The information provided here 1) features updates/corrections to middle school and high school competitions and 2) highlights contest guidelines that may be easily overlooked.

HS Chapter Team (Written and Oral)
Rating form (page 70)
Knowledge of parliamentary procedure section:
Debate (quality and quantity, excluding president, 3 pts. per officer)
Chapter minutes section and Time deduction section are two unrelated sections and will be scored separately.

HS Dragster Design
Purpose (page 117)
Design and produce a fast CO2-powered dragster according to stated specifications and using only certain materials.

HS Fashion Design
The garments designed for the HS Fashion Design event may be turned in on hangars or in garment bags, as needed. The drawings, patterns, materials lists, etc. should be put into the 15 quart container for check-in. Team ID numbers must be visible on all parts of a team’s entry.
For 2010, the design is professional Technology Student Association attire (see guidelines below). Models for a team must be members of the school TSA chapter; they need not be members of the HS Fashion Design team.  
Professional TSA Attire guidelines:
Shirts: males or females, button-up with turn down collar (unacceptable: t-shirt, polo or golf shirt)
Blouses: females only
Ties: males required, females optional
Dress pants (unacceptable: jeans, baggy pants, exterior pocket pants)
Dresses/skirts: females only (length even with the tips of one's fingers)
Dark socks: males only (black or dark blue)
Shoes: dress shoes or boots (unacceptable: athletic shoes, combat or work boots)
Sandals: females only may wear open toe shoes or sandals

HS Manufacturing Prototype
The problem for 2010 in Manufacturing Prototype is related to the visually impaired. Below is a definition of visual impairment: 
Visual impairment (or vision impairment) is vision loss (of a person) to such a degree as to qualify as a handicap through a significant limitation of visual capability resulting from either disease, trauma, or congenital or degenerative conditions that cannot be corrected by conventional means, such as refractive correction, medication, or surgery. This functional loss of vision is typically defined to manifest with
1. best corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60, or significant central field defect,
2. significant peripheral field defect including homonymous or heteronymous bilateral visual, field defect or generalized contraction or constriction of field, or
3. reduced peak contrast sensitivity with either of the above conditions.

MS Engineering Structure
Please note the clarification (in italics) to the existing regulation D.3. on page 114 in the MS guide.
D.3. The width of the structure will be no less than 2 ¾” and no more than 4.“ The width of the bridge surface must be maintained for the entire length of the structure.

MS Graphic Design
The fourth section of the rating form [One page technical explanation (30 pts.) relates to Rule F (page 156 of the MS guide).
The technical explanation should include identification of the sources of images and/or artwork, and a description of the processes, software and techniques involved in the creation of the graphic design.

MS TSA Cup:  Marine Design
Regulation A 2 (page 269 of the middle school guide).The fully assembled and finished boat must fit in a box with the maximum inside dimensions of 6" x 6" x 16". Please note that these dimensions are designated as follows:

Length – 16 inches
Width – 6 inches
Height – 6 inches
HS Promotional Graphics
Overview (page 240)
In 2010, participants must include the theme of the 2011 conference, which is Snapshot of Innovation.

MS Website Design
Procedure C. (page 281) should read:
Participants design a website that features the chapter’s research findings on the topic posed in the event design brief.