range of talents?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Profile Picture DesignsSubmitted by Monday, March 23rd, Night

Each hall will create a design that can be used for their t-shirts, Facebook profilepictures, or whatever else they desire. Designs should be __ pixels by __ pixels, and anyprograms or outside designs must be noted separately. One design per hall will beemailed to awoods@imsa.edu and rgeiger@imsa.edu by Monday, March 9, 2015 at10:00 PM. If Ms. Woods does not approve the design she will notify the hall by Tuesday,March 10th at 4:15pm, and the hall will be given until Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at10:00 PM to re-submit.

Scoring

Creativity (1-10)

How unique and original was the picture? How well does the hall incorporate their halltheme and color?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Artistic Quality (1-10)

Is the design a work of art?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Simplicity (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

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Think TankEvent takes place on Tuesday, March 24th, Midday

Faculty and staff will come together with the student body for Think Tank! Each hall willbe assigned a specific area to convene and solve a documented problem. Faculty andstaff will have given word problems, brain teasers, and more; and all of the promptswill be compiled to make one large problem. While the authors will not be sitting withthe halls, they will still be in their offices or general area, available for questions -- butnot answers! The first hall to finish correctly will win.

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Community PosterSubmitted by Tuesday, March 24th, Night

Each hall will be tasked to design a poster that promotes a theme benefitting the IMSAcommunity as a whole. This year’s theme is anti-bullying. Designs should be submittedas a two-dimensional image and are not allowed to exceed 23 inches in width or height,and any outside designs must be cited on the poster and separately in the email.Posters should be convincing, aesthetically appealing, creative, and informative, yetconcise. The winning poster will be hung around IMSA campus. All posters are to beemailed to rgeiger@imsa.edu before 10:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.

Scoring

Convincing (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Aesthetically Appealing (1-10)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Creative (1-5)

1 2 3 4 5

Informative (1-10)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Minute to Win ItEvent takes place on Tuesday, March 24th, Night

Based on the popular NBC Minute to Win It Minute to Win It, this Wednesday nightMinute to Win It incorporates all seven halls into a mish mash of challenging, minute-long mini games. Volunteers from each hall will be called up to participate in eachevent and win points for their halls.

Specific activities and rules will not be revealed until the time of the event. Before thestart of each mini game event, one to five volunteers (different for each of the events)will be called up to participate. Volunteers will be fitted with any necessary materialswithout knowing the nature of the event. Immediately before the start of the event,volunteers will be briefed by a Blueprint video from the NBC Minute to Win It Minute toWin It. Any questions will be answered and then volunteers will be given one minute tocomplete the mini game. If the participant(s) do(es) not finish the event, no points willbe awarded for that mini game, and the winning person or team will be the one thatcompletes the task the quickest. Teams will be awarded points and eliminated basedon their ranked completion for each task, and then at the end of the night, the hall withthe most points is the winner.

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TrailersEvent takes place Wednesday, March 25th, Night

Do you think you could convince us to see your Hall Movie? This is your chance toprove it. Each hall will produce a 2 minute trailer to showcase their creativity, movieplot, and filmmaking skills. The plot can be humorous, completely serious, or anywherein between, but remember to show your hall and campus unity!

Student Council and Student Life recommend that halls submit their trailer scriptbefore filming, but script submission is not required. Completed trailers are required tobe submitted to Ms. Woods via flashdrive in Student Life for review by 4:30pm onTuesday, March 17, 2015. If any trailers are not approved, the hall will be notified of thenecessary changes by 4:30pm on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The updated versionmust have the required edits and no other changes, and it will be due to Ms. Woods inStudent Life by 4:30pm on Friday, March 20, 2015.

On Tuesday night of Clash week, all of the trailers will be shown in the Auditorium, anda few special actors, screenwriters, and more will be recognized for their stellar workand will provide us with more entertainment. Being recognized will not result in extrapoints.

Rules and Guidelines Length of the video cannot exceed 2 minutes. No grace period is provided.

Only specific cameras provided by IMS may be used for filming. Each hall will begiven a camera, SD card, and tripod. No other requests from IMS can be madefor equipment for Hall Trailer.

The entirety of the Hall Trailer must be filmed and edited by students of yourown hall. Clash of the Halls is a comparison of the abilities of each hall, and eachHall Trailer should reflect the ability of a hall to write, produce, film and edit avideo.

Special SpecificationEvery trailer must choose one of three settings to be based in. The options will berevealed at the launch of Clash of the Halls. This year’s setting choices are….

June 1838, November 1928, or May 2017. Indicate which setting has been selected whensubmitted your hall’s trailer.

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ScoringScoring will follow the format of a Tier 1B competition.

Creativity (1-10)

How unique and original was the trailer?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Entertainment and Motivation (1-10)

How engaging was the trailer? Does the trailer make the audience want to see themovie?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Setting Incorporation (1-10)

How effectively did the trailer utilize the selected setting?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Camerawork and Lighting (1-5)

How was the cinematography in the film?

1 2 3 4 5

Audio and Voice (1-5)

Are actors able to be heard easily and understandably? Is there a good use of audio inthe film?

1 2 3 4 5

Editing/Effects/Transitions (1-5)

Does the film transition smoothly from shot to shot? Are there any special effects thatwow the audience? Are the shots organized in an understandable and meaningfulway?

1 2 3 4 5

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MuralSubmitted by Thursday, March 26th, Midday

Each hall will be provided with a canvas to created a mural on. Halls may not extendtheir mural beyond the set length or width of the provided canvas. Artistic mediumscan extend up to one inch of depth from the canvas. Failure to follow the statedguidelines will result in disqualification.

Scoring

Originality (1-5)

How unique and creative is the mural?

1 2 3 4 5

Artistic Finesse (1-10)

How well done is the mural?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Theme’s Sense of Community (1-5)

How well does the artistic effort convey community and spirit within the hall andcampus? Does the mural embody the hall’s chosen theme (to provided to the judges).

1 2 3 4 5

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Obstacle CoursePart of the Pep Rally on Thursday, March 26th, Night

A set number of people will represent their hall. They will complete a relay race styleobstacle course in the proper order and fashion. Exact rules of play will be unveiled atthe pep rally. Scoring will follow the format of a Tier 3B competition.

Senior GamePart of the Pep Rally on Thursday, March 26th, Night

A set number of seniors will represent their hall in a whimsical challenge. Exact rules ofplay will be unveiled at the pep rally. Scoring will follow the format of a Tier 3Bcompetition.

Eating ContestPart of the Pep Rally on Thursday, March 26th, Night

Two representatives will be chosen from each hall. The first team to eat all of their foodand have no food left in their mouth will win. Water will not be provided to participantsuntil they have finished their food. Scoring will follow the format of a Tier 3Bcompetition.

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Drill TeamPart of the Pep Rally on Thursday, March 26th, Night

Each hall submitted 20 song suggestions, creating a total of 140 songs. A master list of60 songs was created through a random generator, and each hall can identify at least 4songs that they originally submitted in the master list. The music for the drill teamperformance must come from the master list, but editing including chopping,rearranging, and minimal sound effects is still allowed with the approval of the CABDirector. The final music mix cut must be given to Becca Geiger by Monday, March 23,2015 at 10:00 PM. The performance may not exceed 5 minutes, and no grace periodwill be provided.

All drill performances will be screened before the show by Mr. McIntosh and/or Ms.Woods, and StudCo will contact CDs to set screening times. Privately selected facultyand staff will judge the performances, using the following rubric. Scoring will follow theformat of a Tier 1A competition.

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Special SpecificationThe songs on the master list eligible for use in Drill Team performances are….

The song list will be released on Friday, February 27th, 2015. Look for a Rulebook update onthe Student Council website at that time.

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Scoring

Audience Reaction/Engagement

How well did the Audience react to the performance?

1 2 3 4 5

Entertainment Value/Originality

How much were you entertained by the performance?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Technical Aptitude

Did the team seem well-prepared and did their act seem technically challenging?

1 2 3 4 5

Music Usage

Was the medley well-arranged and appropriate for the choreography?

1 2 3 4 5

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Friendly FeudFriendly Feud is based along the same lines as the popular Minute to Win It, FamilyFeud. For Clash of the Halls, IMSA’s faculty and staff have been surveyed fourquestions. Each night during Clash Week (Sunday through Wednesday), a singlequestion will be released to the halls. At a hall meeting, the students will decide on aresponse to the question and submit it. The scores of each night will be totaledthroughout the week and the halls will receive points based on their performance onThursday night.

NOTE: Only certain staff members write the questions and gather the responses.

Rules and RegulationsEach night a randomly selected question of the four will be released to the halls at 9:45PM Halls will then have fifteen (15) minutes to submit a response. Responses will besubmitted by one of the two Community Developers by email to Ms. Woods atawoods@imsa.edu. Response collection will be based on the timestamp of the email,meaning that halls have until 10:00 PM of that night to send the email. If a response issubmitted late, no points are awarded for that night. Suspected cheating of any form(based on the discretion of Student Council or CAB) is grounds for immediatedisqualification from Friendly Feud or Clash of the Halls. Students are not allowed tocontact faculty/staff to ask them about the Friendly Feud Questions.

ScoringLike Family Feud, scores will be a raw total of the number of survey responses thatmatch the submitted response. For example, if seven survey responses match a hall’sresponse, the hall would receive seven points. Point totals will be kept throughout theweek. At the end of the week, the points from each night will be totaled and halls willbe organized into first through seventh place with final points awarded accordingly.

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Contact InformationStudent Council would like to thank Student Life and all IMSA faculty for their supportin this process. We would not be able to do this without the generous help of Ms. AmyWoods, and Mr. Keith McIntosh. If you have any questions or want more informationabout anything related to Clash of the Halls, Student Council has set up four differentforms of communication that are listed below:

General Assembly - It is very important to attend these throughout the month ofMarch, this will be the easiest format for us to answer any questions you may haveregarding Clash. The GAs will be moved from their regular time slot so as not to conflictwith the allotted hour for Clash preparations between 9pm and 10pm.

Student Council Website - More information is online at sites.imsa.edu/studco/clash

Submission Box – Send any concerns that you want to communicate to the entireCouncil to sites.imsa.edu/studco/submit

Contact Student Council - Below are the names and contacts for Student Councilmembers who can address and other questions or feedback you have.

Primary Contacts

CAB Director | Rebecca Geiger, 1502 (rgeiger@imsa.edu)

President | Vinesh Kannan, 1505 (vkannan@imsa.edu)

Coordinator of Campus Activities | Amy Woods, Student Life (awoods@imsa.edu)

Associate Director for Student Life | Keith McIntosh, Student Life (theman@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board (CAB)

Campus Activities Board | Danny Atten, 1505 (datten@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board | Jon Reynolds, 1507 (jreynolds@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board | Braden Lauder, 1504 (blauder@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board | Paul Nebres, 1505 (pnebres@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board | Milutin Perovic, 1504 (mperovic@imsa.edu)

Campus Activities Board | Gissel Salas, 1502 (gsalas@imsa.edu)

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Student Council Cabinet

Vice President | Alonzo Marsh, 1501 (amarsh@imsa.edu)

Treasurer | Priya Trivedi, 1502 (ptrivedi@imsa.edu)

Senior at-Large | Nicole Aldridge, 1502 (naldridge@imsa.edu)

Junior at-Large | Heidi Dong, 1503 (hdong@imsa.edu)

Sophomore at-Large | Evan Sun, 1505 (esun@imsa.edu)

Sophomore at-Large | Srivarun Tummarakota, 1505 (stummarakota@imsa.edu)

1501 Senator | Ben Cooper, 1501 (bcooper@imsa.edu)

1502 Senator | Jin Komerska, 1502 (jkomerska@imsa.edu)

1503 Senator | Gloria Choi, 1503 (gchoi@imsa.edu)

1504 Senator | Franklin Ye, 1504 (fye@imsa.edu)

1505 Senator | Zachary Yager, 1505 (zyager@imsa.edu)

1506 Senator | Puja Mittal, 1506 (pmittal@imsa.edu)

1507 Senator | Vimal Bellamkonda, 1507 (vbellamkonda@imsa.edu)