The WFCA spring meeting was held on Saturday, April 27 in Madison at Vel Phillips Memorial High School with a virtual attendance option.
Election of Officers:
Elections were held for president-elect (3-year series) and treasurer (2-year term).
Congratulations to new officers Andie Peterson-Longmore from Neenah as President-Elect and Mike Wagner from Oshkosh North as Treasurer.
Our thanks and appreciation are given to outgoing officers Jon Balcerak as Past-President and Shelly Uttke as Treasurer.
2024-25 Calendar:
The draft version of the calendar was be discussed at the spring meeting and confirmed with a vote at the fall meeting.
As a heads up, there are five Saturdays in March in 2025. As we have done in the past, schools who want to host on the fifth Saturday in March will not have legacy rights to that weekend, because it will not exist in future calendars. Should a school wish to host on the fifth Saturday (March 29, 2025), they could host for this one year, retaining their original legacy date for future years. No tournament claimed the 5th weekend, but that is still an option if a tournament has a conflict with the original date and needs to find an alternative.
Proposals:
State Tournament Proposals
Vel Phillips Memorial High School in Madison will be the site of the 2025 WFCA State Tournament on April 5.
Visuals Proposal - passed
Proposal to clarify what is allowed for visual aids in Informative, Moments in History and Special Occasion
Student Officer Proposal - failed but an Ad Hoc Committee will be created to solicit student voice
Proposal for the creation of student officer positions on the WFCA executive board
Addendum: Proposed WFCA Student Officer Application
West Bend East/West Co-op Team Proposal - This proposal was passed on a one year provisional basis
Proposal to update State Tournament sectioning standards - passed
Rules enhancement for verbal outlines - failed
Recommendation to drop all multi-entry tournaments - For consideration – Not voted on
The fall meeting will be September 21 at Eau Claire North High School